The Gehan Lab
Postdoctoral Researchers
Computational Scientist

Haley Schuhl, M.S.- Has a Masters in Biomathematics from Illinois State University, and a B.A. in Statistics from Illinois State University. Haley is a full time developer for the PlantCV project (https://plantcv.danforthcenter.org/).
Technicians
Undergraduate Researchers
Administration

Michelle Richards- Joined the Danforth Center in July 2016. She earned her B.S. in Business Administration with an emphasis in Marketing and a minor in Economics from the University of Missouri-Columbia. She is organized, detail oriented, and generally helps to keep us scientists sane.

Malia Gehan, Ph.D. is an Assistant Member and Principal Investigator at the Donald Danforth Plant Science Center, who focuses on improving resistance to temperature stress. Most recently, she was a Research Scientist in the Mockler Lab (Danforth Center) and a NSF-PGRP Postdoctoral Fellow. During her Postdoctoral research she focused on developing tools for high-throughput phenotyping. Through work on phenotyping, she and colleagues started a Maker Group at the Danforth Center that focuses on developing low-cost phenotyping tools, and fun outreach events (Raspberry Jams!). Malia earned her Ph.D. in Plant Biology at Michigan State University Plant Research labs with Dr. Mike Thomashow examining natural variation in freezing tolerance and the integration of the circadian clock with cold signaling. As an undergraduate researcher in Biology at Willamette University she studied thermoinhibition of growth and development of guard cell protoplasts with Dr. J. Gary Tallman. Malia grew up in Kaneohe, Hawaii where there is very little change in temperature, which is probably why she is so interested in temperature signaling. In her free time she enjoys spending time with her husband (Jackson), daughter (Aiko) and sassy cat, Meowming.
Lab Alumni
Sanaz Jarolmasjed, Postdotoral Researcher. Currently: Data Scientist, Bayer Crop Science
Steven Callen, Postdoctoral Researcher. Currently: US State Regulatory Affairs Manager, Bayer Crop Science
Paige Pearson, Undergraduate Researcher, Currently: Technician, Bayer Crop Science
Eileen Kosola, 2019 Summer Intern
Ellen von zur Muehlen, 2019 NSF REU Intern
Seren Villwock, 2018 NSF REU Intern
Christopher Halen, 2017 Summer Intern
Miranda Mclaughlin, 2017 NSF REU Intern
Michael Miller, 2016 NSF REU Intern
Monica Tessman, 2016 NSF REU Intern. Currently: Software Developer, Bayer Crop Science
Steven Callen, Postdoctoral Researcher. Currently: US State Regulatory Affairs Manager, Bayer Crop Science
Paige Pearson, Undergraduate Researcher, Currently: Technician, Bayer Crop Science
Eileen Kosola, 2019 Summer Intern
Ellen von zur Muehlen, 2019 NSF REU Intern
Seren Villwock, 2018 NSF REU Intern
Christopher Halen, 2017 Summer Intern
Miranda Mclaughlin, 2017 NSF REU Intern
Michael Miller, 2016 NSF REU Intern
Monica Tessman, 2016 NSF REU Intern. Currently: Software Developer, Bayer Crop Science