Jamie Platt
O.S.U. Mycology
E-mail to: plattj@bcc.orst.edu
General Information
Jamie is a Ph.D. student in Molecular & Cellular
Biology. She has a prolonged and growing fascination with the molecular
mechanisms and evolution of lichens. When she's not busy grinding lichens
and amplifying gene regions, she pursues other adventures outside of the
lab. She has a Pollish Arabian horse named "Oran" and enjoys trail riding
with her sister Patti and Patti's horse "Frankie." (photo) Other hobbies
include hiking (photo), surfing (photo), playing poker with Mycology
Professors, and reading Wayne's Word -- a journal of unnatural history trivia.
Her thesis work focuses on the molecular evolution of lichenized ascomycetes within the Baeomycetaceae.
Professional Interests
Her thesis work focuses on the molecular evolution
of lichenized ascomycetes within the Baeomycetaceae.
Academic Background
She received a B.S. in Biology at California State University San Marcos where she also conducted undergraduate research on the novel protein patterns of the lichen symbiosis in Cladonia cristatella (photo).
During and following her undergraduate education, Jamie worked as an Arabian Horse Breeder, Biological Technician with the U.S. Forest Service, R&D Lab Technician at Bio 101, as well as working in biotechnology at Ontogen Corporation.
Published Works
Armstrong, W.P. and J.L. Platt. 1993. "The Marriage Between Algae and Fungi." Fremontia 22(2): 3-12.
Platt, J.L. and M. Roark. 1993. "Novel Protein Expression in the Lichen Cladonia cristatella." Talk presented to the Southern California Conference on Undergraduate Research, November 1993.
Some of Jamie's favorite images:
Just click on the images surrounded in blue to see larger
versions
Baeomyces rufus
This page last updated: October 10, 1995
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