Nowicki Lab

Adrian Wieprzkowicz

Endangered species and their secondary metabolites

3rd paper out in 2023 Our EPP labs have remained engaged in research of invasive plants [link Helianthus - personnel Jacob]. One such plant is Pityopsis ruthii, an endangered flowering aster that only grows along limited sections of two rivers (Ocoee and Hiwassee) in Tennessee, within cracks of massive phyllite

A freshly-minted US Permanent Resident

A freshly-minted US Permanent Resident

Perks, more perks, and coupons PI granted permanent residency in the US Since 2005, my first time in the US, I got infected with the American dream. It is with great pleasure, that I can announce this dream becoming reality. It "only" took 16 months of nail biting

Working visit to USDA National Arboretum Herbarium

Working visit to USDA National Arboretum Herbarium

Collaborations meet life When in Rome DC... The plant collections - live (arboreta) and preserved (herbaria) are the staple in our group's research. It is with great delight, that I'm getting to know the people behind all this magic. The recent example was the visit to

Invited talk to Harvard - Arnold Arboretum

Invited talk to Harvard - Arnold Arboretum

Networking makes friends PI gives invited lecture at Arnold Arboretum Collaborations truly yield unexpected results! I am very grateful to Harvard's Arnold Arboretum for the opportunity to share my research. This was not my first trip to Boston, MA, but sure the first stop at the larger Harvard

Undergrad Student summer research project

Why did Callery pear escape? New project, new peeps This Spring/Summer, I was fortunate to come up with an attractive research idea. We want, in a very simple way, to try explain how P. calleryana was able to escape cultivation. As other species of the rose family, Callery pear