Chandler Sutherland

University of California Berkeley

Chandler Sutherland is a PhD candidate at the University of California, Berkeley in the Department of Plant and Microbial Biology and Center for Computational Biology. Advised by Ksenia Krasileva, her research focus is the contribution of mutation to the evolution of plant immune receptors, using a combination of genomic and biochemical tools in model and crop plants. Chandler is particularly passionate about science communication and increasing the reproducibility and accessibility of science.

Conference

JXTX+CSHL Biology of Genomes 2024

Research Focus

• Plant immune receptor evolution
• Mutation analysis
• Genomic and biochemical tools
• Model and crop plants
• Science communication
• Reproducible research