The Abraham Lab
Welcome to the Abraham Lab webpage. Members of the lab work on various projects in science education, plant ecology, and urban agriculture. Please take a look around and feel free to contact us for more information.
Lab News
Nov 2016: Congratulations to Erick Valdez, winner of a MSTI Scholarship!
Nov 2016: Congratulations to Laura Song, winner of the 2016 Presch Research Grant!
Oct 2016: Congratulations to Kyle Gunther, winner of the 2016 SACNAS Best Botany Poster award!
June 2016: Congratulations to me! Tenure!
May 2016: Congratulations to Lorenzo Vinluan, IV and Brandon Betancourt, who graduated with B.S. degrees in Biology and Kinesiology, respectively.
April 2016: Labbies Phyllis Liang, Brandon Betancourt, Desiree Jacoby, and Friends of Lab Abraham Daniel Weiherer and Britney Brown published research in Dimensions Journal of Undergradute Research in Science and Mathematics.
"If we knew what it was we were doing, it would not be called research, would it?"
- (probably not) Albert Einstein
Abraham Lab members study a wide range of topics and regularly take part in community engagement and outreach. Project topics are generally in plant ecology or biology education but have included agroecology, childhood nutrition, food safety, and waste diversion. This work takes place on campus in labs and greenhouses, in local field sites, and in partnership with community institutions and organizations, including schools and community gardens. While the Abraham Lab members may change year to year, one truth has remained: the Abraham Lab rules and our lab space, lacking windows, couches, and ping pong tables...well, it kind of drools.