
Na Wei
Principal Investigator
Na is a Scientist and Principal Investigator at Holden Arboretum. She is an evolutionary ecologist interested in eco-evolutionary adaptation to environmental change. Ph.D. 2015. University of Michigan
nwei@holdenfg.org

Maris Hollowell
Research Technician
Maris is interested in evolutionary ecology, genetics, and plant microbiomes. Maris holds a B.S. in Forensic Biology from the University of Findlay.
mhollowell@holdenfg.org

Cordelia Zheng
Undergraduate Researcher
Cordelia is majored in biochemistry at Washington University in St. Louis. Cordelia’s project in the lab focuses on plant-microbiome symbiosis and population genetics.
cordeliacsz@gmail.com

Madelynn Nakaji-Conley
Research Intern 2023
Dylann holds a B.A. in Environmental Studies from Reed College. Dylann’s project in the lab focuses on how symbiosis influences plant population dynamics.
madelynnoconley@gmail.com

Sophia Mita
Undergraduate Researcher
Sophia is majored in Biology at Allegheny College. Sophia is interested in working at the interface of field ecology, microbial ecology, and plant biology in the lab.
mita01@allegheny.edu
High School Researchers

High School Researcher 2022
Kenston High School

Green Corps Intern 2022
Shaw High School

High School Researcher 2022
Hawken High School

High School Researcher 2022
Magnificat High School

High School Researcher 2022
Mentor High School

High School Researcher 2021-2022
Mentor High School
Previous Researchers

Jessica LaBella
Research Technician
Jess is interested in plant ecophysiology, evolutionary ecology, and plant microbiome. Jess holds a B.S. in Molecular Biology and a minor in Chemistry from West Virginia Wesleyan College.
jlabella@holdenfg.org

Elizabeth Esser
Undergraduate Researcher
Elizabeth is a Research Intern (2021) at the Holden Arboretum. She is a geneticist and ecologist, interested in evolutionary ecology and conservation. Her project in the lab focuses on how genome duplication influences species interactions under environmental stress
elizabeth.esser@uga.edu

Evelyn Kaufman
Undergraduate Researcher
Eve is a Research Assistant at the Holden Arboretum. She is interested in environmental science and policy. Her work in the lab focuses on functional drivers of microbiome assembly in Malus.
kaufman.481@buckeyemail.osu.edu

Miyauna Incarnato
Undergraduate Researcher
Miyauna is a Research Intern (2020) at the Holden Arboretum. She is a pollination biologist interested in plant–pollinator interactions and pollinator conservation. Her project in the lab focuses on plant–pollinator interactions and the effects on flower microbiome in Malus.
mincarnato21@wooster.edu





