Na Wei
Principal Investigator
Na is a Research Scientist at the Holden Arboretum. She is an evolutionary ecologist and geneticist interested in eco-evolutionary adaptation to environmental change.
Ph.D. 2015. University of Michigan
nwei@holdenfg.org
Jessica LaBella
Norweb Fellow
Jess is a Norweb Fellow at the Holden Arboretum. She holds a B.S. in Molecular Biology and a minor in Chemistry from West Virginia Wesleyan College. She is interested in plant ecophysiology, evolutionary ecology, and plant microbiome.
jlabella@holdenfg.org
Charlotte Hewins
Lab Manager
Charlotte has been a member of the Research Department at the Holden Arboretum since 1992. She provides technical expertise for all aspects of our research program, including plant cultivation, tissue culture, DNA/RNA extraction, HPLC, elemental analysis, pollination, etc.
chewins@holdenfg.org
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
Previous Undergraduate Researchers
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
Abigail Jarrett, UPitt Biology, undergraduate researcher (2018) 
Anna Freundlich, post-baccalaureate technician (2016-2017) 
Reshma Babu, UPitt Biology, undergraduate researcher (2016-2017) 
Carolyn Rumrill, UPitt Environmental Studies, undergraduate researcher (2016-2017) 
Indra Alagar, homeschooled student researcher (2016-2017) 
Elizabeth Jiang, UPitt Biology, undergraduate researcher (2015-2016)
