- Studies the metabolic pathway in Maize for sucrose-inhibiting genes- Assists in field duties including the breeding process and field maintenance - Analyzing trends found in the phenotype-genotype at each harvest season.- Performs molecular biology work consisting of DNA, RNA, primer optimization, PCR, and in-vitro germination studies.- Maintains and manages 8,256 seed stocks as a part of the publicly available UniformMu Transposon Public Resource.