Haley Carter

I am a PhD candidate at Northwestern University and the Chicago Botanic Garden who uses genomics, chemical analysis, and field and greenhouse studies to understand the evolution of specialized plant chemistry.

My passion for research and science is driven by a desire to understand the evolution of plant chemistry, especially compounds involved in ecological interactions. I am interested in processes that shape this evolution at all levels, from sequences to enzyme structure, and from population genetics to phylogenomics. I am currently a PhD candidate in the Plant Biology and Conservation Graduate Program at the Chicago Botanic Garden and Northwestern University, advised by Drs Norm Wickett and Krissa Skogen. My graduate work combines these different scales by using chemical and genomic analyses to understand floral scent evolution and linalool production in Oenothera. Read more about my work here...