Rachel Becknell
Graduate Student
Evolution, Ecology, and Population Biology
Evolution, Ecology, and Population Biology

Lab Affiliation: Scott Mangan
My research centers on determining the effects of soil microbes such as bacteria and fungi on the successful restoration of tallgrass prairie plant communities as well as the reintroduction of the federally endangered legume, Astragalus bibullatus (Pyne’s Ground Plum).
In the News:
https://artsci.wustl.edu/ampersand/going-below-surface-tyson-research-center