Damilola Olatunji
Position
- Postdoc Research Associate
Originally from Nigeria and has extensive research and education experience in plant biology. He did his PhD research with Dr. Danny Geelen on the "Regulation of hypocotyl adventitious root formation in tomato and Arabidopsis." After completing his PhD he joined the Kelley lab in 2019. Dami's research is focused on studying the interplay between auxin and sugar signaling during primary root development using genetics, microscopy and omics approaches.
Contact
Email
dolatunj@iastate.edu
Phone
515-441-5865
Contact Info
3013 Adv Tch Res Bd
2213 Pammel Dr.
Ames
,
IA
50011-1101
Education
- PhD, Applied Biological Sciences: Cell and Gene Biotechnology, Ghent University, 2019
- M.S., Biotechnology, Sheffield Hallam University, United Kingdom 2013
- B.S. Plant Science and Biotechnology, Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba - Akoko, Nigeria 2008