Liana T. Burghardt liana.burghardt@gmail.com 2202 Dupont Ave S. Department of Plant Biology Apt # 6 University of Minnesota Minneapolis, MN 55405 250 Biosciences Cell phone: (763) 234-6751 St. Paul, MN 55108 Education University of Minnesota, Twin Cities, Department of Plant Biology Post-doctoral researcher in the lab of Dr. Peter Tiffin August 2015-present Duke University, Durham NC, Department of Biological Sciences Sept 2009-May 2015 Phd in Biology in the lab of Dr. Kathleen Donohue Dissertation: The influence of Genetic and Environmental Factors on the Phenology and Life-Cycle Expression of Arabidopsis thaliana Certificate in College Teaching Carleton College, Northfield, MN Sept. 2003-2007 B.A. Spring 2007, Magna Cum Laude Major Biology; Concentration: Environment and Technology Studies Member Sigma Xi, Member Phi Beta Kappa, Carleton College Dean s List (2004-2005) South-Doyle High School, Knoxville, TN 1999-2003 Salutatorian, GPA: 4.25/4.00 Awards! BioBass Teaching Fellow (Spring 2015) $11,000! Preparing Future Faculty Fellow (Fall 2014-Spring 2015) $500! Pathfinder Fellow (Fall 2014) $1500! NSF doctoral dissertation improvement grant (2013) $20,412! Graduate student award to attend International Society for Seed Scientists (2013) $300! Travel grant from The American Society of Naturalists (2012) $500! NSF International Travel Fund (2011) $1,000! NSF Pre-doctoral fellowship (Fall 2009- Spring 2014) $126K! James B. Duke fellowship (Fall 2009-Spring 2012) $20,000! Adelaide H. Matteson Service Internship (2005) $4000! William Carleton Scholar (2003) Publications L. T. Burghardt, D. E. Runcie, A. M. Wilczek, M. D. Cooper, J. L. Roe, S. M. Welch, and J. Schmitt. Fluctuating, warm temperatures decrease the effect of a key floral repressor on flowering time in Arabidopsis thaliana. (Second round of review at New Phytologist) L T. Burghardt, C. J. E. Metcalf, and K. Donohue. In press. A cline in seed dormancy helps conserve the environment experienced during reproduction across the range of A. thaliana. Special issue of American Journal of Botany. L. T. Burghardt, B. Edwards, and K. Donohue. 2015. Multiple paths to similar germination behavior in Arabidopsis thaliana. New Phytologist. doi:10.1111/nph.13685. L. T. Burghardt C.V. 1
L. T. Burghardt, C. J E. Metcalf, A. Wilczek, J. Schmitt, and K. Donohue. 2015. Modeling the influence of genetic and environmental variation on the expression of plant life cycles across landscapes. American Naturalist 185: 212-227. Kathleen Donohue, L T. Burghardt, D. Runcie, K. J. Bradford and J. Schmitt. 2015. Applying developmental threshold models to evolutionary ecology. Trends in Ecology and Evolution 30: 66-77. C. J. E. Metcalf, L. T. Burghardt, and D. Koons. 2015. Avoiding the crowds: the evolution of plastic responses to seasonal cues in a density dependent world. Journal of Ecology 103: 819-828. G. A. Auge, L. K. Blair, L. T. Burghardt, J. Coughlan, B. Edwards, L. D. Leverett, K. Donohue. 2015. Secondary dormancy induction depends on primary dormancy status in Arabidopsis thaliana. Seed Science Research 25: 230-246. L. T. Burghardt and C. J. E. Metcalf. 2016. The evolution of senescence in annual plants: the importance of phenology and the potential for plasticity. The evolution of senescence across the tree of life. Eds: R. P. Shefferson, O. Jones, R. Salguero-Gómez. (in press) C. Zhang, C. G. Willis, L. T. Burghardt, W. Qi, K. Liu, P. Filho, Z. Ma, and G. Du. 2014. The communitylevel effect of light on germination timing in relation to seed mass: a source of regeneration niche differentiation. New Phytologist 204: 496-506. K. Donohue, R. Rubio de Casas, L. T. Burghardt, K. Kovach, and C. G. Willis. 2010. Germination, postgermination adaptation, and species ecological ranges. Annual Review of Ecology and Systematics 41: 293-319. Amity Wilczek, L. T. Burghardt, A R. Cobb, M. D. Cooper, S. M. Welch, J. Schmitt. 2010. Genetic and physiological bases for phenological responses to current and predicted climates. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B-Biological Sciences 365: 3129-3147. Invited Presentations Mapping life-cycle phenology of plant genotypes in space and time. L. T. Burghardt*, C. J. E. Metcalf, A. M. Wilczek, D. E. Runcie, J. Schmitt, and K. Donohue. European Society of Evolutionary Biologists (ESEB) Lausanne Switzerland, Aug 2015. Invited symposium talk in Forecasting eco-evolutionary responses to global changes Predicting plant life cycles across space and time. L. T. Burghardt*, C. J E. Metcalf, A. Wilczek, J. Schmitt, and K. Donohue. Christopher Newport University, Feb 2015 Pitched to undergraduate audience. Predicting the influence of genetic and environmental variation on the plasticity of plant life cycles across landscapes. L. T. Burghardt*, C. J E. Metcalf, A. Wilczek, J. Schmitt, and K. Donohue. Evoltwin seminar series, UMN May 2014. Predicting the influence of genetic and environmental variation on the plasticity of plant life cycles across landscapes L. T. Burghardt*, C. J. E. Metcalf, A. Wilczek, J. Schmitt, and K. Donohue. UVA EEB Department, Feb 2014. Predicting plant life cycles in seasonal environments: Understanding the role of dormancy. L. T. Burghardt*, C. J E. Metcalf, A. Wilczek, J. Schmitt, and K. Donohue. International Society of Seed Science. Paris, France. July 2013. L. T. Burghardt C.V. 2
Oral Presentations The evolution of senescence in annual plants: the importance of phenology and the potential for plasticity. L. T. Burghardt* and C. J. E. Metcalf. Evolutionary Demography Society Meeting. Nov 2014 in Palo Alto, CA Modeling the influence of maternal effects on plant life cycles across landscapes. L. T. Burghardt*, C. J. E Metcalf, A. Wilczek, J. Schmitt, and K. Donohue. ESA 2014, Sacramento CA. Temperature effects on seed dormancy compensate for differences in dispersal timing. L. T. Burghardt*, B. Edwards, and K. Donohue. Evolution 2014 in Raleigh, NC Predicting how genetic and environmental factors influence the environment experienced by plants during reproduction. L. T. Burghardt*, C. J. E. Metcalf, A. Wilczek, J. Schmitt, and K. Donohue. American Society of Naturalists Conference, Asilomar. Jan 2014 Predicting plant life cycles in seasonal environments. L. T. Burghardt*, C. J E. Metcalf, A. Wilczek, K. Donohue, and J. Schmitt. Women in Science Symposium at Duke University. Dec 2012. Integrated life cycle modeling: Predicting genetic and environmental effects on life cycle expression. L. T. Burghardt*, C. J. E. Metcalf, A. Wilczek, S. Meyer, K. Donohue, and J. Schmitt. Evolution 2012 in Ottawa, Canada. Quantitative trait loci associated with the shade avoidance type response in A. thaliana when grown under oscillating daily summer temperatures. K. Engelmann*, A. Lorusso, R. Gelgud, H. Larson, and L. T. Burghardt. Evolution 2010 in Portland OR. Quantitative trait loci directly affecting seed set in A. thaliana differ when grown under oscillating daily summer temperatures versus constant temperature. A. Lorusso*, R. Gelgud, H. Larson, and L. T. Burghardt, and K. Engelmann. Evolution 2010 in Portland OR. Detecting changes in phenotypic correlation in Arabidopsis thaliana subject to oscillating daily temperatures with Principle Component Analysis and Quantitative Trait Locus analysis. R. Gelgud*, H. Larson, A. Lorusso, L. T. Burghardt, and K. Engelmann. Evolution 2010 in Portland OR. The shade avoidance type response in A. thaliana when grown under oscillating daily thermal cycles: a possible role for FRI, FLM, FLC, and PHYB., H. Larson*, J.Otfinoski, A. Lorusso, R. Gelgud, L. T. Burghardt, and K. Engelmann. Evolution 2010 in Portland OR. Diurnal temperature oscillations alter flowering time and growth of Arabidopsis thaliana: genotype and temperature-dependent responses. L. T. Burghardt*, A. Wilczek, M. Cooper, J. Roe, S. Welch, and J. Schmitt. Duke Evo Devo Seminar. April 2010. Oscillating summer temperatures cause life history plasticity in classic winter annual (high FLC) Arabdopsis thaliana. L. T. Burghardt*, A. Wilczek, M. Cooper, J. Roe, S. M. Welch, and J. Schmitt. Phenotypic Plasticity and Evolution Conference hosted at NYU, Oct 2008. Poster Presentations Integrated life-cycle modeling: Predicting how genetic and environmental factors influence phenology, generation length, and reproductive success. L. T. Burghardt*, C. J. E. Metcalf, A. Wilczek, J. Schmitt, and K. Donohue. Gordon Conference Biddeford, ME 2014 L. T. Burghardt C.V. 3
Natural genetic variation for temperature dependent germination is contingent on seed maturation conditions. Brianne Edwards*, L. T. Burghardt, K. Kovach, K. Donohue. SEPEEG 2012 Clemson, SC. Integrated life cycle modeling: Predicting genetic and environmental effects on life cycle expression. L. T. Burghardt*, C. J. Metcalf, A. Wilczek, S. Meyer, K. Donohue, and J. Schmitt. ESA 2012 in Portland, OR. Life on the surface how environment, genotype, and life history affect germination and dormancy in the field. K. Kovach*, L. T. Burghardt, B. Edwards, C. Zhang, and K. Donohue. ESA 2012 Portland, OR. A Gene-based, Photothermal Model of Arabidopsis Floral Development. A.M. Wilczek*, L.T. Burghardt, S.M. Welch, J.L. Roe, M.C. Knapp, M.D. Cooper, C. Lopez-Gallego, L.J. Martin, C.D. Muir, S. Sim, A. Walker, J. Anderson, J.F. Egan, R. Petipas, A. Giakountis, E. Charbit, G. Coupland, and J. Schmitt. Poster presented at iplant Sept 2008 by Steve Welch. Oscillating summer-like temperatures partially override repression of flowering by FRIGIDA. L.T. Burghardt*, J. Roe, M. Cooper, A. Wilczek, S. Welch, and J. Schmitt. Poster presented at International Conference on Arabidopsis Research, Summer 2008. Identification of Nodulation Mutants in an EMS-mutagenized Population of Medicago truncatula. Laura D. Johnson, L. T. Burghardt*, H. Danysh, D. H. McNear, and J. Sherrier. University of Delaware Dept of Biological Sciences Undergraduate Summer Research Symposium, August 2006. Reviewer for: Molecular Ecology American Journal of Botany Evolutionary Ecology Annals of Botany Functional Ecology Ecology The American Naturalist Seed Science Research Service Departmental Service: Duke Biology Holiday Party Czar (2010 & 2014) PopBio Seminar Czar (Fall 2012- Spring 2013) PopBio Superspeaker Host (Spring 2011) Women in Science Coordinator (2010-2011) Biology Recruitment Coordinator (2010) Pig-Picking Czar (2009) Teaching/Mentorship Development: Preparing Future Faculty Fellow (mentor at Guilford College) Fall 2014-Spring 2015 Certificate in College Teaching 2011-2015 Instructor of Record: Topics in Evolutionary Ecology: Extreme Life Styles Spring 2015 Teaching Assistant: Organismal responses to climate change Fall 2014 Genetics Lab, Carleton College, two terms Fall 2006-Spring 2007 Guest Lectures: Genotype x Environment interactions and organismal responses to climate change, Kathleen Donohue, Duke University- Spring 2012, Spring 2013, Fall 2014 Topics in Simulation Modeling, Stephen Welch, Kansas State University- Fall 2012 L. T. Burghardt C.V. 4
Mentoring: Howard Hughes undergraduates Summer 2011, 2012 Project SEED- high school students from under-represented minorities Summer 2010 Duke Undergraduates- one to three a semester Since Fall 2009 Research Technician- mentoring through writing first publication Since Spring 2012 Teaching Outreach: Developed module for teaching 8 th graders about how human use plant defenses Spring 2014 Judge for local science fairs Spring 2011-2013 Other Professional Experience Research Technician in Dr. Johanna Schmitt s Lab, Brown University August 2007- August 2009 Undergraduate Research in Dr. Susan Singer s Lab, Carleton College August 2006- May 2007 NSF REU in Dr. Janine Sherrier s Lab, University of Delaware June 2006- August 2006 Internship at Center for Energy and Env. Policy, University of Delaware June 2005- August 2005 References Dr. Peter Tiffin- Full Professor at University of Minnesota, Twin Cities- ptiffin@umn.edu - 612-624-7406 Dr. Kathleen Donohue- Full Professor at Duke University- k.donohue@duke.edu- 919 613-7467 Dr. Johanna Schmitt- Full Professor at Univ. of California Davis- jschmitt@ucdavis.edu- 530-752-2992 Dr. C. Jessica W. Metcalf- Assistant Professor at Princeton Univ.- cmetcalf@princeton.edu - 609-258-9649 Dr. Stephen Welch- Full Professor at University of Kansas- welchsm@ksu.edu - 785-532-723 L. T. Burghardt C.V. 5