The Mosher Lab
"Orgel’s Second Rule: Evolution is cleverer than you are."
Leslie Orgel
Meet the Team
They're pretty clever, too.
Rebecca (Becky) Mosher
University of Arizona Distinguished Scholar
I earned a BS from the Univ. of Arizona and a PhD from Duke Univ. before moving to The Sainsbury Laboratory in Norwich, UK for postdoctoral research. I moved back to Tucson to begin my own laboratory in 2010.
Outside of science, I enjoy singing, baking, reading, and time with my family.
Tim Kendall
Senior Research Specialist
I love the lab. Ever since I saw Colin Clive as Dr. Frankenstein, I wanted to be a mad scientist. Outside interests are hiking, reading and cooking.
Santosh Kumar
Postdoctoral Fellow
Santosh is beginning in the Mosher lab in Mar, 2024
Hailey Buell
PhD Student
I am a plant scientist first, a musician second, and a gamer/cosplayer third. My research focuses on detection of sRNAs in ovules and seeds. My hobbies include piano, violin, singing, sewing, quilting, baking, and gaming.
Heng Chen
PhD Student
Heng is a first year PhD student in the School of Plant Sciences
Kathryn Panferov
Undergraduate Research Assistant
Kathryn is a junior majoring in Sustainable Plant Systems and Russian Language.
Vidya Iyer
Undergraduate Research Assistant
Vidya is a freshman majoring in Molecular and Cellular Biology.