Brett Fredericksen

Brett is the Managing Director of the ASCEND-BII; Postdoctoral Associate, Department of Ecology, Evolution and Behavior, University of Minnesota, USA; and Managing Editor of Harvard Papers in Botany.

Brett’s work specifically focuses on the smallest scale of biological diversity, differences in genes. Genes govern how living organisms respond to their environment, and there are genetic differences even between individuals of the same species. My goal is to link genetic data and hyperspectral data so that we can better monitor within-species diversity. I am using hyperspectral data to identify differences within populations and find genes of interest that are involved in plant stress and productivity.