Welcome to the Denver Lab!  
We investigate the basic processes of life from diverse perspectives.  We value and examine diverse ways of knowing.  In terms of Western science, lab research focuses on questions in biodiversity, evolutionary biology, and genetics.  Buddhist philosophy and epistemology has been a central part of lab activities for many years, with recent expansion to intersections with other non-Western ways of knowing.  We currently study nematodes, slugs, and Bodhi trees.  The lab is a very dynamic and fast-changing environment.  

​Note: we are recruiting up to three new graduate students to join the Denver lab team!  For more information, check out the Graduate Opportunities page under Join.

Land Acknowledgement:
Oregon State University in Corvallis, OR is located within the traditional homelands of the Mary's River or Ampinefu Band of Kalapuya. Following the Willamette Valley Treaty of 1855 (Kalapuya etc. Treaty), Kalapuya people were forcibly removed to reservations in Western Oregon. Today, living descendants of these people are a part of the Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde Community of Oregon and the Confederated Tribes of the Siletz Indians.

Brief Lab Updates
22 Sep 2021  New paper published!  Our collaboration with Rory Mc Donnell's team leads to new insights into the host range of Phasmarhabditis hermaphrodita slug-killing nematodes.  Check it out here.

25 Aug 2021 The 2021 cohort of Bodhi Tree Project students were selected to give a plenary presentation at the 2021 OSU Summer Undergraduate Research Symposium!  They present on Sep 13 at 11:00 - register to watch the group presentation here.

24 Aug 2021  Lex Anderson transitions to pursue a career in clinical mental health.  Thank you for spending a year with us - you will be missed!

20 Aug 2021 A pre-proposal is submitted to the Templeton Foundation, in collaboration with Rebekah Sinclair.  The project title is: Decolonizing Biodiversity: Infusing Buddhist, Maori, and Native American Epistemologies into Biological Thinking, Research, and Education.  Fingers crossed!