Ethan Perez

Ethan is a senior undergraduate majoring in biological sciences. His current research focuses on understanding the extent to which plants allocate resources to less beneficial ectomycorrhizal fungal partners. He will quantify plant investment in low-quality fungi by planting Douglas fir seedlings into split-root microcosms and inoculating them with Suillus lakei. To mimic "high-quality" and "low-quality" fungal partners, he introduced fertilizer with varying nitrogen levels and will use C-13 isotope labeling to track carbon allocation. When he's not in the lab, he is most likely studying, at the gym, or watching the Carolina Panthers or Los Angeles Lakers!