Education

My research aims to characterize the functions of genes involved in photosynthetic adaptation to light. My other duties include providing technical support for photosynthesis measurements.

Planning and conducting experiments on photosynthesis adaptation to light and providing technical support for photosynthesis and biophysical phenotyping of plants, including the management of a pool of 16 Li-6800 Portable Photosynthesis Systems used by researchers in the RIPE project.

Profile: Bio-sketch for Integrative and Comparative Biology (ICB): Dr. Andrew Ogolla Egesa, Ph.D I am a specialist in the genetic and molecular physiology of plant adaptation and performance. My research covers plant interactions with the environment, plant adaptation, phenotypic plasticity, and stress biology, with applications that range from ecological restoration and natural resource conservation to efficient and sustainable crop production. I hold a bachelor's degree in Crop Improvement and Protection, a master’s degree in biotechnology, and a Ph.D. in Horticulture with a focus on the genetics and molecular physiology of plant adaptation and performance. I am currently a visiting research technician at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.

Awards, Recognition, and Volunteer Work
Frontiers in Plant Science
BMC Plant Biology
Environmental Research Letters

Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=3SEGpooAAAAJ&hl=en&oi=ao
ResearchGate: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Andrew-Egesa?ev=hdr_xprf ORCID: 0000-0002-9829-9009