T. O. Powers
Nematology Lab, UNL
Department of Silly Card Tricks, 406 Plant Science
University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, Nebraska  68583
tpowers1@unl.edu
Ph.D., University of California-Riverside, 1983 (seems just like yesterday)

MS, University of Florida, 1979 (a great place to see nemas in action)

BS, Purdue University, 1976 
     (Dr. V.R. Ferris introducted me to the WWW- the Wonderful World of Worms)

 
My primary interest is in the evolutionary biology of plant parasitic nematodes. Most of the research in my lab focuses on questions of systematicsor evolutionary genetics. Since so many nematodes are agricultural pests, developing diagnostic methods is also part of the business. We favor molecular methods, particularly in light of their versatility and the nature of nematodes. One ongoing project is the characterization of all the nematodes in a single location, using a standard set of molecular characters. I hope this effort to assess nematode biodiversity will show up in the Nematode Home Page soon.
I am currently teaching a class on invasive species-  Biological Invaders  fall semesters at UNL.