People

Principal Investigator

Jeremy Johnson

Assistant Professor, Forest Genetics
jeremyjo@msu.edu

Research Staff

Raju is interested in how tree populations respond to climate variability and long-term environmental change, focusing on adaptive mechanisms in white spruce using dendrogenomics and landscape genomics. His work integrates genomic variation, quantitative traits, and tree-ring data to study climate resilience and adaptation across the species range, from Alaska through Canada to the Great Lakes and Newfoundland.

Prior to joining the lab, he conducted research in dendroclimatology and subalpine forest dynamics.

Raju holds an MS in Environmental Science from Tribhuvan University, an M2 from AgroParisTech, and an MS from California State University, Dominguez Hills.

Mitchell Calvin

Doctoral Student
calvinmi@msu.edu

Mitchell is a PhD student in the Plant Breeding, Genetics, and Biotechnology program where he studies population genomics, local adaptation, and genomic offset models for assisted migration in eastern pine species and American chestnut (Castanea dentata).

Prior to entering the PhD program, Mitchell completed an MS in the lab investigating the quantitative genomics of beech bark disease resistance in American beech (Fagus grandifolia).

Mitchell previously worked as an FIA research associate with the Colorado State Forest Service in Gunnison, CO and before that completed a BS in Ecology, Evolution, and Biodiversity at the University of Michigan - Ann Arbor.

Bhuwan Joshi

Doctoral Student
joshibhu@msu.edu

Bhuwan’s research at MSU will be focused on the USDA funded A GIFT SEED Project: Accelerated Genetic Improvement of Fir Through Sequencing, Economics, Extension, and Diagnostics, a project led by North Carolina State University. Bhuwan will explore patterns of drought tolerance and characterization of physiological responses to drought stress along with the underlying genomic architecture of drought tolerance.

Before joining MSU for the dual PhD program in Forestry | Ecology, Evolution, and Behavior, Bhuwan received a BS in Forestry from Tribhuvan University, Nepal, and an MS in Environmental Studies from Ohio University, where he worked on the ecophysiology of White oaks, as part of the White Oak Genetics and Tree Improvement Program (WOGTIP).