Philosophy

Science is a blast: we aim to have fun. Operating within a supportive research environment our lab provides a place for interdisciplinary thinkers interested in an independent and creative approach to doing science.

Our lab is comprised of scientists and researchers from a variety of disciplines:

  • Evolution
  • Microbiology
  • Genetics
  • Ecology
  • Parasitology
  • Plant-microbe interactions
  • Biochemistry

People in the Rainey Lab

lab photo

LAB PICS

FACULTY

Paul Rainey

Xue-Xian Zhang

POSTDOCTORAL RESEARCHERS

Gayle Ferguson

Jonathan Gauntlett

Monica Gerth

Katrin Hammerschmidt

Eric Libby

VISITING RESEARCHERS

Stephen Ritchie

Sathej

GRADUATE STUDENTS

Jenna Gallie

Frederic Bertels

Mike McDonald

Hao Chang

Yunhao Liu

Caroline Rose

Andy Farr

Sylke Nestmann

Juergen Kolb (with Dianne Brunton)

NZIAS ADMINISTRATOR

Vesna Davidovic-Alexander

EX-RAINEY LAB (SOMEWHERE ELSE)

Tim Cooper, Bertus Beaumont, Andrew Spiers, Angus Buckling, Rees Kassen, Craig MacLean, Mike Travisano, Eleni Bantinaki, Bernhard Haubold, Sophie Kahn, Michael Brockhurst, Gail Preston, Patrick Goymer, John Bohannan, Robert Jackson, Christina Moon, Stephen Giddens, Darby Brown, Michaela Gal, Christopher Knight, Christian Kost, Dominik Refardt, Peter Meintjes.