About Me
I joined CNEL in January 2006 as Research
Coordinator, reporting to Dr. Principe. I am
responsible for grant proposal and budget
development, maintaining the lab, helping our CNEL
students and visiting scholars, technical
writing/editing, the CNEL newsletter and website,
and all of those things that fall under ”other
duties as assigned.” Before joining CNEL, I spent
a year at UF’s Center of Excellence for
Regenerative Health Biotechnology as
Administrative Coordinator. Previously, I was a
research coordinator with the U.S. Department of
Energy, program coordinator for international
agriculture at the University of Georgia, and
administrator for the Vaccine Center at Emory
University in Atlanta.
I have an M.S. and
a B.S. from the University of Georgia, and was a
1997 Fulbright grantee.
Back in the day, I
was an exercise rider for Thoroughbred racehorses,
including 1990 Preakness Stakes winner, Summer
Squall.
I grew up a life-long Atlanta
Braves fan in Georgia, and, after 3 years in
Florida, I�m finally getting used to all this
orange. After all, I married a Gator. My husband,
Keith Ingram, is a research scientist in
Biological and Agricultural Engineering, and is
Coordinator for the Southeastern Climate
Consortium. My son, Josh Stewart, is an honor
student at P.K. Yonge Developmental Research
School, and an awesome athlete. In addition to
scoring >95th percentile in math on the 2006 and
2007 FCAT, Josh is the starting second baseman for
the Blue Wave varsity team. He is also a middle
infielder for the Florida Hardballers summer
team.
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My Research Interests
My master’s research dealt with the role of
methanogens in the ruminal microbial ecosystem.
Methanogens are cool! They are an integral part of
the amazing process by which ruminanat aminals like
cattle, sheep, goats, and deer turn grass into body
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