Life, lately

Thoughts, notes, and small discoveries from a Ph.D. student exploring fungi, genomes, research, and everything in between

Griffin R Workshop Notes

Workshop
R
Carpentries
One of R’s most powerful features is its ability to deal with tabular data - such as you may already have in a spreadsheet or a CSV file.
Sep 12, 2026
14 min

Five Thoughts on APS Plant Health 2026

Academic
Poster
APS

Presented my research at APS Plant Health 2026, Providence, RI.

Aug 16, 2026
3 min

Guide to Submitting a Whole-Genome Assembly to NCBI

NCBI
FTP
Sapelo2
SMSLab
BioProject
This guide describes a practical workflow for submitting a whole-genome assembly to NCBI, beginning with creation of the BioProject and BioSample and ending with upload of…
Aug 16, 2026
11 min

Moving Files and Navigating SMS Lab Filesystems in Sapelo2

Linux
Sapelo2
SMSLab

Quick guide for navigating Sapelo2 filesystems

Jul 9, 2026
3 min

How to Run STRUCTURE on HPC (Sapelo2) Using Structure_threader and Visualize Results Using R

STRUCTURE
Population Genomics
HPC
Bioinformatics

Step-by-step guide for running STRUCTURE population genomics analysis on an HPC cluster using Structure_threader, PGDSpider, and R.

Jun 27, 2026
9 min

Honored to have been recognized in Georgia Association of Plant Pathologists 2026 Meeting

Academic
Talk
Awards

Won 1st place in oral paper presentation at the Georgia Association of Plant Pathologists 2026 Meeting in Jekyll Island, Georgia.

May 13, 2026
1 min

Had a great time doing my first research oral presentation

Academic
Talk
APS

Selected for an oral presentation at the American Phytopathological Society Southern Division 2026 Meeting in Athens, Georgia.

Mar 11, 2026
1 min

From Science Fair to International Conferences

Academic
Poster
APS
Soy

Presented my research at Soy 2025, Madison, WI and APS Plant Health 2025, Honolulu, HI scientific conferences.

Aug 6, 2025
2 min

Stoked to be awarded with the Graduate School 2025 Summer Research Grant

Grants
Academic
Awards

This grant enables doctoral students to conduct research in support of their dissertations.

Apr 11, 2025
1 min

Excited to share my research with the public for the first time!

Academic
Poster

Presented my poster at the Georgia Association of Plant Pathologists Annual Meeting at the Brasstown Valley Resort, Young Harris, Georgia.

Mar 4, 2025
1 min
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