From an REU internship to a Ph.D., Kevin Hines has made a notable impact on the Hanson Lab. His journey in the Hanson Lab started in 2012 as an NSF REU summer intern. This internship involved developing genetic tools for the production of carboxysomes in tobacco chloroplasts. His work proved fruitful contributing to a publication in Plant Journal.
After his internship, Hines decided to continue his research efforts at Cornell and joined the Hanson Lab as a graduate student. Building off of his previous work, Hines developed an aptitude for microscopy where he collaborated in the publication of articles on stromules, RNA editing, and carboxysomes (under review). His skilled application of scientific techniques enabled him to explore a thesis regarding carbonic anhydrase in plant chloroplasts. Cornell’s OVPR highlighted this work in an article.
His time in the lab included participating in the ASPB meeting and the Photosynthesis from Light to Life conference in 2018. In that same year, he also presented at the International Symposium on Photosynthesis and Chloroplast in Kurashiki, Japan. All of this work came together on November 20, 2019 when he successfully defended his thesis. Congratulations, Dr. Hines!