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Amy Trowbridge is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Forest and Wildlife Ecology at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Her research focuses on the interactive effects of environmental change and biotic agents on plant defensive strategies and ecosystem function. Trowbridge's work investigates how climate factors can shift plants' metabolic priorities and alter their resistance to pests and pathogens. Her interdisciplinary approach combines field and lab-based experiments to explore the mechanisms that underlie these dynamics on both molecular and ecosystem scales. Trowbridge employs a range of analytical techniques, including stable isotopes and various ‘-omic’ tools, to track climate-induced changes in plant gene expression, carbon allocation, and chemical defenses. Specific areas of interest include the quantitative assessment of drought-induced shifts in primary and secondary metabolism, examining the effects of community composition on bark beetle success, and understanding the trade-offs in tree traits under environmental stress management practices. Trowbridge is actively involved in professional societies such as the Entomological Society of America and the Ecological Society of America.
Department: Department of Computer Sciences