Sarah Nilson
Assistant Professor of Biology (Beaver)

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100 University Drive
Monaca, PA 15061 - She/her/hers
- sen130@psu.edu
- 724-773-3850
Research Summary
Conservation genetics, agroforestry, and ethnobotany.
Most Recent Publications
Habitat modeling of ramps (Allium tricoccum) in Pennsylvania: guidance for forest farming
Ezra Stark, E Burkhart, Cassie Stark, Xin Chen, Sarah Nilson, 2024, Wild on p. 63-81
Two Ramp Taxa, Allium tricoccum and A. burdickii, Differ in Abiotic Habitat Characteristics and Floristic Associates in Pennsylvania
Cassie J. Stark, Sarah E. Nilson, Eric P. Burkhart, 2023, Natural Areas Journal on p. 185-195
Ramp (Allium tricoccum Ait.) weight differs across the harvest season: implications for wild plant stewardship and forest farming
Sarah E. Nilson, Eric Burkhart, Rebecca Jordan, Joshua Lambert, 2022, Agroforestry Systems on p. 97-107
Neither Wild nor Cultivated: American Ginseng (Panax quinquefolius L.) Seller Surveys Provide Insights into in situ Planting and Husbandry<sup>1</sup>
Eric Burkhart, Grady Zuiderveen, Sarah Nilson, Catherine Pugh, S Nilson, Grady Zuiderveen, 2021, Economic Botany on p. 126-143
The α-subunit of the Arabidopsis heterotrimeric G protein, GPA1, is a regulator of transpiration efficiency
Sarah E. Nilson, Sarah M. Assmann, 2010, Plant Physiology on p. 2067-2077
Heterotrimeric G proteins regulate reproductive trait plasticity in response to water availability
Sarah E. Nilson, Sarah M. Assmann, 2010, New Phytologist on p. 734-746
Isolation and whole-cell patch clamping of Aribidopsis guard cell protoplasts
Wei Zhang, Sarah E. Nilson, Sarah M. Assmann, 2008, Cold Spring Harbor Protocols
The control of transpiration. Insights from arabidopsis
Sarah E. Nilson, Sarah M. Assmann, 2007, Plant Physiology on p. 19-27
Mining the complement system for lupus biomarkers
Chau Ching Liu, Natalya Danchenko, Jeannine S. Navratil, Sarah E. Nilson, Susan Manzi, Joseph M. Ahearn, 2005, Clinical and Applied Immunology Reviews on p. 185-206
Measurement of erythrocyte C4d and complement receptor 1 in systemic lupus erythematosus
Susan Manzi, Jeannine S. Navratil, Margie J. Ruffing, Chau Ching Liu, Natalya Danchenko, Sarah E. Nilson, Shanthi Krishnaswami, Dale E.S. King, Amy H. Kao, Joseph M. Ahearn, 2004, Arthritis and Rheumatology on p. 3596-3604
Most-Cited Papers
Neither Wild nor Cultivated: American Ginseng (Panax quinquefolius L.) Seller Surveys Provide Insights into in situ Planting and Husbandry<sup>1</sup>
Eric Burkhart, Grady Zuiderveen, Sarah Nilson, Catherine Pugh, S Nilson, Grady Zuiderveen, 2021, Economic Botany on p. 126-143
Ramp (Allium tricoccum Ait.) weight differs across the harvest season: implications for wild plant stewardship and forest farming
Sarah E. Nilson, Eric Burkhart, Rebecca Jordan, Joshua Lambert, 2022, Agroforestry Systems on p. 97-107
Two Ramp Taxa, Allium tricoccum and A. burdickii, Differ in Abiotic Habitat Characteristics and Floristic Associates in Pennsylvania
Cassie J. Stark, Sarah E. Nilson, Eric P. Burkhart, 2023, Natural Areas Journal on p. 185-195
Habitat modeling of ramps (Allium tricoccum) in Pennsylvania: guidance for forest farming
Ezra Stark, E Burkhart, Cassie Stark, Xin Chen, Sarah Nilson, 2024, Wild on p. 63-81