Graduate Students

Jessie Adams
Research Professional and IPBGG MS Student (Dr Nino Brown, Advisor)
Crop & Soil Sciences
Institute of Plant Breeding, Genetics and Genomics (IPBGG)

Millicent Avosa
PhD Graduate Research Assistant (Dr. Soraya Bertioli, Advisor)
Institute of Plant Breeding, Genetics and Genomics (IPBGG)

John White Bagwell
PhD Graduate Research Assistant (Drs. Mergoum/Bahri, Advisors)
Institute of Plant Breeding, Genetics and Genomics (IPBGG)

Emile Barnes
PhD Graduate Research Assistant (Dr. D. Bertioli, Advisor)
Institute of Plant Breeding, Genetics and Genomics (IPBGG)

Gaurab Bhattarai
PhD Graduate Research Assistant (Dr. P. Conner, Advisor)
Institute of Plant Breeding, Genetics and Genomics (IPBGG)

Amelia Boettcher
MS Graduate Research Assistant (Dr. Cecilia McGregor, Advisor)
Institute of Plant Breeding, Genetics and Genomics (IPBGG)

Stephanie Botton
Research Technician & IPBGG-MS student (Dr. Ozias-Akins, advisor), peanut breeding
Horticulture
Institute of Plant Breeding, Genetics and Genomics (IPBGG)
Spring, 2023 New Student Bios | Brooks' LinkedIn Profile | Brooks' Twitter

Angel Brooks
MS Graduate Research Assistant (Dr. Missaoui, Advisor)
Institute of Plant Breeding, Genetics and Genomics (IPBGG)
Fall, 2021 New Student Bios | Burner's LinkedIn Profile

Nathaniel Burner
PhD Graduate Research Assistant (Dr. Li, Advisor)
Institute of Plant Breeding, Genetics and Genomics (IPBGG)

Brianna Cheek
MS Graduate Research Assistant (Dr. Ozias-Akins, Advisor)
Institute of Plant Breeding, Genetics and Genomics (IPBGG)

Ben Culver
MS Graduate Research Assistant (Dr. Chee, Advisor)
Institute of Plant Breeding, Genetics and Genomics (IPBGG)

Brody Deaton
MS Graduate Research Assistant (Dr. Raymer, Advisor)
Institute of Plant Breeding, Genetics and Genomics (IPBGG)

Kamalpreet Kaur Dhillon
PhD Graduate Research Assistant (Dr. Schwartz, Advisor)
Institute of Plant Breeding, Genetics and Genomics (IPBGG)

Danielle Essandoh
PhD Graduate Research Assistant (Dr. S. Bertioli, Advisor)
Institute of Plant Breeding, Genetics and Genomics (IPBGG)

Qian Feng
PhD Graduate Research Assistant (Dr. van der Knaap, Advisor)
Institute of Plant Breeding, Genetics and Genomics (IPBGG)

Anne Marie Gahagan
MS Graduate Research Assistant (Dr. Patrick Conner, Advisor)
Institute of Plant Breeding, Genetics and Genomics (IPBGG)

Kelly Goode
PhD Graduate Research Assistant (Dr. M. Mitchum, Advisor)
Institute of Plant Breeding, Genetics and Genomics (IPBGG)

Austin Hart
PhD Graduate Research Assistant (Dr. van der Knaap, Advisor)
Institute of Plant Breeding, Genetics and Genomics (IPBGG)

Chad Hawkins
MS Graduate Research Assistant (Dr. Parrott, Advisor)
Institute of Plant Breeding, Genetics and Genomics (IPBGG)

Rachel Hill
PhD Graduate Research Assistant (Dr. Chee, Advisor)
Institute of Plant Breeding, Genetics and Genomics (IPBGG)
Fall, 2022 New Student Bios | Holton's LinkedIn Profile

Raegan Holton
PhD Graduate Research Assistant (Dr. Ozias-Akins, Advisor)
Institute of Plant Breeding, Genetics and Genomics (IPBGG)

Razi Ibrahim
PhD Graduate Research Assistant (Dr. Missaoui, Advisor)
Institute of Plant Breeding, Genetics and Genomics (IPBGG)

Jazib Irfan
PhD Graduate Research Assistant (Dr. Missaoui, Advisor)
Institute of Plant Breeding, Genetics and Genomics (IPBGG)
Spring, 2022 New Student Bios | Jarrell's LinkedIn Profile

Anne Frances Jarrell
PhD Graduate Research Assistant (Dr. Buell, Advisor)
Institute of Plant Breeding, Genetics and Genomics (IPBGG)

Prasanna Kharel
PhD Graduate Research Assistant (Dr. Ozias-Akins, Advisor)
Institute of Plant Breeding, Genetics and Genomics (IPBGG)

Jordan Knapp-Wilson
PhD Graduate Research Assistant (Dr. Chavez, Advisor)
Institute of Plant Breeding, Genetics and Genomics (IPBGG)

Dallas Kreisa
PhD Graduate Research Assistant (Dr. Zenglu Li, Advisor)
Institute of Plant Breeding, Genetics and Genomics (IPBGG)

Vinavi A. Gamage
PhD Graduate Research Assistant (Dr. Mitchum, Advisor)
Institute of Plant Breeding, Genetics and Genomics (IPBGG)
Spring, 2020 New Student Bios | Lamon's LinkedIn Profile

Samuele Lamon
PhD Graduate Research Assistant (Dr. D. Berttioli, Advisor)
Institute of Plant Breeding, Genetics and Genomics (IPBGG)

Namrata Maharjan
PhD Graduate Research Assistant (Dr. S. Bertioli, Advisor)
Institute of Plant Breeding, Genetics and Genomics (IPBGG)

Daniel Matusinec
PhD Graduate Research Assistant (Dr. D. Bertioli, Advisor)
Institute of Plant Breeding, Genetics and Genomics (IPBGG)

Caitlin McCann
MS Graduate Research Assistant (Dr. Dario Chavez, Advisor)
Institute of Plant Breeding, Genetics and Genomics (IPBGG)

Trenten McCracken
MS Graduate Research Assistant (Dr. Esther van der Knaap, Advisor)
Institute of Plant Breeding, Genetics and Genomics (IPBGG)

Mylee Mobley
MS Graduate Research Student (Dr. Ozias-Akins, Advisor)
Institute of Plant Breeding, Genetics and Genomics (IPBGG)

Amna Nazir
PhD Graduate Research Assistant (Dr. Chu, Advisor)
Institute of Plant Breeding, Genetics and Genomics (IPBGG)

Gema Nugraha
MS Graduate Research Assistant (Dr. Ozias-Akins, Advisor)
Institute of Plant Breeding, Genetics and Genomics (IPBGG)

Swikriti Pandey
PhD Graduate Research Assistant (Dr. McGregor, Advisor)
Institute of Plant Breeding, Genetics and Genomics (IPBGG)
Vincent Pennetti
PhD Graduate Research Assistant (Dr. Parrott, Advisor)
Institute of Plant Breeding, Genetics and Genomics (IPBGG)

Aasish Pokharel
MS Graduate Research Assistant (Dr. Nino Brown, Advisor)
Institute of Plant Breeding, Genetics and Genomics (IPBGG)

Sameer Pokhrel
PhD Graduate Research Assistant (Drs. Ozias-Akins & Vaughn, co-advisors)
Institute of Plant Breeding, Genetics and Genomics (IPBGG)

Emily Powell
PhD Graduate Research Assistant (Dr. Zenglu Li, Advisor)
Institute of Plant Breeding, Genetics and Genomics (IPBGG)

Shreena Pradhan
PhD Graduate Research Assistant (Dr. Devos, Advisor)
Institute of Plant Breeding, Genetics and Genomics (IPBGG)

Rachel Rackers
MS Graduate Research Assistant (Dr. Devos, Advisor)
Institute of Plant Breeding, Genetics and Genomics (IPBGG)

Skye Remko
MS Graduate Research Assistant (Dr. Wayne Parrott, Advisor)
Institute of Plant Breeding, Genetics and Genomics (IPBGG)

Samikshya Rijal
PhD Graduate Research Assistant (Dr. McGregor, Advisor)
Institute of Plant Breeding, Genetics and Genomics (IPBGG)

Harshita Saxena
PhD Graduate Research Assistant (Drs. Bahri/Raymer, Advisors)
Institute of Plant Breeding, Genetics and Genomics (IPBGG)

Iago Schardong
PhD Graduate Research Assistant (Dr. Chee, Advisor)
Institute of Plant Breeding, Genetics and Genomics (IPBGG)

Renan Silva E Souza
PhD Graduate Research Assistant (Dr. Li, Advisor)
Institute of Plant Breeding, Genetics and Genomics (IPBGG)

Madhav Subedi
PhD Graduate Research Assistant (Dr. Mergoum, Advisor)
Institute of Plant Breeding, Genetics and Genomics (IPBGG)

Bukhtaawer Talat
PhD Graduate Research Assistant (Dr. Chee, Advisor)
Institute of Plant Breeding, Genetics and Genomics (IPBGG)

Brandon Tonnis
PhD Graduate Research Assistant (Dr. D. Bertioli, Advisor)
Institute of Plant Breeding, Genetics and Genomics (IPBGG)
Spring, 2023 New Student Bios | Toomey's LinkedIn Profile

Katie Toomey
PhD Graduate Research Assistant (Dr. Parrott, Advisor)
Institute of Plant Breeding, Genetics and Genomics (IPBGG)

Samantha Wan
MS Graduate Research Assistant (Dr. Chee, Advisor)
Institute of Plant Breeding, Genetics and Genomics (IPBGG)

Amanda L. Webb
Ag Research Assistant I
Crop & Soil Sciences
Institute of Plant Breeding, Genetics and Genomics (IPBGG)

Sydney Webb
MS Graduate Research Assistant (Dr. Ozias-Akins, Advisor)
Institute of Plant Breeding, Genetics and Genomics (IPBGG)

Habib Widyawan
PhD Graduate Research Assistant (Dr. Li, Advisor)
Institute of Plant Breeding, Genetics and Genomics (IPBGG)

Hallie Wright
PhD Graduate Research Assistant (Dr. Devos, Advisor)
Institute of Plant Breeding, Genetics and Genomics (IPBGG)
Fall, 2020 New Student Bios | Wright Presley's LinkedIn Profile

Holly Wright Presley
PhD Graduate Research Assistant (Dr. Missaoui, Advisor)
Institute of Plant Breeding, Genetics and Genomics (IPBGG)

Yongjun Yue
PhD Graduate Research Assistant (Dr. Zhang, Advisor)
Institute of Plant Breeding, Genetics and Genomics (IPBGG)