Graduate Students
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Jessie Adams
Research Professional and IPBGG MS Student (Dr Nino Brown, Advisor)
Crop & Soil Sciences
Institute of Plant Breeding, Genetics and Genomics (IPBGG)
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Millicent Avosa
PhD Graduate Research Assistant (Dr. Soraya Bertioli, Advisor)
Institute of Plant Breeding, Genetics and Genomics (IPBGG)
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Emile Barnes
PhD Graduate Research Assistant (Dr. D. Bertioli, Advisor)
Institute of Plant Breeding, Genetics and Genomics (IPBGG)
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Amelia Boettcher
MS Graduate Research Assistant (Dr. Cecilia McGregor, Advisor)
Institute of Plant Breeding, Genetics and Genomics (IPBGG)
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Stephanie Botton
Research Technician & IPBGG-MS student (Dr. Ozias-Akins, advisor), peanut breeding
Horticulture
Institute of Plant Breeding, Genetics and Genomics (IPBGG)
Fall, 2021 New Student Bios | Burner's LinkedIn Profile
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Nathaniel Burner
PhD Graduate Research Assistant (Dr. Li, Advisor)
Institute of Plant Breeding, Genetics and Genomics (IPBGG)
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Ben Culver
MS Graduate Research Assistant (Dr. Chee, Advisor)
Institute of Plant Breeding, Genetics and Genomics (IPBGG)
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Brody Deaton
Field Research Assistant & MS Graduate Research Assistant (Dr. Raymer, Advisor)
Institute of Plant Breeding, Genetics and Genomics (IPBGG)
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Chloe Camille Delacerna
Graduate Research Assistant (Dr. Ali Missaoui)
Institute of Plant Breeding, Genetics and Genomics (IPBGG)
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Kamalpreet Kaur Dhillon
PhD Graduate Research Assistant (Dr. Schwartz, Advisor)
Institute of Plant Breeding, Genetics and Genomics (IPBGG)
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Danielle Essandoh
PhD Graduate Research Assistant (Dr. S. Bertioli, Advisor)
Institute of Plant Breeding, Genetics and Genomics (IPBGG)
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Anne Marie Gahagan
MS Graduate Research Assistant (Dr. Patrick Conner, Advisor)
Institute of Plant Breeding, Genetics and Genomics (IPBGG)
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Anita Giabardo
Graduate Research Assistant (Dr. Robin Buell)
Institute of Plant Breeding, Genetics and Genomics (IPBGG)
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Kelly Goode
PhD Graduate Research Assistant (Dr. M. Mitchum, Advisor)
Institute of Plant Breeding, Genetics and Genomics (IPBGG)
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Austin Hart
PhD Graduate Research Assistant (Dr. van der Knaap, Advisor)
Institute of Plant Breeding, Genetics and Genomics (IPBGG)
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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
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Raegan Holton
PhD Graduate Research Assistant (Dr. Ozias-Akins, Advisor)
Institute of Plant Breeding, Genetics and Genomics (IPBGG)
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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
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Anne Frances Jarrell
PhD Graduate Research Assistant (Dr. Buell, Advisor)
Institute of Plant Breeding, Genetics and Genomics (IPBGG)
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Prasanna Kharel
PhD Graduate Research Assistant (Dr. Ozias-Akins, Advisor)
Institute of Plant Breeding, Genetics and Genomics (IPBGG)
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Jordan Knapp-Wilson
PhD Graduate Research Assistant (Dr. Chavez, Advisor)
Institute of Plant Breeding, Genetics and Genomics (IPBGG)
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Dallas Kreisa
PhD Graduate Research Assistant (Dr. Zenglu Li, Advisor)
Institute of Plant Breeding, Genetics and Genomics (IPBGG)
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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
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Samuele Lamon
PhD Graduate Research Assistant (Dr. D. Berttioli, Advisor)
Institute of Plant Breeding, Genetics and Genomics (IPBGG)
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Jackline Litunya
Graduate Research Assistant
Institute of Plant Breeding, Genetics and Genomics (IPBGG)
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Khyathi Madduru
PHD Graduate Research Assistant (Dr. Patrick Conner)
Institute of Plant Breeding, Genetics and Genomics (IPBGG)
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Namrata Maharjan
PhD Graduate Research Assistant (Dr. S. Bertioli, Advisor)
Institute of Plant Breeding, Genetics and Genomics (IPBGG)
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Daniel Matusinec
PhD Graduate Research Assistant (Dr. D. Bertioli, Advisor)
Institute of Plant Breeding, Genetics and Genomics (IPBGG)
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Caitlin McCann
MS Graduate Research Assistant (Dr. Dario Chavez, Advisor)
Institute of Plant Breeding, Genetics and Genomics (IPBGG)
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Mylee Mobley
MS Graduate Research Student (Dr. Ozias-Akins, Advisor)
Institute of Plant Breeding, Genetics and Genomics (IPBGG)
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Saptarshi Mondal
Graduate Assistant
Institute of Plant Breeding, Genetics and Genomics (IPBGG)
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Sindoora Nalajala
PHD Graduate Research Assistant (Dr. Ye Chu)
Institute of Plant Breeding, Genetics and Genomics (IPBGG)
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Gema Nugraha
MS Graduate Research Assistant (Dr. Ozias-Akins, Advisor)
Institute of Plant Breeding, Genetics and Genomics (IPBGG)
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Swikriti Pandey
PhD Graduate Research Assistant (Dr. McGregor, Advisor)
Institute of Plant Breeding, Genetics and Genomics (IPBGG)
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Aasish Pokharel
MS Graduate Research Assistant (Dr. Nino Brown, Advisor)
Institute of Plant Breeding, Genetics and Genomics (IPBGG)
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Sameer Pokhrel
PhD Graduate Research Assistant (Drs. Ozias-Akins & Vaughn, co-advisors)
Institute of Plant Breeding, Genetics and Genomics (IPBGG)
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Emily Powell
PhD Graduate Research Assistant (Dr. Zenglu Li, Advisor)
Institute of Plant Breeding, Genetics and Genomics (IPBGG)
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Shreena Pradhan
PhD Graduate Research Assistant (Dr. Devos, Advisor)
Institute of Plant Breeding, Genetics and Genomics (IPBGG)
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Rachel Rackers
MS Graduate Research Assistant (Dr. Devos, Advisor)
Institute of Plant Breeding, Genetics and Genomics (IPBGG)
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Skye Remko
MS Graduate Research Assistant (Dr. Wayne Parrott, Advisor)
Institute of Plant Breeding, Genetics and Genomics (IPBGG)
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Samikshya Rijal
PhD Graduate Research Assistant (Dr. Bahri and Dr. Buck)
Institute of Plant Breeding, Genetics and Genomics (IPBGG)
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Harshita Saxena
PhD Graduate Research Assistant (Drs. Bahri/Raymer, Advisors)
Institute of Plant Breeding, Genetics and Genomics (IPBGG)
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Iago Schardong
PhD Graduate Research Assistant (Dr. Chee, Advisor)
Institute of Plant Breeding, Genetics and Genomics (IPBGG)
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Gurjot Singh Sidhu
PhD Graduate Research Assistant (Dr. Katrien Devos, Advisor)
Institute of Plant Breeding, Genetics and Genomics (IPBGG)
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Bukhtaawer Talat
PhD Graduate Research Assistant (Dr. Chee, Advisor)
Institute of Plant Breeding, Genetics and Genomics (IPBGG)
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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
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Katie Toomey
PhD Graduate Research Assistant (Dr. Parrott, Advisor)
Institute of Plant Breeding, Genetics and Genomics (IPBGG)
Spring, 2022 New Student Bios | Spring, 2024 New Student Bios
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Samantha Wan
PHD Graduate Research Assistant (Dr. Chee, Advisor)
Institute of Plant Breeding, Genetics and Genomics (IPBGG)
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Amanda L. Webb
Ag Research Assistant I
Crop & Soil Sciences
Institute of Plant Breeding, Genetics and Genomics (IPBGG)
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Sydney Webb
MS Graduate Research Assistant (Dr. Ozias-Akins, Advisor)
Institute of Plant Breeding, Genetics and Genomics (IPBGG)
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Habib Widyawan
PhD Graduate Research Assistant (Dr. Li, Advisor)
Institute of Plant Breeding, Genetics and Genomics (IPBGG)
Fall, 2020 New Student Bios | Wright Presley's LinkedIn Profile
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Holly Wright Presley
PhD Graduate Research Assistant (Dr. Missaoui, Advisor)
Institute of Plant Breeding, Genetics and Genomics (IPBGG)
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Yongjun Yue
PhD Graduate Research Assistant (Dr. Zhang, Advisor)
Institute of Plant Breeding, Genetics and Genomics (IPBGG)