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Note: Due to the high volume of email inquiries about graduate student, postdoc, and visiting scholar positions, we may only reply to inquires with adequate information (e.g., GPA, TOEFL, GRE, or publication) and excellent academic achievements.
Graduate Students:
Nate Bowser (Ph.D. student, Plant Breeding)
Joseph DeTemple (Ph.D. student, Genetics and Genomics, C. R. Weber Award for Excellence in Plant Breeding)
Kiara Kappelmann (Ph.D. student, Plant Breeding and Genetics, co-advised with Adam Vanous)
Karlene Negus (Ph.D. student, Genetics and Genomics, C. R. Weber Award for Excellence in Plant Breeding, National Corn Growers Association Research Ambassador, NAPB Borlaug Fellow)
Research Staff:
Dr. Jiawen Lu (Postdoctoral Research Associate, Quantitative Genetics)
Dr. Bingxin Wang (Visiting Scholar, Plant Breeding and Genetics, Northwestern Agricultural and Forestry University)
Dr. Dongdong Li (Postdoctoral Research Associate, Quantitative Genetics)
Jacob Hinrichsen (Research Scientist II)
Greg Schoenbaum (Research Scientist III)
Former Graduate Students:
Mahule-Elyse-Boris Alladassi (Postdoctoral Research Associate; previously Ph.D. student, Plant Breeding and Genetics, NAPB Borlaug Fellow)
Qi Mu (Postdoctoral Research Associate; previously Ph.D. student, Plant Breeding and Genetics, Research Excellence Award, Crop Science Graduate Student Scholarship, Francis & Beatrice Castro Professional Development Award, Gerald O. Mott Meritorious Graduate Student Award in Crop Science, C. R. Weber Award for Excellence in Plant Breeding, Brown Graduate Fellowship; Assistant Professor, University of Delaware)
Jialu Wei (Ph.D. student, Plant Breeding and Genetics, Research Excellence Award, Gerald O. Mott Meritorious Graduate Student Award in Crop Science, Brown Graduate Fellowship, Francis & Beatrice Castro Professional Development Award, China Scholarship Council Scholarship; Applied Genetics Scientist, Syngenta)
Laura Tibbs Cortes (Ph.D. student, Genetics and Genomics, Research Excellence Award, C. R. Weber Award for Excellence in Plant Breeding, Teaching Excellence Award, Brown Graduate Fellowship, Presidential Fellowship, NSF Graduate Research Fellowship; SCINet Postdoctoral Fellow, USDA-ARS)
James McNellie (Ph.D. student, Genetics and Genomics, P3 Research Award, Brown Graduate Fellowship, Graduate College Assistantship; Geneticist, USDA-ARS, Fargo, ND)
Jinyu Wang (Ph.D. student, Plant Biology, Research Excellence Award; Senior Scientist, Guardant Health)
Matthew Dzievit (Ph.D. student, Plant Breeding and Genetics, C. R. Weber Award for Excellence in Plant Breeding, DuPont Pioneer Graduate Assistantship; Discovery Breeder, Corteva)
Brandon Hawkins (Online M.S. student, Plant Breeding and Genetics; Germplasm Contractual Compliance Analyst, Syngenta)
Xin Li (Ph.D. student, Plant Breeding and Genetics, Research Excellence Award, Outstanding Graduate Student Award; Quantitative Genetics, Damo Academy - Alibaba)
Sivakumar Sukumaran (Ph.D. student, Plant Breeding and Genetics; Scientist & Lead: Wheat Physiological Pre-breeding and Genetic Resources Program Pre-breeding, CIMMYT; Research Fellow, University of Queensland; Research Assistant Professor, Clemson University)
Wenwen Xiang (Graduate student, Plant Breeding and Genetics; Senior Staff Scientist, Takara Bio US)
Guannan Sun (GRA in Statistics; Ph.D. in Univ. of Wisconsin-Madison; Senior Statistician, Sanofi)
Former Postdoctoral Research Associate and Senior Staff:
Dr. Leila Fattel (Postdoctoral Research Associate, Bioinformatics; Bioinformatician, Clemson University)
Dr. Aaron Kusmec (Research Scientist III, Quantitative Genetics; Assistant Professor, Kansas State University)
Dr. Diana Escamilla Sanchez (Postdoctoral Research Associate, Plant Breeding and Genetics; Avalo)
Dr. Qi Mu (Postdoctoral Research Associate, Plant Breeding and Genetics; Assistant Professor, University of Delaware)
Dr. Tingting Guo (Research Associate, Quantitative Genetics; Professor, Huazhong Agricultural University)
Dr. Xianran Li (Adjunct Associate Professor, Genomics and Bioinformatics; Research Scientist, USDA-ARS, Pullman, WA)
Dr. Hongwei Zhang (Postdoctoral Research Associate, Plant Breeding and Genetics; Corn Breeder, Stine Seeds)
Dr. Adam Vanous (Postdoctoral Research Associate, Plant Breeding and Genetics; Geneticist, USDA-ARS, Ames, IA)
Dr. Xiaoqing Yu (Postdoctoral Research Associate, Plant Breeding and Genetics; business owner)
Dr. Chengsong Zhu (Postdoctoral Research Associate, Quantitative Genetics; Biostatistical Consultant I, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center )
Dr. Yuye Wu (Postdoctoral Research Associate, Plant Molecular Physiology; Professor, Shandong Agricultural University)
Dr. Zhongwei Lin (Postdoctoral Research Associate, Molecular Genetics; Professor, China Agricultural University)
Former Visiting Students and Scholars:
He Pei (Visiting Ph.D. student, Huazhoang Agricultural University)
Danilo Hottis Lyra (Visiting Ph.D. student, University of São Paulo; Quantitative Geneticist, KWS)
Hewan Degu (Visiting scientist, AWARD fellow, Plant Breeding and Genetics; Associate Dean of Research and Technology Transfer, College of Agriculture, Hawassa University)
Dr. Dindo Tabanao (Visiting Scholar, Borlaug Fellow, Philippine Rice Research Institute; Supervising Science Research Specialist, Philippine Rice Research Institute)
Leonardo de Azevedo Peixoto (Visiting graduate student)
Dr. Chunlian Li (Visiting Scholar, Northwest Agricultural and Forestry University)
Former Staff Members:
Paul White (Part-time Field Technician, Full-time Field Technician)
Yun Wu (Research Assistant, Statistical Genetics)
Xia Li (Lab Assistant; Shanghai, China)
Former Undergraduates:
Hallie Longest (Undergraduate Research Assistant, CSSA Golden Opportunity Scholar in 2021, NAPB Borlaug Undergraduate Scholar in 2020)
Michaela Erickson (Undergraduate Research Assistant)
Owen Oeltjenbruns (Undergraduate Research Assistant)
Alam Ramirez-Reyes (Undergraduate Research Assistant)
Andrew Herr (Undergraduate Research Assistant, NAPB Borlaug Undergraduate Scholar; Corn Breeder, Corteva)
Anna Underhill (Undergraduate Research Assistant; Biological Science Laboratory Technician, USDA-ARS, Geneva, NY)
Haiyan Huang (Lab Technician)
Shawnee Miller (Undergraduate Research Assistant)
Rebekah Arnold (Undergraduate Research Assistant)
Kirsten Backes (Undergraduate Research Assistant)
Lorin Harvey (Undergraduate student, Ph.D. student at Texas A&M University)
Jacob Lamkey (Undergraduate student)
Charlie Fei (High-school Summer Intern, Undergraduate Summer Intern)
Liz Yang (Undergraduate student; University of Minnesota)
Spencer Lickteig (Undergraduate student; Loyola University Chicago)
Program visit at Stine Seed on a rainy Saturday morning (Oct. 14, 2017)
End-of-the-season group lunch (Oct. 23, 2015)
Farewell Coffee for Wenwen Xiang (Feb. 17, 2010)
Lab gathering at a park (Jun., 2009)
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