Team

Principal Investigators

Nick Lauter, USDA-ARS Research Geneticist
Nick Lauter
Co-Principal Investigator
Genomics and phenomics for maize improvement, Genetics of Disease and Pest Defense
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Marna D Yandeau-Nelson
Principal Investigator
Genetics, Plant Biology, Biorenewables
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Craig A Abel
Co-Principal Investigator
Host Plant Resistance
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Basil Nikolau
Co-Principal Investigator
Metabolomics and Metabolism

Scientific Staff

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Miriam D Lopez
USDA-ARS Biological Science Technician, Lab Manager for the Lauter Research Group
Plant Genetics and Genomics, Plant-Insect Interactions, Plant-Fungal Interactions
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Tina M Paque
Affiliate
Agronomy
Skylar Stefani
Research Technician
Biochemistry

Post-Doctoral Researchers

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Satiander Rana
Post-doc Research Associate
Molecular Biology, Genetics, Plant Biology

Graduate Students

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Keting Chen
Graduate Assistant - Research
Metabolic Pathways construction
Travis Hattery
Graduate Assistant-Research
Chemical Engineering, Metabolomics and Metabolism, Plant Biology
Colton McNinch
Graduate Assistant-Research
Plant Genetics, Plant Development, Bioinformatics
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Tesia Posekany
Graduate Assistant-Research
Quantitative Genetics, Plant-Pathogen interactions, Plant Stress Response
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Bri A Vidrine
Graduate Assistant-Research
Plant Genetics

Undergraduate Students

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Umnia Mahgoub
Undergraduate Research Assistant
Genetics
Riley Moore
Riley Moore
Undergraduate Research Assistant
Genetics, Metabolite Extractions
Bryn Myers
Undergraduate Research Assistant
Genetics, Metabolite Extractions
Emily Naughton
Undergraduate Research Assistant
Biology

Research Experience for Teachers (RET)

Cathryn Carney (Summer 2017)
Teacher; Boyd-Hull High School
Biology, Environmental Science, Talented and Gifted Education
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Aaron Hahn (Summers 2015 and 2016)
Teacher; Carlisle High School
Chemistry, Biology

Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU)

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Nayoka Peterson (Summer 2015)
Summer researcher, Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) program
Biology

Young Engineers and Scientists (YES) High School Students

Amani Al-Rashid
Young Engineer & Scientist (YES) Program (Summer 2016)
Biology
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Zac Jones (Summer 2015)
Young Engineer & Scientist (YES) program
Biology
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Jasmine Moreno (Summer 2015)
Young Engineer & Scientist (YES) program
Biology

Alumni

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Akhilesh C Mishra
Graduate Assistant - Research
Web Development, Database Management
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Reid J Claussen
Research Associate II
Yeast and Maize Genetics
Sam Condon
Undergraduate Research Assistant; Research Associate
Metabolomics
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Amy G Huynh
Undergraduate Research Assistant
Agricultural Biochemistry
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Grace N Kuehne
Undergraduate Research Assistant
Genetics
Tian Lin
Postdoc Research Associate
Plant Biology, Transcriptomics and Bioinformatics
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Derek M Loneman
Research Associate II
Metabolite Extraction, GC-MS analysis
Layton Peddicord
Graduate Assistant - Research
Metabolomics
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Paul Strickler
Undergraduate Research Assistant
Genetics
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Sarah M Weirich
USDA-ARS Biological Science Technician
Plant and Animal Genetics, Wildlife Ecology