About Us
Meet our Team
Dr. Ramu Govindasamy
Professor
Department of Agricultural, Food, and Resource Economics
Dr. Tom Gianfagna
Professor Emeritus
Department of Plant Biology
Postdoctoral Researchers
Dr. Yariv Ben-Naim
Post-Doctoral Associate (current)
Department of Plant Biology
Plant Breeder and Plant Pathologist, Bar Ilan University, Ramat Gan, Israel
Dr. Danyue Zhao
Post-Doctoral Associate (2016-2020)
Department of Plant Biology
Now Assistant Professor at Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Current Students
Emma Bernstein
Graduate Student (PhD Program)
Department of Medicinal Chemistry
Nisha Khanna
Graduate Student (MS Program)
Department of Plant Biology
Nanxi Li
Graduate Student (PhD Program)
Department of Food Chemistry & Nutrition Science
Amanda McTaggart
Graduate Student (MS Program)
Department of Plant Biology
Guazabara (Maxx) Rivera
Graduate Student (PhD Program)
Department of Plant Biology
Anna Snyder
Graduate Student (PhD Program)
Department of Plant Biology
Konrad Wysocki
Graduate Student (PhD Program)
Department of Plant Biology
Staff Members
Erin Quinn
Department of Plant Biology
Dr. Nimmi Raj
Department of Plant Biology
Core Collaborators
Dr. Andy Wyenandt
Professor, Plant Pathologist
Department of Plant Biology
Dr. Rong Di
Professor, Molecular Biologist and Gene Editing
Department of Plant Biology
Dr. Michael Lawton
Professor, Biochemist and Gene Editing
Department of Plant Biology
Dr. Connie Pascal
Lecturer, Hemp Education and Outreach
School of Environmental and Biological Sciences
Dr. Xenia Morin
Associate Teaching Professor, Agriculture and Food Systems Program
Department of Plant Biology
