Post-Doctoral Associates
- Kevin Cope (co-advised with Heike Bucking), 2018 -
- Sonya Erlandson, 2019 -
Graduate Students
- Jesus Loya (M.S.) 2017-
- Mucahid Bozkus (M.S.) 2019-
- Athira SethuMadhavan (Ph.D.) 2020-
- Lilia Montanez (Ph.D.) 2020-
- Bhawandeep Kaur (M.S.) 2020-
Co-advised graduate students
- Prashant Dahal (M.S., 2021 onwards, co-advised with Dr. Srinivas Janaswamy);
- Said Badshah (Ph.D., 2019 onwards, co-advised with Dr. Srinivas Janaswamy);
Undergraduate/Part-time Research Assistants
- Ia Hastings
- Devindi Samarasinghe
SDSU undergraduates interested in research opportunities,
Former members
- Marie Turner, Ph.D. (Post-Doc 2010-2012), currently Research Scientist, Vegenov, France
- Suresh Damodaran, (M.S., 2010-2012; Ph.D. 2012-2017), currently a Post-Doctoral Associate at Washington University in St Louis (Strader lab)
- Narasimha Rao Nizampatnam, Ph.D. (Post-Doc 2012-2014)
- Sung-Un Kim (Ph.D. student) 2010-2014 (co-advised with Dr. Vance Owens, SDSU)
- Sajag Adhikari (Ph.D.) 2011-2016, currently a post-doc at UNL (Walia lab)
- Carl Fellbaum (Post-Doc 2014-2016), currently at Washington Pavilion, Sioux Falls, SD
- Shuchi Smita, July 2015 - May 2017 (co-mentored with Dr. Anne Fennell)
- Laura White (Ph.D.) 2011-2017, currently a post-doctoral researcher at USDA
- Sunita Pathak (M.S.) 2015-2017, currently a technician at Danforth Center, St Louis
- Spencer Schreier (M.S.) 2015-2017, currently a research assistant at University of Nevada, Reno
- Paul Gaillard (Ph.D.) 2016-2020, back in France managing family farm.
- Sadikshya Aryal (M.S.) 2016-2019, Ph.D. student at Purdue University
- Pratiksha KC (M.S.) 2017-2020, currently a lab technician at Sanford Research, Sioux Falls, SD.
- Bhanu Petla, Sept. 2016 - Sept. 2019
- Marina Johnson, March 2019 - June 2020
- Undergraduate researchers
From SDSU:
Nadee Kaluhawandi (2019); Rachel Johnson (Bentley Griffith Undergraduate Research Scholarship 2018); Kaleb Parajuli (USDA REEU fellow, 2018); Sydnie Daniels (2017, BioSNTR REU fellow); Kirsten Hyser (2016); Jacob Sellers (2015, BioSNTR REU fellow); Brian Kisley (2014 -2016), Bentley Griffith Undergraduate Research Scholar, currently a graduate student at NDSU; Spencer Schreier (2013-2014), ASPB Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (2013), went on to complete M.S.; Shivaram P Arunachalam (2011-2012), currently a scientist at Mayo Clinic; Natalie J Krier (2010-2011), completed MD from UND, Grand Forks; Holly Pueppke (2010-2011), Bentley Griffith Undergraduate Research Scholar, currently a lab technician.
From other institutions:
Clairion DuBose (USDA-REEU fellow, 2019); Jason Kiehne, Allison Zvarick (NSF REU students, 2016-2017); Stephanie Coppin, Mathew Baron, Amelie Dubois, Yoann Monaco (ENSAT summer interns; 2010-2012).
Lab Pictures
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