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Professor

Jean-Michel Ané
Jean-Michel Ané

Research Specialists, Researchers, and Research Interns

Trent Laack
Junko Maeda
Caelin Smith

Postdoctoral Researchers

Burcu Alptekin
Rubens Diogo Junior
Rafael Espejel Venado
Claire Palmer
Biswajit Samal
Manish Tiwari
Ibrahim Zuniga-Chaves

Graduate Students

Valentina Infante
Sai Ram Nagalla

Current Undergraduate Students

  • Abigail Wu
  • Ashley Zlotocha
  • Beth Berger
  • Caelin Smith
  • Damien Zingaro
  • Ember Foreman
  • Isabella Ballard
  • Jason Pan
  • Krysberly Dinges
  • Madigan Freng
  • McKenna J. Riley
  • Owen Nation
  • Swayam Chakraborty
  • Tyra Haugen

Alumni

Former Visiting Scientists and Professors:
  • Paulo Ivan Fernandes Júnior (September 2022 - March 2024), Scientific Researcher at Embrapa Semiárido, Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation (Embrapa), Brazil
  • Oswaldo Valdés-López (September 2022 - December 2022), Professor at the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM), Mexico 

Former Postdoctoral Researchers:
  •   Kimberly Gibson (June 2023 - March 2024) - Now Postdoc at Inclusive Innovation for Climate Smart Agriculture
  • Nivedita (December 2022 - November 2023) - Now Postdoc at the University of Wisconsin-  Madison
  • Sanhita Chakraborty (July 2018 – August 2023) - Now Postdoc at Texas A&M University
  • Jennifer Wilker (March 2021 - present) - Now Lead Bean Breeder at the Latin America and the Caribbean Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT
  • Christina Arther (July 2020 - June 2022) - Now Scientist at the US Dairy Forage Research Center of ARS-USDA
  • Claire Benezech (September 2021 - March 2022) - Now a postdoctoral researcher in France
  • April MacIntyre (August 2020 - January 2022) - Now, Soil Microbiologist at Valent Biosciences
  • Thomas Irving (December 2017 - October 2021) - Now, Postdoc at the University of Cambridge, UK
  • Vânia C. Silva Pankievicz (March 2018 – March 2021) - Now, at the Federal University of Paraná, Brazil
  • Devanshi Khokhani (January 2018 – August 2020) - Now,  an Assistant Professor at the University of Minnesota
  • Lucas Gontijo Silva Maia (January 2018 – February 2020) - Now Postdoc at the Wisconsin Crop Innovation Center, University of Wisconsin - Madison
  • Ray Collier (August 2016 – November 2017) – Now Molecular Services Department Research Manager at the Wisconsin Crop Innovation Center
  • Kevin Garcia (January 2014 – September 2017) – Now an Assistant Professor at North Carolina State University
  • Matthew Crook (January 2012 – June 2017) – Now an Assistant Professor at Weber State University
  • Angel R. Del Valle-Echevarria (January 2015 – December 2015) – Now, a postdoc at the University of Hawaii.
  • Dhileepkumar Jayaraman (August 2013 – December 2014) – Now works at the SAS software company.
  • Pierre-Marc Delaux (November 2011 - November 2014) - Now a Senior Researcher (Directeur de Recherches, DR1) at Centre de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), France.
  • Muthusubramanian Venkateshwaran (April 2010 – August 2013) - Now, a Professor at the University of Wisconsin - Platteville.
  • Oswaldo Valdés-López (November 2012 - July 2013) Now a Full Professor at the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM).
  • Arijit Mukherjee (January 2008 – July 2012) - Now an Associate Professor at the University of Central Arkansas.
  • Désirée Den Os (January 2008 – April 2010) - Now, Lecturer Molecular, Plant, Biology at Hanzehogeschool Groningen / Hanze University of Applied Sciences Groningen, Netherlands.
  • Kannan Iyyamperumal (September 2005 – September 2006) - Now working for Applied Biotech Industries Inc.

Former Graduate Students:​​​
  • Cristobal Carrera Carriel (Ph.D. completed in August 2024, co-advised with Nancy Keller, Genetics Doctoral Training program, UW-Madison) - Now postdoc at the University of Wisconsin - Madison.
  • Garrett Larsen (M.S. completed in June 2024, co-advised with Jyostna Mura, Plant Breeding Plant Genetics program, UW-Madison) - Now Soil Conservationist at the WI USDA-NRCS.
  • Zachary Keyser (Ph.D. completed in May 2021, Plant Breeding Plant Genetics, UW-Madison) - Now Postdoctoral Research Scientist at Corteva Agriscience.
  • Shivangi Vayla (M.S completed in May 2020, Bacteriology, UW-Madison) - Now Molecular Biologist at the Texas Health and Human Services.
  • Anthony Bortolazzo (Ph.D. completed in March 2020, Genetics Doctoral Training program, UW-Madison) - Now Senior Research Associate at Joint Genome Institute, CA.
  • Tomás Rush (Ph.D. completed in August 2019, Plant Pathology, UW-Madison). Now an Associate Staff Scientist in the Biosciences Division at the DOE Oak Ridge National Lab (ORNL)
  • Lindsay Chamberlain (M.S. completed in August 2019, Agronomy, co-advised with Shawn Conley, UW-Madison)
  • Michelle Keller-Pearson (Ph.D. completed in August 2019, co-advised with Dr. Erin Silva, Cellular and Molecular Biology, UW-Madison). Now Life Sciences Instructor at Spokane Falls Community College
  • Marian Lund-Bolton (Ph.D. completed in May 2019, Plant Pathology, co-advised with Shawn Conley, UW-Madison). Now Plant Pathologist at Eurofins BioDiagnostics Inc..
  • Taylor Wahlig (Ph.D. completed in May 2019 with Dr. Charles Kaspar, Microbiology Doctoral Training Program, UW-Madison). Now a CPEP Clinical Microbiology Fellow at the University of Nebraska Medical Center
  • Shane Bernard (M.S. completed in December 2018, Cellular and Molecular Biology, UW-Madison). Now a Scientist at PPD.
  • Kevin Cope (Ph.D. completed in September 2018, Cellular and Molecular Biology, UW-Madison). Now postdoc at the DOE Oak Ridge National Laboratory.
  • David Marburger (Ph.D. completed in February 2016, co-advised with Dr. Shawn Conley, Agronomy, UW-Madison). Now Assistant Professor at Oklahoma State University
  • Audrey Wiley-Kalil (Ph.D. completed in May 2015) (Plant Pathology, UW-Madison). Now USDA Plant Pathologist at Williston Research Extension Center.
  • Kari Forshey (M.S. completed in June 2012, Genetics, UW-Madison). Now Academic Editor at American Journal Experts. 
  • Dhileepkumar Jayaraman (Ph.D. completed in May 2011) (Plant Breeding Plant Genetics, UW-Madison). Now, at the SAS software company. 
  • Li Huey Yeun (Ph.D. completed in May 2011) (Plant Breeding Plant Genetics, UW-Madison).
  • Branden Furseth (M.S. completed in January 2011, co-advised with Dr. Shawn Conley) (Agronomy, UW-Madison). Now at Dow AgroSciences.
  • Muthusubramanian Venkateshwaran (Ph.D. completed in March 2010) (Plant Pathology, UW-Madison). Now Professor at the University of Wisconsin – Platteville.
  • Géraldine Lougnon (Ph.D. completed in May 2007, University of Paris XI, France). Now project director AMOA at Région Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France.
  • Elsa Messinese (Ph.D. completed in May 2007, University of Toulouse, France). Now biology teacher at Cours Esquirol Novétude Santé, Toulouse, France. 


​Former Staff Members:
  • Bren Myers (November 2022 - August 2024), now a graduate student at the University of New Hampshire
  • Shannon Dohr (January 2024 - August 2024), now a graduate student at Washington University
  • Lucas Crawford (January 2023 - February 2024), now a graduate student at the University of Wisconsin - Madison
  • Caitlin McLimans (May 2021 - April 2024)
  • Lauren King (June 2023 - December 2023)
  • Fletcher Robbins (May 2022 - May 2023), now a graduate student at the University of Wisconsin - Madison
  • Hayley Hirsch (May 2121 - May 2023), now a graduate student at the University of Wisconsin - Madison
  • Bjorn H. Karlsson (January 2021 - December 2022), now retired
  • Valentina Infante (February 2019 - September 2021), now a graduate student at the University of Wisconsin - Madison
  • Sophia Ward (August 2021 - August 2022), now a research specialist at the University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee
  • Isabel Dello (August 2020 - July 2021), now a graduate student at Cornell University
  • Sarika Marathe (September 2021 - May 2022), now a graduate student at the University of Wisconsin - Madison
  • Shivangi Vayla (July 2020 - July 2021), now a molecular biologist at Texas Health and Human Services
  • Bailey Kleven (May 2018 - March 2020), now a graduate student at Michigan State University
  • Danielle Graham (August 2015 - January 2016), now a Safety and Occupational Health Specialist at USDA 
  • Shanmugam Rajasekar​ (July 2013 - October 2016)
  • Coralie Barthelemy-Delaux​ (March 2013 - September 2013)
  • Maegen Howes-Podoll​ (December 2008 - December 2010), now Quality Coordinator at the Wisconsin Veterinary Diagnostics Laboratory
  • Michael J. Donath (June 2008- September 2008), now an Engineering Technician at Illumina
  • Najia Zaman (February 2006 - May 2007), now a high/middle school biology teacher at the Granada Islamic School, CA
  • Nicole J. Burns (November 2004 - December 2005), now Scientist Lab Medicine - Variant Analyst at the Children's Hospital Colorado​​

​Former Undergraduate Students, High School Students, Visiting Students:
  • Zan Abbas
  • Madeleine Afonso
  • Samuel Albiero​
  • Veronica Albrecht
  • Paula Albright​​
  • Mushtaq Ali
  • Mohammed Al Riyami
  • Madilyn Anders
  • Christopher J. Anderson​
  • Harleen Arora
  • Nada Arthur
  • Hannah Asher​
  • Paula April Atsaves
  • Marcus Babcock
  • Norisha Badhwar
  • Laura D. Bagley​
  • Izzy Ballard
  • Kelsey M. Baubie
  • Ian J. Begeman
  • Anika Benske
  • Beth Berger
  • Laurie Besinet
  • Shreya Berlia
  • Dana Billing
  • Brianna Bixler​​
  • Madeline Blum
  • Joshua Kankam Boadu
  • Isabel Bowman
  • Mallori Boyd
  • Thiago Braga​
  • Dhruv Amit Brahmbhatt
  • Thomas W. Bryan
  • Jamie Butler
  • Adric Bulkes
  • Kristin R. Bush
  • Guesline Cadet
  • Colby A. Cantu
  • Amber Chasteen
  • Yuxi Cheng​
  • Nikolas Christoffel
  • Dina Elisa Cianca
  • Kaylee Cloghessy​
  • Spencer Coffee
  • Sara M Colom Brana
  • Marissa Cortopassi
  • Katelyn Cowdrey
  • Ronald Crandall
  • Lucas Joseph Crawford
  • Audrey Dalgarno
  • Mark Daniel
  • Angad Dhariwal
  • Ryan J. Dashek​
  • Benjamin Victor Davre
  • Arnaud Desbiez-Piat​​
  • Mariam Diaby
  • Krysberly Dinges
  • Jenna Dorshorst
  • Jade Duncan​
  • Liv Duncan
  • Brett East
  • Zachary Erickson
  • Bryan Ernsting
  • Juan C. Fabela
  • Walker Fanning
  • Stuart Benjamin Fass
  • Misti D. Finton
  • Gary Flores
  • Ember Foreman
  • Alisa Fox
  • Kristi Freibergs
  • Madigan Freng
  • Maia Fries
  • Emmeline Fung
  • Alexandre Galea​
  • Shimeng Gao
  • Paige Garot
  • Breahna C. Giles​
  • Kaia Gray
  • Adam T. Greenwood
  • David S. Gronwall
  • Steven Gruber
  • ​Matt Guyader​
  • Patrick Halbach
  • Emily Halter-Lindquist
  • Isaac L. Hanson​​
  • Vanessa Hass
  • Xu He
  • Lukas Heins
  • Brian Hibler​
  • Hayley Hirsch 
  • Dan Holmes
  • Brianna Holubets
  • Jennifer M. Homer​
  • Brooke Hooper
  • Mark Valentin Horton
  • Alison Hotvedt
  • Annie Huang​
  • Annabelle Iverson
  • Kenneth Delwyn Jackson
  • Hailey Jaschob
  • Mark Jasinski
  • Alyssa Joachim
  • Brian Joers
  • Brooke Lynn Johannes
  • Avery Johnson​
  • Daniel J Jones
  • Langston Jones
  • Younji Jung
  • Katherine Keller​​
  • Elias Immanuel Kemna
  • Nabah Khondaker
  • Quinlan Kiefer​
  • I Seul Kim
  • Jong Hwan (Greg) Kim
  • Sam Kim​
  • Zoe Klein
  • Allison Klingelhofer
  • Eric Klingensmith
  • Nicolette Klucas​
  • Brandy Koehler
  • Wesley Kohls
  • Tenzin Kunga
  • Keeley C. Kuru
  • Jeffrey Kusiak
  • John Lawrence Nicholson Kwan
  • Trenton Laack
  • Gregory C. Laffen
  • Rachelle Laffen
  • Claire Maryann LaFleur
  • Erica Coretta Lange
  • Joseph Lara
  • Daniel Corbier de Lara
  • Brent Larsen
  • Kelsey Larsen
  • Matthew Laton
  • Philip Le
  • Michael Lee
  • Sarah Lee
  • ​Alyssa M Lentine
  • Katelyn A. Levene
  • Adam B. Levin
  • Owen Lilleleht ​
  • Jenna Litscher
  • Holiday (Yang) Liu
  • Hannah Lucas​
  • Cali Jayne Lunowa
  • Nathalie Ly
  • Nilroth Ly
  • Will McDonald
  • Ian McIntire
  • Isaac McKeon
  • Cristina Macias
  • Axel Ramirez Madera
  • Maxime Magne
  • Esha Iyer Mahalingam
  • Joanna Maki
  • Mathilde Malbreil
  • Kayla Martens
  • Chelsea J. Martin
  • Dana Martins
  • HannahRose Mayer
  • Patrick Mayer​
  • Caitlin McLimans
  • Mitchell T. Meagher
  • Jenna Mehre
  •  Robert Mettelman
  • Syd Midgorden
  • Sabrina Miller
  • Caroline Mitchell​
  • Andrew Samuel Molodchenko
  • Alyssa Morrow
  • Ally Murray
  • Sunita Nadendla​
  • Derek Nedveck​
  • Joshua Lawrence Nemser-Sherhob
  • Lina Nguyen​
  • Nguyen Nguyen
  • Alexis Oliver
  • Paxton Paine
  • Jason Pan
  • Anthony Joseph Panciocco
  • Soyoung Park​
  • Keshav Parthasarathy​​​
  • Minsu Park
  • Luke Parrella
  • Kahaan Patel
  • Leah Patullo
  • Kaley Pederson
  • Lincoln Peppard
  • Kevin Perthel
  • Annika Peterson
  • Owen Petrich
  • Maya Pham
  • Samuel Pierre-Louis
  • Kristine Pineda​
  • Jaime Quackenbush​
  • Daniel Ramberg
  • Leila Reder
  • Gunnar Reichenberger
  • Benjamin S. Reimer​
  • McKenna Riley
  • Kriti Rishi
  • John Rivera
  • Delmarie Riviera
  • Kourtnei Robinson
  • ​Miguel Rosas
  • Martha Elizabeth Row Barta
  • Bella Fae Rupnick
  • Emma Saksa
  • Fadima Samboal​
  • Chiara Sanders
  • Charles-Etienne Sauvé​​
  • Nathaniel Schleif
  • Kimberly Schnell
  • Steven C. Scholzen
  • Emily Schroeder
  • Julia Dorothy Schultz
  • Brett Schwartz
  • Lauren A. Schwartzburg​
  • Anna Schwenn
  • Greta Schwiesow
  • Delaney Grace Seffrood
  • Brittany Seidl
  • Walter Selver
  • Alhaji Sesay
  • Jonathan Edward Setzke
  • Ajay Shah​
  • Kwangdeok Shin
  • Sara Siddiqui​
  • Carl Simmons
  • Arlen Slaymaker
  • Abigail L. Smith
  • Brendan Smith
  • Caelin Smith
  • Maxwell Steeples
  • Edward Joseph Steigerwald
  • Justin Patrick Stensloff
  • Tyler James Stichart
  • Emily Stone
  • Vaishnav Sunkireddy
  • Andrew Svendsen
  • Chongzhi Sun
  • Vaishnav Sunkireddy
  • Erin Sweeney
  • Bee Tan
  • Maizah Tariq
  • Erica Taylor
  • Pich Tea
  • John Wilson Terlap
  • Rachel Thompson
  • Tian Tran
  • Nikki Uelmen
  • Matthew Vanwychen
  • Nandhitha Vankatesh 
  • Kelly Verhaalen
  • Connie V. Vo​
  • Sheradin Vorpahl
  • Bin Wang
  • ​Yunqian (Tristan) Wang
  • Morgan Walcheck
  • Adrian Wallner
  • ​Mitchel S Wanta​
  • Audrey Wachter
  • Andrew J. Wiederhold​
  • Mary Sefton Wilkinson
  • Adam Waite​​
  • Ben Wang
  • Mitch Wanta
  • Luke Willems
  • Chen Yang 
  • Dean Hoon Yun
  • Chester J Zara  
  • Mark Zimmermann
  • Damien Zingaro
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