Meet the Fellows | 2022-2025

Connor Balfany.

Connor Balfany

North Carolina State University
Bioprocessing, Food Science, and Nutrition

Lab website

Jonathan Beutler.

Jonathan Beutler

The University of British Columbia
Plant Sciences

Lab website

Sujata Bogati.

Sujata Bogati

Purdue University
Agronomy

Lab website

Ruth Centeno.

Ruth Eunice Centeno Martinez

Purdue University
Animal Science

Lab website

Sarah Chu.

Sarah Chu

Texas A&M
Crop and Soil Science

Mira Conyers.

Mira Conyers

University of California, Davis
Microbiology

Lab website

Matt Davis.

Matt Davis

University of California, Davis
Plant Biology

Monroe Lab and PJB Lab

Madeline Desjardins.

Madeline Desjardins

Washington State University
Crop and Soil Sciences

Lindsay Garcia.

Lindsay Garcia

Oregon State University
Food Science and Technology

Vinicius Garnica.

Vinicius Castelli Garnica

North Carolina State University
Entomology and Plant Pathology

Lushan Ghimire.

Lushan Ghimire

University of Florida
Plant Molecular and Cellular Biology

Lab website

Katrina Klett.

Katrina Klett

University of Minnesota
Natural Resources Science and Management

Lab website

Lidia Komondy.

Lidia Komondy

Cornell University
Entomology

Lab website

Seldon Kwafo.

Seldon Kwafo

University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign
Plant Biology

Samuele Lamon.

Samuele Lamon

The University of Georgia
Plant Breeding, Genetics & Genomics

Lab website

Autumn McLaughlin.

Autumn McLaughlin

University of Tennessee
Entomology and Plant Pathology

Lab website

Rose Mumbi.

Rose Mumbi

Purdue University
Agronomy

Heeduk Oh.

Heeduk Oh

North Carolina State University
Horticultural Science

Lab website

Stephen Onayemi.

Stephen Onayemi

Washington State University
Entomology

Lab website

Kevin Orta.

Kevin Orta

North Carolina State University
Entomology and Plant Pathology

Lab website

Mariana Prieto Torres.

Mariana Prieto Torres

North Carolina State University
Entomology and Plant Pathology

Lab website

Riley Reed.

Riley Reed

Washington State University
Entomology

Olanrewaju Shittu.

Olanrewaju Shittu

Penn State University
Plant Pathology and Environmental Microbiology

Nikee Shrestha.

Nikee Shrestha

University of Nebraska, Lincoln
Complex Biosystem

Lab website

Samantha Surber.

Samantha Surber

University of Georgia
Plant Biology

Lab website

Federico Tarnonsky.

Federico Tarnonsky

University of Florida
Animal Sciences

Lab website

Destiny Tyson.

Destiny Tyson

North Carolina State University
Biological Sciences

Mei Ling Wong.

Mei Ling Wong

Montana State University
Plant Sciences & Plant Pathology