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Innocent Byiringiro
ibyiring@umd.edu
Qi Lab
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PLSC |
- Plant genome engineering
- Metabolic pathways engineering
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Bhavit Chhabra
bchhabra@umd.edu
Rawat Lab
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PLSC |
- My research focuses on improving the genetic resistance of Wheat against fungal diseases.
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Joshua Clem
jclem@umd.edu
Qi Lab
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PLSC |
- Plant genome engineering
- DNA repair
- CRISPR/Cas systems
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Jennifer Freebery
jfreeber@umd.edu
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AEED |
- Protecting grassland birds in agricultural fields in Maryland
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Adam Hopper
ahopper@umd.edu
Micallef Lab
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PLSC |
- Metabolomics of crop surfaces influence on plant-microbe associations
- Reduction of enteric pathogen colonization on crop surfaces using a metabolomics approach
- Examination of physiological and morphological traits that drive enteric pathogen attachment/colonization
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Lillyanna House
lhouse@terpmail.umd.edu
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PLSC |
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Claire Hudson
clhudson@umd.edu
Micallef Lab
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PLSC |
- Exploration of the role of endophytic microorganisms and plant defenses against pathogenic bacteria
- Influence of plant associated microbiota on plant exometabolome and the metabolome of the host
- Abiotic and biotic elicitation of antimicrobial secondary metabolites in leafy greens as a means to improve food safety.
- Abiotic elicitation and the impact on shelf life and microbiome shifts in leafy greens.
- Internalization of enteric pathogens on leafy greens in response to factors such as changes in environmental conditions, metabolome and microbiome.
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Xueying Jiang
xj98@g.umd.edu
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PLSC |
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Emily Johnson
emilykj@g.umd.edu
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PLSC |
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Anmol Kajla
akajla97@umd.edu
Tiwari Lab
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PLSC |
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Diksha Klair
diksha@umd.edu
Micallef Lab
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PLSC |
- Investigation of the Influence of PGPR on plant metabolome under abiotic stresses.
- Enteric pathogen-plant interactions influencing transcriptomic and metabolomic profile of plant.
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Joseph Lagner
jlagner@umd.edu
Qi Lab
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PLSC |
- Application of CRISPR-based disease detection.
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Bruce Levine
levinebj@umd.edu
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PLSC |
- CRISPR gene editing of fungi.
- Exploration of effector proteins and other virulence factors in the chestnut blight fungus Cryphonectria parasitica
- Host-pathogen interaction between Cryphonectria parasitica and chestnut.
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Janelle Livesay
jlivesay@umd.edu
Rawat Lab
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PLSC |
- Evaluation of the effectiveness of the use of Ascaroside treatments as a prophylaxis against Fusarium graminearum infection in wheat.
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Hongjin Lu
lhj817@g.umd.edu
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PLSC |
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Samaila Mamman
smamman@g.umd.edu
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AEED |
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Gracie Mason
gracies@g.umd.edu
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AEED |
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Md Shipon Miah
shipon@umd.edu
Farcuh Lab
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PLSC |
- Fruit Quality, Ripening and Postharvest Physiology
- Fruit Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
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Ian Moot
imoot@g.umd.edu
Tiwari Lab
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PLSC |
- Positional cloning and transformation of a broad-spectrum leaf rust resistance gene in wheat
- Discovering abiotic stress resistance genes in diploid wheat using GWAS
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Arielis Morales-Salva
amoral13@umd.edu
Tiwari Lab
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Jennifer Morash
jmorash@g.umd.edu
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PLSC |
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Erin Myers
emyers8@umd.edu
Fiorellino Lab
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PLSC |
- Researching how planting date and depth impact the yield of hemp varieties in Maryland to supply growers with specific recommendations.
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Miracle Omoregbee
osazeemi@g.umd.edu
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PLSC |
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Boyoung Park
bpark513@g.umd.edu
Kweon Lab
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PLSC |
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Carl Paulson
cpaulso1@umd.edu
Tiwari Lab
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PLSC |
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Wheat genetics
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Wheat transformation
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Cara Peterson
cmpeters@umd.edu
Tully Lab
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PLSC |
- Testing methods of integrating cover crops into no-till grain production
- Investigating the effect of mechanical and chemical cover crop termination methods on soil moisture
- Evaluating the ability of a soil-water-crop-atmosphere model to predict soil moisture dynamics under a cover crop residue
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Anshul Rana
arana1@g.umd.edu
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PLSC |
- Understanding the association between weed-originated Colletotrichum nymphaeae and strawberry anthracnose
- Determining microbiome seasonality in strawberries and nearby weeds
- Understanding the impact of herbicide applications on the change of disease inoculum levels
Also, please find my picture attached.
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Jacqueline Repp
jrepp@g.umd.edu
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PLSC |
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Shannon Rotella
srotella@umd.edu
Hu Lab
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PLSC |
- Determination of the frequency of fungicide resistance in grape downy mildew.
- Identification and distribution of grape downy mildew cryptic species in Mid Atlantic vineyards.
- Understanding the effect of shoot thinning and leaf pulling practices on disease prevalence in Mid Atlantic vineyards.
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Levin Sarver
lsarver@g.umd.edu
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AEED |
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Adam Schoen
awschoen@terpmail.umd.edu
Tiwari Lab
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PLSC |
- Development of a pipeline for efficient gene discovery of agronomically important traits in hexaploid bread wheat using diploid wheat species as a model.
- Reestablishing the University of Maryland's small grain breeding program using new technologies and speed breeding techniques in order to introduce new elite cultivars to growers.
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Meg Smolinski
msmolins@umd.edu
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AEED |
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Nate Spicer
nspicer@umd.edu
Tully Lab
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PLSC |
- Evaluating the impacts of sea level rise on carbon and nitrogen cycling in agricultural fields and forests on the Eastern Shore.
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Haylee Staruk
haylee@g.umd.edu
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AEED |
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Yvette Tamukong
tyb@terpmail.umd.edu
Culver Lab
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PLSC |
- Identification of active plum pox virus (PPV) variants during leaf and bud development of plum trees (Prunus domestica L.).
- Investigating the role of roots and buds in the seasonal maintenance of PPV variants.
- Examining host gene alterations in roots and buds and the impact on PPV maintenance during dormancy.
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Uday Kumar Thera
uthera@umd.edu
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PLSC |
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Louis Thorne
lthorne@umd.edu
Fiorellino Lab
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PLSC |
- Phytoremediation in soils with high phosphorus
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Sydney Wallace
swallac1@g.umd.edu
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PLSC |
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Yuwei Xiao
ywxiao93@terpmail.umd.edu
Liu Lab
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PLSC |
- Fruit development through two different plant systems: wild strawberry (Fragaria vesca) and Arabidopsis thaliana.
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Inderjit Yadav
isyadav@g.umd.edu
Tiwari Lab
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PLSC |
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Minting Zeng
mintingz@g.umd.edu
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PLSC |
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Samantha Hasselhoff
samhass@g.umd.edu
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PLSC |
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Shaylan Kolodney
kolodney@g.umd.edu
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PLSC |
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Erin Wiegman
ewiegman@g.umd.edu
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PLSC |
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Brilliant Asamoah
basamoa1@g.umd.edu
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AEED |
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John Augustus Samura
jsamura@g.umd.edu
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AEED |
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