People

Steve Clough
Research Geneticist (Plants) - USDA/ARS

Oct. 2001 - present
Contact info: sjclough@illinois.edu (217) 265-6452
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David Neece - Molecular Biologist - USDA/ARS
Fall 2006 - present





Wei Wei - PhD Graduate Student
Fall 2014 - present






Former Lab Members

Post Docs

Michael Barnhart - Academic Researcher
Spring 2014 - Summer 2014






Lucimara Koga - Postdoctoral Research Associate
Summer 2013 - Fall 2013





Osman Radwan - Postdoctoral Research Associate
Summer 2007 - Fall 2012





Mei Phing Lee - Postdoctoral Research Associate
Summer 2005 - Fall 2005
Mei Phing tragically passed away in Dec 2005 due to acute myloid leukemia





Damla Bilgin - Postdoctoral Research Associate
Fall 2004 - Fall 2006





Jijun Zou - Postdoctoral Research Associate
Fall 2002 - Fall 2004





Graduate Students

Xing Wu - MS Graduate Student
Fall 2014 - Summer 2017






Facricio Francischini - Visiting PhD Student
Fall 2016 - Spring 2017






Florencia Berruezo - MS Graduate Student
Fall 2014 - Summer 2015






David Dyck - MS Graduate Student
Fall 2014 - Spring 2015





Ana Carolina Oliveira - Visiting Graduate Student (MS)
Fall 2015 - Spring 2016





Cibele Teixeira da Silva - Visiting Graduate Student (PhD)
Summer 2014 - Fall 2015





Maria Malvino - MS Graduate Student
Fall 2013 - Summer 2015





Kênia Carvalho de Oliveira - Visiting Graduate Student (PhD)
Summer 2014 - Spring 2015





Bernarda Calla - Graduate Student (MS & PhD)
Fall 2004 - Fall 2012





Yanyu (Zoey) He - Graduate Student (MS)
Fall 2009 - Fall 2012





Milene Möller - Visiting Graduate Student (PhD)
Summer 2011 - Spring 2012





Michelle da Fonseca Santos - Visiting Graduate Student (PhD)
Spring 2010 - Fall 2011





Alexandre Garcia - Visiting Graduate Student (PhD)
Spring 2010 - Fall 2011





Jin Zhu - Graduate Student (PhD)
Spring 2004 - Spring 2009





Min Li - Graduate Student (PhD)
Summer 2002 - Summer 2007





Researchers

Na Guo - Visiting Research Scholar
Fall 2017 - Fall 2018






José Baldin Pinheiro - Visiting Researcher
Fall 2015 - Winter 2016





Maria Imaculada Zucchi - Visiting Researcher
Fall 2015 - Winter 2016





Doris Carbajulca - Visiting Research Scholar
Fall 2008 - Fall 2013






Dr. Bao Li - Visiting Researcher
China Agricultural University
Fall 2010 - Fall 2011





Dr. Daina Simmonds - Visiting Researcher
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
Summer 2008





Laureen Blahut-Beatty - Visiting Researcher
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
Summer 2008





Brandon Bates - McNair Scholar
Summer 2007





Joe Nicholas - Plant Physiologist - USDA/ARS
Fall 2001 - Winter 2006





Mengjuan Gao - Researcher
Spring 2006





Marisol Benitez - Researcher
Spring 2005 - Fall 2005





Yunfang Zhang - Researcher
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
Winter 2004, Winter 2005





Moon Young Kim - Visiting PhD Student
Seoul National University
Summer 2004





Undergraduates

Emma Moore - Undergaduate Lab Assistant
Summer 2016 - Summer 2018







Charlie Chengyi Zhang
Spring 2013 - Present






Leticia Marise Lamana - Visiting Undergaduate Student
Fall 2015 - Spring 2016




Andy McInerney - Undergaduate Lab Assistant
Spring 2015 - Spring 2016






Guilherme Hüller
Visiting Undergraduate
Summer 2014





Xing Wu
Visiting Undergraduate
College of Agriculture and Biotechnology, Zhejiang University, China
Summer 2013





Daniel Hay
Fall 2012 - Spring 2013





Will Jingwei Wang
Fall 2012 - Spring 2013





Addison Dynek
Fall 2011 - Spring 2012





Ryoh Shinohara
Summer 2010 - Summer 2014





Yoko Kotegawa
Summer 2010 - Spring 2011





Aline Wu
Summer 2008 - Spring 2010





Andreina Chiu
Summer 2008 - Spring 2010





Tristesse Jones
Fall 2006 - Spring 2010





Ryan Liu
Fall 2009 - Summer 2011





Laura Schroeder
Fall 2007 - Summer 2008





Amy Lee
Spring 2005 - Summer 2007





Nicholas Gloude
Fall 2004 - Spring 2007





Dominique Warner
Fall 2004 - Spring 2007





Jaclyn Friel
Summer 2006





Milena Rumak
Summer 2004 - Summer 2006





Yana Blekhman
Fall 2004 - Fall 2006





Bob Trieu
Fall 2002 - Summer 2006





Beth Weldon
Spring 2004 - Spring 2005





Megha Makam
Fall 2004 - Spring 2005





Sid Kalita
Spring 2002 - Spring 2005





Jason Bant
Summer 2003 - Fall 2004





Priya Pradhan
Spring 2002 - Summer 2003





Catherine Dayger
Fall 2003





Toyin Olagunju
Spring 2002





High School Students (Through the RAPII Program)

Niki Adelaja
2010






Lakeisha Cox
2008





Tevin Marbeth
2007





Karla Ortiz
2007





Tristesse Jones
2005