Current
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| Katayoon
(Katie) Dehesh
Professor of Plant Biology
Education:
B.S.- Pahlavi University, Shiraz, Iran - Biology - 1972
Ph.D. - Sussex University, United Kingdom - Stress Physiology
- 1977
Teaching Interests: Plant biology, Plant physiology. Biotechnology.
Plant molecular biology and signal transduation.
Research Interests: Structural, molecular and biochemical analysis
of fatty acid biosynthetic enzymes; Regulatory mechanism(s) controlling
membrane lipid composition; molecular genetics of lipid signaling.
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| Justin Walley
Graduate Student
Education:
B.S. Mount Union College, Alliance, Ohio - Biology
M.S. Miami University, Oxford, Ohio - Botany
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Xiao Yanmei
Post-Doctoral Researcher
Education:
Ph.D. 2005. Kansas State University (KSU), Manhattan, KS, USA
M.S . 1999. Institute of Genetics, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Beijing, China. B.S. 1996. Xiangtan Normal College, Xiangtan, Hunan Province, China.
Research Interests: Signal Transduction, Molecular Biology, Microbial Pathogenesis, Host Immunity & Susceptibility |
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Hiromi Tajima
Post-Doctoral Researcher
Education:
Ph.D. 2008 Bioscience, Nara Institute of Science and
Technology, Nara, Japan
M.S. 2004, Biological Sciences (Cell Biology), Nara Institute of Science and Technology, Nara, Japan
B.S. 2002, Faculty of International Agriculture and Food Studies, Tokyo University of Agriculture
Research Interests: Environmental stress response in plants.
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Tatyana Savchenko
Post-Doctoral Researcher
Education:
M.S. 1993, Biophysics and Molecular Biology, Baku State University, Baku, Azerbaijan.
Ph.D. 2000, Plant Molecular Biology, Institute of Botany, Azerbaijan Academy of Science.
Research Interests:
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Daniel Hayden
Post-Doctoral Researcher
Education:
B.S. 1998, Biotechnology, Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, New York.
Ph.D. 2003, Plant Moleclular Physiology, Molecular Biosystems and Bioengineering, University of Hawaii @ Manoa, Honolulu, HI.
Research Interests:
Understanding and implementing all aspects of Biotechnology, Chemical Engineering, and Bioinformatics to explore solutions relating to the sustainable production of biofuels, oleochemicals, and unique polymer composites from photosynthetic plants and organisms.
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Jessica Weant
Lab Manager
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Brian Hamilton
Graduate Student
B.S. 2001, Biochemistry, University of Notre Dame
Biochemistry
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Yvonne Ezenwa
Undergraduate Intern
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Åsa Ekman
Visiting Specialist Graduate Student
Education:
M.S. 2003 Chemical Engineering, Lund Institute of Technology, Lund, Sweden
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Past Lab Members |
Wassim Chehab
Post-Doctoral Researcher
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Roy Kaspi
Post-Doctoral Researcher
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Alexandria Salazar
Graduate Student
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Zhiyong Zhang
Post-Doctoral Fellow
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Katherine Szulewski
Technician and Student Researcher
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Stephen Balfour
Intern
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Cory Ellison
Rotating Graduate Student
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Girija Raman
Post-Doctoral Researcher  |
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Laura Torchin
Lab Manager
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Zehra Bootwala
Lab Manager
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Banu Goplan
Consultant
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Masa-aki Oto
Post-Doctoral Researcher
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Beatriz Valdovinos
Lab assistant
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Chris Zalewski
Graduate Student
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Pradeep Doddamreddy
Laboratory Assistant
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Michael Cabbage
Rotating Graduate Student  |
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Van My Phung
Intern
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Chris Working
Laboratory Assistant
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Karen Horiuchi
Laboratory Assistant
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Pablo Jenkins
Laboratory Assistant
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Mandy Lee
Laboratory Assistant
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Natalie Muñoz
Laboratory Assistant
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