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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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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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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Anne Lee
Undergraduate Intern
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Matt Wong
Junior Specialist (Bioinformatics)
B.S. University of Davis
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Peter Wei
Undergraduate Intern
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Past Lab Members |
Justin Walley
Graduate Student

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Hiromi Tajima
Post-Doctoral Researcher

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Yvonne Ezenwa
Undergraduate Intern

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Jessica Weant
Lab Manager

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Wassim Chehab
Post-Doctoral Researcher

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Roy Kaspi
Post-Doctoral Researcher

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Zhiyong Zhang
Post-Doctoral Fellow

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Giriga Raman
Postdoctoral Researcher

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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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Brian Hamilton
Rotating Graduate Student |
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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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Alexandria Salazar
Graduate Student

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Elenor Castillo
Rotating Graduate Student

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Åsa Ekman Grimberg
Visiting Specialist Graduate Student
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