Alumni
Former Faculty
- Dr. Srikant Srinivasan, 2015 - 2016
- Dr. Yan Fu (傅延), 2008 - 2009
Former Senior Staff
- Dr. Heng-Cheng "Alvis" Hu (胡恆正), 2014 - 2016
- Dr. Wei Wu (吳薇), 2008 - 2012
- Karthik Viswanathan, 2005 - 2008
- Hsin "Debbie" Chen (陳馨), 2004 - 2007
- Dr. Tsui-Jung Wen, 1998 - 2005
Former Staff
- Esteban Heredia, 2021 - 2023
- Carol Brown, 2021 - 2022
- Sasha Fetty, 2020 - 2022
- Dr. Lakshmi Attigala, 2016 - 2021
- Daniel Bade, 2015 - 2018
- Nathan Smith, 2016 - 2017
- Alex Cleveringa, 2016 - 2017
- Bradley Keiter, 2015 - 2016
- Whitney Bryant-Pike, 2014 - 2016
- Kimberly McFee, 2014 - 2015
- Mitzi (née Wilkening) Schnackel, 2006 - 2014
- Wei Huang (黄惟), 2011 - 2012
- Marianne Smith, 2001 - 2012
- Dr. Lu Gao (高璐), 2008 - 2010
- Panayiota "Pam" Vardaxis, 2007 - 2008
- Sarah Hargreaves, 2005 - 2008
- Jeffrey Doran (杜杰瑞), 2000 - 2008
- Jamy Rentschler, 2008
- Sefriyani Johan (楊蕷璇), 2008
- Dr. Kalpalatha "Latha" Melmaiee, 2007 - 2008
- Hailing Jin (金海陵), 2002 - 2008
- Janet McMahon, 2007 - 2008
- Pengcheng Lu (陆鹏程), 2005 - 2007
- Josh Shendelman, 2004 - 2007
- Dr. Ramesh Nair, 2006 - 2007
- Dr. Ruilian Zhou, 2004 - 2006
- Chunfang Wang, 2005 - 2006
- Peggy Watts, 2006
- Dr. Lois Girton, 2004 - 2006
- Lishan Su, 2006
- Ashwin Natarajan, 2005 - 2006
- Yi-Yin "Rita" Chen, 2003 - 2006
- Dr. Sudhansu Dash, 2004 - 2006
- Sang-Duck Seo, 2004 - 2006
- Danette Bontrager, 2003 - 2005
- Karthikeyan Venkataraman, 2004 - 2005
- Mu Zhang, 2004 - 2005
- Tim Dunham, 2004 - 2005
- Natthapongs Voraphani, 2004 - 2005
- Eric Weatherford, 2005
- Natalja Zazubovits, 2004 - 2005
- Hon-Hei "Kenny" Tsang, 2001 - 2004
- Stacy Ewing-Blount, 2001 - 2003
- Olga Alechina, 2000 - 2002
- Olga Ellern, 2001 - 2002
- Diane Sickau, 2000 - 2002
- Karen Wong, 2000 - 2001
- Weijun Chen, 1994 - 1995
- Shane Heinen, 1993 - 1994
- Philip Stinard, 1992 - 1993
- Mary Tymeson, 1989 - 1991
Former Post-Docs
- Dr. Yan Zhou (周岩), 2022 - 2024
- Dr. Aaron Kusmec, 2021 - 2023
- Dr. Stefan Hey, 2017 - 2019
- Dr. Yong Suk "Young" Chung, 2014 - 2016
- Dr. Srikant Srinivasan, 2014 - 2015
- Dr. Sanzhen Liu (刘三震), 2010 - 2013
- Dr. Camille Rustenholz, 2011 - 2012
- Dr. Kazuhiro Ohtsu (大津和弘), 2003 - 2008
- Dr. Zenaida Lopez-Dee, 2005 - 2007
- Dr. Jin Li, 2006
- Dr. Anthony Assibi Mahama, 2004 - 2005
- Dr. Rhonda DeCook, 2005
- Dr. Fang Qiu, 1999 - 2002
- Dr. Frank Hochholdinger, 1999 - 2001
- Dr. Jiang Chunxiao, 1999
- Dr. Wen-Ling Shaui, 1993
- Dr. Brad Hedges, 1988 - 1989
Graduate Alumni
- Qiang Liu (刘蔷), Ph.D., 2023
- Zihao Zheng (郑子豪), Ph.D., 2022
- Yan Zhou (周岩), Ph.D., 2022
- Aaron Kusmec, Ph.D., 2021
- Hung-Ying Lin (林鋐穎), Ph.D., 2018
- Sarah Hill-Skinner, Ph.D., 2018
- Alina Ott, Ph.D., 2017
- Xiao Li (李晓), M.S., 2014
- Jinliang Yang (杨金良), Ph.D., 2014
- Li Li (李莉), Ph.D., 2014
- Kai Ying (应开), Ph.D., 2012
- Ho Man "Holly" Tang (鄧皓雯), M.S., 2011
- Danielle (née Reed) Beuchle, M.S., 2010
- Yi Jia (贾毅), Ph.D., 2010
- Sanzhen Liu (刘三震), Ph.D., 2010
- Ruth Swanson-Wagner, Ph.D., 2009
- Michael Miller, M.S., 2009
- Li Li (李丽), M.S., 2009
- Jun Cao (曹俊), Ph.D., 2007
- Lisa Borsuk, M.S., 2007
- Li Fan (樊立), M.S., 2007
- Ling Guo (郭玲), Ph.D., 2007
- Yanling Wei, M.S., 2006
- Jin Li, Ph.D., 2006
- Yan Fu (傅延), Ph.D., 2005
- Marna Yandeau-Nelson, Ph.D., 2005
- David Skibbe, Ph.D., 2004
- Hong Yao, Ph.D., 2004
- Feng Liu, Ph.D., 2002
- Xiangqin Cui, Ph.D., 2001
- Chuck Dietrich, Ph.D., 2001
- Tsui-Jung Wen, Ph.D., 1998
- Qing Zhou, M.S., 1998
- Joel Hansen, Ph.D., 1997
- Yiji Xia, Ph.D., 1997
- Xiaojie Xu, Ph.D., 1997
- An-Ping Hsia (夏安平), Ph.D., 1995
Co-mentored Graduate Alumni
- Tieming Ji (季铁铭), Ph.D., 2012
- Olga Nikolova, Ph.D., 2012
- Ben Jackson, Ph.D., 2009
- Haiyan Wu (武海燕), Ph.D., 2008
- Scott Emrich, Ph.D., 2007
- Carren Dill, M.S., 1996
Schnable Lab @ China Alumni (Ph.D.)
- Delin Li (李德林), 2016 - 2021
Schnable Lab @ China Alumni (M.S.)
- Huyu Liu (刘祜宇), 2016 - 2018
- Yu Yang (杨宇), 2016 - 2018
- Qi Fu (伏琦), 2015 - 2017
- Gaojie Wang (王高洁), 2015 - 2017
- Ting Zhang (张婷), 2014 - 2016
- Huimin Chen (陈会敏), 2014 - 2016
- Jingzhong Xie (谢菁忠), 2010 - 2016
- Qiang Liu (刘蔷), 2011 - 2015
- Zhonghua Li (李中华), 2013 - 2015
- Lingrui Cai (蔡凌睿), 2011 - 2015
- Xiaoli Ma (马校丽), 2011 - 2014
- Yinlian Huang (黄银连), 2010 - 2013
- Delin Li (李德林), 2010 - 2013
- Keyu Li (李可彧), 2011
- Xiao Li (李晓), 2010 - 2011
- Fuqiang Guo (郭富强), 2007
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Olga Alechina
Former Research Associate
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Dr. Lakshmi Attigala
Former Lab Manager/Research Scientist II
Former Post-Doctoral Researcher
Former Graduate Research Assistant
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Daniel Bade
Former Research Associate II
Former Research Associate I
Former Research Associate I
Former Molecular Marker Contract Worker
Former Animal Science Laboratory Student Worker
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Danielle Beuchle
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Danette Bontrager
Former Administrative Specialist II
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Lisa Borsuk
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Carol Brown
Former Communications Coordinator II
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Whitney Bryant-Pike
Former Research Associate II
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Jun Cao
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Hsin "Debbie" Chen (陳馨)
Former Lab Manager
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Weijun Chen
Former Research Associate
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Yi-Yin "Rita" Chen
Former Research Associate I
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Dr. Yong Suk "Young" Chung
Former Post-Doctoral Research Associate
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Dr. Jiang Chunxiao
Former Post-Doctoral Research Associate
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Alex Cleveringa
Former Junior Nursery Manager/Research Associate I
Former Research Co-op
Former Undergraduate Research Assistant
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Xiangqin Cui
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Dr. Sudhansu Dash
Former Assistant Scientist
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Dr. Rhonda DeCook
Former Post-Doctoral Research Associate
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Chuck Dietrich
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Carren Dill
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Jing Ding
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Jeffrey Doran (杜杰瑞)
Former Webmaster/Web Developer
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Tim Dunham
Former Genetic Nursery Manager
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Olga Ellern
Former Research Associate
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Scott Emrich
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Stacy Ewing-Blount
Former Administrative Specialist II
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Li Fan
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Sasha Fetty
Former Research Technician II
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Yan Fu
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Dr. Lu Gao (高璐)
Former Assistant Scientist II
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Dr. Lois Girton
Former Extension Program Specialist III
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Ling Guo
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Joel Hansen
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Sarah Hargreaves
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Dr. Brad Hedges
Former Post-Doctoral Research Associate
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Shane Heinen
Former Research Associate
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Esteban Heredia
Former Ag Specialist I
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Dr. Stefan Hey
Former Post-Doctoral Research Associate
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Sarah Hill-Skinner
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Dr. Frank Hochholdinger
Former Post-Doctoral Research Associate
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An-Ping Hsia
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Dr. Heng-Cheng "Alvis" Hu (胡恆正)
Former Lab Manager/Assistant Scientist IV
Former Lab Manager/Assistant Scientist II
Former Post-Doctoral Research Associate
Former Visiting Researcher
Former Research Assistant
Former Research Assistant
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Wei Huang (黄惟)
Former Assistant Scientist II
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LaRon Hughes
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Ben Jackson
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Tieming Ji
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Yi Jia
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Hailing Jin (金海陵)
Former Genomic Technologies Facility Manager/Assistant Scientist II
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Sefriyani Johan (楊蕷璇)
Former Senior Lab Assistant
Former Temporary Research Associate I
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Bradley Keiter
Former Research Associate I
Former Jr. Lab Manager/Research Associate I
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Aaron Kusmec
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Jin Li
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Xiao Li
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Li Li
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Li Li
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Hung-Ying Lin
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Qiang Liu
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Sanzhen Liu
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Feng Liu
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Dr. Zenaida Lopez-Dee
Former NSF Post-Doctoral Research Fellow
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Pengcheng Lu (陆鹏程)
Former Microarray Statistician
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Dr. Anthony Assibi Mahama
Former Post-Doctoral Research Associate
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Kimberly McFee
Former Jr. Nursery Manager/Research Associate I
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Janet McMahon
Former Administrative Specialist III
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Colton McNinch
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Dr. Kalpalatha "Latha" Melmaiee
Former Assistant Scientist II
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Michael Miller
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Dr. Ramesh Nair
Former Associate Scientist
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Ashwin Natarajan
Former Web and Robotics Support
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Olga Nikolova
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Dr. Kazuhiro Ohtsu (大津和弘)
Former Post-Doctoral Research Associate
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Alina Ott
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Dr. Fang Qiu
Former Post-Doctoral Research Associate
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Jamy Rentschler
Former Administrative Specialist III
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Dr. Camille Rustenholz
Former Post-Doctoral Research Associate
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Mitzi (née Wilkening) Schnackel
Former Research Associate I
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Sang-Duck Seo
Former Graphic Designer
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Dr. Wen-Ling Shaui
Former Post-Doctoral Research Associate
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Josh Shendelman
Former Research Associate II
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Diane Sickau
Former Research Associate
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David Skibbe
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Nathan Smith
Former Research Associate I
Former Soybean Research Associate
Former Soybean Nursery Crew
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Marianne Smith
Former Microscopy Specialist/Research Associate II
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Dr. Srikant Srinivasan
Former Post-Doctoral Research Associate
Former Data Scientist/Assistant Scientist III/Adjunct Assistant Professor
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Philip Stinard
Former Research Associate
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Lishan Su
Former Office Assistant
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Ruth Swanson-Wagner
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Ho Man Tang
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Hon-Hei "Kenny" Tsang
Former Research Associate
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Mary Tymeson
Former Research Associate
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Panayiota "Pam" Vardaxis
Former Research Associate I
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Karthikeyan Venkataraman
Former Web and Robotics Support
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Karthik Viswanathan
Former Systems Analyst I
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Natthapongs Voraphani
Former Database Developer
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Chunfang Wang
Former Research Associate I
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Xiujuan Wang
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Peggy Watts
Former Administrative Specialist
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Eric Weatherford
Former Research Associate I
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Yanling Wei
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Tsui-Jung Wen
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Karen Wong
Former Research Associate
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Dr. Wei Wu (吳薇)
Former Lab Manager/Assistant Scientist II
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Haiyan Wu
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Yiji Xia
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Xiaojie Xu
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Marna Yandeau-Nelson
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Jinliang Yang
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Hong Yao
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Kai Ying
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Jing Yu
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Natalja Zazubovits
Former Research Associate I
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Mu Zhang
Former Software Developer
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Zihao Zheng
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Dr. Ruilian Zhou
Former Research Support Scientist
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Yan Zhou
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Qing Zhou