Davina Rhodes

Principal Investigator

Ashton Sturm

Research Coordinator

Linly Banda

Postdoctoral Fellow

Alyssa Rosenow

Research Associate

Rica Amor Saludares

Research Associate

David Zapata

Research Associate

Yazachew Genet

PhD Student

Rae McDowell

PhD student

Chloee McLaughlin

Visiting Scholar from

Hudson Alpha - Pangenome Biologist

Portia Osei-Obeng

Visiting Scholar

Currently: PhD Student - KSU

Temitope Olatunde

Visiting Scholar

Currently: PhD Student - KSU

Erin Simpson

Undergraduate Researcher

Currently: 

Clara María Cruet Burgos 

PhD Student

Currently: Postdoc Fellow - Innovation Lab for Crop Improvement (ILCI)

Ariel Lepard

MS Student

Currently: Research Technician - National Renewal Energy Lab (NREL)

Elfadil Bashir

Postdoctoral Scientist

Currently: Research Scientist - Heartland Plant Innovations (HPI)

Ghislain Kanfany

Borlaug Fellow

Currently: Pearl millet breeder at Institut Sénégalais de Recherches Agricoles, Dakar, Senegal

Jacob Easley

Undergraduate Researcher

Currently: EDM Producer - Denver, CO

Tory Bach

REEU Student and Undergraduate Researcher

Currently: Associate Food Scientist - Hostess Brands LLC