People

Wendy Yang
Professor, Department of Plant Biology, U of I
Deputy Director of Research & Development, Center for Advanced Bioenergy and Bioproducts Innovation
Associate Director, Agroecosystem Sustainability Center, U of I
Affiliate, Program in Ecology, Evolution, and Conservation Biology, U of I
Affiliate, Institute for Sustainability, Energy, and Environment, U of I
Affiliate, Institute for Genomic Biology, U of I
Affiliate, Center for Digital Agriculture, U of I
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William Eddy
Visiting Research Scientist, Center for Advanced Bioenergy and Bioproducts Innovation

Ralf Moller
Engineer, Center for Advanced Bioenergy and Bioproducts Innovation

Sean Ooi
Lab Manager

Rounak Patra
Postdoctoral Researcher, Center for Advanced Bioenergy and Bioproducts Innovation

Simmi Rana
Ph.D. Student, Plant Biology

Andie Suratt
Postdoctoral Researcher, Center for Advanced Bioenergy and Bioproducts Innovation

Kaila Christensen Collins

Technician, Center for Advanced Bioenergy and Bioproducts Innovation

Undergraduate Researchers

• Keisha Alifia
• Julia Aniecko
• Matthew Henry
• Karol Penuelas
• Angel Perez
• Salman Rizvi
• Josh Santaniello
• Trinity Shin
• Lucy Zhou

Lab Alums

• Mark Burnham
  Postdoc, Center for Advanced Bioenergy and Bioproducts Innovation, 2018-2022
  Now Assistant Professor at Emory and Henry College
• Joseph Edwards
  Program in Ecology, Evolution, and Conservation Biology Ph.D. 2021
  Now Postdoc in Kivlin Lab at University of Tennesse, Knoxville
• Sada Egenriether
  Program in Ecology, Evolution, and Conservation Biology Ph.D. 2021
  Fellow, Illinois Distinguished Fellowship
  Now Predictive Modeler at Country Financial
• Charles Hyde
  Plant Biology M.S. 2023
  Now Lab Manager in DeLucia Lab at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
• Alexander Krichels
  Program in Ecology, Evolution, and Conservation Biology Ph.D. 2019
  Fellow, Vertically Integrated Training with Genomics IGERT Program
  Now Research Ecologist, USDA Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station
• Di Liang
  Postdoc, Center for Advanced Bioenergy and Bioproducts Innovation, 2019-2023
  Now Postdoc at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
• Caitlin O’Neill
  Plant Biology M.S. 2018
  Fellow, Vertically Integrated Training with Genomics IGERT Program
  Now at Arcadis
• Ivanellis Rodriguez Torres
  Plant Biology M.S. 2023
  Now Technician in Margenot Lab at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
• Georgia Seyfried
  Plant Biology Ph.D. 2021
  Fellow, Vertically Integrated Training with Genomics IGERT Program
  Fellow, Illinois Distinguished Fellowship
  Now Assistant Professor at Oregon State University
• Emily Stuchiner
  Postdoc, ARPA-E SMARTFARM, 2022-2023
  Now Postdoc in Turetsky Lab at University of Colorado Boulder
• Jonathan Treffkorn
  Lab Manager, 2013-2016
  Now Lab Manager in Farley Noble Gas Lab at Caltech
• Adam Von Haden
  Postdoc, Center for Advanced Bioenergy and Bioproducts Innovation, 2018-2021
  Now Postdoc in Jackson Lab at the University of Wisconsin, Madison
• Rachel Van Allen
  Lab Manager, 2017-2023
• Ziliang (Kevin) Zhang
  Postdoc, ARPA-E SMARTFARM & Center for Advanced Bioenergy and Bioproducts Innovation, 2021-2023
  Now Professor at Northwestern Polytechnic University

Former technicians: Ayesha Ahmed, Taylor Bozman, Jack Breiter, Ally Cook, Sophie Rose Fruchter, Jack Goldman, Ingrid Holstrom, Katrina Isidore, Avarna Jain, Wyatt Jernigan, Anna Kreihbel, Jessica Mulcrone, Haley Ware, Chloe Yates Pierce

Undergraduate Researchers and Research Assistants

• Emina Sipic, Integrative Biology
• Sarah Kania, Integrative Biology
• Kathleen Ross, Molecular & Cell Biology
• Lucia Zuniga Reynoso, Natural Resources and Environmental Sciences
• Xiangyu Zhang, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University (exchange student)
• Josefina Figueroa, Integrative Biology
• Savannah Henderson, Natural Resources and Environmental Sciences
• Osenkyewera Bannerman-Blankson, Molecular and Cell Biology
• Taylor Bozman, Integrative Biology
• Sylvia Gewont, Agricultural and Consumer Economics
• Audrey Gomez, Bioengineering Pre-medicine
• Sharell Hicks, Molecular & Cell Biology
• Danielle Michael, Business- Supply Chain Management
• Bri Sarley, Molecular & Cell Biology
• Alec Weingart, Earth, Society, and Environmental Sustainability
• Puja Patel, Integrative Biology
• Dustin Park, Integrative Biology
• Melanie Bachhuber, Integrative Biology
• Nate Lawrence, Natural Resources & Environmental Science
• Weikang (Matteo) Ni, Fujian Agricultural & Forestry University
• Lily Zhao, Civil & Environmental Engineering
• Katie Frawley, Integrative Biology
• Sheeri Hanjra, Molecular & Cell Biology
• Robyn Lee, Integrative Biology
• Asif Ali, Integrative Biology
• Adam Cullian, Integrative Biology
• Chen Guo, Integrative Biology
• Lindsey Mendelsohn, Earth, Society, and Environmental Sustainability
• Joey Moser, Integrative Biology
• Rachael Nasralla, Integrative Biology
• Quinn Smith, Integrative Biology
• Zoe Frankowicz, Geology
• Tracy Guo, Integrative Biology