People
Wendy Yang
Professor, Department of Plant Biology, UIUC
Associate Director, Agroecosystem Sustainability Center, UIUC
Affiliate, Program in Ecology, Evolution, and Conservation Biology, UIUC
Affiliate, Institute for Sustainability, Energy, and Environment, UIUC
Affiliate, Institute for Genomic Biology, UIUC
Affiliate, Center for Digital Agriculture, UIUC
Natalie Belloso
Ph.D. Student, Plant Biology
William Eddy
Visiting Research Scientist
Simmi Rana
Master’s Student, Plant Biology
Andie Suratt
Postdoctoral Researcher, Center for Advanced Bioenergy and Bioproducts Innovation
Technicians
Ally Cook
Wyatt Jernigan
Jessica Mulcrone
Assistant Lab Manager
Rachel Van Allen
Lab Manager
Haley Ware
Undergraduate Researchers
- James O’Connor
Lab Alums
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
Jonathan Treffkorn
Lab Manager, 2013-2016
Now at Caltech Noble Gas Lab
Postdoc, Center for Advanced Bioenergy and Bioproducts Innovation, 2018-2021
Now Postdoc in Jackson Lab at the University of Wisconsin, Madison
Ziliang (Kevin) Zhang
Postdoc, ARPA-E SMARTFARM & Center for Advanced Bioenergy and Bioproducts Innovation, 2021-2023
Now at Northwestern Polytechnical University
Former technicians: Ayesha Ahmed, Taylor Bozman, Jack Breiter, Sophie Rose Fruchter, Jack Goldman, Ingrid Holstrom, Avarna Jain, Anna Kreihbel
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