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Former Lab Members

Technical Assistants

NameYears in LabCurrent Position
Angel Chappell
Angel Chappell
2013-2019Instructor,
Palo Alto Community College, TX

Research Associates

NameYears in LabCurrent Position
Mythreyi Jamadagni
Mythreyi Jamadagni
2019-2021MQA Specialist, Novartis Gene Therapies, NC

Post-Doctoral Research Associates

NameYears in LabCurrent Position


Stephany Toinga-Villafuerte
2021-2023Assistant Research Scientist,
Texas A&M, TX

Jeewan Pandey
2021-2023Assistant Research Scientist,
Texas A&M, TX

Yasin Bedrettin Karan
2014-2016Associate Professor, Gaziosmanpasa University, Turkey

Graduate Research Assistants

NameYears in LabCurrent Position
Amaka Ifeduba
Amaka Ifeduba
2022-2024Sr Agriculture and Food Science Specialist, SR1, MS
Sanjeev Gautam
Sanjeev Gautam
2018-2023R&D Agronomist,
CSS Farms, TX
Jeewan Pandey
Jeewan Pandey
2017-2021Assistant Research Scientist,
Texas A&M, TX
Sam Vigue
Samuel Vigue
2017-2018Crop Consultant,
MFA Incorporated, MO

Tanya Sharma
2019-2020Research Technician,
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, NY

Undergraduate Research Assistants

NameYears in LabCurrent Position

Lauren Decker
2021-2023Undergraduate Student, Texas A&M, TX

William Beavers
2022-2023Assistant Scientist,
Kansas State University, KS

Madison Ellis
2021-2022Research Assistant,
Texas A&M School of Medicine, TX

Trent Newton
2021-2023Research Associate II,
Magnolia Gardens Nursery, TX
Nina Rau
Nina Rau
2019-2021Territory Sales Manager, Devoucoux Sellier
Meagan Teale
Megan Teale
2018-2020Regulatory Specialist,
Spring Regulatory Sciences, TX
Estela Riera-Vales
Estela Riera-Vales
2018-2020Undergraduate Student, University of Texas, TX

Cade Cadena
2018-2019

Ruth Preslar
2018-2019Medical Student, MT
Ganga Datt Bhatt
Ganga Datt Bhatt
2020-2021Head Grower,
Country Joe’s Nursery, FL
Brianna Cheek
Brianna Cheeks
2020-2021Mars Incorporated, Chicago, IL
Taylor Swoboda
Taylor Swoboda
2020Business Development Associate, Percheron LLC, TX
Preston Trevino
Preston Trevino
2019-2020
Hannah Mitchell
Hannah Mitchell
2020-2021

Ashley Carter
2018
Sydnee Coates
Sydnee Coates
2017
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