Personnel - Field Crop Pathology

Personnel

Faculty

Dr. Martin I. Chilvers

PI, Researcher

chilvers@msu.edu
517-353-9967
MSU Faculty Profile

Staff

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Janette Jacobs

Lab manager

517-353-8913
jacobs90@msu.edu

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Adam Byrne

Field Technician

517-353-8913
byrnea@msu.edu

Postdocs & Graduate Students

	Josh MacCready Postdoctoral researcher maccrea3@msu.edu
	Austin McCoy PhD student, Plant Pathology mccoyaus@msu.edu Austin McCoy is a PhD candidate focusing on the management and detection of oomycete root rot pathogens, primarily of corn and soy. Currently Austin is working on a Phytophthora sojae pathotype (race) survey in Michigan, producing a diagnostic tool to rapidly identify Pythium species, and conducting fungicide sensitivity testing on these pathogens. He hopes this information will be used to provide better management recommendations for these pathogens.
	Viviana Ortiz PhD student, Plant Pathology & Ecology, Evolution and Behavior ortizviv@msu.edu Using genomic and phenotypic approaches, Viviana is investigating population diversity and adaptation to environmental factors, fungicide use and plant host in the fungus Macrophomina phaseolina. She hopes for this knowledge to be translated into better disease management strategies and more efficient use of resources in agroecosystems.
	Emily Roggenkamp PhD student, Genetics and Genome Sciences & Molecular Plant Sciences roggenk4@msu.edu
	Jill Check PhD student, Plant Pathology checkjil@msu.edu
	Nik Nik Zainal Alam MS student, Plant Pathology nikzaina@msu.edu
	Ryan Hamilton MS student, Plant Pathology hamil486@msu.edu

Past Lab Members

Past Graduate Students

	Tara Watkins MS, Plant Pathology (co-supervised with Dr. Frances Trail) @TaraWatkinsMSU
	Mikaela Breunig, PhD PhD, Plant Pathology Current Position: Wheat pathologist at Bayer Crop Science @MikaelaBreunig
	Zachary Noel, PhD PhD, Plant Pathology and Ecology, Evolutionary Biology, and Behavior Current Position: Assistant Professor at Auburn University zan0002@auburn.edu
	Mitchell Roth, PhD PhD, Genetics and Plant Pathology Current Position: Assistant Professor at The Ohio State University LinkedIn @ohiomycete
	Kjersten Oudman, MS MS, Plant Pathology https://kjerstenoudman.com @KjerstenOudman
	Devon Rossman, MS MS, Plant Pathology rossma22@msu.edu
	Megan Botti-Marino, MS MS, Plant Pathology Co-advised by George Sundin Current Position: Senior Compliance Specialist at Sanofi Genzyme bottimar@msu.edu
	Alejandro Rojas, PhD PhD, Plant Pathology and Ecology, Evolutionary Biology, and Behavior Current Position: Assistant Professor at University of Arkansas jarojas@uark.edu Github
	Jie Wang, PhD PhD, Plant Pathology and Ecology, Evolutionary Biology, and Behavior Current position: Data Scientist at DOE Joint Genome Institute Github

Past Postdoctoral Researchers / Visiting Scholars

	Hao-Xun Chang, PhD Postdoctoral Researcher, January 2017 – June 2019 Current position: Assistant Professor at Plant Pathology and Informatics Laboratory, National Taiwan University hxchang@ntu.edu.tw
	Hyunkyu Sang, PhD Postdoctoral Researcher, May 2017 – June 2019 Current position: Assistant Professor at Chonnam National University ResearchGate
	Mamadou Fall, PhD Postdoctoral Researcher, June 2015 – August 2016 Current position: Research Scientist for Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) mamadoulamine.fall@canada.ca
	Patricia Santos, PhD Postdoctoral Researcher, March 2013 – December 2014 Current position: Assistant Research Professor, University of Nevada Reno pferreiradossantos@unr.edu
	Xiaofeng Zhuang, PhD Postdoctoral Researcher, September 2010 – March 2013 Current position: Postdoctoral Researcher, Ohio State University zhuangxf@msu.edu
	Alberto Rojas-Triviño, MSc MSc, Plant Pathology (Universidad de Caldas, Manizales, Colombia) Visiting Ph.D. student from Colombia rojastri@msu.edu

Undergraduates

Emily Wyma – May 2017
Shannon Trajkovski – May 2017
Alexandra Sehling – May 2017
Marissa Lubarski – May 2017
Amanda Griffin – May 2017
Tyler Cazier – May 2017
Jessica Bunner – May 2015
Zach Sundin – June 2012
Kaylen Poppe – May 2015 to June 2017
John Kaschalk – May 2015 to May 2017
Zak Timmerman – May 2015 to May 2017
Jessica Tippie – May 2013 to May 2016
Marisa Dallas – May 2016 to September 2016
Behirda Karaj – May 2013 to November 2014
Ethan Dailing – May 2014 to August 2015
Olivia Stenzel – April 2014 to May 2015
Connor Coscarelli – May 2013 to May 2014
Hannah Schrauben – April 2014 to August 2014
Leonor Nunes – July 2014 to August 2014 (visiting from Portugal)
Anna Stouffer – May 2013 to May 2014
Cole Kelley – May 2016 to August 2016
Stephanie Napieralski – May 2012 to August 2015
Meyessa Mansour – October 2011 to May 2014
Killian LaFreniere – October 2011 to August 2014
Nicole Howey – May 2012 to August 2012
Aaron Michaud – May 2012 to Aug 2012
Chelsea Woods – January 2012 to February 2012 (volunteer) (Hausbeck lab)
Daniel Buhlinger – October 2011 to July 2012
Jordan Crandall – November 2010 to August 2011 (Hammerschmidt lab)
Joseph Meleca – September 2009 to January 2011
Sara Brown – September 2009 to December 2010
Dilpreet Khaira – January 2009 to July 2009

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