People
Current Staff and Students
Jyostna Devi Mura / MJ Devi
Principal Investigator
Research Molecular Biologist (USDA) / Research Assistant Professor (UW-Madison)
Ph.D. Genetics, ICRISAT
M.Sc. Biotechnology, Andhra University
jmura@wisc.edu /jyostna.mura@usda.gov
Ryan Alpers
Biological Science Laboratory Technician (USDA)
M.S. Plant Breeding and Plant Genetics, UW-Madison
B.S. Biology, UW-Madison
ralpers@wisc.edu / ryan.alpers@usda.gov
Melissa Langkilde
Biological Research Technician
B.S. Biology, UW-Madison
langkilde@wisc.edu
Jessica Rohde
Ph.D. Student Plant Breeding and Plant Genetics
B.S. Horticulture, UW-Madison
jrohde4@wisc.edu
Dharani Suresh Babu
Ph.D. Student (Horticulture)
M.S. Environmental and Conservation Science, North Dakota State University
B.Tech. Agricultural Information Technology, Tamilnadu Agricultural University
dharani.sureshbabu@wisc.edu
Current Masters and Undergrad Students
- Ava Clark (Master Student Research Helper) – anclark7@wisc.edu
- Madeline Bilbrey (Undergrad Student Helper) – mbilbrey@wisc.edu
- Allison Wong (Undergrad Student Research Helper) – aywong2@wisc.edu
- Qinxuan Chen (Undergrad Student Helper) – qchen445@wisc.edu
Previous Members
- Joseph Chau (Undergrad Student Helper)
- Shiqi Zhou (Undergrad Student Helper)
- Nevin Shelby (Undergrad Student Helper)
- Nivedita FNU (Staff Member – Researcher1)
- Rushil Sambangi (Undergrad Student Researcher/Helper)
- Andrew Engedal (Independent Research Student/Helper)
- Ahnaf Akbar (Student Research helper)
- Luka Towne (Student Research helper)
- Charles Monroe (Student Research helper)
- Madeline Zwergel (Student Research helper)
- Mackenzie Shanahan (Student Research helper)
- Garret Larson (Limited Term Employee)
- Salisu Sulley (Visiting Post-doctoral fellow)
- Shruthi Vidya Sillathur Ramasamy (Student Hourly)
- Ian Peterson (Student Hourly)
- Senay Ugur (Limited term Employee and Visiting Scientist)
- Nathaniel Gamble (Limited term Employee and Intern))
- Emma Meyer (Student Hourly)
- Madeline Zwergel (Student Hourly)
- Sanjay Palta-Hill (High School – Research Intern)
- Tushar Lakshminarayanan (Student Hourly)
- Noah Nick (Undergrad Researcher)
- Emily Meyer (Technician)
- Ishita Arora (Undergrad Researcher)
- Lorraine Rodriguez-Bonilla (Post-doctoral Research Associate)