
Vamsi J Nalam, Ph.D.
AssociateProfessor
Department of Agricultrual Biology
Colorado State University
1177 Campus Delivery
Fort Collins, CO 80525
Office (970)-491-4189

Post-Doctoral Scholar
Dr. Jinlong Han
Jinlong completed his Ph.D. at North Carolina State University in Spring 2022. He is studying plant-aphid interactions and evaluating synthetic peptides for controlling PVY spread.

Ph.D. Candidate, NIFA Pre-Doctoral Fellow
Daniel Kunk
Daniel is from Washington D.C. He graduated from CSU in 2020 with a BS in biology, focusing on botany. With lab experience in synthetic biology and plant-insect interactions, he is now pursuing a Ph.D. in the CMB program, while enjoying fishing and growing plants in his free time.

M.S. Student
Meihua Cui
Meihua's research focuses on developing an infectious clone of the potato mop-top virus to be used in screening potato germplasm to identify host plant resistance to the virus.

UG Research Fellow
Josie Weese
Josie is an undergraduate student double majoring in printmaking and entomology. She hopes to find ways to combine science and art in a professional setting and to promote the adoption of STEAM in the education environment. She is currently working on expanding her lab skills and becoming more familiar with a lab workspace.

UG Research Student
Ruby Scott
Ruby is working towards her BS in Fermentation and Food Science with dual concentrations in Fermentation Science & Technology and Food Science. She is also obtaining a minor in Botany. She has been working with aphid enabled transfer of PVY in tobacco and wheat. In her free time, Ruby is a captain of the CSU marching band’s color guard and enjoys art, baking, and taking care of houseplants.
Previous Lab Members
Graduate Students
Rebecca Schmidt (MS, 2020 - 2023): Scientific Assistant, Washington State University
Shailesh Raj Acharya (MS, 2017 - 2020): Ph.D. Candidate, NC State
Stephen Wyka (PhD, 2018 - 2020): Computational Biologist, LifeMine Therapeutics
Patrick Selig (MS, 2015 - 2017): Senior Manager of Accreditation, ANSI National Accreditation Board
Kumud Joshi (MS, 2015 - 2017): Senior Scientist, Eurofins PSS Insourcing Solutions
Undergraduate Students
Patrick Murray, Brandon Larsen, Delaney Young, Madison MacPhail, Joshua Baumgardner,Travis Issacs,Sarah Moh, Meredith Werling, Harish Bingi, Alyssa Hoffman, Randall McComb, Peter Saya II, Nicholas White, Philip Dinh
Research Associates
Tessa Albrect (2018 - 2020), Elizabeth Blotvogel (2020-2023)



