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Vamsi J Nalam, Ph.D.
AssociateProfessor

Department of Agricultrual Biology

Colorado State University

1177 Campus Delivery 

Fort Collins, CO 80525

Office (970)-491-4189

Vamsi.Nalam@colostate.edu

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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)

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