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Vamsi J Nalam, Ph.D.
AssociateProfessor

Department of Agricultrual Biology

Colorado State University

1177 Campus Delivery 

Fort Collins, CO 80525

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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

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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

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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

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Research Associates

Tessa Albrect (2018 - 2020), Elizabeth Blotvogel (2020-2023)

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