News & Announcements

Amiri Lab new Scientific Assistant

Welcome to Emma Buczkowski!  She grew up in Portland and received her B.S. in Botany from OSU and then went to the University of Wisconsin for her M.S. in Plant Pathology. Her thesis examined the impact of pesticides on the turfgrass microbiome and the effectiveness of it on the market biocontrol products for controlling dollar […]

Welcome Claudia Baldassi

Please take a minute to welcome Claudia Baldassi to WSU. She comes from Italy to pursue her Ph.D. in Horticulture. Her motivation in pursuing research in the field of horticulture stems from her commitment to developing sustainable food production and food processing methods. She has a B.S. in Environmental Science and an M.S. in Agricultural […]

Welcome Jessica Waite

Jessica Waite has joined the Kalcsits group as a postdoctoral researcher. Jessica came from the USDA-ARS Appalachian Fruit Research Station in Kearneysville, WV where she performed research on how molecular and environmental cues influence fruit tree shape, specifically root and branch angles. Jessica received her Ph.D. in Biology from the University of Washington, where she focused on […]

Kalcsits group Visiting Scholar

Tia Fathia is joining Lee Kalcsits group as a visiting scholar. She grew up in Surabaya, Indonesia and in 2014 finished her BS in Agriculture with specialization in Plant Physiology from University of Brawijaya, Malang, Indonesia. She is a Master of Plant Science student at the Wageningen University, the Netherlands with specialization in greenhouse horticulture […]

Say Hi to Fiona Duong!

Take a minute to stop by and say Hi to Fiona. She is now part of the Musacchi program here at TFREC. She received her Bachelor of Science from the University of California at Riverside in March 2018. She is planning on applying for a graduate program in plant biology and crop sciences this year.