Rayane Barcelos Bisi is a visiting P.h.D. student from Brazil and graduated as an Agronomist from the Federal University of Viçosa in September 2013. Rayane came to the U.S. in 2012-2013 to do her trainee program at Glades Crop Care in Florida, where she worked with crop consulting in Pests and Diseases. She earned her […]
You may recognize Kellie Allen as she is a returning timeslip employee and will be, again, working with Vince Jones’ program. Welcome back, Kellie!
Sumyya Waliullah came to us as a Visiting Scholar last year and has now been hired in Lee Kalcsits’ program as a Postdoctoral Research Associate. She will continue to work on histology, microscopy and the molecular mechanism involved in physiological disorder in apple and pear. We are happy to have her here!
Leah Schell began working in Jones’ lab as a timeslip employee, effective March 27. She will be with us for the duration of the summer. Say hello if you get the opportunity.
Louis (aka Louie) is a postdoctoral research associate working in Betsy Beers’ program on integrated pest management of insect pests in pear orchards. The goal of this program is to develop soft programs that conserve natural enemies while controlling primary pest outbreaks. They also hope to develop interactive tools that allow growers to stay involved […]
Chris Strohm will be working with Tianna DuPont, several TFREC scientists, and the local pear industry on sustainable IPM solutions for pear psylla and mites. Their aim is to measure grower benefits from soft and organic spray programs, to increase knowledge and confidence in biological control, to encourage area-wide information sharing, and to develop an […]
Maria lived in Pennsylvania and went to Bridgewater College in Virginia. She is interested in plant and forest pathology. While she is here, she will be working with Dr. Parama Sikdar to help solve problems associated with postharvest rot of apples. They will be searching for a disease-resistant crabapple genotype to replace the current pollinizer, […]
Sumyya Waliullah joined the Tree Fruit Physiology Lab under the supervision of Dr. Lee Kalcsits on December 1, 2016, as a Visiting Scholar. Sumyya completed her Ph.D. in Plant molecular biology from Ehime University, Japan. Her doctoral work focused on the molecular basis of plant-microbe interactions. Previously, she worked as a post-doctoral researcher at the […]
Schaefer Buchanan has returned as timeslip employee for Kate Evans’ program.
Alex Goke was hired in September to work with Sara Serra, assisting in evaluating nondestructive quality measurements in apple and pear. He recently graduated with a BS in Botany from the University of Wisconsin with an interest in tree physiology. He is excited to explore this topic in an agricultural context with the Musacchi Group.