Postdocs

People hired as Postdocs

New Post Doc for Beers Lab

Kacie Athey joins the Beers lab as a Post Doctoral Scholar investigating sterile insect releases of codling moth in apples. Kacie finished up a post doc at the University of Kentucky investigating the sub lethal effects of insecticides on bed bug behavior. She received her PhD in 2017 from the University of Kentucky where she […]

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 […]

Welcome Matthew Jones

Please give a warm welcome to Matthew Jones. He is joining the TFREC team as the Associate Research Faculty Manager of DAS. He has a Ph.D. in Entomology from Washington State University, an M.S., in Ecology and Environmental Science from the University of Maine, and a B.S. in Biology from Gardner-Webb University in North Carolina. […]

Kutay Ozturk joins Plant Pathology

Kutay Ozturk has a BS in Molecular Biology and Genetics and an MS in Biotechnology from the Middle East Technical University in Turkey where he worked on fungal diseases in wheat and barley.  Kutay received his PhD from Massey University in New Zealand working on a project focusing on secondary metabolism of a foliar fungal pathogen of […]

Welcome Dr. Soon Li Teh!

Dr. Soon Li Teh received his PhD in Plant Breeding and Genetics from the University of Minnesota in August 2018.  His current postdoctoral research in Professor Evans’ apple breeding program focuses on understanding fruit quality and disease resistance traits in apples. He also manages the pear rootstock breeding program with the aim of identifying dwarf […]

New Postdoc joins Amiri team

Dr. Louis Bengyella joined Dr. Amiri’s team in January. Major pre- and post-harvest diseases of apple and pear lead to heavy economic losses worldwide and particularly in Washington State. Dr. Bengyella aims at integrating strategic measures for durable and sustainable management of gray mold diseases of apple and pear via careful decryption of the population structure and […]

Shashika joins TFREC as a Postdoc

  Shashika spent the last few years as a graduate student in the plant pathology department. We are now honored to have her continue her work as a postdoc at TFREC. Shashika will be doing research and outreach under the Tree Fruit Research extension program specifically focusing on alternatives to apple replant disease (ARD) management with […]

She’s more than “Visiting” now!

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!        

Louis Nottingham

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 […]

New Amiri Lab Postdoc

Please welcome Dr. Amiri’s new Postdoctoral Associate Dr. Emran Ali who started his new position at TFREC on July 1st, 2016. Ali earned his MS and  PhD degrees in Plant Molecular Biology from Ehime University, Japan where he worked with RNA silencing-mediated disease resistance mechanisms. In the last two years, Ali worked as a Postdoctoral Scientist at […]