2126 Genomics Building
Lab Phone: (951) 827-3914
Sophie Mantelin: Postdoctoral Fellow
 PhD in Plant Molecular Physiology from University of Montpellier II, France
Email: mantelin@ucr.edu

Area of Research:
 Identifying components of Mi-1-medited resistance using high throughput suppressor screens.
Libby Desmond: Postdoctoral Fellow
PhD in Molecular Biology from University of Queensland, Australia
Email: libby@ucr.edu

Area of Research:
 Cloning of heat-stable nematode resistance genes and identifying the nature of heat-stability.
Kishor K. Bhattarai: Graduate Student
BS in Agriculture from Tibhuvan University Nepal
MS in Biology (Nematology) from Ghent University Belgium
 Email: Kishor.bhattarai@email.ucr.edu, kikubh@yahoo.com

Area of Research:
 Dissecting the Mi-1-mediated resistance pathway against root-knot nematodes and potato aphids.
Hagop Atamian: Graduate Student
MS in Plant Protection from American University of Beirut, Lebanon
Email: hatam001@student.ucr.edu

Area of Research:
 Identify the mode of Mi-1-mediated resistance against potato aphids and characterize components of this resistance.
Ritu Chaudhary: Graduate Student
MS in Bioinformatics from CCS Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar, India
Email: ritu.chaudhary@email.ucr.edu

Area of Research:
 Identifying potato aphid effector molecules that are delivered into the tomato host during feeding.
Hsuan-Chieh Peng: Graduate Student
MS in Plant Pathology from National Taiwan University, Taiwan
Email: hpeng001@student.ucr.edu

Area of Research:
 Characterizing the role of Serk family members in tomato defense responses.
Hisham Abukamleh: Undergraduate Student
Adam Puchalski: Undergraduate Student
Cheng Ung: Undergraduate Student
Nhat Nguyen: Undergraduate Student
Jessica Ventura: Undergraduate Student
Tori Owens: Undergraduate Student
Laura Cortada: Visiting Graduate Student
IRTA. Protecció Vegetal. Crta. de Cabrils, Spain
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 Clara Rodriguez: Visiting Graduate Student
Departamento de Protección Vegetal, Centro de Ciencias Medioambientales, CSIC, Madrid, Spain
Past Undergraduate Students
Kevin Izquierdo
Lana Khoury