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We are always looking for highly motivated and independent Post-doctoral fellows to join the lab. Please contact me at [email protected] to discuss current openings and projects.

  • Note: there are no openings for graduate students in the lab at this moment.
Maeli-2023

Dr. Maeli Melotto

  • Principal Investigator
  • 530-752-1747
  • [email protected]
Nathan Buntzen 2025

Nathan Buntzen

  • Lab Research Assistant
  • [email protected]
Yulin

Dr. Yulin Du

  • Post-doctoral Researcher
  • [email protected]
Zach2020

Zachariah Jaramillo

  • Ph.D. student (Plant Biology)
  • [email protected]
Micco

Maria de los Angeles Miccono

  • Ph.D. student (Horticulture and Agronomy)
  • [email protected]
Ho-Wen Cropped

Dr. Ho-Wen Yang

  • Post-doctoral Researcher
  • [email protected]

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Past Members - We miss you all!!

Visiting Professors

  • Dr. Adriano Sofo, Dipartimento delle Culture Europee e del Mediterraneo, Universita degli Studi della Basilicata, Matera, Italy
  • Dr. Olivier Rodrigues, Departement Sciences Vegetales et Agronomie, Ecole d'Ingenieurs de PURPAN, Toulouse, France
  • Dr. Pedro Soares Vidigal Filho, Departmento de Agronomia, Universidade Estadual de Maringa, Brazil
  • Dr. Maria Celeste Goncalves Vidigal, Departmento de Agronomia, Universidade Estadual de Maringa, Brazil
  • Dr. Claudia Barros Monteiro Vitorello, Departmento de Genetica, ESALQ, Universidade de São Paulo, Piracicaba, Brazil
  • Dr. Inhwa Yeam, Department of Horticulture and Breeding, College of Natural Sciences, Andong National University, Korea

Research Assistants and Associates

  • Alice Pierce (Graduate Student, UC Davis)
  • Joseph (Zeke) Student (Graduate Student, UC Davis)
  • Dr. Paula Oblessuc (Director of Department of Crop Protection, InnovPlantProtect Collaborative Lab, Elvas, Portugal)
  • Dr. Nathan Pumplin (Scientist, Joyn Bio, Sacramento, CA)
  • Anthony Salvucci (Associate Research Scientist, Agrinos, Davis, CA)
  • Dr. Debanjana Roy (Quality Compliance Manager, Kraft Heinz Foods, Iowa)
  • Blaine Thompson, M.Sc. (Lecturer in Amarillo, TX)
  • Lenore Price, M.Sc. (Research Assistant, UNT Health Center, Fort Worth, TX)
  • Dr. Christina Baker (Post-doctoral fellow, University of Nebraska –Lincoln)
  • Dr. Sridev Mohapatra (Assistant Professor, Department of Biological Sciences, BITS Pilani, Hyderabad Campus, India)

Graduate Students

  • David Bridges (Ph.D., Plant Biology) -
  • Madeleine MacConnell (Ph.D., Horticulture and Agronomy) - Environmental Scientist at the Department of Pesticide Regulation, Sacramento, CA
  • Gabrielle Rossidivito (Ph.D., Plant Biology) - Field Research Specialist at Peace Corps, Nepal
  • Brianna Fochs (Ph.D., Plant Biology) - Research Scientist at Genvor Inc., Woodland, CA
  • Joseph (Zeke) Student (M.Sc., Horticulture and Agronomy) - Research Assistant, John Innes Center, Norwich, UK 
  • Jirachaya (Best) Yeemin (Ph.D., Horticulture and Agronomy) - Assistant Professor, Faculty of Agricultural Technology, Burapha University Sakaeo Campus, Thailand
  • Logan DeMott (Ph.D., Plant Pathology) - Strain Development Lead at Balletic Foods, Davis, CA
  • Cristián Jacob (Ph.D., Horticulture and Agronomy) - Assistant Professor, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile
  • Jeanine Montano (M.Sc., Plant Pathology) - Illumina, San Diego
  • Debanjana Roy (Ph.D., Biology)  - Post-doctoral fellow, UC Davis
  • Ahmed Shahid (M.Sc. Biomedical Engineering, co-advised with Dr. S. Iqbal)
  • Shweta Panchal (Ph.D., Biology) - Postdoctoral Fellow at Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research, Bangalore, India
  • Nisita Obulareddy (Ph.D., Biology) - Data Scientist at Kolher Co., Kohler, Wisconsin
  • Reejana Chitrakar (M.Sc. Biology) - Quality Engineer at Swiss-American Products, Inc. Carrollton, TX, USA

Visiting Scholars (PhD Students)

  • Gustavo Crestana
  • Letícia Kuster Mitre
  • Mariana Vaz Bisneta
  • Willian Eduardo Lino Pereira
  • Rafhael Felipin Azevedo
  • Paula Oblessuc
  • Giselle de Carvalho
  • Cleverson Matiolli

Undergraduate Assistants 

  •  Rhia Chen (Biological Sciences) Honors Thesis
  •  Marissa Mao (Molecular and Cell Biology)
  • Theo Jon Blewett (Microbiology)
  • Tracy Weitz (Plant Biology)  Honors Thesis
  • Iason Erromon Pitsillides (Earth and Environmental Science, Cal Poly)
  • Nathalie Deleon Gomez (Plant Sciences)
  • Matthew David Lima (Possibly Plant Biology)
  • Abelina Jackson (International Agricultural Development)
  • Courtney Andrews (Neurobiology, Physiology and Behavior) 
  • Sonakshi Tyagi (Biotechnology)
  • Amal Karesh (Biochemistry and Molecular Biology)
  • Arwin Lashawn Anak Kendary (Biotechnology)
  • Anuja Nagras (Biotechnology)
  • Stephanie Giori (Global Disease Biology)
  • Samuel Koehler (Plant Breeding and Genetics). 
  • Juan Carlos Araujo (Cell and Molecular Biology)
  • Jordan Ann-Marie Duncan (Cognitive Science and Biological Sciences)
  • Bhavana Pabbisetti (Cell Biology)
  • Christian Galang (Biological Sciences)
  • Joseph Torreano (Plant Biology)
  • Christina Torres (Wildlife, Fish and Conservation Biology)
  • Francesca Danya Macarandang (Plant Biotechnology)
  • Jason Ma (Plant Biotechnology)
  • Jessica Moores (Instruction Techniques)
  • Jacqueline Escalante (Instruction Techniques)
  • Vincent Nguyen (Biology – Honors College)
  • Layal M Chehade (Instruction Techniques)
  • Mark J Torres (Biology – Honors College) 
  • Karen Truong (Biology – Honors College)
  • Grecia Higareda (Biology – Honors College)
  • Yanira Gonzalez (Microbiology)
  • Leonel Giron (Anthropology-BA)
  • Jennifer La (Biology– Honors College)
  • Roshni Kharadi (Biology– Honors College)
  • Davina Sassoon (Biology – Honors College)
  • Sanober Lateef (Biology)
  • Olawunmi Esho (Biology)
  • Anh Quang Le (Biology – Honors College) 
  • Samantha Trinh (Medical Technology)
  • Hannah Webber (Biology)
  • Ngoc Bich Ta (Biology)
  • Lindsey Dee Mayhall (Biology)
  • Sophia Vu (Microbiology)
  • Christie Le (Biology)
  • Pearlene Williams (Biology)
  • Ahmed Shahid (Bioengineering)
  • Haseeb Ikram (Biology)
  • Saba Ikram (Biology)
  • Alaa Daghlas (Biology)
  • Mayla Freitas Coelho (Pharmacy)
  • Camila Francisco (Biology)
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