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Current Lab Members Hiroshi A. Maeda Principal Investigator <maeda2@wisc.edu> Aug. 2011 - present 2007-2011 Postdoc, Purdue University 2006 PhD, Michigan State University, Cell and Molecular Biology Program and DOE-Plant Research Laboratory 2001 MS, Osaka University, Biotechnology 1999 BS, Osaka University, Biotechnology Google Scholar citations Samuel Lopez-Nieves Ph.D. student in Botany Program June 2012 - present 2013 - present The NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP) Fellow 2012 Postbaccalaureate Education Program (PREP) Scholar, University of New Mexico 2010 BS, University of Puerto Rico at Ponce, Department of Biology: Biomedical Science Craig Schenck Ph.D. student in Botany Program June 2012 - present 2012 MS, Ohio University, Department of Environmental and Plant Biology: Molecular and Cell Biology 2010 BS, Ohio University, Department of Environmental and Plant Biology: Cell Biology and Biotechnology Minmin Wang Postdoctoral Research Associate September 2014 - present 2013 PhD Plant Biology: University of California, Davis, Florence Zakharov Lab 2008 BS in Biology: The Chinese University of Hong Kong Josh Westphal Undergraduate Student for Independent Study January 2015 - present Major in Biochemistry and Botany Matthew Schneider Undergraduate Student for Independent Study September 2015 - present Major in Biochemistry Aditya Dewanjee Undergraduate Student for Independent Study September 2015 - present Major in Biochemistry Kelly Premo Lab Assistnat and Manager October 2015 - present Major in Kinesiology Marcos Vinicius Viana De Oliveira Postdoctoral Research Associate September 2014 - present Postdoc Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Texas A&M (Dr. Ping He Lab) 2012 PhD Bioscience and Biotechnology, North Rio de Janeiro State University, Brazil 2008 MS Bioscience and Biotechnology, North Rio de Janeiro State University, Brazil 2006 BS Biology North Rio de Janeiro State University, Brazil Micha Wijesingha-Ahchige Visiting Master Student January 2016 - present Agrobiotechnology M.Sc. Justus-Liebig-University Giessen, Germany 2014 BS in Biology, University of Cologne, Germany ========================= Previous Lab Members ============================ Meichen (Echo) Pan Lab Assistnat and Manager April 2014 - December 2015 Major in Food Science Un Shin (Rosia) Schmidt Undergraduate Student for Independent Study October 2014 - December 2015 Major in Biochemistry and Botany Chen Xuan Visiting Scientist December 2014 - December 2015 Associate professor of Horticulture College, Nanjing Agricultural University 2011 PhD, College of Horticulture, Nanjing Agricultural University 2002 MS, Department of Tea, Zhejiang University 1995 BS, Department of Biology, Shandong University Stephanie Miller File:Stef.png Undergraduate Student for Independent Study December 2014 - August 2015 Major in Biology (Plant Biology option) Siyu (Sylvia) Chen Undergraduate Student for Independent Study January 2013 - June 2015 Major in Nutritional Sciences 2013 Fritz Went Undergraduate Summer Research Fellowship Current Position: Research technician at Children's Nutrition Research Center, Baylor College of Medicine Kelly Wallin Undergraduate Student for Independent Study August 2013 - May 2015 Major in Biochemistry and Botany Current Position: Graduate student at University of Minnesota, Department of Biochemistry Jim Shupryt Undergraduate Student for Independent Study January 2014 - December 2014 Major in Biochemistry 2014 Fritz Went Undergraduate Summer Research Fellowship Xing Jin Dec 2011 - May 2014 (Undergraduate Student for Independent Study, Biology Major) Current Position: University of Illinois at Chicago, College of Pharmacy, Pharm D Program Zoe Retzlaff Dec 2011 - May 2012 (Undergraduate Student for Independent Study, Major in Biology and Environmental Studies) Current Position: Camilla Dornfeld Jan 2012 - May 2014 (Undergraduate Student for Independent Study, Biology Major) Current Position: Epic, Quality Assurance Specialist Christine Jilek Nov 2011 - May 2014 (Lab Manager, Food Science Major) Current Position: Rotational Associate at Wrigley Jacob Litman May 2012 - May 2012 (Undergraduate Student for Independent Study, Biology Major) 2012 Fritz Went Undergraduate Summer Research Fellowship Current Position: Graduate student at Department of Biochemistry, University of Iowa Julian Verdonk August 2012 - May 2013 (Research Scientist) Current Position: Assistant Professor at Wageningen UR (University & Research Centre) 2013-2014 Research Scientist at Plant Biotechnology Centre, Faculty of Life Sciences, University Andres Bello 2010-2012 Research Geneticist, Dairy Forage Research Center, USDA-ARS, Madison, WI 2008-2010 Postdoc, UW-Madison/Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center, Madison, WI 2006-2008 Postdoc, University of Florida 2006 Ph.D University of Amsterdam, Plant Physiology 2001 MS, University of Amsterdam, Biotechnology Publications Kyoko Toda Feb. 2012 - Feb. 2013 (Visiting Scientist) Current Position: Senior Researcher at Department of Upland Crop Research, National Institute of Crop Science, Independent Administrative Agency Ph.D.: Department of Biological Sciences, Graduate school of Science, Univ. Tokyo M.S.: Department of Biological Sciences, Graduate school of Science, Univ. Tokyo B.S.: Department of Biological Sciences, Univ. Tokyo, Tokyo