Wheat Genetics Resource Center Staff

Core Personnel

Eduard Akhunov, PhD
Eduard Akhunov, PhD
Director WGRC University Distinguished Professor
Sarah Bastian
Sarah Bastian
Program/Project Coordinator
Dal-Hoe Koo, PhD
Dal-Hoe Koo, PhD
Research Associate Professor
Dwight Davidson
Dwight Davidson
WGRC Genebank Manager
Benjamin Osae
Benjamin Osae
Research Assistant
Daniel Hopper
Daniel Hopper
Research Assistant
Evgenii Liakh
Evgenii Liakh
Research Associate
Jason Zurn, PhD
Jason Zurn, PhD
Postdoctoral Fellow
Jianming Fu, PhD
Jianming Fu, PhD
Postdoctoral Fellow
Mayela Flores Romero
Mayela Flores Romero
Research Associate
Paul Telengech, PhD
Paul Telengech, PhD
Postdoctoral Fellow
Sarah Malkawi
Sarah Malkawi
Research Assistant
Ural Yunusbaev, PhD
Ural Yunusbaev, PhD
Postdoctoral Fellow
Yan Li, PhD
Yan Li, PhD
Research Associate
Zhifen Zhang, PhD
Zhifen Zhang, PhD
Research Associate
Zitong Yu, PhD
Zitong Yu, PhD
Postdoctoral Fellow

Graduate Students

Bucket Sahin
Bucket Sahin
Graduate Research Assistant
Gabriela Romero Campos
Gabriela Romero Campos
Graduate Research Assistant
Jaime Knight
Jaime Knight
Graduate Research Assistant
Nick Stelling
Nick Stelling
Graduate Research Assistant
Yoonha Ju
Yoonha Ju
Graduate Research Assistant

Hard Winter Wheat Genetics Research Unit

John P. Fellers, PhD
John P. Fellers, PhD
Acting Research Leader Research Molecular Biologist
Mary Guttieri, PhD
Mary Guttieri, PhD
Lead Scientist Research Geneticist
Katherine Jordan, PhD
Katherine Jordan, PhD
Research Geneticist
Ming-Shun Chen, PhD
Ming-Shun Chen, PhD
Entomologist

Emeritus

Bikram S. Gill, PhD
Bikram S. Gill, PhD
Emeritus University Distinguished Professor Inaugural Bikram S. Gill Chair
Bernd Friebe, PhD
Bernd Friebe, PhD
Emeritus Research Professor
W. Jon Raupp
W. Jon Raupp
Emeritus Senior Scientist