Project Personnel - Complete
Cucurbit Breeding
Here you will find the complete list of project personnel
in chronological order. We also have the current
list of project personnel. New personnel: see getting
established.
Project Leaders:
- Warren Barham, Associate Professor (watermelon breeding)
- Warren Henderson, Professor (watermelon breeding)
- Richard
Lower, Professor (cucumber breeding)
- Todd Wehner,
Professor (cucumber and watermelon breeding)
Technicians:
- Gloria Abad, Pathology technician
- Tammy Ellington,
Field and greenhouse technician
- Rufus Horton, Field and greenhouse technician
- Jamie Hunter, Greenhouse technician
- Louis Jackson, Pathology
technician
- Julia Jenkins, Greenhouse
technician
- Meri Reeber, Greenhouse technician
- Brook Parker , Greenhouse technician
- Jamie Hunter, Greenhouse technician
- Samuel Chen, Greenhouse technician
- Allen Gordon, Greenhouse technician
Scientists/Postdocs (nationality, title, research,
years, articles, reports):
- Lambertus Smeets (Institute
for Horticultural Plant Breeding, Wageningen, The Netherlands),
Visiting Scientist-Chilling resistance in cucumber, 1988-1997
- El-Mahdy I. Metwally (Tanta University, Kafr El-Sheikh, Egypt), Visiting Scientist,
Cucumber breeding, 1989-1990
- Jinsheng Liu (Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing,
P.R. China), Visiting Scientist, Gene linkage in cucumber,
1996-1997
- Christopher
S. Cramer (University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT,
U.S.A.), Postdoctoral Research Associate, Gummy stem blight
resistance in watermelon, 1997-1998
- Fred McCuistion (University
of Florida, Gainesville, FL, U.S.A.), Postdoctoral Research
Associate, Tetraploid inbred production in watermelon,
1998-1999
- Baljit Singh Bhyan (Department of Horticulture, Haryana,
India), Visiting Scientist, Cucumber seed research, August-December
2000
- Inder Jeet Malik (Department of Horticulture, Haryana,
India), Visiting Scientist, Luffa seed germination, August-December
2000
- Pahup Singh (Department of Horticulture, Haryana, India),
Visiting Scientist, Watermelon cold germination, August-December
2000
- Satyapal Singh (Department of Horticulture, Haryana,
India), Visiting Scientist, Watermelon cold germination,
August-December 2000
- Ronghao Song (Plant Protection
Institute, Shanghai, P.R. China), Visiting Scientist,
Gummy stem blight resistance in watermelon, 1998-2001
- Jiahua Xie (Zhejiang Agricultural
University, Hangzhou, P.R. China), Postdoctoral Research
Associate, Transgenic nematode resistance in cucumber,
1998-2001
- Ramesh Kumar (India),
Visiting Scientist, Yield of heirloom watermelon cultivars,
2001
- Vijay Joshi (National
Chemical Laboratory, Pune, India), Postdoctoral Research
Associate, Transgenic nematode resistance in cucumber,
2001-2002
- Yong Xu (Beijing, P.R. China),
Visiting Scientist, Molecular markers for watermelon disease
resistance, 2002-2003
- Elzbieta Kozik (Poland),
Visiting Scientist, Chilling resistance in cucumber, 2003-2005
- Urszula Klosinska (Poland) Visiting Scholar, Downy mildew
resistance in cucumber, 2007
- Shengping Zhang (P.R. China) Visiting Scholar, High yield in watermelon, 2007
Graduate Students (nationality, support, thesis,
degree, year, employment, articles,
reports):
- Joseph T. Sloane (U.S.A.), RA - Belly rot resistance
in cucumber, MS 1984: Currently sales representative
for VWR Scientific.
- Denis R. Ramirez (Honduras), RA - Source sink relationships
in cucumber, PhD 1984: Chief Scientist, Honduras
Agricultural Research Foundation.
- David B. Rubino (U.S.A.), RA - Early testing for yield
in cucumber, MS 1984: Currently plant breeder for
USDA, Beltsville.
- G. Ineke Booy (Netherlands), Fellowship - Damping off
resistance in cucumber, Ir 1985: Currently plant
scientist in The Netherlands.
- Mark S. Strefeler (U.S.A.), RA - Selection indexes in
cucumber, MS 1985: Currently professor of horticulture
at University of Minnesota.
- Rebecca M. Cade (U.S.A.), RA - Tissue culture of cucumber, MS 1989: Currently technician at North Carolina
State Univ.
- William H. McCarthy (U.S.A.), RA - Protoplast fusion
of Cucumis species, MS 1989: Currently plant
breeder for Seminis Vegetable Seeds.
- S. Alan Walters (U.S.A.), TA - Nematode resistance in cucumber, MS
1991: Currently professor of Plant Science at Southern
Illinois Univ.
- Jorge S. Christlieb (Mexico), RA - Early flowering in
cucumber, MS 1992: Currently sales representative
for Seminis Vegetable Seeds.
- Michael S. Uchneat (U.S.A.), RA - Belly rot resistance
in cucumber, MS 1993: Currently plant breeder for
PanAmerican Seed.
- Paul
C. St. Amand (U.S.A.), RA - Gummy stem blight resistance
in cucumber, PhD 1993: Currently USDA-ARS research geneticist in agronomy
at Kansas State Univ.
- Nischit V. Shetty (India),
TA - Oriental trellis cucumber systems, MS 1996:
Currently cucumber breeder for Seminis Vegetable Seeds.
- Christopher
S. Cramer (U.S.A.), RA - Yield components in cucumber, PhD 1997: Currently professor of horticulture and
agronomy at New Mexico State Univ.
- S. Alan Walters (U.S.A.), RA - Nematode resistance in cucumber, PhD
1997: Currently professor of Plant Science at Southern
Illinois Univ.
- Tammy L. Ellington (U.S.A.), RA - Screening luffa for sponge yield and quality, MS 2000: Currently technician for cucurbit breeding
at North Carolina State Univ.
- Nischit V. Shetty (India),
RA - Screening cucumber for yield, PhD 2000: Currently
cucumber breeder for Seminis Vegetable Seeds.
- E. Bruton Strange (U.S.A.), Fellowship - Screening watermelon for papaya
ringspot virus resistance, MS 2000: Currently greenhouse
nursery operator in Maine.
- Grant P. Neppl (U.S.A.),
RA - Efficient testing for yield in watermelon, MS
2001: Currently assistant plant breeder (watermelon) at Harris Moran Seed Company in California.
- Phillip E. Gouker (U.S.A.),
RA - Gummy stem blight resistance in watermelon, Teaching
Certificate 2002: Currently teacher in North Carolina.
- Gabriele Gusmini (Italy), RA - Gummy stem blight resistance in watermelon, MS 2003: Currently plant breeder (squash) at Syngenta (Rogers NK) Seed Co. in Florida.
- Nihat Guner (Turkey),
Fellowship - Inheritance of papaya ringspot virus resistance
in watermelon, PhD 2004: Currently plant breeder (watermelon) at
Sakata Seed Co. in Florida.
- Gabriele Gusmini (Italy), RA - Genetic control of important fruit traits
in watermelon, PhD 2005: Currently plant breeder (squash) at Syngenta (Rogers NK) Seed Co. in Florida.
- Melisa Crane (U.S.A.), self-supported - Dwarf patio cucumbers, MHS 2005: Currently working in international agricultural development.
- Jiyoung Oh (South Korea), RA - Growth regulators for control of sex expression in watermelon, PhD 2007: Currently graduate assistant at North Carolina State Univ.
- Antonia Tetteh (Ghana), RA - Powdery mildew resistance in watermelon, PhD 2008: Currently graduate assistant at North Carolina State Univ.
- Rakesh Kumar (India), RA - Heritability of yield in watermelon, PhD 2009: Currently graduate assistant at North Carolina State Univ.
- Adam Criswell (U.S.A.), RA - Downy mildew resistance in cucumber, MS 2008: Currently graduate assistant at North Carolina State Univ.
- Lingli Lou (U.S.A.), self-supported - Inheritance of watermelon fruit traits, MS 2009: Currently graduate assistant at North Carolina State Univ.
Project Assistants / Work-Study Students:
- Jeff Williams, Greenhouse assistant
- Beverly Hash, Pathology assistant
- Debbie Edwards, Greenhouse assistant
- Craig Williams, Greenhouse assistant
- Teresa Bunch, Greenhouse assistant
- Dane Fisher, Greenhouse assistant
- Bengie Whisnant, Greenhouse assistant
- Randall Burris, Greenhouse assistant
- Amy Sowell, Greenhouse assistant
- Caz Molnar, Greenhouse assistant
- Tammy Everett, Greenhouse assistant
- Tammy Ellington, Greenhouse assistant
- Renee Woody, Greenhouse assistant
- Cindy Patton, Greenhouse assistant
- William Alexander, Greenhouse assistant
- Lori Miller, Greenhouse assistant
- Leigh Anne Carter, Greenhouse assistant
- Isaac Council, Greenhouse assistant
- Anthony Lea, Greenhouse assistant
- Jim Thompson, Greenhouse assistant
- Todd Parrish, Greenhouse assistant
- Susan Hamilton, Greenhouse assistant
- Vincent Timpanelli, Greenhouse assistant
- Anthony LeBude, Greenhouse assistant
- Michelle Brooks, Greenhouse assistant
- Beau Willsey, Greenhouse assistant
- Suleman Vora, Greenhouse assistant
- Karen Maguylo, Greenhouse assistant
- Matthew McLennan, Greenhouse assistant
- Mario Mason, Greenhouse assistant
- Aaron Teller, Greenhouse assistant
- Charles Goodman, Greenhouse assistant
- Terry Gregory, Field assistant
- Jeffrey Godwin, Greenhouse assistant
- James Nelson, Greenhouse assistant
- Jeffrey Langley, Greenhouse assistant
- Gabriele Gusmini, Greenhouse assistant
- Julia Parman, Greenhouse assistant
- Harmeet Singh, Greenhouse assistant
- Justin Helms, Lab assistant
- Dale Hyatt, Greenhouse assistant
- Thanh Nguyen, Lab assistant
- Timothy Nifong, Greenhouse assistant
- Caroline Reddy, Greenhouse assistant
- Preston Nelson, Greenhouse assistant
- Mark Chen, Greenhouse assistant
- Dustin Gilley, Greenhouse assistant
- John Harrelson, Greenhouse assistant
- Kenneth McArtan, Greenhouse assistant
- Craig Wence, Greenhouse assistant
- Jamie Hunter, Office assistant
- Bethany Clark, Office assistant
- Duc Nguyen, Office assistant
- Angela Lewis, Field assistant
- Santos Flores, Field assistant
- Samuel Chen, Greenhouse assistant
- Thanh-Trinh Doan, Laboratory assistant
- Tiffany Stewart, Office assistant
- TJ Miller, Greenhouse assistant
- Adam Call, Field assistant
- Malcolm Hinton, Greenhouse assistant
- Stephen Lau, Greenhouse assistant
- Susan Hwang, Office assistant
- Erica Pineiro, Laboratory assistant
Other Personnel:
- Judy Bridges, Webmaster
- Marie Hall, Secretary
- Saurabh Misrah, Webmaster
- Chris Barrett, Webmaster
- Chris Glenn, Webmaster
- Elaine Levin, Secretary
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