Tae-Hwan Jun

Postdoctoral Researcher

Education

·         PhD, Plant breeding and genetics, Seoul National University

·         MS, Plant breeding and genetics, Seoul National University

·         BS, Crop science, Seoul National University

 Research Goals

The objectives of current research are development of genetic markers specific to soybean aphid (Aphis glycines Matsumura) and identification of aphid resistance genes in soybean.

Valdir Correa

PhD Student

Education

·         PhD Student, Horticulture and Crop Science, OSU

·         MS Plant Pathology,  University of Brasilia, Brazil

·         BS Agronomy, Rural University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Research Goals

My research focuses on the interactions of plant pathogens with their insect vectors.

Fiorella Cisneros

MS student

Education

·         MS student in Plant Pathology, Dept. of Plant Pathology, OSU

·         BS in Biological Sciences, San Marcos Major National University in Lima, Peru

Research Goals

Understanding of virus-host interactions at the molecular level and to develop biological tools based on viral genomes.

 Sungwoo Lee

Graduate Research Associate

Education

·         PhD student, Molecular breeding and genetics, The Ohio State University

·         MS, Molecular breeding and genetics, Seoul National University

·         BS, Plant science, Seoul National University

Research Goals

Find new quantitative trait loci associated with partial resistance to Phytophthora sojae in soybean