CPB Trainees and the CPB Trainee Association (CPB-TA)

All postdoctoral researchers and graduate students advised by faculty affiliated with the Center for Plant Biology (CPB) are considered CPB members. Below is a listing of all CPB trainees by lab affiliation. All CPB postdoctoral researchers and graduate students are also eligible to join the CPB Trainee Association (CPB-TA). The CPB-TA, run by trainees, promotes professional development, team-building, and social activities for its members.

If you are interested in joining the CPB-TA, please contact the CPB-TA President, Abigail Rogers.

send request

Lab Affliation: Clint Chapple

Current Trainees:

Lizhi Cheng
Graduate student
Contact Info

Zhiwei Luo
Graduate student
Contact Info

Lab Affliation: John Couture

Current Trainees:

Scott Gula
Graduate student
Contact Info

Ted Heckard
Graduate student
Contact Info

Elisabeth Joll
Graduate student
Contact Info

Sylvia Park
Graduate student
Contact Info

Lab Affliation: Brian Dilkes

Current Trainees:

Enameguono Ethel Olomukoro
Graduate student
Contact Info

Jacob Olson
Graduate student
Contact Info

Amanpreet Kaur
Postdoctoral scholar
Contact Info

Rajdeep Singh Khangura
Postdoctoral scholar
Contact Info

Lab Affliation: Natalia Doudareva

Current Trainees:

Manuel Bellucci
Postdoctoral scholar
Contact Info

Matthew Berman
Postdoctoral scholar
Contact Info

Xingqi Huang
Postdoctoral scholar
Contact Info 

Ruy Kortbeek
Postdoctoral scholar
Contact Info

Ji Hee Lee
Graduate student
Contact Info

Lab Affliation: Morgan Furze

Current Trainees:

Asa McCurdy
Graduate student
Contact Info

Shreya Veeravelli

Graduate student
Contact Info

Lab Affliation: Anjali Iyer-Pascuzzi

Current Trainees:

Denise Caldwell
Graduate student
Contact Info

Rebecca Leuschen-Kohl
Graduate student
Contact Info

Sana Mohammad
Graduate student
Contact Info

Abigail Rogers
Graduate student
Contact Info

Lab Affliation: Gurmukh Johal

Current Trainees:

Akanksha Singh
Postdoctoral scholar
Contact Info

Lab Affliation: Sharon Kessler

Current Trainees:

Iyanu Adedeji
Graduate student
Contact Info

Sowmiya Devi Venkatesan
Graduate student
Contact Info

Sienna Ogawa
Graduate student
Contact Info

Lab Affliation: Xing Liu

Current Trainees:

Leah Durst
Graduate student
Contact Info

Lihong Li
Postdoctoral scholar
Contact Info

Lab Affliation: Sergio Muñoz-Gómez

Current Trainees:

Dr. Dongseok Kim
Postdoctoral researcher
Contact Info

Dr. Shahed Shazib
Postdoctoral researcher
Contact Info

Lab Affliation: Jianxin Ma

Current Trainees:

Chancelor Clark
Graduate student
Contact Info

Jingbo Duna
Postdoctoral scholar
Contact Info

Runze Guo
Postdoctoral scholar
Contact Info

Sen Lin
Postdoctoral scholar
Contact Info

Dominic Provancal
Graduate student
Contact Info

Leonie Trabert
Graduate student
Contact Info

Jinbin Wang
Postdoctoral scholar
Contact Info

Wenjuan Wu
Postdoctoral scholar
Contact Info

Lab Affliation: Scott McAdam

Current Trainees:

Muhammad Haroon
Graduate student
Contact Info

Anju Manandhar
Graduate student
Contact Info

Ian Rimer
Postdoctoral scholar
Contact Info


 

Lab Affliation: Tesfaye Mengiste

Current Trainees:

Sara Hailemariam
Graduate student
Contact Info

Pascal Okoye
Graduate student
Contact Info

Madylin Xiao Schaider (Maddy)
Graduate student
Contact Info

Lab Affliation: Michael Mickelbart

Current Trainees:

Alexis Mae O'Brien
Graduate student
Contact Info

Lab Affliation: Christopher Oakley

Current Trainees:

Juan Diego Rojas Gutierrez
Graduate student
Contact Info

Sam Mantel
Postdoctoral scholar
Contact Info

Lab Affliation: Daniel Park

Current Trainees:

Jaein Choi
Graduate student
Contact Info

Haley Flickinger
Graduate student
Contact Info

Sprih Harsh
Postdoctoral scholar
Contact Info

Marisa Laitinen
Graduate student
Contact Info

Justin Salva
Graduate student
Contact Info

Lab Affliation: Josh Widhalm

Current Trainees:

Shaikh Mearaj Ahmed Abdul Jabbar
Postdoctoral scholar
Contact Info

George Meyer
Graduate student
Contact Info

Lab Affliation: Jennifer Wisecaver

Current Trainees:

Katelin Burow
Graduate student
Contact Info

Will Driscoll
Postdoctoral scholar
Contact Info

Kate Eastman
Graduate student
Contact Info

Timilehin Jeje
Graduate student
Contact Info

Amanda Pendleton
Postdoctoral scholar
Contact Info

Nathan Watervoort
Graduate student
Contact Info

Lab Affliation: Gyeong Mee Yoon

Current Trainees:

Yuan Chi Chien
Graduate student
Contact Info

APPLY TO CPB GRADUATE PROGRAMS

Create your own Plant Biology success story at Purdue University. Increase your admission chances by applying to up to three affiliated graduate programs with a single application and fee.

learn more