Current Lab Members

Diane M. Beckles

Project Director
Ph.D. University of Cambridge, UK
Beckles CV

Emma Shipman

Ph.D. Student
Plant Biology Graduate Program
BS. Plant Biology, University of Georgia

Margaret Liu

Ph.D. Student Horticulture & Agronomy Graduate Group
BS Chemistry, National Taiwan University

Jiaqi 'Jackie' Zhou

MS & Ph.D. Student Horticulture & Agronomy Graduate Group
BS Horticulture, China Agricultural University

Jingwei Yu

MS Student Horticulture & Agronomy Graduate Group
BS Horticulture, Northwest Agriculture & Forestry University

Keyun 'Kelly' Wang

BS Cell Biology

Andrew Saluna

BS Microbiology


Former Graduate Students

Dr. Karin Albornoz

Former: Ph.D. student Horticulture & Agronomy
Now: Assistant Professor University of Concepcion, Chile

Dr. Shaoyun 'Shary' Dong

Former: Ph.D. student Horticulture & Agronomy
Now: Scientist, Chinese Academy Agricultural Sciences

Bixuan Chen

Former: MS Student Horticulture & Agronomy
Now: Junior Scientist, United Genetics Seed, CA

Moses Wanyakha

Former: MS Student Horticulture & Agronomy
Now: Ph.D. Student, Agricultural Economics Iowa State University

Dr. Randi Jiménez

Former: MS. Student
Now: Senior Environmental Scientist at CDFA

Dr. Maysaya Thitisaksakul

Former Ph.D. Student
Now: Assistant Professor & Assistant Dean International Affairs
Khon Kaen University, Thailand

Dr. Kietsuda Luengwilai

Former: PhD student
Now: Associate Professor, Kasetsart University, Thailand

Dr. Boryana Stamova

Former: Ph.D. student
Now: Associate Adjunct Professor
Neurology School of Medicine, UC Davis


Former Undergraduate Interns

Joshua Zhang

Former: BS Genetics
Now: Ph.D. student in Genetics UCSD

Jonas Grove

Former: BS Biotechnology
Now: Bioinformatics Master’s program University of Oregon