Lab Members
Savithri Nambeesan
Principal investigator
Ph.D. Horticulture (2009), Purdue University
M.S. Immunology (2003), Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (India)
B.S. Life Sciences (2000), St. Xavier’s College (India)
Graduate Students
Tej Acharya
Ph.D. Graduate Student
Ripening and postharvest physiology in blueberries
M.S. Horticulture (2018), Virginia Tech
B.S. Agriculture (2013), Tribhuvan University (Nepal)
Former Graduate Students
Mohammad Yamin Kabir
Ph.D. Horticulture (Dec 2019), Co-advisor, Dr. Juan Carlos Diaz-Perez
Abiotic factors affecting plant physiology and fruit yield and physiological disorders in bell pepper and tomato
Andres Mauricio Mayorga Gomez
M.S. Horticulture (July 2019)
Cell expansion and calcium accumulation during fruit development in bell pepper (Capsicum annuum L.)
Former Visiting Scientists
- Hsuan-Ju Tsai
- Zahrabeigom M. Shakoorian
- Hadiseh Daneshvar
Undergraduate Students
- Garrett S. Ford (2019-present)
- Ruqayah H. Bhuiyan (2019-present)
- Rachel McKena Lipham (CAES Undergraduate Research Initiative 2018-2019)
- Rachel M. S. Hampton (2017-2018)
- John L. Coffin (2016-2017)
- Adele Strother (2016-2017)
- Laura J. Kraft (2016)