Research Staff

Our research staff are essential to the function and success of the department.

Sarah Bastian

Program/Project Coordinator
For: Dr. Eduard Akhunov

Amy Beyer

Research Assistant
For: Dr. John Leslie

Melinda Dalby

Research Assistant
For: Dr. Barbara Valent

Dwight Davidson

Research Assistant
For: Dr. Eduard Akhunov

Mark Davis

Senior Scientist
For: Dr. Jessica Rupp

Chandler Day

Associate Diagnostician
For: Judy O'Mara

Raissa Debacker Moura

Fellow (Post-Doc)
For: Dr. Kelsey Andersen Onofre

Judy Dizon

IT Project Manager
For: Dr. James Stack

Samantha Elledge

Research Assistant
For: Dr. Alina Akhunova

Ethan Faryna

Program/Project Manager

Mayela Flores Romero

Research Associate
For: Dr. Eduard Akhunov

Daniel Hopper

Research Assistant

Arjun Khanal

IT Systems Programmer

Hyeonju Lee

Research Assistant
For: Dr. Harold Trick

Jaideep Mallick

Fungal Genetics Stock Center Curator
For: Dr. John Leslie

Ankita Mishra, PhD

Fellow (Post-Doc)
For: Dr. Eduard Akhunov

Afsana Noor, PhD

Fellow (Post-Doc)
For: Dr. Chris Little

Moses Nyine, PhD

Fellow (Post-Doc)
For: Dr. Eduard Akhunov

Thomas Oakley

Research Assistant
For: Tim Todd

Ved Prakash, PhD

Fellow (Post-Doc)
For: Dr. Shahideh Nouri

Nar Ranabhat, PhD

Fellow (Post-Doc)
For: Dr. Jim Stack

Jon Raupp

Senior Scientist
For: Dr. Eduard Akhunov

Haley Scott

Research Technician
For: Dr. Jim Stack

Veerendra Sharma, PhD

Fellow (Post-Doc)
For: Dr. Harold Trick

Karina Stott

Research Associate
For: Dr. Erick DeWolf

Tej Man Tamang, PhD

Fellow (Post-Doc)
For: Dr. Sanzhen Liu

Natalie Waite

Research Assistant
For: Dr. Chris Little

Shuangye Wu

Research Associate
For: Dr. Jared Crain

Zitong Yu, PhD

Fellow (Post-Doc)
For: Dr. Eduard Akhunov

Ural Yunusbaev, PhD

Fellow (Post-Doc)
For: Dr. Eduard Akhunov

Aleksandra Zarzynska-Nowak, PhD

Fellow (Post-Doc)
For: Dr. Shahideh Nouri

Jason Zurn, PhD

Fellow (Post-Doc)
For: Dr. Eduard Akhunov