Simon serves as the Director of the Rutgers Center for Agricultural Food Ecosystems (RUCAFE) whose mission is to bring a uniquely diverse and holistic approach to researching food systems. Simon
Robert Mattera is in his final year as a Ph.D. graduate researcher with a focus on plant breeding, genetics and genomics. His Master’s program was focused on the genetic diversity
Dr. Andy Wyenandt is an Extension Specialist in Vegetable Pathology located at the Rutgers Agricultural Research and Extension Center (RAREC) in Bridgeton, NJ. Recent research by the vegetable pathology lab
Dr. Ma is the PI of the UMass Amherst Ma lab has directed many fungal genome projects and has unparalleled experience in handling genomics data and deep understanding of fungal
Interest in the reduction of pesticide usage in agriculture, management of plant diseases by genetic resistance and cultural and management means, agro-solar dual use of agricultural lands, breeding horticultural crops
Plant Pathologist/Virologist, Plant Molecular Biologist and Plant Biotechnologist, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ. Dr. Di has 30 years of experience in genetically engineering plants for disease resistance and agronomic
Dr. Sandoya’s UF Faculty Page RELEVANT PUBLICATIONS Sandoya G. V., E. Rosenthal, I. Simko, L. Rodrigues Porto, W. Wadlington, C. Bull, A. Carroll. 2022. Lettuce (Lactuca sativa L.) germplasm
Lara Brindisi is a recent PhD graduate from the Department of Plant Biology at Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey. Her dissertation work focused on exploring the genetics and
Alex is a second-year Ph. D student focusing on plant breeding and genetics. His goal is to bring science out of the lab by harnessing modern techniques to drive real-world
Ava Medberry is a second-year Ph.D. student working with Dr. James Simon on the improvement of sweet basil for controlled environments. Prior to her time at Rutgers, Ava earned a