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Kelly Allen

Post-Doctoral Fellow

Kelly S. Allen has trained in general plant pathology, molecular biology and biochemistry. She began her graduate research focusing on basil downy mildew in 2015, throughout which time she has


Yariv Ben-Naim

Post-Doctoral Fellow

Yariv is an expert in fungal pathogenesis with over 13 years of experience with destructive diseases as Fusarium wilt, Powdery mildew, Downy Mildew and viruses of major crops as cucurbits,


Michael Lawton

Associate Professor

Dr. Lawton has 30 years of experience working on plant:pathogen interactions, plant molecular biology and the application of plant biotechnology, including transgenic and CRISPR methods to enhance biotic and abiotic


Dena Seidel

Science Outreach Specialist

Seidel is a trained anthropologist with 25 years of expertise in science storytelling and outreach combining filmmaking, anthropology, United Nations sustainable development goals and original, interdisciplinary learning pedagogy. Seidel’s impactful