Lab members

Keith Duncan
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Keith Duncan | Research Scientist .

Manager X-ray imaging facility, 30 years microscopy and imaging of plant biology, old guy. Joined 2016

August Thies
Gus Thies | Graduate Student Mizzou.

X-ray imaging, image segmentation & analysis, proficient in R & Python, biological modeling, plant care, VR. Joined 2018.

Shayla Gunn
Shayla Gunn | Research Associate.

Light/Fluorescence Microscopy, X-ray/2D imaging, molecular wet lab techniques, background in plant stress physiology/nanotoxicology, general fast learner. Joined 2018.

Rene Dale
Renee Dale | Postdoctoral Associate.

Mathematical modeling. PhD. Joined 2019.

Mitchell Sellers
Mitchell Sellers | Laboratory Technician.

X-Ray imaging/data processing, 2D DIRT imaging, maintenance of plants in field/greenhouse, wet lab work, general lab upkeep. Joined 2019.

Michelle Cho
Michelle Cho | Graduate student WUSTL.

Joined 2020.

Marcus Griffiths
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Marcus Griffiths | Research Scientist.

Root functional phenomics. PhD. Joined 2021.

Cody Bagnall
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Cody Bagnall | Research Scientist.

Agricultural engineer, remote sensing, technology development & field research development. PhD. Joined 2021.

Kong Wong
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Kong Wong | Postdoctoral Associate. PhD.

Joined 2021.

Alex Liu
Alex Liu | Graduate student WUSTL.

Joined 2021.

Matt Bauer
Matt Bauer | Laboratory Technician.

Joined 2021.

Sumeet Mankar
Sumeet Mankar | Postdoctoral Associate. PhD.

Joined 2021.

Clara Lebow
Clara Lebow | Senior Laboratory Technician.

Joined 2022.

Clara Lebow
Amelia Moran | Laboratory Technician.

Joined 2022.

Jenna Carter
Jenna Carter | Labratory Assistant.

Joined 2022.

Molly Hanlon
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Molly Hanlon | Sr. Research Scientist.

Joined 2022.

Kenan Oestreich
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Kenan Oestreich | Data Scientist I.

Joined June 2022

Tanner Smith
Tanner Smith | Laboratory Assistant.

Joined 2023.

Sourabh Palande
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Sourabh Palande | Data Scientist II

Image Segmentation and Analysis. PhD. Joined August 2023.

Margaret Houston
Margaret Houston | Laboratory Assistant.

Joined 2023.

Jeffrey Forbes
Jeffrey Forbes | Laboratory Assistant.

Joined 2023.

Eileen Kosola
Eileen Kosola | Laboratory Assistant.

Joined 2023.

Doris McCarter
Doris McCarter | Laboratory Assistant.

Joined 2023.

Hannah Deadwyler
Hannah Deadwyler | Laboratory Assistant.

Joined 2023.

Doris McCarter
Doris McCarter | Laboratory Assistant.

Joined 2023.

Mao Li
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Mao Li | Special friend of the lab & Principal Investigator at DDPSC

Mathematical modelling. PhD.

Former lab members

  • Adam Bray | 2017 - 2020 | Wheat Product Development Scientist @ Bayer
  • Aimee Schulz | 2018 | Graduate Research Assistant @ Cornell University
  • Alicia Zhang | 2019 - 2020 | Graduate Research Assistant @ Boston University
  • Andrea Johnston | 2021 - 2023 | Plant cell culture technician @ Plastomics
  • Benjamin Laws | 2015 - 2019 | Military Medic
  • Christine Mitchell | 2018 - 2019 | Senior Scientist @ Inotiv
  • Diana Dizon | 2019 - 2021 | Mid-Product Specialist @ Bayer
  • Dhineshkumar Thiruppathi | 2018 - 2022 | Cell & Molecular Biology Scientist /Research Scientist @ Bayer
  • Dylan Fritz | 2023 | Undergraduate Student at Missouri S&T
  • Eddie Campell | 2020 | Assistant Scientist @ Pharmaceutical Product Development (PPD)
  • Effia Nuako | 2019
  • Elisa Morales | 2018-2022 | IP Development @ Danforth Plant Science Center
  • Eric Floro | 2014 - 2018 | Nursery Manager @ Forest ReLeaf of Missouri
  • Feray Demirci | 2017 - 2020 | Software Developer with Meyers lab @ DDPSC
  • Gabriella Pflederer | 2020 | @ Systems Engineering Co-op, bioMérieux
  • Jesse Wilson | 2020 | USML student
  • Kari Miller | 2016 - 2017 | Biotech Equity Research Fellow @ Kennedy Capital Management
  • Karl Joseph Hobaugh | 2020 | Recycling internship
  • Kasia Kornacki | ? | ?
  • Lee Douangkeomany? | ? | ?
  • Marshall Wedger | ? | Graduate Student @ Washington University in St. Louis
  • Matthew Mosior | ? | Scientific Programmer @ Moffitt Cancer Center
  • Mohammed Elgallad | 2023 | 2023 REU Internship Cohort | ?
  • Molly Wohl | | Software Engineer @ UW Medicine
  • Mon-Ray Shao | 2017 - 2021 | Postdoctoral Researcher @ Utrecht
  • Nathanael Ellis | 2017 - 2020 | Biologist @ Bayer
  • Ni Jiang | 2015 - 2021 | Assistant Professor @ CAU
  • Nida Mutan | 2019 - 2023 | Lab tech @ WashU
  • Nia Worth | ? | ?
  • Rebecca Bindbeutel | 2018 - 2020 | Lab manager with Nusinow lab and Finance Dept @ DDPSC
  • Sam McInturf | 2020 | Scientist @ CTC Genomics
  • Sarah Wilson | 2023-2024 | Laboratory Assistant @ Minnesotta State University
  • Tiffany Hopkins | 2020 - 2021 | Lab tech @ Benson Hill
  • Tim Parker | 2018 - 2022 | Data Analyst @ Bayer
  • Tyler Dowd | 2017 - 2022 | Senior Discovery Scientist @ Bayer
  • Vanessa Guevara | 2023 | ?
  • Zhengbin Liu | 2015 - 2019 | Scientist @ Partek Inc.