Aime & Blackwell Labs, LSU
Marian's goodbye
Postdocs
Rachel A. Koch
(2017-2019)
Post doctoral researcher
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Department of Plant Pathology
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Email: rkoch@unl.edu
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Hector Urbina
(2016-2018)
Florida Department of Agriculture & Consumer Services-Division of Plant Industry
Gainesville, FL
Email: Hector.UrbinaYanez@freshfromflorida.com
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Amnat Eamvijarn
(2016-2017)
Researcher
Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives
Bangkok, Thailand
Email: am-nat@windowslive.com
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Jordan Bailey
(2013-2015)
Postdoctoral Researcher
Systematic Mycology & Microbiology Lab
USDA-ARS
Beltsville, MD
Email: jordanbailey87@gmail.com
Website: Researchgate Profile
Merje Toome-Heller
(2010-2014)
Scientist
Mycology & Bacteriology, Plant Health & Environment Laboratory, Ministry for Primary Industries St Johns, Auckland 1072,
New Zealand
Email: Merje.Toome@mpi.govt.nz
Andrew Wilson
(2013-2014)
Assistant Curator of Mycology
Denver Botanic Gardens
Denver, Colorado
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Alistair McTaggart
(2011, LSU)
Post Doctoral Associate
University of Pretoria,
Forestry and Agriculture Biotechnology Institute
South Africa
Email:
Daniel Henk
(2005-2007, USDA-ARS)
Lecturer
Department of Biology and Biochemistry,University of Bath, Bath U.K.
Email: d.henk@bath.ac.uk
Maj Padamsee
(2008-2010, LSU)
Luis Ramirez Camejo
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(2018-2020)
Postdoc
Centro de Biodiversidad y
Descubrimiento de Drogas
INDICASAT-AIP, Panama
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Email:
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Danny Haelewaters
(2018-2020)
Post Doc​
University of Ghent, Faculty of Sciences, Belgium
Email: danny.haelewaters@gmail.com
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Patty Kaishian
(2020-2021)
Post Doc
Email:
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Research: Patty is interested in parasitic microfungi including Laboulbeniales and Rust Fungi
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Ph.D.
Email: paulamelinegomez@gmail.com
Web portfolio: https://sites.google.com/view/pgomezza
Research: Paula researches hyperparasites of rust fungi
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Paula Gomez Zapata
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Graduate Students
Teeratas Kijpornyongpan
(PhD 2019)
Postdoctoral Researcher-Biology
National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL)
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Rachel A. Koch
(PhD 2017)
Post Doctoral Researcher
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Department of Plant Pathology
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Email: rkoch@unl.edu
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Jorge Diaz Valderrama
(PhD 2019)
Post Doctoral Researcher
Purdue University
Department of Botany & Plant Pathology
Email: jronny.diaz@gmail.com
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Fanni Lakatos
(M.S. 2019)
Forensic Scientist I
Utah Bureau of Forensic Services Utah Dept. of Public Safety
Email: rlakatos@utah.gov
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Pedro Pablo Parra Giraldo
(PhD 2019)
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Post Doctoral Researcher
Plant Diagnostic Clinic
Department of Plant Pathology
University of Florida/IFAS - Tropical Research and Education Center
Email: pparragiraldo@ufl.edu
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Sebastian Albu
(M.S. 2012, LSU)
Senior Plant Pathologist
California Department of Food and Agriculture
Plant Health and Pest Prevention Services - Plant Pest Diagnostics Lab
Email: sebastian.albu@cdfa.ca.gov
Donald Nelsen
(M.S. 2013, LSU)
Ph.D. Student
University of Arkansas
Department of Biological Sciences
Email: donald.nelsen@gmail.com
Tomas Rush
(M.S. 2012, LSU)
Andrew Rodriguez
(M.S. 2011, LSU)
Dillon Husbands
Ph.D. 2022
Email: dhusband@purdue.edu
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Research: Dillon's work focuses on Guyanese fungi and tropical ecology
Helen Law
Ph.D. Student
Email: lawh@purdue.edu
Research: Helen is working with Laboulbeniales, a group of fungi that are obligate insect parasites.
Samira Fatemi
Ph.D. 2023
Email: sfatemi@purdue.edu
Web portfolio: https://sites.google.com/view/mycomira
Research: Samira is working on mycobiomes of specialty crops such as Romaine lettuce
Visiting Scientists & Research Associates
Elena Karlsen-Ayala
(2016-2018)
Ph.D. Student
Department of Plant Pathology & Curator of the UF Fungal Herbarium (FLAS)
University of Florida
2517 Fifield Hall
Gainesville FL 32611-0680
Marlon Rodriguez
(2016)
B.S. Student
Zamorano University
Agricultural Sciences and Production
Hondorus
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Email:
marlon.rodriguez@est.zamorano.edu
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Marian Kirchberg
(2016)
Graduate Student
Universität Bochum
AG Geobotanik
Gebäude ND 03/174
Universitätsstraße 150
44780 Bochum, Germany
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Email: mariankirchberg@gmx.de
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Aamna Ishaq
(2015-2016)
Ph.D. student
Department of Botany
University of the Punjab
Lahore, Pakistan
Email: aamna_ishaq@yahoo.com
Paula Gomez Zapata
(2015)
Ph.D. student
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Now a Ph.D. student in the AimeLab! (see current students for description of her research)
Esperanza Torres Rojas
(2013-2014)
Photo taken in Bangkok, Feb. 2014
Game Boonyuen
(2010, LSU)
Amnat Eamvijarn
(2008, LSU)
Allison Walker
(2004-2005, USDA-ARS)
Assistant Professor
Acadia University
Department of Biology
Wolfville, Nova Scotia
Email: a.k.walker@eagles.usm.edu
Robert Bills
(2006-2007, USDA)
Lab Assistant
Department of Biology
West Virginia University
Morgantown, WV
Email: robertjbills@gmail.com
Clare Whittaker
(2006, USDA and 2008, LSU)
Visiting Intern
Analyst and Safety Representative at the Vaccine Immunology Program.
Email: clrwhittaker10@gmail.com
Sarah Verhaeghen
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