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OUR TEAM

Dr. Jason Smith
Principal Investigator
Associate Professor

Dr. Ed Barnard
Forest Pathologist
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Tania Quesada
Research Assistant Scientist

Claudia Paez
PhD Student
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Nicolas Anger
PhD Student

Kathy Smith
Biological Scientist

Jonathan Lubar
Horticulturist

Bailey Peters
MS Student

Gideon Alake
Postdoctoral Associate

Katy Deitz
MS Student

Zifan Zhao
Postdoctoral Associate
Former Lab Members
Stephanie Adams, PhD
Diagnostician, Morton Arboretum
Marc Hughes, PhD
Research Scientist, University of Hawaii
Lacey Mount, DPM
Crop Consultant, Dellavalle Laboratory
Lanette Sobel, DPM, MS
CEO, Fertile Earth Inc.
Tyler Dreaden, PhD
Research Plant Pathologist, USDA Forest Service
Andrew Loyd, PhD
Research Plant Pathologist, Bartlett Tree Experts Inc.
Don Spence, PhD
Faculty, Bethune Cookman University
Keumchul Shin, DPM
Assistant Professor, Gyeongsang National University, Seoul, South Korea
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