2023 Lab Members (Left to Right) Mark Guiltinan, Francisco Menéndez Burns, Trevor Bowes, Jishnu Bhatt, Evelyn Kulesza, Halena Procopio Ross, Emilio Ciervo, Lena Sheaffer, Catie Eisenhut, Patrick Thomas and Siela Maximova. Not able to be present: Angie Minardi, Dante DelVecchio. Another great team!
- J. Franklin Styer Professor of Horticultural Botany and Professor of Plant Molecular Biology
Areas of Expertise
- Plant Genomics and Genetics
- Plant Molecular Biology
- Theobroma cacao (cocoa)
- Email mjg9@psu.edu
- Office 814-863-7957
- Research Professor of Plant Biotechnology
Areas of Expertise
- Plant Biotechnology
- Plant Functional Genomics
- Plant Tissue Culture
- Plant Propagation
- Plant Disease Resistance
- Plant – Microbes Interactions
- MS Candidate, Plant Sciences; Biosafety Officer/Research Technologist, Guiltinan-Maximova Laboratory
Areas of Expertise
- Crop interactions
- Genetics
- Cacao propagation
- Greenhouse systems maintenance
- Postdoctoral Scholar
Areas of Expertise
- Agricultural Innovation Systems (AIS)
- Socio-Technical Systems
- Sustainable Rural Livelihoods
- Agricultural and Rural Development Policy
- Water-Energy-Food Nexus
- Email lmt50@psu.edu
- Office 814-826-8384
- Pronouns She/Her
- Research Technologist
Areas of Expertise
- Plant Tissue Culture
- Plant Molecular Biology
- Email hut57@psu.edu
- Office 814-203-9423
