Grace Garbini - student
geg5015@psu.edu
Research: 496/Cacao Transformations
2012-
Angelina Gaspero - student
amg5615@psu.edu
Research: Volunteer, Fall 2012/ future 496
2012-
Siti Zulkafli - student
soz5041@psu.edu
Research:
2010-
Adam Clemens
awc5181@psu.edu
Research:
2010-
Michael Henry
mbh5078@psu.edu
Research: Cacao Bioreactors
2009-2010
Marissa Kenzakoski - student
Technician in Guiltinan Lab
mxk456@psu.edu
Research: Tissue Culture and Jatropha Transformations
2009-2010
Syndey Shaw
sydneyshaw@psu.edu
Research: Cacao Bioreactors
2009-2010 (?)
Nur Sabrina Wahid - student
nur.sabrina.wahid@gmail.com
Research: Cacao Tissue Culture; Bioreactors
2009-2010
Dennis Arocena - student
dsa147@gmail.com
Research: Cacao Plant Tissue Culture
Current position: Barry Callebaut-Quality Assurance Technician
2008-2009
Owen Bellis
odb5005@psu.edu
Research: Cacao Greenhouse Assistant
2008-2009
Jennifer Blackman (honors) - student
Jennifer.Blackman5@gmail.com
Current Position: Medical School fall 2010
Research: Maize; Jatropha Gene Isolation
2008-2010
Julianne Bruce
Research: Processed Glassware
2008-2009
Angel Lyons
angelkin1@hotmail.com
Research: Cacao Greenhouse Assistant; Arabidopsis Maintenance
2008-2010
Daphne Ng - Student
daphne.ng@cgr.dupont.com
Research: Plant Tissue Culture, Transbacter and Open Source
Current Position: Pioneer/Dupont; Soybean Production-Tissue Culture/Gene Gun
cell: 724-799-0056
2008-2009
Timothy Silberg - student
Research: Worked With Marna On Maize Project
2007-2008
Dan Collins - High School Intern
Research: Worked With Ann To Isolate DNA; Photography
2006-2007
Fred Gouker - Student
Research: Cacao and Jatropha
Current Position: Graduate School @ Cornell
feg23@cornell.edu or fe.gouker@gmail.com
2006-2010
Ryan Wolff - student
Research: Worked With Marna On Maize
2006-2007
Alireza Abdmishani
Research: Designed Cacao Ingenic Website For Mark
2005-2005
Sam Mignogno
Research: Processed Glassware
2005-2005
Julianne Wilkinson
Research: Cacao Greenhouse Assistant
2005-2006
Jennifer Bixler - student
Research: Worked With Marna On Maize; Grew Arabidopsis
Current Position: Pioneer/Dupont 1/15/10
2004-2007
Teodora Bochnakova
Research: Cacao Lab Assistant
Current Position: Medical School
2004-2008
Jill Davison
Research: Maize Molecular-Genetics
2004-2004
Scott MacCallum
Research - Lab Assistant
2004-2004
Matt Mosholder
Research: Cacao Greenhouse Assistant
2004-2004
Paul Readly
Research: Cacao Greenhouse Assistant
2004-2004
Chris Speers - student
Research: Worked On Apple Project- Plasmid Construction
2004-2005
Amanda Thompson - high school Intern
Research: Cacao Chitinase Project
2004-2005
Andrea Young
Research - Lab Assistant
Current Position: graduate School
2004-2006
David Delsandro
Research - Lab Assistant
2003-2003
Lisa Dudek (Honors) - student
Research: Cacao Gene Cloning, Worked With Alex Lee On RNA Prep
2003-2003
Andrew Lech (Honors) - student
Research:
2003-2003
Hardik Mangrolia (Honors) - student
Research: Cacao Bioinformatics With Mark
2003-2003
Sara Milillo - student
Research: Cacao Chitinase Assays
2003-2004
Jeremy Vallimont (Honors) - student
Research: Cacao Gene Cloning; Greenhouse Assistant
2003-2004
Linda Bird
Research: Maize Greenhouse Assistant
2002-2002
Shelby Latchford - student
Research: Plasmid Construction For Cacao Transformation
2002-2003
Molly Clancy
Research: Worked With Siela On Cacao Transformation Protocol Development
2001-2001
Tom Hays - Student
Research: Worked With Carter On Cacao Root Biology
2001-2002
Shanna Hural
Research: Lab Assistant; Cacao Greenhouse Assistant
2001-2002
Matthew Woll - student
Research: Cacao Transformation And Physiology
2001-2002
Kim Allen - student
Research:
2000-2001
Alex Lee (honors) - student
Research: Cacao DNA Fingerprinting
Current Position: 2010 - Student at George Washington University-Physician Assistant
acl136@yahoo.com
2000-2003
Jason Munn
Research: Lab Assistant; Worked With Jen Tomscha
2000-2000
Sandi Norris
Research: Lab Assistant
2000-2000
Gretchen Powell
Research: Cacao Greenhouse Assistant
2000-2000
Laura Troast
Research: worked with Carter Miller on Cacao Propagation
2000-2000
Nicolas Willis - student
Research: Cacao; Plants without Borders
Current Position: graduate school in education
nicholas.a.willis@gmail.com
in 2010, 2907 31st Ave #5b, Astoria, NY 11106; (212)-920-5146
2000-2000
Hugh Young
Research: Lab Assistant
Current Position: Post Doc USDA
2000-2002
Melis Cakirer (honors) - student
Research: genetics of Cocoa Flavor
Current position: in 2010, Colgate-Palmolive Company; 909 River Road, Piscataway, NJ 08855-1343
melis_cakirer@colpal.com
1999-2000
Lisa Shollenberger - student
Research: Arabidopsis Genetics
1999-1999
Lauren Torzillo
Research: Lab Assistant: worked with Jen Tomscha
1999-1999
Laurie Verost - student
Research: Cacao Educational Materials
1999-1999
Renee Zimmerman - student
Research: Cacao Tissue Culture
1999-2000
Travis Frey - Student
Research: Cacao Tissue Culture
Current Position: pH.D; Discovery Corn Breeder At Monsanto
travis.james.frey@monsanto.com
2010, Monsanto, 1551 Highway 210, Huxley, Iowa 50124, Office (515) 597-5839, Cell (515) 229-9351; Fax (515) 597-5899
1998-1999
Amy Kramer
Research: Lab Assistant
1998-1999
Kristi Neale - student
Research: Cacao Tissue Culture
1998-1999
Christine Sickler - student
Research: Cacao Tissue Culture
Current position: ; USDA New Orleans; 2010
1998-2000
Candice Thomas - Student
Research: Cacao Tissue Culture; Plants Without Borders
1998-2000
Alison Dewald - student
Research: Arabidopsis genetics; Wiser Program
1997-1998
Richard Gill - student
Research: Starch Branching enzymes
1997-1998
Carrie Gorup Grasmeder - student
Research: Cacao Tissue Culture
Current Position: 2010, Senior Quality Assurance Auditor for Merck
carrie_grasmeder@merck.com
1997-1998
William Martin - student
Research: Maize Molecular Genetics
1997-1999
Amy Underwood - student
Research: Cacao Tissue Culture; Molecular cloning
1997-1998
LaShawn Brown - Student
Research: Cacao Molecular Biology
1996-1997
David Lederer - student
Research: Maize Transposon tagging
1996-1997
Christian Manni
Research: Cacao Molecular Biology
1996-1996
David Purdy - student
Research: Cacao Genetic Engineering
1996-1998
Priscilla Hockin
Research: Apple Plant Tissue Culture
1995-1996
Jennifer Umpress
Research: DNA Binding Proteins
1995-1995
Kathryn Wick
Research: Starch Branching Enzymes
1995-1996
Shannon Bailey
Research: DNA Binding Proteins
1993-1996
Ruth Benner
Research: Apple Plant Tissue Culture
1993-1994
Cherish Bonebrake
Research: Apple Plant Tissue Culture
1993-1994
Chris Dervinis
Research: Starch Branching Enzymes
1993-1995
Patricia Hughes
Research: DNA Binding Proteins
1993-1995
Jeri Searfoss
Research: Starch Branching Enzymes
1993-1995
Steven Wei
Research: Molecular Biology Techniques
1993-1993
Steven Crone (Honors)
Research: DNA Binding Proteins
1992-1995
Jeneene Fields
Research: Transgenic Plant Production
1991-1992
