Washington State University

 

Lab Members

 

Current Members

   

Changlin Wang

Laboratory Manager

B.S., M.S., Ph.D., Central China Agriculture University

changlin@wsunix.wsu.edu

 

Dr. Andy Crofts

Postdoctoral Fellow

Ph.D. University of York (U.K.)

acrofts@wsu.edu

 

Dr. Seon-kap Hwang

Postdoctoral Fellow

B.S., M.S., Ph.D., Kyungpook National University (Korea)

hwangs@mail.wsu.edu

 

Dr. Haruhiko Washida 

Postdoctoral Fellow

Ph.D. Chiba University (Japan)

  

Naoko Kawai

Graduate Student in Molecular Plant Sciences

B.S. Yamaguchi Prefectural University (Japan)

nkawai@wsu.edu

   

Dongwook Kim

Graduate Student in Biochemistry and Biophysics

B.S., Yonsei University (Korea)

dw2000@wsunix.wsu.edu

 

Yasuko Nagai

Graduate Student

M.S., Kyushu University (Japan)

ynagai@wsu.edu

 

 

 

  Past Graduate Students and Postdocs

Past Graduate Students

 

Hari B. Krishnan, Ph.D. 1986, Botany

Present Position:   USDA-ARS Scientist, Adjunct Professor

University of Missouri, Columbia, MO 65211

 

Woo Taek Kim, Ph.D., 1988, Plant Physiology

                                            Present Position: Chair and Professor, Yonsei University, Seoul, Korea

 

Xingxiang Li, Ph.D., 1993, Genetics and Cell Biology

Present Position: Staff Scientist, Food Drug Administration, Washington, D.C.

 

Yuan Zhao, Ph.D., 1993, Plant Physiology

Present Position: Staff Scientist, Westvaco Co., Summerville, SC

 

Paul Nakata, Ph.D., 1994, Biochemistry

Present Position: USDA-ARS Scientist, Children’s Nutrition Research Center, Baylor College of

Medicine, Houston,TX

 

Tom Greene, Ph.D., 1996, Plant Physiology

Present Position: Research Leader, Dow AgroSciences, Indianapolis, IN

                       

Mary Laughlin, Ph.D., 1997, Genetics and Cell Biology

Present Position: Oregon State Public Health Laboratories, Portland. OR

 

David Thomas, M.S., 1998, Biochemistry and Biophysics

Present Position: Research Scientist, Amgen Corp.

 

R. Sami-Subbu, Ph.D., 2000, Visiting Graduate Student

Pune University, India

 

Peter R. Salamone, Ph.D., 2000, Genetics and Cell Biology

Present Position: Scientist, Enology Research Group, E & J Gallo Winery, Modesto, CA

 

I. Halil Kavakli, Ph.D., 2000,  Genetics and Cell Biology

Present Address: Assistant Professor, KOC University, Turkey

 

Yujia Wu, M.S., 1998, Botany

Present Address: USDA-ARS Scientist

 

Chotipa Sakulsingharoj,  Ph.D., 2002,  Genetics and Cell Biology

B.S., Chulalongkorn University (Thailand)

Ph.D., 2001 Genetics and Cell Biology

Present Address:  Lecturer, Department of Biology, Maejo University, Thailand

 

Salvinder Singh

Visiting Graduate Student, 2000-2002

B.S., M.S., Ph.D. (2002), Assam Agriculture University (India)

Present Position:  Assistant Professor, Assam Agriculture University, India

 

 

Past Postdoctoral Research Associates

 

Dr. Christopher Reeves, Ph.D., Biochemistry, University of California, San Diego, 1983

Postdoctoral Training: 1983-1986

Present Position: Staff Investigator, KOSAN Biosciences, Inc

 

Dr. Ray A. Larsen, Ph.D., Microbiology, University of Montana, 1985

Postdoctoral Training: 1985-1987

Present Position: Assistant Professor,  Department of Biological Sciences,

Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, OH 43403-0212

 

Dr. David Morrow, Ph.D., Botany, University of California, Berkeley, 1984

Postdoctoral Training: 1987-88

Present Position: Medical Doctor

 

Dr. Douglas Leisy, Ph.D., Genetics, Oregon State University, 1986

Postdoctoral Training: 1987-89

Present Position: Assistant Professor, Oregon State University

 

Dr. Joseph Anderson, Ph.D., Genetics, Iowa State University, 1987

Postdoctoral Training: 1987-90

                        Present Position: USDA-ARS Research Scientist, Adjunct Assistant Professor, Department of Agronomy, Purdue University

 

Dr. Arun Aryan, Ph.D., Agriculture Biochemistry, Waite Agricultural Institute,

University of Adelaide, Australia, 1984

Postdoctoral Training: 1988-91

Present Position: Senior Lecturer, Department of Plant Science, University of

Adelaide, Australia

 

Dr. Robert Vellanoweth, Ph.D., Biochemistry, University of California, Berkeley, 1988

Postdoctoral Training: 1990-1992

Present Position: Associate Professor, Department of Chemistry and

Biochemistry, California State University at Los Angeles

 

Dr. John Morris, Ph.D., Forest Science, Oregon State University, 1990

Postdoctoral Training: 1990-1993

Present Position: Bioinformatics Analyst, Millennium Pharmaceuticals, Cambridge MA

 

Dr. Mark Roberts, Ph.D., Biochemistry, University of California, Berkeley, 1988

Postdoctoral Training: 1990-1995

Present Position: Lawyer, Klarquist Sparkman Campell Leigh and Whinston, LLP, Seattle, WA

 

Yunsun Zhang, M.S., Yunnan University, China

Visiting Scientist: 1994-1996

Present Position: Associate Professor, Yunnan University

 

Dr. Yvonne Croissant-Sych, Ph.D.

Postdoctoral Training: 1994-1995

Present Position: Instructor, Fachhochschule fur Technik Sigmaringen

 

Dr. Thomas Winder, Ph.D., University of Wyoming, 1994

Postdoctoral Training: 1995-96

Present Position: Assistant Professor, Pathology Dept. Univ. of Iowa

 

Dr. Fan Zhang, Ph.D., Botany Department, North Carolina State University, 1996

Postdoctoral Training: 1996-97

Present Position: Staff Scientist, Monsanto Co.

 

Dr. Douglas Muench, Ph.D., Genetics, University of Edmonton, 1994

Postdoctoral Training: 1995-97

Present Position: Associate Professor, Department of Biological Sciences, University of Calgary

 

Dr. Hiroyuki Ito, Ph.D., Department of Bioscience and Chemistry, Hokkaido University, 1994,

Postdoctoral Training: 1996-98,

Present Position: Associate Professor, University of Hokkaido University

 

Dr. Donghern Kim, Ph.D., Biology Department, University of Michigan, 1994

Postdoctoral Training: 1998

Present Position: Administrator/Scientist, RDA, Suwon, Korea

 

Dr. Jindong Sun, Ph.D., Department of Botany, University of Wyoming, 1996

Postdoctoral Training: 1998-2000

Present Position: Staff Scientist, Monsanto Co.

 

Dr. Yeong-Tae Kim, Agricultural Biology, Kyungpook National University (Korea)

Postdoctoral Training: 1996

Present Position: Staff Scientist, RDA, Suwon, Korea

 

Dr. Seong-Kon Lee, Genetic Engineering, Kyungpook National University (Korea)

Postdoctoral Training: 1996

Present Position: Staff Scientist, RDA, Suwon, Korea

 

Dr. Masahiro Ogawa, Ph.D., Agricultural Chemistry, Kyoto University, 1980

Visiting Scientist: 1997-1998

Present Position: Professor, Yamaguchi Prefectural University, Japan

 

Dr. Kenjirou Ozawa, Ph.D., Plant Physiology, Tohoku University (Japan)

Visiting Scientist: 1998-1999

Present Position: Laboratory Head, AFFRC, Hokkaido, Japan

 

Dr. Kyung-Hwan Kim, Microbiology, Kyungpook National University (Korea)

Postdoctoral Training: 1999

Present Position: Staff Scientist, RDA, Suwon, Korea

 

Dr. Virendra Sikka, Ph.D., Department of Genetics, IARI, New Delhi, 1983,

Postdoctoral Training: 1998-2000

Present Position: Associate Professor, Haryana University

 

Dr. Mahendra K. Modi, Ph.D., Biotechnology, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, 1995

Postdoctoral Training: 1999-2001

Present Position: Associate Professor, Assam Agriculture University

 

Dr. Jong Sug Park, Ph.D., Yeung Nam University, 1995

Postdoctoral Training: 2000-2001

Present Position: Scientist, RDA, Suwon, Korea

 

Dr. Keiki Ishiyama, Ph.D. Tohoku University (Japan)

Postdoctoral Training: 2000-2001

Present Position:  Scientist, RIKEN, Japan

 

Dr. Sang-Bong Choi, Ph.D., Seoul National University (Korea)

Postdoctoral Training: 1997-2001

Present Position: Assistant Professor, Myongji University, Korea

 

Dr. Kelly M. Gibson, Ph.D., Newcastle University (U.K.)

Postdoctoral Training: 2001-2002

Ph.D., Newcastle University (U.K.)

 

Sachiyo Kaneko, B.S. Biology, Yamaguchi Prefectural University (Japan)

Visiting Scientist: 2002

 

Dr. Hari S. Gupta, Ph.D. Indian Institute of Technology (India)

Visiting Scientist: 2002 and 2005

Present Position: Director, Vivekananda Institute of Hill Agriculture

 

Dr. Shigeki Hamada

Postdoctoral Training: 2002-2004

Ph.D., Hokkaido University (Japan)

Present Position:  Assistant Professor, Hokkaido University, Japan

 

Dr. Tomoyuki Katsube-Tanaka

Visiting Scientist: 2003-2004

Present Position: Assistant Professor, Tottori University, Japan

 

Aya Sugino

Visiting Scientist: 2002-2004

Present Position: Research Associate, Hokuriku Research Center, Japan

 

 

 

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