2021 Graduates

Joseph Hahn

• Date: December 2021
• Degree: MS Plant Pathology
• Major Professor: Bob Bowden/Marty Draper
• Thesis: Wheat Rust Resistance Quantitative Mapping

Buket Sahin

• Date: December 2021
• Degree: MS Genetics
• Major Professor: Bernd Friebe
• Thesis: Phenotypic evaluation of seedling and adult-plant stripe, leaf, and stem rust resistance in the A-genome diploid relatives of wheat

Guifang Lin

• Date: May 2021
• Degree: PhD Genetics
• Major Professor: Sanzhen Liu
• Dissertation: Genetic dissection of maize regeneration and wheat disease resistance

Emily Delorean

• Date: May 2021
• Degree: PhD Genetics
• Major Professor: Jesse Poland
• Dissertation: Genetic and genomic tools for improving end-use quality in wheat

Carla Redila

• Date: May 2021
• Degree: Masters Plant Pathology
• Major Professor: Shahideh Nouri
• Thesis: Evolutionary studies of wheat streak mosaic-associated viruses and characterization of the wheat virome

Paula Silva

• Date: May 2021
• Degree: PhD Genetics
• Major Professor: Jesse Poland
• Dissertation: Breeding strategies for improving pest and disease resistance in wheat

Mohammad Mokhlesur Rahman

• Date: May 2021
• Degree: PhD Genetics
• Major Professor: Jesse Poland
• Dissertation: Advanced breeding methodologies for wheat improvement in Bangladesh