Laboratory Personnel

The USDA Central Small Grain Genotyping Lab, August 2023.
Back row, left to right: Dr. Paul St. Amand, Dr. Guihua Bai, and Dr. Yuzhou "Bruce" Xu. Front row, left to right: Dr. Ruolin Bian, Julia Eilert, Skyla Jost, Dr. Amy Bernardo, Xiaoting Xu, and Wei Zhao.

Staff

• Dr. Guihua Bai

  
  USDA Principal Investigator

  Publications

• Dr. Paul St. Amand

  
  USDA Research Geneticist
  Publications
  Manages the USDA genotyping lab, analyzes genotyping samples, provides bioinformatics and safety training to visitors and new scientists.

• Dr. Amy Bernardo

  
  USDA Biological Science Technician
  Develops markers for disease resistance genes and conducts DNA and RNA sequencing using our Illumina NextSeq2000.

• Stephanie Vanderlinde

  
  USDA Program Support Assistant
  Administrative and secretarial duties.

• Skyla Jost

  
  KSU Biological Science Aid
  Performs and teaches DNA extractions, genotyping, general housekeeping, and reagent preparation.

Visiting Scientists

• Dr. Lanfei Zhao

  
  Map-based cloning of the FHB-7 resistance QTL.

Postdoctoral Scientists

• Dr. Yuzhou "Bruce" Xu

  
  Publications
  Cloning FHB resistance genes in wheat using genetic and bioinformatic approaches.

• Dr. Ruolin Bian

  
  Publications
  Map-based cloning of FHB resistance and leaf rolling genes in wheat.

Graduate Students

• Julia Eilert

  
  Characterization of sequence variation associated with pest-resistant genes in wheat.

• Wei Zhao

  
  Map-based cloning of stem rust resistance genes.

• Xiaoting Xu

  
  Fine mapping and cloning of a Hessian fly resistance gene.

Former Laboratory Personnel