Lab Personnel

Dr. Leonardo De La Fuente

Professor

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Deekshya Adhikari

MS student

dza0066@auburn.edu
(334) 844-4830

Research Focus

Effect of Calcium on Virulence of Xylella fastidiosa across genetically diverse subspecies.

• B.Sc. Agriculture from Tribhuvan University, Nepal 

Allison Belviy

Undergraduate Research Assistant & Fellow

dza0066@auburn.edu
(334) 844-4830

Research Focus

Host Susceptibility with Natural Competence in Xylella fastidiosa

• B.S. Genetics

Jacobo Dobon

MS student

jyd0004@auburn.edu 
(334) 844-5006

Mamata K C

MS student

mzk0201@auburn.edu
(334) 844-5015

Research Focus

Growth and biofilm formation of different strains of Xylella fastidiosa and their interaction in plant sap.

• B.S. degree from Agriculture and Forestry University, Nepal

Radhika Rani

MS student

rar0104@auburn.edu
(334) 870-6301

Research Focus

Determining the efficacy of Nanoparticles to control Xylella fastidiosa.

• B.Sc. Agriculture from Punjab Agricultural University, India.

• Aaron Martin – B.S. Biomedical Sciences
• Alex Kim B.S. – Biomedical Sciences
• Andrew G. Whitis – B.S. Biomedical Sciences
• Brandon M. Fairless – B.S. Biomedical Sciences
• Clare E. Fields – B.S. Microbiology
• Courtney Kloske – B.S. Biomedical Sciences
• Courtney Moore – Visiting Alabama State University student
• Cristine M. Kreitzer – B.S. Microbiology
• Daniel H. Duncan – B.S. Microbiology
• Daniel R. Smith – B.S. Biochemistry
• Elliot Ordoyne – B.S. Biomedical Sciences
• Heather L. Hart – B.S. Biomedical Sciences
• James M. Brannon – B.S. Microbiology
• Jazmine Wilder – B.S. Biomedical Sciences
• Jonathon C. Hudson – B.S. Biomedical Sciences
• Jordan Johnson – B.S. Biomedical Sciences
• Jordan Schroater – B.S. Biomedical Sciences
• Kasey Boyd – B.S. Microbiology
• Kristen L. Schultz – B.S. Biomedical Sciences
• Lauren Williams – B.S. Nutrition Sciences
• Lawrence Y. Liu – B.S. Chemical Engineering
• Lillian Culp – B.S. Biomedical Sciences
• Logan M. Bond – B.S. Biomedical Sciences
• Madeline C. Moore – B.S. Biomedical Sciences
• Megan E. Crump – B.S. Biomedical Sciences
• Michael Evans – B.S. Biomedical Sciences
• Rachael Gravel – B.S. Biomedical Sciences
• Reid McClenny – B.S. Biomedical Sciences
• Samantha M. Lopez – B.S. Microbiology
• Sara McCarty – B.S. Biochemistry
• Sarah R. Wisotsky – B.S. Microbiology
• Seth B. Champion – B.S. Biomedical Sciences
• Stephanie L. Clugstone – B.S. Microbiology
• Travis T. Arnold – B.S. Biomedical Sciences
• Whitney Rogers – B.S. Biomedical Sciences
• William Goodwin – B.S. Agronomy and Soils

• Deepak Shantharaj (Post-doctoral)
• Navdeep Kaur (M.S.)
• Elise Woodruff (M.S.)
• Noel Claudio (M.S.)
• Marcus Merfa (Ph. D.)
• Ranlin Liu (Ph.D.)
• Laura Gomez (Ph.D.)
• Qing Ge (Ph. D.)
• Hongyu Chen (M.S./Ph. D.)
• Eber Naranjo (M.S.)
• Prem Kandel (Ph. D.)
• Hajeewaka Mendis (Postdoctoral Researcher)
• Sy Traore (Postdoctoral Researcher)
• Edel Perez Lopez (Postdoctoral Researcher)
• Jonathan Oliver (Postdoctoral Researcher)
• Jennifer Parker (Lab manager)
• Fernando Navarrete (M.S.)
• Luisa Cruz (Ph. D.)

• Serena Amoia (CNR-IPSP, Bari, Italy)
• Luis Moll (University of Girona, Girona, Spain)
• Luis Felipe Arias (CSIC (Spanish National Research Council), Córdoba, Spain)
• Isaac Camacho (CONACYT (The National Council for Science and Technology), Mexico)
• Manuel Salustri (Sapienza University of Roma, Rome, Italy)
• Maria del Pilar Velasco Amo (CSIC (Spanish National Research Council), Córdoba, Spain)
• Carolina Palencia (University of Cantabria, Santander, Spain)
• Miguel Roman (CSIC (Spanish National Research Council), Córdoba, Spain)
• Giusy D’Attoma (CNR-IPSP, Bari, Italy)
• Virginia Ferreira (School of Chemistry, the University of the Republic, Montevideo, Uruguay)
• Luca de Vincenti (University of Milan, Milan, Italy)
• Annelis De Clerq (Belgium, School of Fisheries, Aquaculture and Aquatic Sciences)
• Mikaeel Young (University of Central Florida, FL, USA)
• Sunitha Sukumaran (Texas Tech University, Texas, USA)
• Abdulaziz Al Mouslem (Auburn University)
• Mohammed Barde (Auburn University)
• Ying-Yu Liao (University of Florida, FL, USA)
• Sophie Cesbron (INRA, National Institute for Agricultural Research, France).
• Wenlong (Colin) Cai (Auburn University)
• Rebecca Vaught (Auburn University)
• Buket Demir (Auburn University)
• Chan Kang (Auburn University)