Ravi Kiran Reddy Kondi
Graduate Student
Joined Aug 2023 to work on genetic improvement of drought tolerance in rice using exotic germplasm.
Personnel
Dr. Prasanta K. Subudhi
Dr. Subudhi brings experience in conventional and molecular breeding and genomics across wheat, Brassica, sorghum, soybean, and rice. Current interests include climate‑smart rice, genetics of aflatoxin resistance, corn inbreds/hybrids with reduced aflatoxin accumulation, domestication traits, and germplasm characterization. The goal is to apply novel breeding and genomics tools to develop climate‑resilient field crops with superior agronomic attributes.
Graduate Students
Prabhat Rana
Graduate Student
Joined Jan 2024 to work on heat stress tolerance traits in an Aus rice diversity panel.
Mansi Sharma
Graduate Student
Joined Jan 2025 to research genome editing approaches to improve salinity tolerance in rice.
Samarth Sharma
Graduate Student
Joined Jan 2026 to work on genetics of nitrogen‑use‑efficiency in rice.
Postdoctoral Researchers
Chanderkant Chaudhary
Postdoctoral Researcher
Joined Dec 2023 to work on genomics of abiotic stress tolerance in rice.
Mallesham Bulle
Postdoctoral Researcher
Joined Dec 2024 to work on genome editing to improve abiotic stress tolerance in rice.
Lab Alumni
- Dr. Shofiq Islam, Postdoctoral Researcher
- Dr. Chenglin Chai, Postdoctoral Researcher
- Dr. Ratna Karan, Postdoctoral Researcher
- Dr. Niranjan Baisakh, Postdoctoral Researcher
- Dr. Arnold Parco, Postdoctoral Researcher
- Dr. Pradeep K. Singh, Postdoctoral Researcher
- Dr. Venkata Ramana Rao, Raman Visiting Postdoctoral Fellow, ANGRAU, India
- Dr. Rajat Pruthi, Graduate Student (Ph.D.)
- Dr. Sandeep Chapagain, Graduate Student (Ph.D.)
- Dr. Lovepreet Singh, Graduate Student (Ph.D.)
- Dr. Uttam Bhattarai, Graduate Student (Ph.D.)
- Dr. Teresa De Leon, Graduate Student (Ph.D.)
- Dr. Ramesh Dhakal, Graduate Student (Ph.D.)
- Dr. Hanamareddy Biradar, Graduate Student (Ph.D.)
- Dr. Alicia Ryan, Graduate Student (Ph.D.)
- Ms. Diptimayee Sahoo, Graduate Student (M.S.)
- Mr. Neil Parami, Graduate Student (M.S.)
- Mr. Xiaobing Fang, Graduate Student (M.S.)
- Mr. Pramod Kumar Panda, Graduate Student (M.S.)
- Mr. Richard Garcia, Research Associate
- Mr. Jonathan Concepcion, Research Associate
- Ms. Sapphire Coronejo, Research Associate
- Mr. Ronaldo Tapia, Research Associate
- Mr. John Ontoy, Research Associate
- Ms. Nongluk Teinsree, 2005 Summer Intern, Kasetsart University, Thailand
- Ms. Kansinee Panwanitdumrong, 2008 Summer Intern, Kasetsart University
- Ms. Carmin Beasley & Ms. Jackie Broussard, BEST Teacher–Student Pair 2003
- Ms. Patricia Beaudion & Ms. Valerie Traylor, BEST Teacher–Student Pair 2005
- Ms. Ruth Marisol Orellana, 2013 Summer Visiting Scholar, Universidad Nacional de Agricultura, Honduras
- Ms. Ana Borjas Artica, 2013 Summer Visiting Scholar, EARTH University, Costa Rica
- Dr. Mohammad Mehfuz Hasan Saikat, 2015 USDA Borlaug Fellow
- Ms. Ade Nena Nurhasanah, 2016 USDA Borlaug Fellow
- Ms. Marissa Yurasit, Visiting Research Scholar (Jan–Dec 2016), ARDA Thailand
- Ms. Kanokon Yaodam, Visiting Research Scholar (Apr 2017–Mar 2018), ARDA Thailand
- Mr. Juan David Jimenez Pardo, Undergraduate Visiting Scholar (Jan–Apr 2018), Zamorano University, Honduras
- Dr. Mostafa Abozaid, Visiting Research Scholar (Mar 28, 2023–Jul 27, 2023), Al‑Azhar University, Egypt (USAID)
- Dr. Abdelghany Sobhy Saban, Visiting Research Fellow (May 2023–Nov 2022), Al‑Azhar University, Egypt