HTIRC
Hardwood Tree Improvement and Regeneration Center
Pijut Graduate Students and Staff

Rochelle Beasley
Laboratory Technician VIII

Rochelle is originally from Massachusetts. Rochelle obtained her M.S. in Environmental and Plant Biology from Ohio University, and joined the Pijut lab in 2008.
rjacques@purdue.edu

Graduate Students

Ningxia Du  
PhD Student

Ningxia Du is from Beijing, P.R. China. Ningxia is conducting research on adventitious shoot regeneration, rooting, and genetic modification of Fraxinus (ash). ndu@purdue.edu

Xiaomei Liu  
PhD Student

Xiaomei is from Guangzhou, P.R. China. Xiaomei is conducting research on the genetic modification of Prunus serotina (black cherry) to control flowering. liu104@purdue.edu

Undergraduate Students

Kaitlin Palla  
Undergraduate Researcher

Kaitlin is from Zionsville, Indiana and joined the  Pijut lab in 2007. Kaitlin is currently a Junior in Horticulture and Landscape Architecture. kpalla@purdue.edu

Former Graduate Students:

Carolina Espinosa, MS, 2004. Currently a Teacher in the Kerrville Independent School District, TX.
Gurpreet Smagh, MS, 2005.
Christian Roschke, MS (non-thesis), 2007. Currently a Business Development Manager with ALCIMED, Paris, France.

Former Post-doctoral Scientists

Dr. G. Vengadesan, 2007. Currently a Research Associate at Fraunhofer USA, Center for Molecular Biotechnology, Newark, DE

 

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