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[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The CSU Wheat Breeding and Genetics Program is staffed by an extremely capable and dedicated team of researchers. Overall, our team has over 100 years of combined experience in wheat breeding spanning the spectrum from applied plant breeding, field trial management, seed production, genetics, experimental design and statistics, field phenotyping, end-use quality analysis, DNA marker analysis, wheat genomics, and bioinformatics. Our team is highly collaborative and dedicated to the improvement of wheat varieties and germplasm for the producers and industry that support our work. Information on our team members may be found below.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row equal_height=”yes”][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n

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\nEsten Mason, Ph.D.\u00a0<\/strong>
\nProfessor of Plant Breeding and Genetics
\nWheat Breeder and Project Leader
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John Stromberger<\/strong>
\nSenior Research Associate
\nWheat Quality Laboratory Manager and
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\njohn.stromberger@colostate.edu<\/a><\/p>\n

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Scott Seifert
\n<\/strong>Research Associate IV Greenhouse Manager
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Emily Hudson-Arns<\/strong>
\nSenior Research Associate
\nGenotyping Lab Manager and Field
\nTrial Management
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Meenakshi Santra, Ph.D. <\/strong>
\nSenior Research Associate
\nDoubled Haploid Lab Manager
\nmeenakshi.santra@colostate.edu<\/a><\/p>\n

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Hong Wang<\/strong>
\nResearch Associate III
\nDoubled Haploid Lab Support
\nhongw224@gmail.com<\/a><\/p>\n

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\"Mik<\/strong><\/p>\n

Mik Hammers
\n<\/b>Ph.D. Candidate
\nDissertation Research \u2013 “Characterizing Resistance to Wheat Stem Sawfl y in Winter Wheat”
\nmik.hammers@colostate.edu<\/a><\/p>\n

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\"Collin<\/strong><\/p>\n

Collin Marshall
\n<\/b>Research Associate II\/PhD Student UAV Specialist
\nDissertation Research – \u201cPhenomic Selection Insights from Unmanned Air Vehicles Employed in Colorado State University Wheat Cultivar Development Pipeline\u201d
\nCollin.Marshall@colostate.edu<\/a><\/p>\n

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\"Emily<\/strong><\/p>\n

Emily Billow
\n<\/b>M.S. Graduate Student
\nThesis Research – \u201cAdvancing Wheat Resistance to Fusarium Head Blight\u201d Through Genomic Prediction Models
\nemily.billow@colostate.edu<\/a><\/p>\n

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Forrest Wold-McGimsey
\n<\/b>Research Associate II Gene-Editing Project Manager
\nForrest.Wold-Mcgimsey@colostate.edu<\/a><\/p>\n

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Former Students<\/h3>\n

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Meseret Wondifraw
\n<\/b>Ph.D. Graduate Student
\nDissertation Research – Grain Protein and Water Absorption in Winter Wheat
\nmeseret.wondifraw@colostate.edu<\/a><\/p>\n

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Brad Pakish
\n<\/strong>M.S. Graduate Student
\nThesis Research – Wheat Stem Sawfly Resistance in Winter Wheat
\nbradley.pakish@gmail.com<\/a><\/p>\n

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