MPGI Member Directory

There are 99 faculty members which make up the Microbial and Plant Genomics Institute. These faculty come from four colleges and nineteen departments. They are split between 78 Full members and 21 Associate members.

Full Members

Name	Title	Department/Institute	E-mail
Frank Albert	Assistant Professor	Genetics, Cell Biology and Development	falbert@umn.edu
James Anderson	Professor	Agronomy and Plant Genetics	ander319@umn.edu
Neil Anderson	Professor	Horticultural Science	ander044@umn.edu
Jake Bailey	Associate Professor	CSENG Earth Sciences	baileyj@umn.edu
Brett Barney	Associate Professor	Bioproducts and Biosystems Engineering	bbarney@umn.edu
David Baumler	Assistant Professor	Food Science and Nutrition	dbaumler@umn.edu
Jannell Bazurto	Assistant Professor	Plant and Microbial Biology	jbazurto@umn.edu
Ran Blekhman	Associate Professor	Genetics, Cell Biology and Development	blekhman@umn.edu
Daniel Bond	Professor	BioTechnology Institute	dbond@umn.edu
James Bradeen	Professor, Department Head	Plant Pathology	jbradeen@umn.edu
Yaniv Brandvain	Assistant Professor	Plant and Microbial Biology	ybrandva@umn.edu
Kathryn Bushley	Assistant Professor	Plant and Microbial Biology	kbushley@umn.edu
Clay Carter	Associate Professor	Plant and Microbial Biology	cjcarter@umn.edu
Changbin Chen	Associate Professor	Horticultural Science	chenx481@umn.edu
Jerry Cohen	Professor	Horticultural Science	cohen047@umn.edu
Kyle Costa	Assistant Professor	Plant and Microbial Biology	kcosta@umn.edu
Anath Das	Professor	Biochemistry, Molecular Biology and Biophysics	dasxx002@umn.edu
Gary Dunny	Professor	BioTechnology Institute	dunny001@umn.edu
Mikael Elias	Assistant Professor	Biochemistry, Molecular Biology & Biophysics	mhelias@umn.edu
Kathryn Fixen	Assistant Professor	Plant and Microbial Biology	kfixen@umn.edu
Michael Freeman	Assistant Professor	Biochemistry, Molecular Biology & Biophysics	mffreema@umn.edu
David Garvin	Adjunct Professor	Agronomy and Plant Genetics	garvi007@umn.edu
Sue Gibson	Professor	Plant and Microbial Biology	gibso043@umn.edu
Jane Glazebrook	Professor	Plant and Microbial Biology	jglazebr@umn.edu
Andres Gomez	Assistant Professor	Animal Science	gomeza@umn.edu
Jeffrey Gralnick	Professor	BioTechnology Institute, Plant and Microbial Biology	gralnick@umn.edu
William (Bill) Gray	Professor	Plant and Microbial Biology	grayx051@umn.edu
Jessica Gutknecht	Assistant Professor	Soil, Water, and Climate	jgut@umn.edu
Trinity Hamilton	Assistant Professor	BioTechnology Institute, Plant and Microbial Biology	trinityh@umn.edu
William Harcombe	Assistant Professor	BioTechnology Institute, Ecology, Evolution and Behavior	harcombe@umn.edu
Adrian Hegeman	Professor	Horticultural Science, Plant and Microbial Biology	hegem007@umn.edu
Candice Hirsch	Associate Professor	Agronomy and Plant Genetics	cnhirsch@umn.edu
Cory Hirsch	Assistant Professor	Plant Pathology	cdhirsch@umn.edu
Ryan Hunter	Assistant Professor	Microbiology and Immunology	rchunter@umn.edu
Wei-Shou Hu	Professor	Chemical Engineering and Material Sciences	wshu@umn.edu
Satoshi Ishii	Associate Professor	BioTechnology Institute, Soil, Water and Climate	ishi0040@umn.edu
Carol Ishimaru	Professor	Plant Pathology	cishimar@umn.edu
Tim Johnson	Associate Professor	Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences	joh04207@umn.edu
Fumiaki Katagiri	Professor	Plant and Microbial Biology	katagiri@umn.edu
Romas Kazlauskas	Professor	Biochemistry, Molecular Biology and Biophysics	rjk@umn.edu
Peter Kennedy	Associate Professor	Plant and Microbial Biology	kennedyp@umn.edu
Arkady Khodursky	Associate Professor	Biochemistry, Molecular Biology and Biophsyics	khodu001@umn.edu
Shahryar Kianian	Adjunct Professor	USDA-ARS Cereal Disease Laboratory and Dept. of Plant Pathology	Shahryar.Kianian@ars.usda.gov
H. Corby Kistler	Adjunct Professor	Plant Pathology	hckist@umn.edu
Dan Knights	Associate Professor	Biotechnology Institute, Computer Science and Engineering	dknights@umn.edu
Pete Lefebvre	Emeritus Professor	Plant & Microbial Biology	pete@umn.edu
Amelia Lindsey	Assistant Professor	Entomology	alindsey@umn.edu
Aaron Lorenz	Associate Professor	Agronomy and Plant Genetics	lore0149@umn.edu
David Marks	Professor	Plant and Microbial Biology	marks004@umn.edu
Molly McCue	Professor, Associate Dean for Research	Veterinary Population Medicine	mccu0173@umn.edu
Suzanne McGaugh	Assistant Professor	Ecology, Evolution and Behavior	smcgaugh@umn.edu
Dave Moeller	Associate Professor	Plant and Microbial Biology	moeller@umn.edu
Peter Morrell	Associate Professor	Agronomy and Plant Genetics	pmorrell@umn.edu
Gary Muehlbauer	Professor	Agronomy and Plant Genetics	muehl003@umn.edu
Chad Myers	Professor	Computer Science and Engineering	chadm@umn.edu
Min Ni	Professor	Plant and Microbial Biology	nixxx008@umn.edu
Thomas Niehaus	Assistant Professor	Plant and Microbial Biology	tniehaus@umn.edu
Daniel O'Sullivan	Professor	Food Science and Nutrition	dosulliv@umn.edu
Neil Olszewski	Professor	Plant and Microbial Biology	neil@umn.edu
Phil Pardey	Professor	Applied Economics	ppardey@umn.edu
Ronald L. Phillips	Regents Professor	Agronomy and Plant Genetics	phill005@umn.edu
Howard Rines	Adjunct Professor Emeritus	Agronomy and Plant Genetics	rines001@umn.edu
Michael Sadowsky	Professor, Department Head	BioTechnology Institute	sadowsky@umn.edu
Deborah Samac	Adjunct Professor	Plant Pathology	dasamac@umn.edu
Cara Santelli	Associate Professor	BioTechnology Institute, Earth Sciences	santelli@umn.edu
Jonathan Schilling	Professor	Plant and Microbial Biology	schillin@umn.edu
Claudia Schmidt-Dannert	Distinguished McKnight Professor	Biochemistry, Molecular Biology and Biophysics	schmi232@umn.edu
Janet Schottel	Professor	Biochemistry, Molecular Biology and Biophysics	schot002@umn.edu
Laura Shannon	Assistant Professor	Horticultural Science	lmshannon@umn.edu
Carolyn Silflow	Professor Emeritus	Plant & Microbial Biology	silfl001@umn.edu
Kevin Silverstein	Scientific Lead, RIS Informatics Analyst	Minnesota Supercomputing Institute	kats@umn.edu
Michael Smanski	Assistant Professor	Biochemistry, Molecular Biology, and Biophysics	smanski@umn.edu
Alan G. Smith	Professor	Horticultural Science	smith022@umn.edu
Kevin P. Smith	Professor	Agronomy and Plant Genetics	smith376@umn.edu
Emilie Snell-Rood	Associate Professor	Evolution, Ecology, and Behavior	emilies@umn.edu
Nathan Springer	Professor	Plant and Microbial Biology	springer@umn.edu
Robert Stupar	Associate Professor	Agronomy and Plant Genetics	stup0004@umn.edu
Peter Tiffin	Professor, Department Head	Plant and Microbial Biology	ptiffin@umn.edu
Dan Voytas	Professor	Genetics, Cell Biology and Development	voytas@umn.edu
Lawrence Wackett	Professor	Biochemistry, Molecular Biology and Biophysics	wacke003@umn.edu
John Ward	Professor	Plant and Microbial Biology	jward@umn.edu
Ya Yang	Assistant Professor	Plant and Microbial Biology	yangya@umn.edu
Nevin Young	Professor	Plant Pathology	neviny@umn.edu
Feng Zhang	Assistant Professor	Plant and Microbial Biology	zhangumn@umn.edu

Associate Members

Name	Title	Department/Institute	Email
Allan, Deborah	Professor	Soil, Water and Climate	dallan@umn.edu
Andow, David	Professor	Entomology	dandow@umn.edu
Brooker, Robert	Professor	Genetics, Cell Biology and Development	brook005@umn.edu
Carson, Martin	Adjunct Professor	Plant Pathology	mcarson@umn.edu
Denison, Ford	Adjunct Professor	Ecology, Evolution and Behavior	denis036@umn.edu
Fahrenkrug, Scott	Professor	Animal Science	fahre001@umn.edu
Fallon, Ann	Professor	Entomology	fallo002@umn.edu
Foster, Douglas	Professor	Animal Science	foste001@umn.edu
Jones, Robert	Senior Vice President	System Academic Administrations	jones012@umn.edu
Jordan, Nicholas	Professor	Agronomy and Plant Genetics	jorda020@umn.edu
Kaznessis, Yiannis	Professor	Chemical Engineering	yiannis@umn.edu
Kurtti, Timothy	Professor	Entomology	kurtt001@umn.edu
Lanyon, Scott	Vice Provost, Dean of Grauduate Education	Ecology, Evolution and Behavior	lanyo001@umn.edu
Lorenz, Aaron	Assistant Professor	Agronomy & Plant Genetics	lore0149@umn.edu
Milius, Robert	Analyst	Masonic Cancer Center	milius@umn.edu
Ragsdale, David	Professor Emeritus, Dept. Head	Entomology, Texas A&M University	ragsd001@umn.edu
Sanders, Mark	Program Director	University Imaging Center	msanders@umn.edu
Tilman, David	Professor	Ecology, Evolution and Behavior	tilman@umn.edu
Valentas, Kenneth	Adjunct Professor	Biotechnology Institute	valen004@umn.edu
Wyse, Donald	Professor	Agronomy and Plant Genetics	wysex001@umn.edu