Research Team
Our Research Team
Principal Investigator
David Van Sanford
Principal Investigator
(859) 218-0770 dvs@uky.edu 327 Plant Science Building 1405 Veterans Drive Lexington, KY 40546-0312Graduate Students
Marie Paula Castellari
Graduate Student
(859) 257-6609 paula.castellari@uky.edu 312 Plant Science Building 1405 Veterans Drive Lexington, KY 40546-0312Staff
John Connelley
Laboratory Technician Senior
john.connelley@uky.edu #9 Seedhouse 150 Hospital Drive Lexington, KY 40546-0092Sandy Swanson
Research Analyst
sswans@uky.edu #9 Seedhouse 150 Hospital Drive Lexington, KY 40546-0092Recent Alumni
Jesse Carmack, PhD, 2021
Kathleen Russell, PhD, 2016
Current position: Manager of the Southwestern Colorado Research Center (Colorado State University) located in Yellow Jacket, CO. UK research was funded in part by Kentucky Small Grain Growers Association.
Katlyn Hitz, M.S., May 2015.
Current position: Barley Research Specialist, Miller-Coors, Idaho. UK research was funded by TCAP NIFA_AFRI.
Daniela Sarti-Dvorjak, PhD. May 2013.
Current position: Soybean Breeder, Syngenta Seeds, Iowa. UK research funded by US Wheat and Barley Scab Initiative.
Ana Balut, M.S., May 2012.
Current position: Inbred line increase manager, Monsanto, Argentina. UK research was funded by US Wheat and Barley Scab Initiative.
