Fall 2008-  Left to Right

Jack Kramer- Technical and bioinformatics assistance

Maureen Clancy- Technical wizardry and laboratory management

Dave Salama- undergrad researcher- light and strawberry development

Sasha Ricaurte- undergrad researcher-Alleles of strawberry flavor genes

Hui-Yi Wang- Postdoc- Nematode antifeedants

Tingting Zhang- Graduate student-Green light and shade avoidance

Kyle Schmitt- undergrad researcher-Refinement of strawberry transformation

Kayla Shea Childers- undergrad researcher-Light effects on strawberry growth and development

Heather Malone- undergrad researcher-Blue-light regulated RNA binding proteins

Folta- Principle Investigator. 'Nuff  said

Thelma Madzima- Graduate student- blue light and RNA stability

Fadhli Mad Atari- Gradaute student- strawberry transformation and transposon tagging

Claudia Bermudez- Graduate student- defining function of unknown strawberry genes

Mithu Chatterjee- postdoc- function of unknown strawberry genes

Kyle Schmitt - Undergraduate Researcher; Strawberry tissue culture optimization

Katriina Mouhu- Visiting Graduate Student, University of Helsinki, Strawberry transformation

Kevin Folta - Project Director, Principle Investigator, Donut Bringer.

Sasha Ricaurte- Undergraduate Student; Engineering domains of ant-nematode proteins

Dr. Hui-Yi Wang- Postdoctoral researcher, Nematode antifeedants in transgenic strawberries

Thelma Madzima- Graduate Student, Blue light regulation of mRNA stability.

Claudia Bermudez- Graduate student; Functional genomics of strawberry unkowns.

Maureen Clancy- Senior Biological Scientist,  Strawberry functional genomics.

Viplav Mishra- M.S. Student, Computational biologist

Dr. Kaichun Zhang - (Visiting Scientist, Beijing Institute for Fruit and Forest Tree Research) Transferable markers for genes of importance to Rosaceae cultivation, trangenics in cherry and plum

not pictured, Kayla Childers, undergraduate researcher in strawberry photophysiology and LED-mediated plant growth and development.

Prof. Qinghua Gao - (Visiting Scientist and Assistant Professor at the Shanghai Academy of Agricultural Sciences) - Strawberry Genomics

Dr. Dibyendu Kumar - Postdoctoral researcher,  Green light project, strawberry photosensor cloning and characterization

Kevin Folta - Project Director, Principle Investigator and Psychological Support Expert.

Denise Tombolato - Graduate Student, Strawberry structural genomics

Dr. Hui-Yi Wang- Postdoctoral researcher, Nematode antifeedants in transgenic strawberries

Stefanie Maruhnich- Graduate student, Green light and early plant development

Maureen Clancy- Senior Biological Scientist,  Strawberry functional genomics

Thelma Madzima- Graduate Student, Blue light regulation of mRNA stability.

 Spring 2006  Left to Right
Cody Steeves -- Undergraduate researcher, strawberry photoperiod project
Dr. Amit Dhingra -- Postdoctoral researcher, green light and plant developmetn
Wendy Gonzalez -- MS student from Dr. Natlia Peres; marker development for strawberry disease resistance from wild species
Denise Tombolato -- Graduate student; strawberry structural genomics
Thelma Madzima -- Graduate student; blue light and RNA stability, strawberry activation tagged lines
Phil Stewart -- Graduate student; strawberry functional genomics, photoperiodic flowering control
Ashley Winslow -- Undergraduate researcher; strawberry photoperiod project
Stefanie Maruhnich-- Graduate student; green light and photomorphogenesis project
Leighan Howard -- Undergraduate researcher; LF9 tissue culture optimization
Kevin Folta -- Project Director

not pictured - Jessica Justice, green light project - Jeremy Ramdial, chloroplast comparative genomics

Fall 2005  (Right to Left)

Dawn Bies  -- Biological scientist & technical goddess

Denise Tombolato -- Graduate student, strawberry structural genomics

Stefanie Maruhnich   -  Graduate Student -- Green light mutants

Phil Stewart  -- Graduate student, strawberry functional genomics

Jeremy Ramdial -- Undergraduate -- phylogenetics

Dr. Amit Dhingra -- Postdoc -- Green light project and other stuff

Thelma Madzima -- Graduate student -- strawberry translational genomics; blue light and RNA stabilty

Kevin Folta -- Project Director

(not pictured: Leighan Howard (Strawberry transformation and tissue culture), Jessica Justice (green light seedling physiology),  Ashley Winslow (strawberry gene discovery)

Spring 2005  (left to right)

Stefanie Maruhnich   -  Graduate Student -- Green light project

Kevin Folta -- PI

Dawn Bies  -- Biological scientist

Phil Stewart  -- Graduate student, strawberry project

Amit Dhingra -- Postdoctoral researcher, green light project

Dan Sargent  -- Visiting scientist, East Malling Research, UK

Denise Tombolato -- Graduate student, strawberry project

Summer 2004       (Left to Right)

Ashley Winslow -- University Scholars Student and PCR Pro

Dawn Bies -- Technical Goddess

Phil Stewart -- Graduate Student and Small Fruits Expert

Stefanie Maruhnich -- Graduate Student and Cloning Guru

J. Dustin Kenitz -- Undergraduate with interests in Solder, Computers and RNA

Kevin Folta -- as himself

not pictured, Ryan McMorrow

Summer 2003, Left to right

Dawn Bies -- Biological Scientist

Katie Phillips -- Undergraduate researcher

Kevin Lehner -- University Scholars Researcher

Kevin Folta -- Assistant Professor, Project Director

Ross Jones -- IFAS Undergraduate Research Scholar