People
Research Scientist: Drought Tolerance Trait Discovery
BMGF Allele Mining &
USDA Wheat/Drought
Alex Kena
Postdoc: Open-source Breeding Technology
ILCI Trait Discovery &
BMGF Green Evolution
Samuel Abebrese
Postdoc: Molecular Prebreeding
BMGF Allele Mining
John Spiekerman
Postdoc: Molecular Physiology
BMGF Green Evolution
Gaia Cortinovis
Postdoc: Pangenome Biology
BMGF Allele Mining
Nneka Okereke
PhD Student: Genetics for Public-Private Partnership
USDA Coordination Innovation Network
Ted Monyak
PhD Student: AI for Genome-Phenome Mapping
BMGF Artemis project
Gloria Mensah
PhD Student: Drought tolerance trait discovery
BMGF Green Evolution
Samual K.T. Owusu-Ansah
PhD Student:
Complex Trait Genetics
BMGF Green Evolution &
NSF ComplexTraits
Ashton Sturm
Research Coordinator: Global Breeding Networks
BMGF Green Evolution
ILCI Trait Discovery
BMGF Allele Mining
Alyssa Rosenow
Research Associate:
Field phenotyping
BMGF Green Evolution
Rica Saludares
Research Associate: Greenhouse prebreeding
BMGF Green Evolution
Rovel Emman Austria
Research Associate:
Wheat Drought Tolerance
USDA Wheat/Drought
Amy Norris
Research Assistant
Joining the lab
We're interested to hear from scientists with computational, laboratory, or field expertise, and an ability to integrate across approaches.
If you are interested in joining the lab as a post-doc, student, or technician please contact me at geoff.morris@colostate.edu (Include your CV and a cover letter outlining your research and career goals.)
Prospective grad students should check deadlines and requirements for the Soil and Crop Sciences Graduate Program, Graduate Degree Program in Ecology, or Cell & Molecular Biology Program.
Lab Alumni
S.M. Abdul-Awal
Research Scientist
Currently: Professor, Khulna University, Bangladesh
Theresa Ankamah-Yeboah
Visiting Scholar Lecturer & Assistant Coordinator for Academic Programmes, West Africa Centre for Crop Improvement (WACCI) - University of Ghana
Jacob Easley
Research Assistant
Currently: Music Producer
Michelle Peterson
Research Assistant
Currently: Peace Corps
Kristen Johnson
MS Student
Currently: Legislative Correspondent, U.S. Senate
Terry Felderhoff
Senior Research Scientist
Currently: Research Assistant Professor - Sorghum molecular breeding KSU
Sandeep Marla
Postdoc
Currently: Senior Research Scientist - KSU Plant Pathology
Jacques Faye
PhD Student
Currently: Research Scientist ISRA-CERAAS (Senegal national program)
Fanna Maina
PhD Student
Currently: Research Scientist INRAN (Niger national program)
Noah Winans
Undergraduate Researcher
Currently: Graduate student, Texas A&M Sorghum breeding
Matt Davis
Assistant Scientist
Currently: Associate Scientist - KSU Sorghum molecular breeding
Sridevi Nakka
Postdoc
Currently: Postdoc Heartland Plant Innovations
Sophie Bouchet
Postdoc Research Associate
Currently: Principal Scientist - Wheat Genomics, INRA-France
Marcus Olatoye
PhD Student
Currently: Research Geneticist - USDA ARS Hops program
Yi Li
Postdoc - Heartland Plant Innovations
Currently: Calyxt
Bassirou Mbacké
Visiting scholar (USDA Borlaug Fellow) - University of Thies
Jianan Wang
Postdoc, Sorghum Genomics Toolkit
Currently: Assistant Professor, Hainan University
Zhenbin Hu
Postdoc, TERRA-REF
Currently: Postdoc, St. Louis University
Shayna Braun
Research Assistant
Currently: Cross Country Genetics
Rich Brown
Research Technologist (UAV)
Currently: General Electric
Ben Coomes
Undergraduate Researcher
Qingling Li
Undergraduate Researcher
Karina Bertolino
Undergraduate Researcher
Austin Ebert
Undergraduate Researcher
Currently: USDA-ARS
Obembe Oladipo
Research Assistant
Sam Knauss
Undergraduate Researcher
Ami Oh
Postdoc - G2P Bridge (FFAR)
Tarik Eluri
Program manager
Currently: Sustainability manager, US Soybean Export Council