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Eva Farre
Professor
farre(at)msu(dot)edu

Kaitlyn Acheson
Research Assistant
acheson2(at)msu(dot)edu

Elsinraju Devadasu
Research Associate
devadasu(at)msu(dot)du

Nischal Karki
Research Associate
karkinis(at)msu(dot)edu

Ann Feke
Research Associate
fekeann(at)msu(dot)edu

Abbey Carvey
Undergraduate assistant

Riley Bryson
Undergraduate assistant


Past lab members

Postdocs

Jenny Carlsson: currently at the Swedish Gene Technology Advisory Board

Graduate students

Genevieve Hoopes: Currently at Simplot.
Eric Poliner: currently Laboratory Director at Prism Triangle Lab.
Saundra Mason: currently at Nobell Foods.
Tiffany Liu: currently working for the USDA.

iGRAD students

Tom Ruts: currently at Monsanto
Adrian Huelsewede
Trang Schneider (Le)

Visiting Scholars

Maria Santiago Padua (2022). Currently a graduate student at Ohio State University.

Undergraduates

MSU students

Marisa DiGuiseppe (2021-2023). Undergraduate assistant.
Lily Choi (2022). Undergraduate assistant.
Maria Santiago Padua (2021). Summer research intern.
Sophie Cook (2021-2022). Undergraduate assistant.
Rachel Clark, Biochemistry & Molecular Biology (2018-2021). Undergraduate researcher. College of Natural Science Undergraduate Research Award.
Amni Azhar, Biochemistry & Molecular Biology (2018-2020). Undergraduate researcher.
Traverse Cottrell, Plant Biology (2017-2018). Undergraduate research volunteer.
Lauren Bedro, Human Biology (2017-2018). Undergraduate research assistant.
Daphne Onsay, Environmental Microbiology (2015-2016). Undergraduate research assistant.
Cameron Cummings, Plant Biology (2015-2017). Undergraduate research assistant. Independent Study (PLB498). First Price poster presentation Spring 2017 MSU annual University Undergraduate Research and Arts Forum.
Cody Bekkering, Plant Biology (2015-2016). Undergraduate research assistant. Outstanding Senior Bessey Award 2016.
Olivia Goethe, Biochemistry & Molecular Biology (2014), Undergraduate research volunteer.
Tyler Messenger, Biochemistry & Molecular Biology/Computer Science (2013-2015) Undergraduate researcher, College of Natural Science Undergraduate Research Award.
Cary Klug, Human Biology (2012-2013). Undergraduate Assistant
Samuel Ballard, Biochemistry & Molecular Biology (2012-2013). Undergraduate Research Project
Andrew Lapinsky, Plant Biology/Genetics (2011-2014). Independent Study (PLB498), Plant Genomics@MSU summer intern, College of Natural Science Undergraduate Research Award. Plant Biology outstanding senior Bessey Award 2014.
Becky Piasecki, Human Biology (2010-2011). Undergraduate Assistant.
Laura Schroeder, Biochemistry & Molecular Biology (2009-2011). Plant Genomics@MSU summer intern /Undergraduate Assistant.
Jesie Reemmer, Plant Biology (2009-2010). Independent Study (PLB498).
Nathan Galbreath, Plant Biology (2008-2009). Undergraduate Assistant.
Tomomi Takeuchi, Biochemistry & Molecular Biology/Human Biology (2008-2011) William A. Sells, Jr. Endowed Scholarship (MSU); Richard L. Anderson Endowed Undergraduate Research Prize, (MSU); College of Natural Sciences Summer Undergraduate Research Award (MSU).

External students- Plant Genomics@MSU

Maria Santiago-Padua, (2021, 2022). University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez
Morgan Gaglianese-Woody, (2017). Appalachian State University.
Sofía González-Martínez, (2015). University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez.
Katerina Lay, (2013). Clemson University.
Rebecca Hopkins, (2011). Norfolk State University.
Jonathan Diehl, (2010). Ohio State University.

Teaching & Research program
The Farre lab has developed a teaching and research training program funded by NSF for undergraduate students planning to become science teachers (Interdisciplinary, Biological Science majors, MSU). These students are mentored not only on research but also on the development of their own laboratory teaching unit.

Tessa Vanderheuvel (2023-present)
Nick Tu (2022)
Logan Gillespie (2021-2022)
Kathryn Schwartz, (2016-2017). Teacher at Oxford High School, Michigan.
Elyse Horak (2014-2015). Teacher at CA Frost Environmental Science Middle High School, Grand Rapids, Michigan.
Duncan McDonald, (2013-2014). Currently at Cargill.
Theresa Schallhorn (2012-2013). Teacher in Chefornak, Alaska.

High school student research

Kristina Monakhova, Liverpool Highschool, NY (2011) summer intern. Currently PhD student in Electric Engineering and Computer Science at Berkeley.
Harper Lowrey, Fort Collins, CO (2018) Summer intern. High School Honors Science Program, MSU

Research Assistants

Tomomi Takeuchi, 2011-2013
Linsey Newton, 2008-2018