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Nina J

Nina J Aboughanem

Associate Research Professor
Plant Viruses
Seung-Joon

Seung-Joon Ahn

Assistant Professor
Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Tom W.

Tom W. Allen

Extension/Research Professor
Row Crop Pathogens
Richard E.

Richard E. Baird

Professor
Plant (Forest) Mycology
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Sonya Baird

Manager of Facilities and Research
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Ashley Baker

Lab Technician/Illustrator
Gerald

Gerald Baker

Professor Emeritus
Insect Morphology/Anatomy
Clarissa

Clarissa Balbalian

Diagnostic Lab Manager
Plant Disease Diagnostics
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Dung Bao

Extension Associate I
Priyadarshini Chakrabarti

Priyadarshini Chakrabarti Basu

Assistant Professor
Pollinator Health and Apiculture
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Kathy Beatty

Office Associate
Gregory

Gregory Bohach

Professor
Bacterial Pathogenesis
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Kathy Breland

Administrative Assistant I
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Zach Brown

Lab Technician
Ashli

Ashli Brown

Professor
Associate Vice President, DAFVM
Aflatoxin / Biochemistry
Richard L.

Richard L. Brown

Professor Emeritus
Insect Taxonomy/Systematics
Michael A.

Michael A. Caprio

Professor
Modeling / Entomology
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Beverly Catchot

Research Associate I (L,P,S)
Angus L.

Angus L. Catchot Jr.

Extension Professor
Row Crop Entomology
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Karen Coats

Extension Associate I
Lois

Lois Connington

Extension Associate I
Donald

Donald Cook

Associate Research Professor
Row Crop Entomology
David

David Cross

Research Associate II
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Whitney Crow

Assistant Professor
Row Crop Entomology
Jeffrey F.D.

Jeffrey F.D. Dean

Professor and Department Head
Conifer Functional Genomics
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Brady Dunaway

Lab Technician
Jake

Jake Fountain

Assistant Professor
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Megan Gaulke

Lab Technician
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Jordan Gesell

Laboratory Technician
Jerome

Jerome Goddard

Extension Professor
Medical / Veterinary Entomology
Jeffrey

Jeffrey Gore

Research Professor
Row Crop Entomology
John

John Guyton

Associate Extension Professor
4-H / Education (Entomology)
Jeffrey

Jeffrey Harris

Associate Extension/Research Professor
Bees and Apiculture
Alan

Alan Henn

Extension Professor
Fruit / Ornamental Pathogens
JoVonn

JoVonn Hill

Assistant Professor
Insect Taxonomy
Federico

Federico Hoffmann

Associate Professor
Bioinformatics
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Swayze Hollenhead

Office Associate
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Beverly Keasler

Research Associate I
Jonas

Jonas King

Assistant Professor
Host-Microbe Interactions
Natraj

Natraj Krishnan

Associate Professor
Graduate Coordinator
Insect Physiology
M. Blake

M. Blake Layton Jr.

Extension Professor
Urban Entomology
Jiaxu

Jiaxu Li

Associate Professor
Plant Stressors
Shien

Shien Lu

Professor
Plant Bacteriology
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Sherry McMullin

Administrative Assistant I
Rebecca

Rebecca Melanson

Associate Extension Professor
Fruit and Nut Pathogens
Gene

Gene Merkl

Program Manager
Florencia

Florencia Meyer

Associate Professor
Animal Viruses
Fred R.

Fred R. Musser

Professor
Row Crop Entomology
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Shannon Oswald

Laboratory Aide
Zhaohua

Zhaohua Peng

Professor
Rice Molecular Biology
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Kate Phillips

Research Associate I
Robin

Robin Pigg

Business Manager 1
Sorina C.

Sorina C. Popescu

Associate Professor
Stress Signal Transduction
Aswathy

Aswathy Rai

Assistant Clinical Professor
Undergraduate Coordinator
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Education
John J.

John J. Riggins

Professor
Forest Entomology
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Jason Ruffin

Research Associate I
Sead

Sead Sabanadzovic

Professor
Plant Viruses / Fungal viruses
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Lauren Sanders

Extension Program Associate
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Terence Schiefer

Senior Research Associate
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Jennifer Seltzer

Senior Research Associate
Xueyan

Xueyan Shan

Associate Research Professor
Corn Molecular Biology
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Audrey Sheridan

Extension/Research Associate II
Darrell

Darrell Sparks

Associate Professor
Interim State Chemist
Director, MS State Chemical Laboratory
Biochemical Engineering
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Cori Speights

Extension Associate I
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John Thomason

Research Technician
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Matthew Thorn

Research Associate I
Maria

Maria Tomaso-Peterson

Professor Emerita
Turfgrass Pathogens
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Carrie Vance

Associate Research Professor
Reproductive Physiology / Non-invasive Monitoring
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Sharon Vaughan

Business Coordinator
Samuel F.

Samuel F. Ward

Assistant Professor
Insect Ecology
Tessie

Tessie Wilkerson

Assistant Research Professor
Row Crop Pathogens
Scott T.

Scott T. Willard

Interim Dean, CALS
Reproductive Physiology
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Kenneth Willeford

Professor Emeritus
Immunology/Biochemistry
Nina J

Nina J Aboughanem

Associate Research Professor
Plant Viruses
Seung-Joon

Seung-Joon Ahn

Assistant Professor
Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Tom W.

Tom W. Allen

Extension/Research Professor
Row Crop Pathogens
Richard E.

Richard E. Baird

Professor
Plant (Forest) Mycology
Priyadarshini Chakrabarti

Priyadarshini Chakrabarti Basu

Assistant Professor
Pollinator Health and Apiculture
Gregory

Gregory Bohach

Professor
Bacterial Pathogenesis
Ashli

Ashli Brown

Professor
Associate Vice President, DAFVM
Aflatoxin / Biochemistry
Michael A.

Michael A. Caprio

Professor
Modeling / Entomology
Angus L.

Angus L. Catchot Jr.

Extension Professor
Row Crop Entomology
Donald

Donald Cook

Associate Research Professor
Row Crop Entomology
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Whitney Crow

Assistant Professor
Row Crop Entomology
Jeffrey F.D.

Jeffrey F.D. Dean

Professor and Department Head
Conifer Functional Genomics
Jake

Jake Fountain

Assistant Professor
Jerome

Jerome Goddard

Extension Professor
Medical / Veterinary Entomology
Jeffrey

Jeffrey Gore

Research Professor
Row Crop Entomology
John

John Guyton

Associate Extension Professor
4-H / Education (Entomology)
Jeffrey

Jeffrey Harris

Associate Extension/Research Professor
Bees and Apiculture
Alan

Alan Henn

Extension Professor
Fruit / Ornamental Pathogens
JoVonn

JoVonn Hill

Assistant Professor
Insect Taxonomy
Federico

Federico Hoffmann

Associate Professor
Bioinformatics
Jonas

Jonas King

Assistant Professor
Host-Microbe Interactions
Natraj

Natraj Krishnan

Associate Professor
Graduate Coordinator
Insect Physiology
M. Blake

M. Blake Layton Jr.

Extension Professor
Urban Entomology
Jiaxu

Jiaxu Li

Associate Professor
Plant Stressors
Shien

Shien Lu

Professor
Plant Bacteriology
Rebecca

Rebecca Melanson

Associate Extension Professor
Fruit and Nut Pathogens
Florencia

Florencia Meyer

Associate Professor
Animal Viruses
Fred R.

Fred R. Musser

Professor
Row Crop Entomology
Zhaohua

Zhaohua Peng

Professor
Rice Molecular Biology
Sorina C.

Sorina C. Popescu

Associate Professor
Stress Signal Transduction
Aswathy

Aswathy Rai

Assistant Clinical Professor
Undergraduate Coordinator
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Education
John J.

John J. Riggins

Professor
Forest Entomology
Sead

Sead Sabanadzovic

Professor
Plant Viruses / Fungal viruses
Xueyan

Xueyan Shan

Associate Research Professor
Corn Molecular Biology
Darrell

Darrell Sparks

Associate Professor
Interim State Chemist
Director, MS State Chemical Laboratory
Biochemical Engineering
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Carrie Vance

Associate Research Professor
Reproductive Physiology / Non-invasive Monitoring
Samuel F.

Samuel F. Ward

Assistant Professor
Insect Ecology
Tessie

Tessie Wilkerson

Assistant Research Professor
Row Crop Pathogens
Scott T.

Scott T. Willard

Interim Dean, CALS
Reproductive Physiology
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Sonya Baird

Manager of Facilities and Research
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Ashley Baker

Lab Technician/Illustrator
Clarissa

Clarissa Balbalian

Diagnostic Lab Manager
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Dung Bao

Extension Associate I
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Kathy Beatty

Office Associate
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Kathy Breland

Administrative Assistant I
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Zach Brown

Lab Technician
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Beverly Catchot

Research Associate I (L,P,S)
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Karen Coats

Extension Associate I
Lois

Lois Connington

Extension Associate I
David

David Cross

Research Associate II
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Brady Dunaway

Lab Technician
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Megan Gaulke

Lab Technician
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Jordan Gesell

Laboratory Technician
No Picture

Swayze Hollenhead

Office Associate
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Beverly Keasler

Research Associate I
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Sherry McMullin

Administrative Assistant I
Gene

Gene Merkl

Program Manager
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Shannon Oswald

Laboratory Aide
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Kate Phillips

Research Associate I
Robin

Robin Pigg

Business Manager 1
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Jason Ruffin

Research Associate I
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Lauren Sanders

Extension Program Associate
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Terence Schiefer

Senior Research Associate
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Jennifer Seltzer

Senior Research Associate
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Audrey Sheridan

Extension/Research Associate II
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Cori Speights

Extension Associate I
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John Thomason

Research Technician
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Matthew Thorn

Research Associate I
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Sharon Vaughan

Business Coordinator
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Brian Baldwin

Professor
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Johnie N. Jenkins

Adjunct Professor and Research Geneticist
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Erdogan Memili

Assistant Professor
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Daniel Peterson

Assistant Professor
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Nancy Reichert

Professor
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W. Paul Williams

Adjunct Professor

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