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Nina J Aboughanem
Assistant Research Professor
Plant Viruses
nja62@msstate.edu
(662) 325-7480
Seung-Joon Ahn
Assistant Professor
Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
seungjoon.ahn@msstate.edu
(662) 325-7516
Tom W. Allen
Extension/Research Professor
Row Crop Pathogens
ta152@msstate.edu
(662) 686-9311
Aline Badial
Research Associate I
ar2563@msstate.edu
(662) 325-2640
Richard E. Baird
Professor
Plant (Forest) Mycology
reb58@msstate.edu
(662) 325-2640
Sonya Baird
Manager of Facilities and Research
smb120@msstate.edu
(662) 325-4021
Clarissa Balbalian
Diagnostic Lab Manager
Plant Disease Diagnostics
cb237@msstate.edu
(662) 325-2146
Brian Baldwin
Professor
bsb2@msstate.edu
Dung Bao
Extension Associate I
db3@msstate.edu
(662) 418-1592
Kathy Beatty
Office Associate
kwb153@msstate.edu
(662) 325-2085
Lloyd Bennett
Research Technician
lwb2@msstate.edu
(662) 325-2640
Gregory Bohach
Professor
Bacterial Pathogenesis
gb394@msstate.edu
(662) 325-3006
Kathy Breland
Administrative Assistant I
kjb279@msstate.edu
(662) 325-2085
Ashli Brown Johnson
State Chemist
Professor
Aflatoxin / Biochemistry
ab506@msstate.edu
(662) 325-2640
Michael A. Caprio
Professor
Modeling / Entomology
mac24@msstate.edu
(662) 325-2985
Beverly Catchot
Research Associate I (L,P,S)
bdc12@msstate.edu
(662) 325-2085
Angus L. Catchot Jr.
Extension Professor
Row Crop Entomology
alc4@msstate.edu
(662) 325-2085
Karen Coats
Extension Associate I
kah44@msstate.edu
(662) 325-8336
Lois Connington
Extension Associate I
lois.connington@msstate.edu
(662) 325-2640
Donald Cook
Assistant Research Professor
Row Crop Entomology
don.cook@msstate.edu
(662) 686-3217
David Cross
Research Associate II
dcc6@msstate.edu
(662) 325-2997
Whitney Crow
Assistant Professor
Row Crop Entomology
wdc165@msstate.edu
(662) 686-7336
Jeffrey F.D. Dean
Professor and Department Head
Conifer Functional Genomics
jd1891@msstate.edu
(662) 325-2086
Kristine Edwards
Senior Extension Associate
kt20@msstate.edu
(662) 325-2640
Jake Fountain
Assistant Professor
jcf416@msstate.edu
(662) 325-2640
Jordan Gesell
Laboratory Technician
jlg684@msstate.edu
(662) 325-2085
Jerome Goddard
Extension Professor
Medical / Veterinary Entomology
jg54@msstate.edu
(662) 325-2085
Jeffrey Gore
Research Professor
Row Crop Entomology
jg231@msstate.edu
(662)686-3252
John Guyton
Associate Extension Professor
4-H / Education (Entomology)
j.guyton@msstate.edu
(662) 325-2085
Jeffrey Harris
Associate Extension/Research Professor
Bees and Apiculture
jwh545@msstate.edu
(662)325-2976
Alan Henn
Extension Professor
Fruit / Ornamental Pathogens
rh131@msstate.edu
(662) 769-9880
JoVonn Hill
Assistant Research Professor
Insect Taxonomy
jgh4@msstate.edu
(662) 325-2988
Federico Hoffmann
Associate Professor
Bioinformatics
fgh19@msstate.edu
(662) 325-2640
Johnie N. Jenkins
Adjunct Professor and Research Geneticist
Beverly Keasler
Research Associate I
bkm105@msstate.edu
(662) 325-2085
Jonas King
Assistant Professor
Host-Microbe Interactions
jonas.king@msstate.edu
(662) 325-7740
Natraj Krishnan
Associate Professor
Insect Physiology
nk260@msstate.edu
(662) 325-2978
M. Blake Layton Jr.
Extension Professor
Urban Entomology
mbl3@msstate.edu
(662) 325-2085
James Lewis
Research Associate I
jgl33@msstate.edu
(662) 325-2085
Jiaxu Li
Associate Professor
Plant Stressors
jl305@msstate.edu
(662) 325-1115
Shien Lu
Professor
Plant Bacteriology
sl332@msstate.edu
(662) 325-3511
Sherry McMullin
Administrative Assistant I
srp8@msstate.edu
(662) 325-8571
Rebecca Melanson
Assistant Extension Professor
Fruit and Nut Pathogens
ram58@msstate.edu
(601) 857-2284
Erdogan Memili
Assistant Professor
Gene Merkl
Program Manager
gm53@msstate.edu
(662) 325-5829
Florencia Meyer
Associate Professor
Animal Viruses
florencia.meyer@msstate.edu
(662) 325-7734
Fred R. Musser
Professor
Row Crop Entomology
fm61@msstate.edu
(662) 325-2974
Zhaohua Peng
Professor
Rice Molecular Biology
zp7@msstate.edu
(662) 325-2640
Daniel Peterson
Assistant Professor
Kate Phillips
Research Associate I
cih56@msstate.edu
(662) 325-2640
Robin Pigg
Business Manager 1
robin.pigg@msstate.edu
662-325-2641
Sorina C. Popescu
Associate Professor
Stress Signal Transduction
scp319@msstate.edu
(662) 325-2640
Aswathy Rai
Assistant Clinical Professor
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Education
aswathy.rai@msstate.edu
(662) 325-2640
Nancy Reichert
Professor
John J. Riggins
Associate Professor
Forest Entomology
jjr157@msstate.edu
(662) 325-2984
Jason Ruffin
Research Associate I
wjr13@msstate.edu
(662) 325-2640
Sead Sabanadzovic
Professor
Plant Viruses / Fungal viruses
ss501@msstate.edu
(662) 325-9322
Lauren Sanders
Extension Program Associate
lds278@msstate.edu
(662) 325-2085
Terence Schiefer
Research Associate III
tls19@msstate.edu
(662) 325-2989
John Schneider
Training Coordinator
jcs1@msstate.edu
(662) 325-2977
Jennifer Seltzer
Senior Research Associate
jls30@msstate.edu
(662) 325-2085
Xueyan Shan
Associate Research Professor
Corn Molecular Biology
xs34@msstate.edu
(662) 325-2640
Audrey Sheridan
Extension/Research Associate II
as526@msstate.edu
(662) 325-2975
Darrell Sparks
Associate Professor
Biochemical Engineering
dls5@msstate.edu
(662) 325-7814
Cori Speights
Extension Associate I
cjs815@msstate.edu
(662) 325-2085
John Thomason
Research Technician
jwt200@msstate.edu
(662) 325-2085
Matthew Thorn
Research Associate I
mjt152@msstate.edu
(662) 325-2085
Maria Tomaso-Peterson
Research Professor
Turfgrass Pathogens
mt1@msstate.edu
(662) 325-2593
Carrie Vance
Assistant Research Professor
Reproductive Physiology / Non-invasive Monitoring
ckv7@msstate.edu
(662) 325-2640
Sharon Vaughan
Business Coordinator
s.vaughan@msstate.edu
(662) 325-3139
Samuel F. Ward
Assistant Professor
Insect Ecology
sw2442@msstate.edu
(662) 325-6449
Tessie Wilkerson
Assistant Research Professor
Row Crop Pathogens
th276@msstate.edu
(662) 686-3205
Scott T. Willard
Interim Dean, CALS
Reproductive Physiology
stw4@msstate.edu
(662) 325-0233
Kenneth Willeford
Professor
Immunology / Biochemistry
ken.willeford@msstate.edu
(662) 325-2651
W. Paul Williams
Adjunct Professor
Nina J Aboughanem
Assistant Research Professor
Plant Viruses
nja62@msstate.edu
(662) 325-7480
Seung-Joon Ahn
Assistant Professor
Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
seungjoon.ahn@msstate.edu
(662) 325-7516
Tom W. Allen
Extension/Research Professor
Row Crop Pathogens
ta152@msstate.edu
(662) 686-9311
Richard E. Baird
Professor
Plant (Forest) Mycology
reb58@msstate.edu
(662) 325-2640
Gregory Bohach
Professor
Bacterial Pathogenesis
gb394@msstate.edu
(662) 325-3006
Ashli Brown Johnson
State Chemist
Professor
Aflatoxin / Biochemistry
ab506@msstate.edu
(662) 325-2640
Michael A. Caprio
Professor
Modeling / Entomology
mac24@msstate.edu
(662) 325-2985
Angus L. Catchot Jr.
Extension Professor
Row Crop Entomology
alc4@msstate.edu
(662) 325-2085
Donald Cook
Assistant Research Professor
Row Crop Entomology
don.cook@msstate.edu
(662) 686-3217
Whitney Crow
Assistant Professor
Row Crop Entomology
wdc165@msstate.edu
(662) 686-7336
Jeffrey F.D. Dean
Professor and Department Head
Conifer Functional Genomics
jd1891@msstate.edu
(662) 325-2086
Jake Fountain
Assistant Professor
jcf416@msstate.edu
(662) 325-2640
Jerome Goddard
Extension Professor
Medical / Veterinary Entomology
jg54@msstate.edu
(662) 325-2085
Jeffrey Gore
Research Professor
Row Crop Entomology
jg231@msstate.edu
(662)686-3252
John Guyton
Associate Extension Professor
4-H / Education (Entomology)
j.guyton@msstate.edu
(662) 325-2085
Jeffrey Harris
Associate Extension/Research Professor
Bees and Apiculture
jwh545@msstate.edu
(662)325-2976
Alan Henn
Extension Professor
Fruit / Ornamental Pathogens
rh131@msstate.edu
(662) 769-9880
JoVonn Hill
Assistant Research Professor
Insect Taxonomy
jgh4@msstate.edu
(662) 325-2988
Federico Hoffmann
Associate Professor
Bioinformatics
fgh19@msstate.edu
(662) 325-2640
Jonas King
Assistant Professor
Host-Microbe Interactions
jonas.king@msstate.edu
(662) 325-7740
Natraj Krishnan
Associate Professor
Insect Physiology
nk260@msstate.edu
(662) 325-2978
M. Blake Layton Jr.
Extension Professor
Urban Entomology
mbl3@msstate.edu
(662) 325-2085
Jiaxu Li
Associate Professor
Plant Stressors
jl305@msstate.edu
(662) 325-1115
Shien Lu
Professor
Plant Bacteriology
sl332@msstate.edu
(662) 325-3511
Rebecca Melanson
Assistant Extension Professor
Fruit and Nut Pathogens
ram58@msstate.edu
(601) 857-2284
Florencia Meyer
Associate Professor
Animal Viruses
florencia.meyer@msstate.edu
(662) 325-7734
Fred R. Musser
Professor
Row Crop Entomology
fm61@msstate.edu
(662) 325-2974
Zhaohua Peng
Professor
Rice Molecular Biology
zp7@msstate.edu
(662) 325-2640
Sorina C. Popescu
Associate Professor
Stress Signal Transduction
scp319@msstate.edu
(662) 325-2640
Aswathy Rai
Assistant Clinical Professor
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Education
aswathy.rai@msstate.edu
(662) 325-2640
John J. Riggins
Associate Professor
Forest Entomology
jjr157@msstate.edu
(662) 325-2984
Sead Sabanadzovic
Professor
Plant Viruses / Fungal viruses
ss501@msstate.edu
(662) 325-9322
John Schneider
Training Coordinator
jcs1@msstate.edu
(662) 325-2977
Xueyan Shan
Associate Research Professor
Corn Molecular Biology
xs34@msstate.edu
(662) 325-2640
Darrell Sparks
Associate Professor
Biochemical Engineering
dls5@msstate.edu
(662) 325-7814
Maria Tomaso-Peterson
Research Professor
Turfgrass Pathogens
mt1@msstate.edu
(662) 325-2593
Carrie Vance
Assistant Research Professor
Reproductive Physiology / Non-invasive Monitoring
ckv7@msstate.edu
(662) 325-2640
Tessie Wilkerson
Assistant Research Professor
Row Crop Pathogens
th276@msstate.edu
(662) 686-3205
Scott T. Willard
Interim Dean, CALS
Reproductive Physiology
stw4@msstate.edu
(662) 325-0233
Kenneth Willeford
Professor
Immunology / Biochemistry
ken.willeford@msstate.edu
(662) 325-2651
Aline Badial
Research Associate I
ar2563@msstate.edu
(662) 325-2640
Sonya Baird
Manager of Facilities and Research
smb120@msstate.edu
(662) 325-4021
Clarissa Balbalian
Diagnostic Lab Manager
cb237@msstate.edu
(662) 325-2146
Dung Bao
Extension Associate I
db3@msstate.edu
(662) 418-1592
Kathy Beatty
Office Associate
kwb153@msstate.edu
(662) 325-2085
Lloyd Bennett
Research Technician
lwb2@msstate.edu
(662) 325-2640
Kathy Breland
Administrative Assistant I
kjb279@msstate.edu
(662) 325-2085
Beverly Catchot
Research Associate I (L,P,S)
bdc12@msstate.edu
(662) 325-2085
Karen Coats
Extension Associate I
kah44@msstate.edu
(662) 325-8336
Lois Connington
Extension Associate I
lois.connington@msstate.edu
(662) 325-2640
David Cross
Research Associate II
dcc6@msstate.edu
(662) 325-2997
Kristine Edwards
Senior Extension Associate
kt20@msstate.edu
(662) 325-2640
Jordan Gesell
Laboratory Technician
jlg684@msstate.edu
(662) 325-2085
Beverly Keasler
Research Associate I
bkm105@msstate.edu
(662) 325-2085
James Lewis
Research Associate I
jgl33@msstate.edu
(662) 325-2085
Sherry McMullin
Administrative Assistant I
srp8@msstate.edu
(662) 325-8571
Gene Merkl
Program Manager
gm53@msstate.edu
(662) 325-5829
Kate Phillips
Research Associate I
cih56@msstate.edu
(662) 325-2640
Robin Pigg
Business Manager 1
robin.pigg@msstate.edu
662-325-2641
Jason Ruffin
Research Associate I
wjr13@msstate.edu
(662) 325-2640
Lauren Sanders
Extension Program Associate
lds278@msstate.edu
(662) 325-2085
Terence Schiefer
Research Associate III
tls19@msstate.edu
(662) 325-2989
Jennifer Seltzer
Senior Research Associate
jls30@msstate.edu
(662) 325-2085
Audrey Sheridan
Extension/Research Associate II
as526@msstate.edu
(662) 325-2975
Cori Speights
Extension Associate I
cjs815@msstate.edu
(662) 325-2085
John Thomason
Research Technician
jwt200@msstate.edu
(662) 325-2085
Matthew Thorn
Research Associate I
mjt152@msstate.edu
(662) 325-2085
Sharon Vaughan
Business Coordinator
s.vaughan@msstate.edu
(662) 325-3139
Brian Baldwin
Professor
bsb2@msstate.edu
Johnie N. Jenkins
Adjunct Professor and Research Geneticist
Erdogan Memili
Assistant Professor
Daniel Peterson
Assistant Professor
Nancy Reichert
Professor
W. Paul Williams
Adjunct Professor
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