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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
Esmaeil

Esmaeil Amiri

Assistant Extension/Research Professor
Apiculture
Richard E.

Richard E. Baird

Professor
Plant (Forest) Mycology
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Sonya Baird

Manager of Facilities and Research
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 III
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Phillip Barlow

Laboratory Technician
Priyadarshini Chakrabarti

Priyadarshini Chakrabarti Basu

Assistant Professor
Pollinator Health and Apiculture
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Kathy Beatty

Office Associate
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Zach Brown

Research Associate I
Ashli

Ashli Brown

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

Richard L. Brown

Professor Emeritus
Insect Taxonomy/Systematics
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Brandi Brown

Postdoctoral Associate
Michael A.

Michael A. Caprio

Professor
Modeling / Entomology
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Lauren Catchot

Research Associate I
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Beverly Catchot

Extension Associate II
Angus L.

Angus L. Catchot Jr.

Associate Director, MAFES
Professor
Row Crop Entomology
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Karen Coats

Extension Associate I
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Galen Collins

Assistant Professor
Intracellular Protein Degradation
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
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Brady Dunaway

Lab Technician
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Brett Farmer

Extension Associate I
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Jon Fisher

Research Associate II
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Megan Gaulke

Lab Technician
Jerome

Jerome Goddard

Extension Professor
Medical / Veterinary Entomology
Jeffrey

Jeffrey Gore

Extension/Research Professor
Head, Delta Research and Extension Center
Row Crop 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

Administrative Assistant
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Harry Jones

Laboratory Technician
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Beverly Keasler

Coordinator
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
Chang

Chang Liu

Assistant Professor
Plant Nematology
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
Daniel

Daniel Peterson

Professor
Interim Head
Director, IGBB
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Kate Phillips

Research Associate I
Robin

Robin Pigg

Business Manager 1
J. Santos

J. Santos Portugal III

Assistant Extension Professor
Urban Entomology
Aswathy

Aswathy Rai

Assistant Teaching Professor
Undergraduate Coordinator
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Education
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Charles Ray

Laboratory Technician
John J.

John J. Riggins

Professor
Forest Entomology
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Jason Ruffin

Research Associate II
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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Sara Scott

Laboratory Technician
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Jennifer Seltzer

Senior Research Associate
Xueyan

Xueyan Shan

Associate Research Professor
Corn Molecular Biology
Audrey

Audrey Sheridan

Extension/Research Associate III
Darrell

Darrell Sparks

Associate Dean, CALS
Associate Professor
Biochemical Engineering
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John Thomason

Research Technician
Maria

Maria Tomaso-Peterson

Professor Emerita
Turfgrass Pathogens
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Carrie Vance

Associate 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

Dean, CALS
Director, MAFES
Reproductive Physiology
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Kenneth Willeford

Professor Emeritus
Immunology/Biochemistry
Erika

Erika Womack

State Chemist
Director, Mississippi State Chemical Laboratory
Associate Research Professor
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Xin Ye

Research Associate I
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
Esmaeil

Esmaeil Amiri

Assistant Extension/Research Professor
Apiculture
Richard E.

Richard E. Baird

Professor
Plant (Forest) Mycology
Priyadarshini Chakrabarti

Priyadarshini Chakrabarti Basu

Assistant Professor
Pollinator Health and Apiculture
Ashli

Ashli Brown

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

Michael A. Caprio

Professor
Modeling / Entomology
Angus L.

Angus L. Catchot Jr.

Associate Director, MAFES
Professor
Row Crop Entomology
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Galen Collins

Assistant Professor
Intracellular Protein Degradation
Donald

Donald Cook

Associate Research Professor
Row Crop Entomology
No Picture

Whitney Crow

Assistant Professor
Row Crop Entomology
Jerome

Jerome Goddard

Extension Professor
Medical / Veterinary Entomology
Jeffrey

Jeffrey Gore

Extension/Research Professor
Head, Delta Research and Extension Center
Row Crop 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
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
Chang

Chang Liu

Assistant Professor
Plant Nematology
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
Daniel

Daniel Peterson

Professor
Interim Head
Director, IGBB
J. Santos

J. Santos Portugal III

Assistant Extension Professor
Urban Entomology
Aswathy

Aswathy Rai

Assistant Teaching 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 Dean, CALS
Associate Professor
Biochemical Engineering
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Carrie Vance

Associate 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

Dean, CALS
Director, MAFES
Reproductive Physiology
Erika

Erika Womack

State Chemist
Director, Mississippi State Chemical Laboratory
Associate Research Professor
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Sonya Baird

Manager of Facilities and Research
Clarissa

Clarissa Balbalian

Diagnostic Lab Manager
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Dung Bao

Extension Associate III
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Phillip Barlow

Laboratory Technician
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Kathy Beatty

Office Associate
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Zach Brown

Research Associate I
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Brandi Brown

Postdoctoral Associate
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Lauren Catchot

Research Associate I
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Beverly Catchot

Extension Associate II
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Karen Coats

Extension Associate I
David

David Cross

Research Associate II
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Brady Dunaway

Lab Technician
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Brett Farmer

Extension Associate I
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Jon Fisher

Research Associate II
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Megan Gaulke

Lab Technician
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Swayze Hollenhead

Administrative Assistant
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Harry Jones

Laboratory Technician
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Beverly Keasler

Coordinator
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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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Charles Ray

Laboratory Technician
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Jason Ruffin

Research Associate II
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Lauren Sanders

Extension Program Associate
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Terence Schiefer

Senior Research Associate
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Sara Scott

Laboratory Technician
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Jennifer Seltzer

Senior Research Associate
Audrey

Audrey Sheridan

Extension/Research Associate III
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John Thomason

Research Technician
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Sharon Vaughan

Business Coordinator
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Xin Ye

Research Associate I

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