IFAS DIRECTORY
CG
Christopher C. Gunter (Chris)
Professor and Chair, Ph.D.
Horticultural Sciences
Specialty: Artificial Intelligence
1253 Fifield Hall
PO Box 110690
Gainesville, FL 32611
cc.gunter@ufl.edu

Tel: (352) 294-6795

BA
Bikash Adhikari
Post Doctoral Associate
Horticultural Sciences
2250 Hull Road GAINESVILLE
Gainesville, Fl 32611
b.adhikari@ufl.edu

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Shinsuke Agehara
Associate Professor, Ph.D.
Gulf Coast REC - Balm
Specialty: Horticulture, consumer
14625 CR 672
Wimauma, FL 33598
sagehara@ufl.edu

Tel: (813) 419-6583

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Ute Albrecht
Associate Professor, Ph.D.
Southwest Florida REC - Immokalee
Specialty: Citrus, plant physiology
2685 State Road 29 N
Immokalee, FL 34142
ualbrecht@ufl.edu

Tel: (239) 658-3422 Fax: (239) 658-3403
Foreign language: German

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Fernando Alferez
Associate Professor, Ph.D.
Southwest Florida REC - Immokalee
Specialty: Citrus Horticulture
2685 State Road 29 N
Immokalee, FL 34142
alferez@ufl.edu

Tel: (239) 658-3426 Fax: (239) 658-3403

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Carly E. Anderson
Graduate Assistant-Research
Horticultural Sciences
2550 Hull RD
PO Box 110670
Gainesville, FL 32611
canderson93@ufl.edu

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LA
Lucas R. Anrecio
Graduate Research Assistant, B.S.
Horticultural Sciences
1207 Fifield Hall
PO Box 110690
Gainesville, FL 32611-0690
lucasanrecio@ufl.edu

Tel: (352) 392-1928

CA
Conner E. Austin
R&D Manager, Ph.D.
Horticultural Sciences
2550 Hull Road
Gainesville, FL 32611
conner.austin@ufl.edu

GB
Gina M. Babb
Biological Scientist III, Ph.D.
Horticultural Sciences
Specialty: Plant Science
1253 Fifield Hall
PO Box 110690
Gainesville, FL 32611-0690
babbgm@ufl.edu

Tel: (352) 392-1928
Foreign language: Filipino, Tagalog, Cebuano, Visayan

KB
Kelly Balmant
Assistant Professor, Ph.D.
Horticultural Sciences
1207 Fifield Hall
PO Box 110690
Gainesville, FL 32611-0690
balmant@ufl.edu

Tel: (352) 392-1928

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Cody C. Banner
Farm Supervisor
Horticultural Sciences
2550 Hull Road
PO Box 110670
Gainesville, FL 32611
c.banner@ufl.edu

JB
James E. Barrett
Emeritus Professor, Ph.D.
Horticultural Sciences
Specialty: Floriculture

Gainesville, FL 32611
jbarrett@ufl.edu

TB
Tierra M. Bartolotti
OPS Technical
Horticultural Sciences
1207 Fifield Hall
PO Box 110690
Gainesville, FL 32611-0690
t.bartolotti@ufl.edu

Tel: (352) 392-1928

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Gilles J. Basset
Associate Professor, Ph.D.
Horticultural Sciences
Specialty:
PO Box 110690
Gainesville, FL 32611-0690
gbasset@ufl.edu

Tel: (352) 273-4808

CB
Can Baysal
Assistant Professor, Ph.D.
Horticultural Sciences
Specialty: Plant genomics biology gene editing transformation
1207 Fifield Hall
PO Box 110690
Gainesville, FL 32611-0690
can.baysal@ufl.edu

Tel: (352) 392-1928

DB
David Beleski
Biological Scientist II
Horticultural Sciences
P O Box 110670
Gainesville, FL 32611
dbeleski@ufl.edu

Tel: (352) 273-4864

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Juliana Benevenuto
Post Doctoral Associate, Ph.D.
Horticultural Sciences
Specialty: Genetics/Breeding
1302 Fifield Hall
PO Box 110690
Gainesville, FL 32611-0690
jbenevenuto@ufl.edu

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Adrian D. Berry
Biological Scientist III, M.S.
Horticultural Sciences
Specialty: Postharvest Physiology
1219 Fifield Hall
PO Box 110690
Gainesville, FL 32611-0690
adberry@ufl.edu

Tel: (352) 273-4802 ext. 235

ZB
Zachary Black
Biological Scientist II
Horticultural Sciences
Fifield Hall
PO Box 110690
Gainesville, FL 32611-0690
zackblack@ufl.edu

Tel: (305) 393-6157

SB
Susan K. Boehlein
Research Assistant Professor, Ph.D.
Horticultural Sciences
Specialty: Enzymology, starch biosynthetic pathway, plant biochemistry
1143 Fifield Hall
PO Box 110690
Gainesville, FL 32611-0690
sboehlei@ufl.edu

Tel: (352) 392-3991 Fax: (352) 392-5653

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Nathan S. Boyd
Associate Center Director and Professor, Ph.D.
Gulf Coast REC - Balm
Specialty: Weed Management and Artificial Intelligence
14625 CR 672
Wimauma, FL 33598-6101
nsboyd@ufl.edu

Tel: (813) 419-6613

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Jeffrey K. Brecht (Jeff)
Professor, Ph.D.
Horticultural Sciences
Specialty: Postharvest Physiology
1217 Fifield
PO Box 110690
Gainesville, FL 32611-0690
jkbrecht@ufl.edu

Tel: (352) 273-4778 Fax: (352) 392-5653

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Dennis G. Brown
IT Support Supervisor, B.S.
Horticultural Sciences
1255 Fifield Hall
PO Box 110690
Gainesville, FL 32611-0690
dennisb@ufl.edu

Tel: (352) 273-4860 Fax: (352) 392-5653

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Mallory B. Buchyn
Graduate Program Specialist
Horticultural Sciences
2550 Hull Road
PO Box 110670
Gainesville, FL 32611
mbuchyn@ufl.edu

Tel: (352) 273-4526 Fax: (352) 392-3870

JB
Jamie Buhlman
Research Coordinator I
Horticultural Sciences
1207 Fifield Hall
PO Box 110690
Gainesville, FL 32611-0690
jgorrow@ufl.edu

Tel: (352) 392-1928

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Jacqueline K. Burns (Jackie)
Emeritus Professor, Ph.D.
Horticultural Sciences
Specialty: Horticulture and Production Agriculture
1253 Fifield Hall
PO Box 110690
Gainesville, FL 32611-0690
jkbu@ufl.edu

Tel: (352) 392-1928

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Philip Busey (Phil)
Emeritus Professor, Ph.D.
Ft Lauderdale REC - Davie
Specialty: Turfgrass
837 SW 120th Way
Davie, FL 33325
turf@ufl.edu

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JC
Jordan Callaham
Scientific Laboratory Manager
Horticultural Sciences
Fifield Hall
PO Box 110690
Gainesville, FL 32611-0690
jordanc@ufl.edu

Tel: (352) 273-4835

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David N. Campbell
Post Doctoral Associate, Ph.D.
Horticultural Sciences
Specialty: Small Farms
2550 Fifield Hall Room 1228
PO Box 110690
Gainesville, FL 32611-0690
campbell@ufl.edu

Tel: (352) 294-1692 Fax: (352) 392-5653

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RC
Rodrigo Campos-Silva
Post Doctoral Associate, Ph.D.
Horticultural Sciences
1207 Fifield Hall
PO Box 110690
Gainesville, FL 32611-0690
camposdasilva.ro@ufl.edu

Tel: (352) 392-1928

WC
William S. Castle
Emeritus Professor, Ph.D.
Horticultural Sciences
Specialty: Citrus horticulture
555 pinner court
Lake Alfred, 33850
bcastle@ufl.edu

JC
Jose X. Chaparro
Associate Professor, Ph.D.
Horticultural Sciences
Specialty: Fruit tree breeding and genetics
Fifield Hall
PO Box 110690
Gainesville, FL 32611-0690
jaguey58@ufl.edu

Tel: (352) 273-4821 Fax: (352) 392-6479

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Carlene A. Chase
Associate Professor, Ph.D.
Horticultural Sciences
Specialty: Weed Physiology
1245 Fifield Hall
PO Box 110690
Gainesville, FL 32611-0690
cachase@ufl.edu

Tel: (352) 273-4770 Fax: (352) 392-6479

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Christine D. Chase (Chris)
Emeritus Professor, Ph.D.
Horticultural Sciences
Specialty: Molecular Genetics
2215 Fifield Hall
PO Box 110690
Gainesville, FL 32611-0690
cdchase@ufl.edu

Tel: (352) 273-4862 Fax: (352) 392-6479

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Jianjun Chen
Professor, Ph.D.
Mid-Florida REC - Apopka
Specialty: Foliage Plant Physiology
2725 Binion Rd.
Apopka, FL 32703-8504
jjchen@ufl.edu

Tel: (407) 814-6161 ext. 161 Fax: (407) 814-6186

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NC
Naichong Chen
Biological Scientist II, Ph.D.
Horticultural Sciences
Specialty: Molecular biology biochemistry genetics
2215 Fifield Hall
PO Box 110690
Gainesville, FL 32611-0690
chen.n1@ufl.edu

Tel: (352) 392-1928

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SC
Seunghyun Choi
Assistant Professor, Ph.D.
Mid-Florida REC - Apopka
2725 S. Binion Rd.
Apopka, FL 32703
choi.s@ufl.edu

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David G. Clark
Professor, Ph.D.
Horticultural Sciences
Specialty: Plant Breeding & Biotechnology
1533 Fifield Hall
PO Box 110670
Gainesville, FL 32611
geranium@ufl.edu

Tel: (352) 273-4577 Fax: (352) 392-3870

WC
Werner R. Collante
Biological Scientist II
Horticultural Sciences
P.O. Box 110690
Gainesville, FL 32611-0690
wernerc@ufl.edu

Tel: (352) 273-4836

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Thomas A. Colquhoun
Associate Professor, Ph.D.
Horticultural Sciences
Specialty: Floriculture, Biotech & Genetics
1523 Fifield Hall
PO Box 110670
Gainesville, FL 32611-0670
ucntcme1@ufl.edu

Tel: (352) 273-4584 Fax: (352) 392-6270

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Jonathan H. Crane
Emeritus Professor, Ph.D.
Tropical REC - Homestead
Specialty: Tropical Fruit Production and Physiology
18905 SW 280th Street
Homestead, FL 33031
jhcr@ufl.edu

Tel: (786) 217-9271 Fax: (305) 246-7003

DC
Daniel Crawford
OPS-Spons Prjs Non-Clerical
Horticultural Sciences
2550 Hull RD
PO Box 110670
Gainesville, FL 32611
danielcrawford@ufl.edu

RD
Ru Dai
Biological Scientist I, Ph.D.
Horticultural Sciences
1253 Fifield Hall
PO Box 110690
Gainesville, FL 32611-0690
rudai@ufl.edu

Tel: (352) 392-1928

RD
Rebecca L. Darnell
Emeritus Professor, Ph.D.
Horticultural Sciences
Specialty: Physiology & Biochemistry
1131 Fifield Hall
PO Box 110690
Gainesville, FL 32611-0690
rld@ufl.edu

Tel: (352) 273-4789 Fax: (352) 392-5653

TD
Thomas L. Davenport (Tom)
Emeritus Associate Professor, Ph.D.
Tropical REC - Homestead
Specialty: Plant Physiology and Biochemistry
18905 SW 280th Street
Homestead, FL 33031
tldav@ufl.edu

Tel: (305) 803-0005 Fax: (305) 246-7003

Md
Marco de Amorim Peixoto
Post Doctoral Associate, Ph.D.
Horticultural Sciences
1207 Fifield Hall
PO Box 110690
Gainesville, FL 32611-0690
deamorimpeixotom@ufl.edu

Tel: (352) 392-1928

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Zhanao Deng
Professor, Ph.D.
Gulf Coast REC - Balm
Specialty: Plant Breeding
14625 CR 672
Wimauma, FL 33598-6101
zdeng@ufl.edu

Tel: (813) 419-6605

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Elizabeth E. Diehl (Leah)
Director and Lecturer, M.L.A.
Horticultural Sciences
Specialty: Horticultural therapy, healing gardens, therapeutic horticul
2023 Mowry Rd.
PO Box 103560
Gainesville, FL 32610
leahdiehl@ufl.edu

Tel: (352) 294-5003

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Peter J. Dittmar
Associate Professor, Ph.D.
Horticultural Sciences
Specialty: Weed Science, Vegetable crops, Fruit crops
1233 Fifield Hall
PO Box 110690
Gainesville, FL 32611-0690
pdittmar@ufl.edu

Tel: (352) 273-4771 Fax: (352) 392-5653

MD
Moshe Doran
Agricultural/Food Scntst III
Horticultural Sciences
Fifield Hall
PO Box 110690
Gainesville, FL 32611-0690
moshik@ufl.edu

Tel: (352) 273-4803

JD
Joan A. Dusky
Emeritus Professor, Ph.D.
Horticultural Sciences
1038 McCarty Hall
PO Box 110210
Gainesville, FL 32611-0210
jadu@ufl.edu

Tel: (352) 392-1761 ext. 229 Fax: (352) 846-0458

EE
Edgardo J. Etxeberria (Ed)
Emeritus Professor, Ph.D.
Citrus REC - Lake Alfred
Specialty: Plant Cell Physiology
700 Experiment Station Rd
Lake Alfred, FL 33850-2299
eetxeber@ufl.edu

Tel: (863) 956-8787 ext. 18787 Fax: (863) 956-4631

VF
Vicente J. Febres
Research Assistant Scientist, Ph.D.
Horticultural Sciences
Specialty: Citrus, Plant pathology, Plant Molecular Biology
PO Box 110690
Gainesville, FL 32611-0690
vjf@ufl.edu

Tel: (352) 273-4799 Fax: (352) 392-5653

GF
Guanqiao Feng
Graduate Assistant-Research
Horticultural Sciences
Fifield Hall
PO Box 110690
Gainesville, FL 32611-0690
gfeng@ufl.edu

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Robert J. Ferl (Rob)
Director and Professor, Ph.D.
Interdisciplinary Center for Biotechnical Research - ICBR
Specialty: Molecular Biology
152 Cancer & Genetics Research Complex
PO Box 103622
Gainesville, FL 32610-3622
robferl@ufl.edu

Tel: (352) 273-8030 Fax: (352) 273-8070

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Felipe Ferrao
Research Assistant Scientist, Ph.D.
Horticultural Sciences
Specialty: Blueberry Breeding, Statistical, Quantitative Genetics, Genomics
1253 Fifield Hall
PO Box 110690
Gainesville, FL 32611-0690
lferrao@ufl.edu

Tel: (352) 392-1928

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Jeb S. Fields
Assistant Professor, Ph.D.
Horticultural Sciences
Specialty: Nursery Production
2550 HULL ROAD
Gainesville, FL 32611
jsfields@ufl.edu

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Paul R. Fisher
Professor, Ph.D.
Horticultural Sciences
Specialty: Floriculture, Greenhouse
1549 Fifield Hall
PO Box 110670
Gainesville, FL 32611-0670
pfisher@ufl.edu

Tel: (352) 273-4581 Fax: (352) 392-3870

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GF
George E. Fitzpatrick
Emeritus Professor, Ph.D.
Ft Lauderdale REC - Davie
Specialty: Landscape Management
3205 College Ave
Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33314-7719
fitz@ufl.edu

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Kevin M. Folta
Professor, Ph.D.
Horticultural Sciences
Specialty: Photomorphogenesis, Genomics, Science Communication
Fifield Hall
PO Box 110690
Gainesville, FL 32611-0690
kfolta@ufl.edu

Tel: (352) 273-4812 Fax: (352) 392-5653

JF
Jingwei Fu
OPS Professional, Ph.D.
Horticultural Sciences
1207 Fifield Hall
PO Box 110690
Gainesville, FL 32611-0690
jingweifu@ufl.edu

Tel: (352) 392-1928

KG
Kent Gann
Agricultural Assistant II
Horticultural Sciences
Fifield Hall
PO Box 110690
Gainesville, FL 32611-0690
kentgann@ufl.edu

Tel: (352) 392-1928

EG
Ellen Garcia
Graduate Assistant-Research, M.S.
Horticultural Sciences
Specialty: Genomics
1207 Fifield Hall
PO Box 110690
Gainesville, FL 32611-0690
ellengarcia11@ufl.edu

Tel: (352) 392-1928

MG
Megan Gibb
Graduate Assistant-Research
Horticultural Sciences
2550 Hull Road
PO Box 110670
Gainesville, FL 32611
megangibb@ufl.edu

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Frederick G. Gmitter
Professor, Ph.D.
Citrus REC - Lake Alfred
Specialty: Citrus Genetics and Breeding
700 Experiment Station Rd
Lake Alfred, FL 33850-2299
fgmitter@ufl.edu

Tel: (863) 956-8878 ext. 18878 Fax: (863) 956-4631

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Scott L. Goldstein
Biological Scientist II, B.S.
Horticultural Sciences
Specialty: Organic Farming Crops Ground Cover Soil
1207 Fifield
PO Box 110690
Gainesville, FL 32611-0690
skoot516@ufl.edu

Tel: (352) 392-1928

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Jude W. Grosser
Professor, Ph.D.
Citrus REC - Lake Alfred
Specialty: Plant Cell Genetics
700 Experiment Station Rd
Lake Alfred, FL 33850-2299
jgrosser@ufl.edu

Tel: (863) 956-8680 ext. 18680 Fax: (863) 956-4631

JG
Jiahn-Chou Guan (Guan)
Research Associate Professor, Ph.D.
Horticultural Sciences
Specialty: Strigolactone biology
R315 CGRC, 2033 Mowry Road
PO Box 110690
Gainesville, FL 32611
guanjc@ufl.edu

Tel: (352) 273-8118

CG
Charles L. Guy
Emeritus Professor, Ph.D.
Horticultural Sciences
Specialty: Horticulture, Physiology, Environmental Stress, Plants
2450 Hull Road
PO Box 110670
Gainesville, FL 32611-0675
clguy@ufl.edu

LH
Larkin C. Hannah (Curt)
Emeritus Professor, Ph.D.
Horticultural Sciences
Specialty: Molecular Biology of Maize
Fifield Hall
PO Box 110690
Gainesville, FL 32611-0690
lchannah@ufl.edu

Tel: (352) 392-6957

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Gail M. Hansen de Chapman
Professor, Ph.D.
Horticultural Sciences
Specialty: Sustainable Landscape Design
1549 Fifeild Hall
PO Box 110675
Gainesville, FL 32611-0670
ghansen@ufl.edu

Tel: (352) 273-4506 Fax: (352) 392-3870

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Andrew D. Hanson
Eminent Scholar, Ph.D.
Horticultural Sciences
Specialty: Metabolic biochemistry & engineering, Synthetic biology
2143 Fifield Hall
PO Box 110690
Gainesville, FL 32611-0690
adha@ufl.edu

Tel: (352) 273-4856 Fax: (352) 392-5653
Foreign language: French, Spanish

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CH
Chris Harchick
Agricultural Assistant III
Horticultural Sciences
Tree Unit
PO Box 110670
Gainesville, FL 32611-0675
charc@ufl.edu

CH
Cecilia R. Heller
Graduate Assistant-Research, B.S.
Horticultural Sciences
Specialty: Blueberry Production and Physiology
Fifield Hall
Gainesville, FL 32611-0690
c.rubertheller@ufl.edu

Tel: (352) 507-9893
Foreign language: Portuguese

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RH
Richard J. Henny (Jake)
Emeritus Professor, Ph.D.
Mid-Florida REC - Apopka
Specialty: Foliage Plant Genetics
2725 Binion Rd.
PO Box 111577
Apopka, FL 32703-8504
hennyrjz@ufl.edu

Tel: (407) 410-6952 ext. 152 Fax: (407) 814-6186

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Heqiang "Alfred" Huo (Alfred)
Assistant Professor, Ph.D.
Horticultural Sciences
Specialty: Aquaculture
2550 Hull Road,
PO Box 110690
Gainesville, FL 32703-8504
hhuo@ufl.edu

Tel: (352) 2734612

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HI
Hanna Ibiapina de Jesus
Post Doctoral Associate, Ph.D.
Horticultural Sciences
1207 Fifield Hall
PO Box 110690
Gainesville, FL 32611-0690
hannaibiapinadej@ufl.edu

Tel: (352) 392-1928

CI
Chris Imler
Biological Scientist II, M.S.
Horticultural Sciences
Specialty: Blueberries blueberry hydroponics
1207 Fifield Hall
PO Box 110690
Gainesville, FL 32611-0690
csi671@ufl.edu

Tel: (352) 3921928

EJ
Elizabeth Jamerson
Administrative Support AST I
Horticultural Sciences
Fifield Hall
PO Box 110690
Gainesville, FL 32611-0690
ejamerson1988@ufl.edu

Tel: (352) 273-0326

UJ
Umar Javed
IT & Web Team Supervisor, M.S.
Horticultural Sciences
Specialty: IT Support, Web Development, Procurement, Risk Management
1255 Fifield Hall
PO Box 110690
Gainesville, FL 32611-0690
m.javed@ufl.edu

Tel: (352) 273-4769

YJ
Yifan Jing
Graduate Assistant-Research, M.S.
Horticultural Sciences
1207 Fifield Hall
PO Box 110690
Gainesville, FL 32611-0690
yifan.jing@ufl.edu

Tel: (352) 392-1928

EK
Eliana Kampf
Academic Program Spec II
Horticultural Sciences
1505 Fifield Hall
PO Box 110690
Gainesville, FL 32611
elianak@ufl.edu

Tel: (352) 392-8285

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MK
Michael E. Kane
Emeritus Professor, Ph.D.
Horticultural Sciences
Specialty: Micropropagation

Gainesville, FL 32611
micropro@ufl.edu

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Ramdas Kanissery
Associate Professor, Ph.D.
Southwest Florida REC - Immokalee
Specialty: Weed Science
2685 State Road 29 N
Immokalee, FL 34142
rkanissery@ufl.edu

Tel: (239) 658-3455 Fax: (239) 658-3403

IK
Ioannis Karapanos (Yiannis)
Assistant Professor, Ph.D.
North Florida REC - Quincy
Specialty: Vegetable Crops
155 Research Road
Quincy, FL 32351
i.karapanos@ufl.edu

Tel: (850) 875-7128
Foreign language: Greek

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HK
Harjot Kaur
Graduate Assistant-Research
Horticultural Sciences
2550 Hull Rd
Gainesville, FL 32611
kaur.harjot@ufl.edu

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Jeongim Kim
Associate Professor, Ph.D.
Horticultural Sciences
Specialty: Plant secondary metabolism, plant hormones, medicinal plants
2550 Hull Rd
PO Box 110690
Gainesville, FL 32611-0690
jkim6@ufl.edu

Tel: (352) 273-4779

JK
Jin-Hee Kim
Post Doctoral Associate, Ph.D.
Horticultural Sciences
Specialty: Blueberries
1207 Fifield Hall
PO Box 110690
Gainesville, FL 32611-0690
jine323@ufl.edu

Tel: (352) 392-1928
Foreign language: Korean

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Joo Young Kim
Biological Scientist IV
Horticultural Sciences
1511 Fifield Hall
PO Box 110670
Gainesville, FL 32611-0670
jkim@ufl.edu

Tel: (352) 273-4586 Fax: (352) 392-3870

TK
Taehoon Kim
Graduate Assistant-Research
Horticultural Sciences
P O Box 110670
Gainesville, FL 32611
taehoon.kim@ufl.edu

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Maria Kinslow (Pili)
Biological Scientist III
Horticultural Sciences
1526 Fifield Hall
PO Box 110670
Gainesville, FL 32611-0675
mpaz@ufl.edu

Tel: (352) 273-4522 Fax: (352) 392-1413

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Harry J. Klee
Professor Emeritus, Ph.D.
Horticultural Sciences
Specialty: Molecular Biology
Bldg 885
PO Box 110690
Gainesville, FL 32611-0690
hjklee@ufl.edu

Tel: (352) 392-8249 Fax: (352) 846-2063

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Karen E. Koch
Professor, Ph.D.
Horticultural Sciences
Specialty: Molecular Biology
2147 Fifield Hall
PO Box 110690
Gainesville, FL 32611-0690
kekoch@ufl.edu

Tel: (352) 273-4833 Fax: (352) 392-5653

YK
Yuyao Kong
Assistant Professor
Horticultural Sciences
Specialty: Controlled Environmental Horticulture
2550 HULL ROAD
Gainesville, FL 32611
yuyao.kong@ufl.edu

LL
Larissa Laforest
Post Doctoral Associate
Horticultural Sciences
2550 Hull RD
PO Box 110670
Gainesville, FL 32611
llafirest@ufl.edu

KL
Kristen A. Leach
Biological Scientist III, Ph.D.
Horticultural Sciences
2448 Hull Rd. Bldg. 710
PO Box 110690
Gainesville, FL 32611-0690
leachk@ufl.edu

Tel: (352) 392-1928

HL
Howard G. Levine
Courtesy Professor, Ph.D.
Horticultural Sciences
NASA Biology Division, Mail Code KT-B-1
Kennedy Space Center, FL 32899
hglevine@ufl.edu

Tel: (321) 861-3502

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Leynar E. Leyton Naranjo (Leynar Leyton)
Assistant Professor, Ph.D.
North Florida REC - Quincy
Specialty: Environmental Horticulture
155 Research Road
Quincy, FL 32351
l.leytonnaranjo@ufl.edu

Tel: (850) 875-7100 Fax: (352) 846-6617

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Xiaoying Li (Shawn)
Assistant Professor, Ph.D.
Tropical REC - Homestead
Specialty: Horticulture/Vegetable
18905 SW 280 ST
Homestead, FL 33031
xiaoying.li@ufl.edu

Tel: (786) 217-9260

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YL
Yubing Li
Post Doctoral Associate
Horticultural Sciences
Fifield Hall
PO Box 110690
Gainesville, FL 32611
yubingli@ufl.edu

Tel: (352) 273-4785

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Dina Liebowitz
Director and Senior Lecturer, Ph.D.
Horticultural Sciences
Specialty: Sustainable agriculture, agroecology, food systems
1207 Fifield Hall
PO Box 110690
Gainesville, FL 32611
dinalieb@ufl.edu

Tel: (352) 392-1928

RL
Richard E. Litz
Emeritus Professor, Ph.D.
Tropical REC - Homestead
Specialty: Tropical Fruit Biotechnology
88 Federal Street
Wiscasset, ME 04578
relitz@ufl.edu

Tel: (786) 269-7514
Foreign language: French, German, Spanish

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Guodong Liu (David)
Associate Professor, Ph.D.
Horticultural Sciences
Specialty: Crop Nutrition
1229 Fifield Hall
PO Box 110690
Gainesville, FL 32611-0690
guodong@ufl.edu

Tel: (352) 273-4814 Fax: (352) 392-5653

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HL
Hui Liu
Post Doctoral Associate, Ph.D.
Horticultural Sciences
Specialty: Molecular Biology
1207 Fifield Hall
PO Box 110690
Gainesville, FL 32611-0690
liu.hui@ufl.edu

Tel: (352) 392-1928

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Tie Liu
Associate Professor, Ph.D.
Horticultural Sciences
Specialty: Postharvest genomics, functional genomics, systems biology
1213 Fifield Hall
PO Box 110690
Gainesville, FL 32611-0690
tieliu@ufl.edu

Tel: (352) 846-2638

TL
Timothy Logan
Laboratory Technician III
Horticultural Sciences
1253 Fifield Hall
PO Box 110690
Gainesville, FL 32611-0690
timothylogan@ufl.edu

Tel: (352) 438-4575

ML
Michael J. Long
LABORATORY TECH
Horticultural Sciences
Fifield Hall
PO Box 110690
Gainesville, FL 32611
michaeljlong@ufl.edu

Tel: (386) 454-2713

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Alejandro J. Lopez (Alex)
Web Developer
Horticultural Sciences
2550 Hull Road
PO Box 110670
Gainesville, FL 32611
alex.j.lopez@ufl.edu

Tel: (352) 273-4571

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Paul M. Lyrene
Emeritus Professor, Ph.D.
Horticultural Sciences
1253 Fifield Hall
PO Box 110690
Gainesville, FL 32611-0690
lyrene@ufl.edu

Tel: (352) 273-4832

LM
Larsen W. McBride
Graduate Assistant-Research
Horticultural Sciences
PO Box 110670
Gainesville, FL 32611
larsenmcbride@ufl.edu

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Donald R. McCarty (Don)
Professor, Ph.D.
Horticultural Sciences
Specialty: Molecular Genetics
2237 Fifield Hall
PO Box 110690
Gainesville, FL 32611-0690
drm@ufl.edu

Tel: (352) 273-4846 Fax: (352) 392-6479

AM
Amethyst Merchant
Lecturer, Ph.D.
Horticultural Sciences
1253 Fifield Hall
PO Box 110690
Gainesville, FL 32611-0690
amethyst@ufl.edu

Tel: (352) 392-1928

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Geoffrey Meru
Associate Professor, Ph.D.
Tropical REC - Homestead
18905 SW 280th ST
Homestead, FL 33030
gmeru@ufl.edu

Tel: (786) 217-9287 Fax: (305) 246-7003

CM
Charlie Messina
Professor, Ph.D.
Horticultural Sciences
Specialty: Predictive breeding, crop modeling physiology
1253 Fifield Hall
PO Box 110690
Gainesville, FL 32611-0690
cmessina@ufl.edu

Tel: (352) 392-1928
Foreign language: English, Spanish

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LM
Lindsay C. Mikell
Graduate Assistant-Research
Horticultural Sciences
PO Box 110670
Gainesville, FL 32611
mikell.lindsay@ufl.edu

GM
Gulchiroy S. Mirzajonova
Graduate Assistant-Research
Horticultural Sciences
PO Box 110670
Gainesville, FL 32611
g.mirzajonova@ufl.edu

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Carlos A. Montoya
Graduate Assistant-Research
Horticultural Sciences
Specialty: Transformation of Basil, Potato, Rice
2550 Hull Rd
PO Box 110670
Gainesville, FL 32611
cmontoyaflorez@ufl.edu

Foreign language: Spanish

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GM
Gloria A. Moore
Emeritus Professor, Ph.D.
Horticultural Sciences
Specialty: Citrus Genetics
1117 Fifield Hall
PO Box 110690
Gainesville, FL 32611-0690
gamoore@ufl.edu

Tel: (352) 273-4786 Fax: (352) 392-5653

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Kimberly A. Moore (Kim)
Professor, Ph.D.
Ft Lauderdale REC - Davie
Specialty: Plant nutrition
3205 College Ave
Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33314-7719
klock@ufl.edu

Tel: (954) 577-6328 Fax: (954) 475-4125

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Patricio Munoz
Associate Professor, Ph.D.
Horticultural Sciences
Specialty: Blueberry breeder
2211 Fifield Hall
PO Box 110690
Gainesville, FL 32611-0690
p.munoz@ufl.edu

Tel: (352) 273-4837 Fax: (352) 392-6479

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Satya Swathi Nadakuduti (Swathi)
Assistant Professor, Ph.D.
Horticultural Sciences
Specialty: Horticulture, Plant specialized metabolism, gene editing
2033 Mowry Rd, Rm#310
Gainesville, FL 32610
s.nadakuduti@ufl.edu

Tel: (352) 273-4575
Foreign language: Telugu, Hindi

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Gerardo Nunez
Assistant Professor, Ph.D.
Horticultural Sciences
Specialty: Berry crops, root physiology, & undergraduate education
PO Box 110690
Gainesville, FL 32611-0690
g.nunez@ufl.edu

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Stephen M. Olson (Steve)
Emeritus Professor, Ph.D.
North Florida REC - Quincy
Specialty: Vegetables
155 Research Road
Quincy, FL 32351-5684
smolson@ufl.edu

Tel: (850) 875-7118 Fax: (352) 846-6617

AO
Abigail Owens (Abby)
Biological Scientist II, B.S.
Horticultural Sciences
Specialty: Space science
1207 Fifield Hall
PO Box 110690
Gainesville, FL 32611-0690
abigail.owens@ufl.edu

Tel: (352) 392-1928

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Brian A. Owens
MGR, Operations, A.A.
Horticultural Sciences
Bldg 1200, Rm 1
PO Box 110670
Gainesville, FL 32611-0670
bowens@ufl.edu

Tel: (352) 392-6901 Fax: (352) 392-3870

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Brooks Parrish
Research & Development Manager
Horticultural Sciences
Specialty: Plant Breeding
2550 Hull Rd
PO Box 110670
Gainesville, FL 32611
brooks.parrish@ufl.edu

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LP
Lawrence R. Parsons (Larry)
Emeritus Professor, Ph.D.
Citrus REC - Lake Alfred
Specialty: Water, Irrigation, & Frost Protection
700 Experiment Station Rd
Lake Alfred, FL 33850-2299
lparsons@ufl.edu

Tel: (863) 956-1151 ext. 15889 Fax: (863) 956-4631

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Anna-Lisa Paul
Research Professor, Ph.D.
Horticultural Sciences
Specialty: Plant Molecular Genetics, Space Biology
2104 Fifield Hall
PO Box 110690
Gainesville, FL 32611-0690
alp@ufl.edu

Tel: (352) 273-8030

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Héctor E. Pérez
Professor, Ph.D.
Horticultural Sciences
Specialty: Seed Biology, Plant Conservation
Bldg. 550, Rm 103
PO Box 110670
Gainesville, FL 32611-0675
heperez@ufl.edu

Tel: (352) 273-4503 Fax: (352) 392-1413

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DP
Douglas A. Phillips (Doug)
Research Coordinator III, M.S.
Horticultural Sciences
Specialty: Blueberry Extension Coordinator
14625 CR 672
PO Box 110690
Wimauma, FL 33598
dal64372@ufl.edu

Tel: (813) 419-6597

AP
Abdi Pimienta
OPS Technical, B.S.
Horticultural Sciences
1207 Fifield Hall
PO Box 110690
Gainesville, FL 32653-0690
apimienta@ufl.edu

Tel: (352) 273-4466

KR
Katherine E. Ransden
Graduate Research Assistant, B.S.
Horticultural Sciences
1207 Fifield Hall
PO Box 110690
Gainesville, FL 32611
katherineransden@ufl.edu

Tel: (352) 392-1928

Photo of Balasubramanian Rathinasabapathi (Saba)
Balasubramanian Rathinasabapathi (Saba)
Professor and Associate Chair, Ph.D.
Horticultural Sciences
Specialty: Plant Physiology
2231 Fifield Hall
PO Box 110690
Gainesville, FL 32611-0690
brath@ufl.edu

Tel: (352) 273-4847 Fax: (352) 392-5653

ZR
Zachary Ray
Graduate Assistant-Research, B.S.
Horticultural Sciences
Specialty: Vegetable production organic agriculture crop nutrition
1253 Fifield Hall
PO Box 110690
Gainesville, FL 32653-0690
ray.ztyler@ufl.edu

Tel: (352) 392-1928

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Carrie H. Reinhardt Adams
Associate Professor, Ph.D.
Horticultural Sciences
Specialty: Plant and Restoration Ecology
2043 IFAS Research Drive (BLDG 0068)
Gainesville, FL 32611-0675
rein0050@ufl.edu

Tel: (352) 273-4502 Fax: (352) 392-1413

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NR
Natasha Restuccia
Biological Scientist II
Horticultural Sciences
Specialty: Turfgrass
Bldg. 1282, Rm 99A
PO Box 110670
Gainesville, FL 32611-0670
natburk@ufl.edu

Tel: (352) 846-0400 Fax: (352) 392-3780

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Marcio F. Ribeiro De Resende
Associate Professor, Ph.D.
Horticultural Sciences
Specialty: Corn breeding, quantitative genetics, genomics bioinformatics
2135 Fifield Hall
PO Box 110690
Gainesville, FL 32611-0690
mresende@ufl.edu

Tel: (352) 273-4772

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Mark A. Ritenour
Professor and Associate Center Director, Ph.D.
Indian River REC - Ft. Pierce
Specialty: Postharvest
2199 S Rock Rd
Fort Pierce, FL 34945-3138
ritenour@ufl.edu

Tel: (772) 577-7359 Fax: (772) 468-5668

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CR
Christine Rohal
Biological Scientist
Horticultural Sciences
2550 hull rd
PO Box 110690
Gainesville, FL 32611-0690
christine.rohal@ufl.edu

Tel: (352) 294-1590

MR
M Z Kadir Roni
Post Doctoral Associate, Ph.D.
Horticultural Sciences
Specialty: Plant Physiology
1207 Fifield Hall
PO Box 110690
Gainesville, FL 32611-0690
mroni@ufl.edu

Tel: (352) 392-1928

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Eva Sailly
Communications Specialist, M.S.
Horticultural Sciences
1235 Fifield Hall
PO Box 110690
Gainesville, FL 32611-0690
esailly95@ufl.edu

Tel: (913) 2844192
Foreign language: Spanish; French

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US
Uttara C. Samarakoon Basnagala
Associate Professor, Ph.D.
Mid-Florida REC - Apopka
2725 S. Binion Rd.
Apopka, FL 32703
u.samarakoon@ufl.edu

Tel: 407-884-20

MS
Merce Santana
Biological Scientist II
Horticultural Sciences
Specialty: Postharvest Technology
1253 Fifield Hall
PO Box 110690
Gainesville, FL 32611-0690
mesantana@ufl.edu

Tel: (352) 392-1928

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Steven A. Sargent (Steve)
Professor and Associate Chair, Ph.D.
Horticultural Sciences
Specialty: Postharvest Technology for Fresh Fruits/Vegetables
1211 Fifield Hall
PO Box 110690
Gainesville, FL 32611-0690
sasa@ufl.edu

Tel: (352) 273-4780
Foreign language: Portuguese (Brazilian); Spanish (intermediate)

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Ali Sarkhosh
Associate Professor, Ph.D.
Horticultural Sciences
Specialty: Tree Fruit, Viticulture
2115 Fifield Hall
PO Box 110690
Gainesville, FL 32611-0690
sarkhosha@ufl.edu

Tel: (352) 273-4788

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Bruce A. Schaffer
Professor, Ph.D.
Tropical REC - Homestead
Specialty: Ecophysiology of Subtropical and Tropical Crops
18905 SW 280th Street
Homestead, FL 33031
bas56@ufl.edu

Tel: (786) 217-9265 Fax: (305) 246-7003

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Bart M. Schutzman
Lecturer, Ph.D.
Horticultural Sciences
1531 Fifield Hall
PO Box 110670
Gainesville, FL 32611-0670
bart@ufl.edu

Tel: (352) 273-4572 Fax: (352) 392-3870

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Lauren Seltsam
Biological Scientist II
Horticultural Sciences
2550 Hull RD
PO Box 110670
Gainesville, FL 32611
lseltsam@ufl.edu

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Andrew M. Settles (Mark)
Emeritus Professor, Ph.D.
Horticultural Sciences
Specialty: Plant Genetics
Bldg. 885
PO Box 110690
Gainesville, FL 32611-0690
settles@ufl.edu

Tel: (352) 392-7571 Fax: (352) 392-5653

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MS
Muhammad A. Shahid
Assistant Professor, Ph.D.
North Florida REC - Quincy
Specialty: Horticulture
155 Research Road
Quincy, FL 32351
mshahid@ufl.edu

Tel: (850) 875-7150 Fax: (352) 846-6617

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Joanna Shelnut
Accountant III, B.S.
Horticultural Sciences
1207 Fifield Hall
PO Box 110690
Gainesville, FL 32611-0690
j.horton@ufl.edu

Tel: (352) 392-1928

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Taylor N. Sherer
GRADUATE AST-R
Horticultural Sciences
2550 Hull Rd
PO Box 110670
Gainesville, FL 32607
taylorsherer@ufl.edu

MS
Md Jahidul Islam Shohag (Shohag)
Biological Scientist II, Ph.D.
Horticultural Sciences
Specialty: Plant nutrition biofortification phytoremediation multiomics
1253 Fifield Hall
PO Box 110690
Gainesville, FL 32611-0690
jshohag@ufl.edu

Tel: (352) 392-1928

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Eric H. Simonne
Professor, Ph.D.
Horticultural Sciences
Specialty: Vegetable Production
1253 Fifield Hall
PO Box 110690
Gainesville, FL 32611-0180
esimonne@ufl.edu

Foreign language: French, Spanish

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Jugpreet Singh
Assistant Professor of Genetics, Ph.D.
Tropical REC - Homestead
Specialty: Breeding and Genetics - Tropical Fruits
18905 SW 280th Street
Homestead, FL 33031-0690
jugpreetsingh@ufl.edu

Tel: (786) 217-9278
Foreign language: Punjabi, Hindi

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MS
Megh Singh
Emeritus Professor, Ph.D.
Citrus REC - Lake Alfred
Specialty: Weed Science
700 Experiment Station Rd
Lake Alfred, FL 33850-2299
msingh@ufl.edu

Tel: (863) 956-8611 ext. 18611 Fax: (863) 956-4631

CS
Curtis R. Smyder
Academic Advisor II
Horticultural Sciences
Fifield Hall
PO Box 110690
Gainesville, FL 32611
curtisr@ufl.edu

Tel: (352) 273-4781

PS
Pamela A. Solano
Biological Scientist
Horticultural Sciences
PO BOX 728
Hastings, FL 32145-0728
pasolano@ufl.edu

Tel: (904) 692-4944

LS
Lauren St. Clair
Research Coordinator I, B.A.
Horticultural Sciences
2250 Hull RD
PO Box 110670
Gainesville, FL 32611
laurenstclair@ufl.edu

SS
Sonya Leonore Stahl
Biological Scientist II, M.S.
Horticultural Sciences
Specialty: I am now the office manager in CLAS-Jewish Studies
1489 Union Rd
Gainesville, FL 32611-0690
cocoplum@ufl.edu

Tel: (352) 392-9247
Foreign language: Rudimentary German

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William M. Stall (Bill)
Emeritus Professor, Ph.D.
Horticultural Sciences
wmstall@ufl.edu

PS
Preston Stern
OPS Unskilled
Horticultural Sciences
Fifield Hall
PO Box 110690
Gainesville, FL 32611-0690
pastern95@ufl.edu

Tel: (352) 6822294

HS
Hunter F. Strickland
Post Doctoral Associate, Ph.D.
Horticultural Sciences
Specialty: space biology
1207 Fifield Hall
PO Box 110690
Gainesville, FL 32611-0690
hstrickland@ufl.edu

Tel: (352) 392-1928

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Christy Suhendy (Suzie)
Graduate Assistant-Research
Horticultural Sciences
PO Box 110670
Gainesville, FL 32611
c.suhendy@ufl.edu

MS
Masaharu Suzuki (Masa)
Research Associate Professor, Ph.D.
Horticultural Sciences
Specialty: Molecular Genetics Seed Biology
1117 Fifield Hall
PO Box 110690
Gainesville, FL 32611-0690
masaharu@ufl.edu

Tel: (352) 273-4854 Fax: (352) 392-5653

NS
Noriko Suzuki
Biological Scientist I
Horticultural Sciences
Fifield Hall
PO Box 110690
Gainesville, FL 32611-0690
nsuzuki@ufl.edu

Tel: (352) 392-1928

ST
Shane C. Teachworth
OPS Office and Clerical, B.A.
Horticultural Sciences
1207 Fifield Hall
PO Box 110690
Gainesville, FL 32611-0690
shane.teachworth@ufl.edu

Tel: (352) 392-1928

JT
Joshua Tester
Laboratory Technician I
Horticultural Sciences
Bldg 1214, Room 1
PO Box 110670
Gainesville, FL 32611-0675
jtester@ufl.edu

Tel: (352) 392-9806

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Mack Thetford
Associate Professor, Ph.D.
West Florida REC - Milton
Specialty: Landscape Management
5988 Highway 90, Bldg. 4900
Milton, FL 32583-1713
thetford@ufl.edu

Tel: (850) 983-7130 Fax: (850) 983-5774

DT
Darrell S. Thomas
Farm Supervisor
Horticultural Sciences
Fifield Hall
PO Box 110690
Gainesville, FL 32611
thomasda@ufl.edu

Tel: (352) 494-1380

ST
Shufang Tian
Graduate Research Assistant, M.S.
Horticultural Sciences
Specialty: Organic high tunnel production
1253 Fifield Hall
PO Box 110690
Gainesville, FL 32611-0690
shufangtian@ufl.edu

Tel: (352) 392-1928

DT
Denise M. Tieman
Research Assistant Professor, Ph.D.
Horticultural Sciences
Specialty: Fruit flavor
Bldg 885
PO Box 110690
Gainesville, FL 32611-0690
dtieman@ufl.edu

Tel: (352) 213-0348

JT
Joshua Tippery (Josh)
Human Resources Generalist II, B.S.
Horticultural Sciences
1207 Fifield Hall
PO Box 110690
Gainesville, FL 32611-0690
joshuati@ufl.edu

Tel: (352) 392-1928

Photo of Lisa M. Tomlinson
Lisa M. Tomlinson
Administrative Specialist II
Horticultural Sciences
2550 Hull Road, Room 1251, Fifield Hall
PO Box 110690
Gainesville, FL 32611-0690
Llindsey@ufl.edu

Tel: (352) 273-4766 Fax: (352) 392-6479

Photo of Danielle D. Treadwell
Danielle D. Treadwell
Associate Professor, Ph.D.
Horticultural Sciences
Specialty: Vegetable production, organic farming, cover crops
Fifield Hall
PO Box 110690
Gainesville, FL 32611-0690
ddtreadw@ufl.edu

Tel: (352) 273-4775 Fax: (352) 846-0909

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CT
Chi Tseung (Chi-Wah)
Biological Scientist III
Horticultural Sciences
Fifield Hall
PO Box 110680
Gainesville, FL 32611
ctseung@ufl.edu

Tel: (352) 392-7574

PT
Pavlos Tsouvaltzis
Courtesy Faculty, Ph.D.
Southwest Florida REC - Immokalee
Specialty: Vegetable Horticulture
2685 State Road 29 N
Immokalee, FL 34142
ptsouv@ufl.edu

Tel: (239) 658-3410 Fax: (239) 658-3403

Photo of Carlos E. Vallejos (Eduardo)
Carlos E. Vallejos (Eduardo)
Professor and Graduate Coordinator, Ph.D.
Horticultural Sciences
Specialty: Molecular Biology & Physiology
2243 Fifield Hall
PO Box 110690
Gainesville, FL 32611-0690
vallejos@ufl.edu

Tel: (352) 273-4845 Fax: (352) 392-6479

Photo of Tripti Vashisth
Tripti Vashisth
Associate Center Director & Associate Professor, Ph.D.
Citrus REC - Lake Alfred
Specialty: Citrus horticulture and production
700 Experiment Station Road
Lake Alfred, FL 33850
tvashisth@ufl.edu

Tel: (863) 956-8846 Fax: (863) 956-4631

Photo of Indra K. Vasil
Indra K. Vasil
Emeritus Graduate Research Professor, Ph.D.
Horticultural Sciences
Specialty: Plant Cell Genetics
Bldg. 885
PO Box 110690
Gainesville, FL 32611-0690
ivasil@ufl.edu

Tel: (352) 392-1193 Fax: (352) 392-9366

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CV
Charles S. Vavrina (Charlie)
Emeritus District Director and Professor, Ph.D.
Office of District Directors - Southwest
Specialty: Vegetable Crops
14 Hamilton Ave.
Lehigh Acres, FL 33936-9515
bobcat4f@ufl.edu

Tel: (239) 368-3657

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Wagner A. Vendrame
Professor, Ph.D.
Horticultural Sciences
Specialty: Micropropagation, Cryopreservation, Space Biology, Plants
2550 Hull Road
Gainesville, FL 32611
vendrame@ufl.edu

Tel: (352) 273-4500
Foreign language: Portuguese, Spanish, Italian, French

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Martha Vilchez Herrera
Graduate Assistant-Research
Horticultural Sciences
2550 Hull RD
PO Box 110670
Gainesville, FL 32611
mvilchezherrera@ufl.edu

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Christopher I. Vincent
Assistant Professor, Ph.D.
Citrus REC - Lake Alfred
Specialty: Citrus/tree physiology

Lake Alfred, FL 33850
civince@ufl.edu

Tel: (863) 956-8757 Fax: (863) 956-4631

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Cătălin Voiniciuc
Associate Professor, Ph.D.
Horticultural Sciences
Specialty: Carbohydrates, Synthetic Biology, Plant Biotechnology
2432 Hull Road, Room 0003B
PO Box 110690
Gainesville, FL 32611-0690
cvoiniciuc@ufl.edu

Tel: (352) 273-4782
Foreign language: Romanian, French, German

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James E. Webb (Jimmy)
Research & Development Manager
Horticultural Sciences
2550 Hull Road
PO Box 110670
Gainesville, FL 32611
jewebb@ufl.edu

Tel: (352) 392-6200

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Vance M. Whitaker
Professor, Ph.D.
Gulf Coast REC - Balm
Specialty: Strawberry Breeding
14625 CR 672
Wimauma, FL 33598
vwhitaker@ufl.edu

Tel: (813) 419-6608

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James M. White (Marion)
Emeritus Professor, Ph.D.
Mid-Florida REC - Apopka
5071 Leesway Terrace
Pensacola, FL 32504
jmwhi39@ufl.edu

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Jeffrey G. Williamson (Jeff)
Professor, Ph.D.
Horticultural Sciences
Specialty: Deciduous Fruit Industry
2113 Fifield Hall
PO Box 110690
Gainesville, FL 32611-0690
jgrw@ufl.edu

Tel: (352) 273-4823 Fax: (352) 392-5653

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Ethan Wilson
Student Assistant - Non-Clerical and Admin
Horticultural Sciences
Fifield Hall
PO Box 110690
Gainesville, FL 32611-0690
ethanhw@ufl.edu

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Sandra B. Wilson (Sandy)
Professor, Ph.D.
Horticultural Sciences
Specialty: Native plant propagation, invasive ornamentals
Mehrhof Hall, Bldg 550 Room 101
PO Box 110670
Gainesville, FL 32611
sbwilson@ufl.edu

Tel: (352) 392-1928

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Shan Wu
Biological Scientist IV
Horticultural Sciences
Fifield Hall
PO Box 110690
Gainesville, FL 32611-0690
wus@ufl.edu

Tel: (352) 392-3991

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Xingbo Wu
Assistant Professor, Ph.D.
Tropical REC - Homestead
Specialty: Horticultural Science
18905 SW 280th Street
Homestead, FL 33031
xingbo.wu@ufl.edu

Tel: (786) 217-9279

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Mingxin Xue
Graduate Research Assistant, B.S.
Horticultural Sciences
1207 Fifield Hall
PO Box 110690
Gainesville, FL 32611-0690
mingxin.xue@ufl.edu

Tel: (352) 392-1928

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Thomas H. Yeager (Tom)
Emeritus Professor, Ph.D.
Horticultural Sciences
Specialty: Nursery Production
2541 Fifield Hall
PO Box 110670
Gainesville, FL 32611-0670
yeagert@ufl.edu

Tel: (352) 273-4574 Fax: (352) 392-3870

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Teagan Young
Post Doctoral Associate, Ph.D.
Horticultural Sciences
2550 Hull RD
PO Box 110670
Gainesville, FL 32611
teagan.young@ufl.edu

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Flavia Zambon
Assistant Professor, Ph.D.
Indian River REC - Ft. Pierce
2199 S. Rock Road
Ft. Pierce, FL 34945
f.zambon@ufl.edu

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Xin Zhao
Professor and Undergraduate Coordinator, Ph.D.
Horticultural Sciences
Specialty: Vegetable Production, Organic Agriculture, Protected Culture
1301 Filield Hall
PO Box 110690
Gainesville, FL 32611-0690
zxin@ufl.edu

Tel: (352) 273-4773 Fax: (352) 392-6479

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Mingxi Zhou
Graduate Assistant-Research, B.S.
Horticultural Sciences
Specialty: Crop improvement plant genetics
2550 Hull Road
PO Box 110690
Gainesville, FL 32611-0690
mingxi.zhou@ufl.edu

Tel: (352) 392-1928

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Lincoln Zotarelli
Professor, Ph.D.
Horticultural Sciences
Specialty: Vegetable Production, nutrient and irrigation managment
1241 Fifield Hall
PO Box 110690
Gainesville, FL 32611-0690
lzota@ufl.edu

Tel: (352) 273-4949
Foreign language: Portuguese

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