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Former employees, grad students and others who have worked with the Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Horticulture in the past.

James Simon

Professor
Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey

Jim Simon is a distinguished professor in Plant Biology at Rutgers University and has also led or collaborated on several Horticulture Innovation Lab projects in Africa.

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Eleni Pliakoni

Associate Professor
Kansas State University

Eleni Pliakoni is an associate professor in urban food production and postharvest handling at Kansas State University's Olathe campus.

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Ariana Torres

Assistant Professor
Purdue University

Ariana Torres is an assistant professor at Purdue University and also a principal investigator of a Horticulture Innovation Lab project in Tajikistan.

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Kurt Kornbluth

Assistant Adjunct Professor
University of California, Davis
UC Davis D-Lab

Kurt Kornbluth is an associate adjunct professor in the University of California, Davis, Department of Biological and Agricultural Engineering.

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Manuel Reyes

Research professor
Kansas State University

Manuel Reyes is a research professor at Kansas State University, working primarily for the Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Sustainable Intensification.

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Brent Sipes

Plant pathologist
University of Hawai’i at Mānoa

Brent Sipes is a professor at the University of Hawai’i at Mānoa and a plant pathologist working primarily in the management of soil-borne diseases, especially nematodes.

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William "Vance" Baird

Horticulture Professor
Michigan State University

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Kate Scow

Professor
University of California, Davis

Kate Scow is Professor of Soil Microbial Ecology in the UC Davis Department of Land, Air and Water Resources.

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Guillermo Alvarado-Downing

Past board member

Guillermo Alvarado-Downing served as the Minister of Agriculture and Livestock of Honduras, and currently owns a fruit and vegetable farm.

Jessie Vipham

Assistant Professor
Kansas State University

Jessie Vipham is an Assistant Professor in Global Food Systems and leads the Horticulture Innovation Lab's project focused on integrated animal-horticulture.

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