People

Dr. James Olmstead
Research and Breeding Program Leader

Dr. Paul Lyrene
Professor Emeritus

David Norden
Research Coordinator I
Field and Greenhouse Operations

Werner Collante
Laboratory Manager
Lab and Greenhouse Operations

Dr. Rachel Itle
Postdoctoral Research Associate
Genetics of winter chilling

Dr. Sarah Taber
Postdoctoral Research Associate
Vaccinium diversity, self compatibility

Kendra Blaker
PhD Student
Blueberry fruit texture, mechanical harvesting

Hilda Patricia Rodriguez-Armenta
PhD Student
Vaccinium arboreum genetics, linkage and QTL mapping

Gerardo Nunez
PhD Student (co-chair with Rebecca Darnell)
Iron and nitrate uptake in Vaccinium

Jessica Gilbert
PhD Student (co-chair with Dave Clark)
Plant Molecular Breeding Initiative, blueberry flavor

Rachel Itle
PhD, December 2010
Color and Carotenoid Content in Squash (Cucurbita spp.)

Silvia Marino
MS, December 2012
Field Performance of Southern Highbush Blueberry Cultivars Obtained from Micropropagation and Softwood Cuttings in Two Florida Locations

Tatum Branaman
Biological Scientist
Currently in the Peace Corps