Principle Investigator

• Elizabeth A. Ainsworth

Post-doctoral Associates

• Shuai Li, CABBI (ISEE), IGB
• Anthony Digrado, RIPE, IGB
• Bishal Tamang, RIPE, IGB

Graduate Research Assistants

• Chris Montes, Ph.D. Student
• Charles Burroughs, Ph.D. Student
• Jessica Wedow, Ph.D. Student
• Duncan Martin, Masters Student
• Hannah Demler, Masters Student

ORISE Participants

• Chris Moller
• Noah Mitchell

Research Technician

• Jesse McGrath, SoyFACE

Visiting Scholar

• Yanqun Zhang, Visiting scholar

Undergraduates

• Yunni Reyes Vera, UIUC
• Jemima Elsherbini, UIUC
• Manik Akhand, UIUC
• Elizabeth Borwick, UIUC

Past Lab Members

• Dr. Amy Betzelberger, University of Wisconsin
• Dr. Kristen Bishop, Institute for Defense Analysis
• Dr. Kelly Gillespie, Bayer
• Dr. Robert Koester, Benson Hill Biosystems
• Dr. Courtney Leisner, Auburn University
• Dr. Justin McGrath, University of Illinois
• Anna Molineaux, Harvard
• Maria Carmen Pinero Zapata, IMIDA, Spain
• Dr. Shimpei Oikawa, JSPS
• Taylor Pederson, University of Illinois
• Dr. Alvaro Sanz-Saez, Auburn University
• Dr. Sang-In Shim, Gyeongsang National University
• Dr. Jeff Skoneczka, HM Clause
• Renan Caldas Umburanas, University of São Paulo 
• Dr. Craig Yendrek, Scotts
• Nicole Choquette, NC state
• Dr. Pauline Lemonnier