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Manuel Gastelbondo – Student Spotlight – UF/IFAS CALS Plant Breeding Ph.D. Program

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Estefania Tavares Flores – Student Spotlight – UF/IFAS CALS Plant Breeding Ph.D. Program

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Jesse Murray – Student Spotlight – UF/IFAS CALS Plant Breeding Ph.D. Program

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Plant Breeding at the University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (UF/IFAS) is one of the most active and innovative in the world. It is the first program of its kind in Florida and one of a few in the U.S. In Fall 2021 a new generation of plant breeders from around the world started their Ph.D. degree with us. We are rapidly growing and attracting more oustanding students to our integrated Ph.D. in Plant Breeding degree. Learn about our 2021 and 2022 cohorts below. And, remember, we are actively recruiting competitive students for our Fall 2023 cohort!

2023 COHORT

 

Wisnu Ardi

Wisnu H. Ardi

Focus Area: Begonia
Advisor: Dr. Alfred Huo
Email: w.handoyoardi@ufl.edu

Nic Borines

Nic Oswald Borines

Focus Area: Snap Beans
Advisor: Dr. C. Eduardo Vallejos 
Email: nborines@ufl.edu

Melanie Cabrera

Focus Area: Broccoli
Advisor: Dr. Charlie Messina
Email: melanie.cabrera@ufl.edu

Dylan Clark

Focus Area: Blueberry
Advisor: Dr. Patricio Munoz
Email: dylanclark@ufl.edu

Rafaela Graciano

Focus Area: Sweet Corn
Advisor: Dr. Marcio Resende 
Email: rafaela.graciano@ufl.edu

Juan Jimenez

Juan Jimenez

Focus Area: Blueberry
Advisor: Dr. Patricio Munoz
Email: jimenezpardoj@ufl.edu

Anisa Khalid

Anisa Khalid

Focus Area: Blueberry
Advisor: Dr. Patricio Munoz
Email: anisakhalid@ufl.edu

Gonzalo Casorzo

Gonzalo Casorzo Prieto

Focus Area: Blueberry
Advisor: Dr. Patricio Munoz 
Email: gcasorzoprieto@ufl.edu

Taylor Sawyer

Focus Area: Strawberry
Advisors: Drs. C. Messina/V. Whitaker
Email: taylorsawyer@ufl.edu

2022 Cohort

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Samuel A. Adewale

Focus Area: Small Grains
Advisor: Dr. Ali Babar
Email: sadewale@ufl.edu

Habib Akinmade

Habib O. Akinmade

Focus Area: Forages
Advisor: Dr. Esteban Rios
Email: akinmade.habib@ufl.edu

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Jairo A. Arcos

Focus Area: Lettuce
Advisor: Dr. German Sandoya
Email: jarcosjaramillo@ufl.edu

Sisi Chen

Sisi Chen

Focus Area: Ornamentals
Advisor: Dr. Xingbo Wu
Email: sisi.chen@ufl.edu

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Rakshya Dhakal

Focus Area: Sweet Corn
Advisor: Dr. Marcio Resende
Email: rakshya.dhakal@ufl.edu

Anandi Karn

Anandi Karn

Focus Area: Blueberry
Advisor: Dr. Patricio Munoz
Email: anandikarn@ufl.edu

Makayla B. Rutski

Makayla B. Rutski

Focus Area: SE Pines
Advisor: Dr. Gary Peter 
Email: makaylarutski@ufl.edu

Kaitlyn Vondracek

Kaitlyn Vondracek

Focus Area: Strawberry
Co-Advisors: Drs. Seonghee Lee and Tie Liu
Email: kvondracek@ufl.edu

 

2021 Cohort

Elissar Alam

Elissar Alam

Focus Area: Strawberries
Advisor: Dr. Vance Whitaker
Email: elissaralam@ufl.edu

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Estefania Tavares F.

Focus Area: Blueberries
Advisor: Dr. Patricio Munoz
Email: es.tavaresflores@ufl.edu

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Manuel Gastelbondo

Focus Area: Tropical species
Advisor: Dr. Alan Chambers 
Email: gastelbondom@ufl.edu 

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Samuel O. Ipinyomi

Focus Area: Tomatoes
Advisor: Dr. Samuel Hutton 
Email: ipinyomi.samuel@ufl.edu  

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Sudip Kunwar

Focus Area: Small grains 
Advisor: Dr. Ali Babar
Email: skunwar@ufl.edu

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Jesse Murray

Focus Area: Lettuce
Advisor: Dr. German Sandoya 
Email: jesse.murray@ufl.edu

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Mark Porter

Focus Area: Strawberry
Advisor: Dr. Seonghee Lee 
Email: markporter@ufl.edu

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Pablo Sipowicz

Focus Area: Forages
Advisor: Dr. Esteban Rios 
Email: pablosipowicz@ufl.edu

 

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