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CucCAP scientists

The CucCAP team includes a diverse group of scientists including plant breeders, plant genomics specialists, plant pathologists, crop production specialists, and agricultural economics specialists. Early career scientists on the CucCAP team include both MS and PhD graduate students, Post doctoral researchers, research technicians, and other technical staff assisting the CucCAP project’s principal investigators.

Early Career Scientist Spotlight | David E. Perla

January 24, 2023January 25, 2023 cuccap CucCAP Disease Management Team

David Perla is a graduate student in the Department of Plant Soil and Microbial Sciences at Michigan State University and is working on a PhD under the guidance of his major professor, Dr. Mary Hausbeck. David is investigating strategies to manage Phytophthora spp. on vegetables in Michigan.

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Early Career Scientist Spotlight | Mariana Prieto Torres

November 30, 2022November 30, 2022 cuccap CucCAP Disease Management Team

Mariana Prieto Torres is a graduate student in the Vegetable Pathology Lab at NC State University and is working on a PhD under the guidance of her major professor, Dr. Lina Quesada

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Early Career Scientist Spotlight | Jingyin Yu

September 21, 2022September 22, 2022 cuccap CucCAP Genomics & Bioinformatics Team

Jingyin Yu is a post doc in Zhangjun Fei’s lab in the Boyce Thompson Institute at Cornell University in Ithica, N.Y. His research focuses on the development of the cucurbit genomics database and cucumber pangenome analysis.

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Early Career Scientist Spotlight | Honghe Sun

September 21, 2022September 22, 2022 cuccap CucCAP Genomics & Bioinformatics Team

Honghe Sun is a graduate student working on a PhD in Dr. Zhangjun Fei’s Lab at Boyce Thompson Institute. The focus of his work is genomics.

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Early Career Scientist Spotlight | Libby Indermaur

July 20, 2022January 26, 2023 cuccap CucCAP Disease Management Team, CucCAP Squash Team

Libby is identifying which of Michael Mazourek’s Cucurbita moschata and C. maxima breeding lines are: 1) resistant to powdery mildew and 2) candidate replacements for the susceptible cultivars used in the processing industry.

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Early Career Scientist Spotlight | Bidisha Chanda

June 7, 2022June 7, 2022 cuccap CucCAP Watermelon Team

Before her current position as a Genetic Purity Lab Manager in the Quality Assurance Department at Sakata Seed America, Inc., in Salinas California, Bidisha Chanda worked for the USDA and conducted research for the CucCAP watermelon team at the US Vegetable Laboratory in Charleston, South Carolina.

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Early Career Scientist Spotlight | Kim Heagy

April 21, 2022April 21, 2022 cuccap CucCAP Disease Management Team

Kim Heagy is a graduate student working on a Masters degree in the Department of Horticultural Science at NC State University. Kim is a member of the Schultheis Vegetable Production lab which is part of the CucCAP Integrated Disease Management Team.

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Early Career Scientist Spotlight | Stuart Michel

March 22, 2022March 22, 2022 cuccap CucCAP Disease Management Team

Stuart Michel is a research technician in Dr. Schultheis’ program at NC State University and he is pursuing a masters degree in Horticultural Science. Stuart’s research will focus on Fusarium wilt of watermelon.

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CucCAP researchers assemble genomic tools to study the development of giant pumpkin fruit

Cucurbit fruits come in different shapes and sizes, controlled by genes underlying cell size and number. In a recent study, a team at West Virginia State University (WVSU) identified genetic factors underlying the giant fruit size of the mammoth group of Cucurbita maxima. The study elucidated genome diversity and identified single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) markers associated with genes controlling fruit size. In addition to the genomic toolkit useful for breeding programs aiming at pumpkin fruit traits, this study provides insight into population differentiation and evolutionary origins of rare variants contributing to the giant fruit size of certain pumpkin varieties.

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