VFIC GRADUATE STUDENTS

The majority of the VFIC funding support graduate assistantships to train the next generation of scientists. The former students are employed with seed companies, universities, growers/shippers and related industries. These young professionals are the key to successful research programs.

 

Current Students
HaeJeen Bang
HaeJeen Bang Ph.D. Candidate Daniel Leskovar
Advisor
Jay Morris
Jay Morris Ph.D. Candidate Kendal Hirschi
Advisor
 Shibu Poulose
Shibu Poulose Ph.D. Candidate Bhimu Patil
Advisor
  SivaRamakrishnan Mutukrishnan   Bhimu Patil
Advisor
Ryan Walker
Ryan Walker Ph.D. Candidate Leonard Pike
Advisor
Jennifer Waters
Jennifer Waters Ph.D. Candidate Stephen King
Advisor

 

David Albrecht
David Albrecht Master's of Science 1992-1994 Leonard Pike Advisor The Effects of Soil Type, Sulfur Fertility, and Maturity on the Pungency of 'Texas Grano 1015^' Onions
Josefina Alcala
Josefina Alcala Master's of Science and Ph.D.   1990-1997 Leonard Pike & James Giovannoni Advisors

Chromatographic an Chemical Determination of Pungency in Onion, Allium Cepa L.

Marker-Assisted Selection of Onion for Cytoplasmic Male Sterility

Juan Arce
Juan Pablo Arce Ph.D. 1992-1995

Frank Dainello,
Advisor

Effect on Planting Date, Nitrogen Rate and In-Row Plant Spacing on the Maturity, Disease Infection Severity, Pungency, Bolting and Doubling Incidence, and Yield of Select Short-Day Onions
Kevin Crosby
Kevin Crosby Ph.D. 1996-1999 David Wolfe & Leonard Pike, Advisors Genetic Variation in Melon Root Structure and Monosporascus Cannonballus Tolerance
Former Students
Jorge Gonzales

Jorge Gonzalez

Master's of Science
2000-2004
Kevin Crosby Advisor The Inheritance and Genetic Relationships of the Resistance to Phytophthora Capsici in Two Chili Pepper (Capsicum Annum) Genotyes
Stacie Grange
Stacie Grange Master's of Science 1998-2001 Daniel Leskovar, Advisor Morphology, Physiology and Environmental Effects of Triploid Watermelon Seed Germination
Brian Hamilton
Brian Hamilton Master's of Science and Ph.D. 1992-1997 Leonard Pike, Advisor

The Effects of Soil Type, Sulfur Fertility, and Maturity on the Pungency of 'TexasGrano 1015Y' Onions

Genetic Thrips Resistance Studies of Onion in South Texas

SungGil Kim
Sunggil Kim Ph.D. 1999-2002 Leonard Pike, Advisor Cloning of genes involved in the biosynthesis of flavonoid in onion
 Carlos Lazcano
Carlos Lazcano Master of Science and Ph.D. 1995-1998 Leonard Pike, Advisor

Effect of Population Densities, Lines of Seed per Bed and Root Size on Quality and Yield of Baby Style Carrots (Daucus Carota Mill.) In South Texas

'Betasweet' Carrot; Production, Flavor, Nutritional Attributes and Market Strategies

JinSuk Lee
Jinsuk Lee Master's of Science 2000-02 Kevin Crosby, Advisor Inheritance of Resistance to TEV (Tobacco Etch Virus) and Phytochemical Analysis in pepper (Capsicum spp.)
Kelly Marshall
Kelly Marshall Master's of Science 1998-2001 Leonard Pike, Advisor Timed Application of Ammonium Nitrate for Optimum Yield of Uniform Sweet Potato (Ipomoea Batatas) Tuberous Roots
Peter Mes
Peter Mes Master's of Science 1999-2001 Leonard Pike, Advisor Inheritance of the Maroon Color in Brasilia-Derived Carrots
Bhimanagouda Patil
Bhimanagouda Patil Ph.D. 1991-1994 Leonard Pike, Advisor The Influence of Genotype, Ring Specificity, Gamma Irradiation, Location, Soil Type, and Growth Stage on the Contents of the anticarcinogenic Flavonol, Quercetin, In Onion (Allium cepa L.)
Jonathan Sinclair
Jonathan Sinclair Ph.D.
1997-2003
Kevin Crosby,
Advisor
Introgression of Resistance to Cucurbit Yellow Stunting Disorder Virus (CYSDV) into Cantaloupe (Cucmis melo L.) and Development of Molecular Markers Linked to the Resistance Gene
Jairam Vanamala Jairam Vanamala Ph.D.
2001-2004
Bhimu Patil,
Advisor
Postharvest Irradiation Treatment Effect on Grapefruit Functional Components and Their Role In Prevention of Colon Cancer
Panpim Vonkhorporn
Panpim Vonkhorporn Ph.D. 1994-1998 Leonard Pike, Advisor Screening and Selecting Pickling Cucumber Breeding Lines for Salt Tolerance using Phenotypic and Biochemical Criteria
Cindy Warren
Cindy Warren Master of Science 2000-2003 Nancy Turner, Advisor An Assessment of the Ability of Quercetin to Inhibit Colon Carcinogenesis
Jun Yu
Jun Yu Ph.D.
2001-2004
Bhimu Patil,
Advisor
Citrus Limonoids and Flavonoids: Extraction, Antioxidant Activity and Effects on Hamster Plasma Cholesterol Distribution