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Common Contacts

General information:
contact@btiscience.org
607-254-1234

Accounts Payable
ap@btiscience.org

Office of Donor Relations
Georgia Lesh – Director of Donor Relations
Paula Arzac Gaubeca – Donor Relations Assistant
gel56@cornell.edu
607-252-6670

Communications / Media Relations
communications@btiscience.org
607-288-2578

Education and Outreach
Delanie Sickler
Education & Outreach Director
dbs266@cornell.edu 
607-254-2712

Office for Finance, Facilities, and Operations
Alicia Conover
Executive Assistant
aaw76@cornell.edu
607-254-1234

Human Resources
btihr@cornell.edu
607-254-4713

Office of the President
Meredith Williams
Executive Assistant
mcw262@cornell.edu
607-254-4710

Research, Business Development, Translational Science
Paul Debbie
Director of Research, Director of New Business Development
ppd2@cornell.edu
607-254-8729

Sponsored Research Administration
Elizabeth Hudson
eh487@cornell.edu

Technology Transfer & Licensing
Julien Fey
Director of Technology Transfer
Jpf23@cornell.edu
607-319-3022

Full Directory

Pallavi Agarwal headshot
Research Associate
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Graduate Student
Ethan Amoh headshot
Undergraduate Student
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Graduate Student
Graduate Student
Warren Ang headshot
Postdoctoral Scientist
Paula Arzac Aubeca headshot
Donor Relations Assistant
Donor Relations Assistant
Kelly Aylesworth Headshot
Finance Supervisor
Finance Supervisor
Tyler Bales
Undergraduate Student
Undergraduate Student
Khadija Batool headshot
Postdoctoral Scientist
Kevin Baudry
Postdoctoral Scientist
Postdoctoral Scientist
Undergraduate Student
Julie Bell headshot
Greenhouse Manager
Greenhouse Manager
Dariusz Bienkowski headshot
Systems and Software Engineer
Systems and Software Engineer
Headshot of Gary Blissard
Professor
Professor
Tismark Boham headshot
Undergraduate Student
Jessica Brewer headshot
Research Assistant
Jo Bui Headshot
Research Specialist
Research Specialist
Photo fo Lucas Burke
Building Mechanic
Building Mechanic
Headshot of Aaron Callahan
Director of IT & Communications
Director of IT & Communications
Mike Carroll Headshot
Communications Manager
Communications Manager
Headshot of Doug Carruthers
Stockroom Supervisor
Stockroom Supervisor
Headshot of Carmen Catala
Assistant Professor
Assistant Professor
Headshot of Yao Chen
Visiting Scholar
Visiting Scholar
Headshot of Rachel Christopherson
Student Worker
Student Worker
Alicia Conover
Executive Assistant to the VP of Finance and Operations
Executive Assistant to the VP of Finance and Operations
Christiano Costa Simoes
Postdoctoral Scientist
Headshot of Brian Curtis
Graduate Student
Graduate Student
Julia Dahl Headshot
Undergraduate Student
Savanah Dale
Rotational Student
Rotational Student
Gisel Delacerda
Post-bac Student
Post-bac Student
Headshot of Paul Debbie
Director of Research, Director of New Business Development
Director of Research, Director of New Business Development
Trent Donaldson headshot
Undergraduate Student
Accountant
Accountant
Naibin Duan headshot
Visiting Scholars
Kathryn Eshenour
Research Assistant
Research Assistant
Research Assistant
Research Assistant
BTI Full Professor Zhangjun Fei
Professor
Professor
Headshot of Leila Feiz
Research Associate
Research Associate
Headshot of Honglin Feng
Postdoctoral Scientist
Postdoctoral Scientist
Julien Fey Headshot
Director of Technology Transfer
Director of Technology Transfer
Hillary Fischer Headshot
Postdoctoral Scientist
Headshot of Thomas Fisher York
Bioinformatics Analyst
Bioinformatics Analyst
Headshot of Mirelle Flores Gonzalez
Database Programmer
Database Programmer
Headshot of Bennett Fox
Postdoctoral Scientist
Postdoctoral Scientist
Hayde Galvez
Visiting Scientist
Visiting Scientist
Ying Gan Headshot
Undergraduate Student
Undergraduate Student
Headshot of Lei Gao
Postdoctoral Scientist
Postdoctoral Scientist
Mikaela Garcia
Student Worker
Student Worker
Elise Garner
Rotational Student
Rotational Student
Jim Giovannoni
Professor, USDA Scientist
Professor, USDA Scientist
Headshot of Bob Granados
Professor Emeritus/Charles E. Palm Scientist
Professor Emeritus/Charles E. Palm Scientist
Yumi Green Headshot
Research Specialist
Research Specialist
Zhen Guo
Visiting Scholar
Visiting Scholar
Ben Haefner headshot
Undergraduate Student
Undergraduate Student
Headshot of Maria Harrison
William H. Crocker Professor
William H. Crocker Professor
Riley Henderson Headshot
Graduate Student
Graduate Student
Anna Hermanns
Graduate Student
Graduate Student
Ryan Hildreth
Director of Finance
Director of Finance
Headshot of Jeff Hodgson
Postdoctoral Scientist
Postdoctoral Scientist
Dan Hong headshot
Undergraduate Student
Headshot of Amber Hotto
Senior Research Associate
Senior Research Associate
Elizabeth Hudson Headshot
Director of Research Administration
Director of Research Administration
Maryam Rahmati Ishka
Postdoctoral Scientist
Postdoctoral Scientist
Headshot of Sergey Ivanov
Research Associate
Research Associate
Ian Jablonski
Research Assistant
Research Assistant
Kelly Jackson Headshot
Greenhouse Assistant
Greenhouse Assistant
Headshot of Georg Jander
Professor
Professor
Qingzhen Jiang headshot
Facility Manager of Center for Plant Biotechnology Research (CPBR)
Facility Manager of Center for Plant Biotechnology Research (CPBR)
Guillermo H. Jimenez Headshot
Postdoctoral Scientist
Postdoctoral Scientist
Jason Jordan headshot
IT Specialist
IT Specialist
Magdalena Julkowska
Assistant Professor
Assistant Professor
Laura Kaminsky headshot
Postdoctoral Scientist
Jieun Kang Headshot
Postdoctoral Scientist
Alyssa Kearly Headshot
Postdoctoral Scientist
Postdoctoral Scientist
Photo of a tomato with a smiling face drawn upon it.
Research Specialist
Research Specialist
Abby Kelly
Undergraduate Student
Undergraduate Student
Visiting Student
Visiting Student
Undergraduate Student
Undergraduate Student
Olga Khmelnitsky
Research Intern
Research Intern
Undergraduate Student
Hillary King Headshot
Grants Manager
Grants Manager
Dan Klessig headshot
Emeritus Scientist
Emeritus Scientist
Chris Knight
Multimedia Specialist
Multimedia Specialist
Headshot of Bob Kohut
Professor Emeritus
Professor Emeritus
Undergraduate Student
Ritesh Kumar
Postdoctoral Scientist
Postdoctoral Scientist
Exterior of BTI greenhouses at sunset
Greenhouse Worker
Greenhouse Worker
Declan Lafferty headshot
Postdoctoral Scientist
Postdoctoral Scientist
Rohit-Lal
Bioinformatics Assistant
Bioinformatics Assistant
Headshot of Josh Lamos Sweeney
GOBii Project, Pipeline and Back-End Tool Development
GOBii Project, Pipeline and Back-End Tool Development
Director of Donor Relations
Director of Donor Relations
Headshot of Fay-Wei Li
Associate Professor
Associate Professor
Research Assistant
Research Assistant
Amber Lockrow Headshot
Bioinformatics Analyst
Bioinformatics Analyst
Headshot of Andreas Ludewig
Research Associate
Research Associate
Aimee Malzahn headshot
PlantGene Coordinator
PlantGene Coordinator
Visiting Scholars
Headshot of Greg Martin
Boyce Schulze Downey Professor
Boyce Schulze Downey Professor
Headshot of Susan McCouch
Cornell SIPS Professor/BTI Adjunct Faculty
Cornell SIPS Professor/BTI Adjunct Faculty
Research Assistant
Research Assistant
Headshot of Naama Menda
Postdoctoral Scientist
Postdoctoral Scientist
Romina Minen
Postdoctoral Scientist
Postdoctoral Scientist
Headshot of Kelli Monce
Senior Administrator of Technology Transfer
Senior Administrator of Technology Transfer
Graduate Student
Graduate Student
Undergraduate Student
Headshot of Lukas Mueller
Professor
Professor
Stacey Na headshot
Undergraduate Student
Samantha Nash headshot
Sr. HR Generalist
Sr. HR Generalist
Boaz Negin Headshot
Postdoctoral Scientist
Postdoctoral Scientist
Andrew Nelson Headshot
Assistant Professor
Assistant Professor
Anna Nelson-Dittrich is sitting on top of a rocky ledge of a mountain. The ledge is made of orange rock. We see her from above, with the ground and trees below her in the background. She is smiling, wearing mountain climbing gear and a helmet, with a pile of green rope beside her.
Lab Manager
Lab Manager
Payton Netherland headshot
Lab Technician
Lab Technician
Headshot of Philippe Nicolas
Postdoctoral Scientist
Postdoctoral Scientist
Alison Norton headshot
Undergraduate Student
Headshot of Sheila Ochugboju
Alliance for Science Executive Director
Alliance for Science Executive Director
Olivia Ohlsten headshot
Administrative Assistant
Administrative Assistant
Jennifer Redenback-Olcott Headshot
Grants Manager
Grants Manager
Erin Oswald headshot
Waterloo Intern
Waterloo Intern
Tommy Page Headshot
Facilities Maintenance Technician
Facilities Maintenance Technician
Kyle Palos Headshot
Postdoctoral Scientist
Postdoctoral Scientist
Headshot of Miguel Pineros
USDA Scientist/BTI Adjunct Faculty
USDA Scientist/BTI Adjunct Faculty
Caroline Pleckiheadshot
Research Technician
Research Technician
Bioinformatics Analyst
Bioinformatics Analyst
Closeup photo of Caylyn Railey in the BTI auditorium. She is wearing a gray shirt and standing in front of some large ferns.
Graduate Student
Graduate Student
Headshot of John Ramsey, skier extraordinaire
Research Associate
Research Associate
Ana Rita Rebelo
Harrison lab
Harrison lab
Narges Reiahisamani
Researcher
Researcher
Headshot of Alan Renwick
Professor Emeritus
Professor Emeritus
Administrator
Phil Ricci headshot
Greenhouse Assistant
Greenhouse Assistant
Headshot of Eric Richards
Professor
Professor
Annet Richter headshot
Postdoctoral Scientist
Headshot of Surya Sahafor
Senior Bioinformatics Analyst
Senior Bioinformatics Analyst
Postdoctoral Scientist
Research Assistant
Research Assistant
Delanie Sickler Headshot
Education & Outreach Director
Education & Outreach Director
Saanchi Singh headshot
Research Assistant
Assistant Professor
Assistant Professor
Aparna Srinivasan
Research Technician
Research Technician
Headshot of Mamta Srivastava
Plant Cell Imaging Center Manager
Plant Cell Imaging Center Manager
David Stern standing at his farm
President
President
Headshot of Suzy Stricker
BCBC Director; Senior Research Associate
BCBC Director; Senior Research Associate
Jacob Suissa headshot
Postdoctoral Scientist
Hayley Sussman
Research Technician
Research Technician
Kerry Swartwood headshot
Lab Coordinator
Lab Coordinator
Bioinformatics Analyst
Bioinformatics Analyst
Titima Tantikanjana Headshot
Senior Research Associate
Senior Research Associate
Research Associate
Research Associate
Postdoctoral Scientist
Postdoctoral Scientist
Trevor Tivey headshot
Postdoctoral Scientist
Elise Tomaszewski
Graduate Student
Graduate Student
Megan Truesdail headshot
Education and Outreach Coordinator
Education and Outreach Coordinator
Jorden Headshot
Lab Services Assistant
Lab Services Assistant
Joyce Van Eck Headshot
Associate Professor
Associate Professor
Headshot of Julia Vrebalov
Research Associate
Research Associate
Fumin Wang headshot
Postdoctoral Scientist
Ziqing Wei headshot
Rotational Student
Rotational Student
Xin Wen Headshot
Graduate Student
Undergraduate Student
Meredith Williams
Executive Assistant, Assistant Secretary
Executive Assistant, Assistant Secretary
Teena Marie Wilson
Director of Human Resources
Director of Human Resources
Headshot of Taehyung Won
Postdoctoral Scientist
Postdoctoral Scientist
Visiting Scholars
Headshot of Alan Wood
Professor Emeritus
Professor Emeritus
Lab Services Assistant
Lab Services Assistant
Shan Wu
Postdoctoral Scientist
Postdoctoral Scientist
Fan Xia headshot
Postdoctoral Scientist
Postdoctoral Scientist
Headshot of Yimin Xu
Research Specialist
Research Specialist
Headshot of Gordon Younkin
Graduate Student
Headshot of Yan Yu
Graduate Student
Jingyin Yu
Postdoctoral Scientist
Postdoctoral Scientist
Liang YU Headshot
Postdoctoral Scientist
Postdoctoral Scientist
Ning Zhang headshot
Postdoctoral Scientist
Xiaodan Zhang headshot
Postdoctoral Scientist
Jing Zhang
Bioinformatics Technician
Bioinformatics Technician
Jiantao Zhao Headshot
Postdoctoral Scientist
Postdoctoral Scientist

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