Participants
We are fortunate to have participants from all 5 ARS geographic areas and APHIS who do research on all 4 mission areas.
Northeast
| Participant |
location |
| Joe Urban |
Beltsville, MD |
| JoAnn van Kessel |
Beltsville, MD |
| Elad Tako |
Ithaca, NY |
| Michael Wisniewski |
Kearneysville, WV |
| Charles Li |
Beltsville, MD |
| Wenbin Tuo |
Beltsville, MD |
| Robert Li |
Beltsville, MD |
Midwest Area
| Participant |
location |
| Chris Dunlap |
Peoria, IL |
| Matt Bakker |
Peoria, IL |
| Torey Looft |
Ames, IA |
Pacific West Area
| Participant |
location |
| Diana Cox-Foster |
Logan, UT |
| Kirk Anderson |
Tucson, AZ |
| Mark Mazzola |
Wenatchee, WA |
| Amisha Poret-Peterson |
Davis, CA |
Plains Area
| Participant |
location |
| Dan Manter |
Ft. Collins, CO |
| Lisa Durso |
Lincoln, NE |
| Michael Kogut |
College Station, TX |
| Mike Lehman |
Brookings, SD |
| Robert Li |
Beltsville, MD |
| Arquette Grant |
Beltsville, MD |
Southeast Area
| Participant |
location |
| Rick Meinermann |
Athens, GA |
| Tom Ducey |
Florence, SC |
| Heather Tyler |
Stoneville, MS |
| Michael Rothrock |
Athens, GA |
APHIS
| Participant |
location |
| Timothy Smyser |
Fort Collins, CO |
| Michael Stulberg |
Beltsville, MD |
| Person |
location |
| Christopher Childers |
Beltsville, MD |
| Anna Childers |
Beltsville, MD |
| Adam Rivers |
Gainesville, FL |
| Amanda Hulse |
Raleigh, NC |
| Justin Vaughn |
Athens, GA |
| Jonathan Shao |
Beltsville, MD |
| Matt Kramer |
Beltsville, MD |
Guests
| Person |
Role |
| Scott Jackson |
Complex Microbial Systems Group at NIST |
| Dariusz Swietlik |
ARS Northeast Area Director |
| Paul Wester |
USDA National Agricultural Library Director |
Office of National Programs microbiome working group
| Person |
Role |
| Brian Scheffler |
Chief Scientific Information officer, RL Genomics and Bioinfomatics Research Unit |
| Adam Rivers |
Computational Biologist, Genomics and Bioinformatics Research unit |
| Jack Okamuro |
NPL, Plant Genetic Resources, Genomics and Genetic Improvement |
| Joanne Crouch |
BARC, Plant Pathology |
| David Klurfeld |
NPL, Human Nutrition |
| Todd Callaway |
Food Safety Microbiologist |
| David Knaebel |
NPL, Soil Biology |
| Cyril Gay |
NPL Veterinary Medical Science |
