Team Members

Name/Title Team
Phil Brannen
University of Georgia Professor of Plant Pathology
Extension & Outreach
Lance Cadle-Davidson
Co-Project Director and USDA-ARS Research Plant Pathologist
Computer Vision & AI, Grape Genomics, Management Team
Dario Cantu
Professor, University of California Davis
Grape Genomics, Management Team
Matthew Clark
Project Director and University of Minnesota Associate Professor in Horticultural Science
Breeding & Local Phenotyping, Extension & Outreach, Management Team
Linda Cote
Lab Manager, Technician V, Cornell University
Grape Genomics
Sadanand Dhekney
Professor, University of Maryland Eastern Shore
Grape Genomics
Luis Diaz-Garcia
Assistant Professor, University of California Davis Department of Viticulture and Enology
Breeding & Local Phenotyping
Anne Fennell
Distinguished Professor, South Dakota State University
Breeding & Local Phenotyping, Computer Vision & AI
Kate Fessler
Grant & Project Manager
Extension & Outreach, Management Team
David Gadoury
Senior Research Associate, Cornell University
Computer Vision & AI
Erin Galarneau
Grapevine Curator, National Plant Germplasm
Computer Vision & AI
Karina Gallardo
Professor, Washington State University
Economics & Marketing
Katie Gold
Assistant professor of grape pathology, Cornell University
Extension & Outreach, Management Team
Fred Gouker
Research Geneticist-USDA-ARS
Breeding & Local Phenotyping
Harlene Hatterman-Valenti
Asst. Head and Professor, North Dakota State University
Breeding & Local Phenotyping, Extension & Outreach
Claire Heinitz
Research Horticulturist, USDA-ARS
Computer Vision & AI
Chin-Feng Hwang
Professor, Missouri State University
Breeding & Local Phenotyping
Yu Jiang
Assistant Professor, Cornell University
Computer Vision & AI
Sarah Lowder
Asst. Professor and Extension Viticulturist, University of Georgia
Extension & Outreach
Mélanie Massonnet
Assistant project scientist, University of California Davis
Grape Genomics
Michelle Moyer
Associate Professor, Washington State University
Extension & Outreach
Mizuho Nita
Associate Professor and Extension Specialist, Virginia Tech
Extension & Outreach
Madeline Oravec
Assistant Professor of Grape Breeding, Cornell AgriTech
Breeding & Local Phenotyping
Felex Pike
Technician, Cornell AgriTech
Breeding & Local Phenotyping
Bruce Reisch
Professor, Cornell University
Breeding & Local Phenotyping
Summaira Riaz
Research Geneticists, USDA
Breeding & Local Phenotyping
Surya Sapkota
Research Geneticist-USDA-AFRS
Breeding & Local Phenotyping
Moira Sheehan
Director of the Breeding Insight program at Cornell
Computer Vision & AI
Garrett Steede
Assistant Professor, University of Minnesota Department of Agricultural Education, Communication & Marketing
Economics & Marketing
Qi Sun
Senior Research Associate, Cornell Bioinformatics Service Unit
Computer Vision & AI
Soon Li Teh
Assistant Professor of Grape Breeding and Enology, University of Minnesota
Breeding & Local Phenotyping
Dan Voytas
Professor in the University of Minnesota Department of Genetics, Cell Biology and Development
Grape Genomics
Dustin Wilkerson
Postdoctoral Research Associate, Cornell University
Breeding & Local Phenotyping, Grape Genomics
Margaret Worthington
Associate Professor, University of Arkansas
Breeding & Local Phenotyping
Chengyan Yue
Co-Project Director and University of Minnesota Professor of Applied Economics and Horticultural Science
Economics & Marketing, Management Team
Gan-Yuan Zhong
Research Leader, USDA-ARS GGRU
Grape Genomics
Cheng Zou
Research Associate, Cornell University
Computer Vision & AI

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