Schnable Lab Alumni

Current Lab Members

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Postdocs and Visiting Scientists

  • Caner Yavuz

    Caner Yavuz

    Visiting Scientist

    • Years: 2025
  • Khang Hoang

    Khang Hoang

    Visiting Scientist

    • Years: 2024
  • Ravi Mural

    Ravi Mural

    Research Assistant Professor Center for Plant Science Innovation

    • Years: 2019-2023
    • Now: Assistant Professor at South Dakota State University
    • ORCID
  • Marcin Grzybowski

    Marcin Grzybowski

    Postdoctoral Scholar

    • Years: 2019-2022
    • Now: Assistant Professor, University of Warsaw
    • ORCID
  • Deniz Istipliler

    Deniz Istipliler

    Visiting Scholar

    • Years: 2022-2023
    • Now: Assistant Professor Ege University
    • ORCID
  • Guangchao Sun

    Guangchao Sun

    Postdoctoral Scholar

    • Years: 2018-2021
    • Now: Bioinformatician Mayo Clinic
    • ORCID
  • Xiaoxi "Peggy" Meng

    Xiaoxi "Peggy" Meng

    Postdoctoral Scholar

    • Years: 2018-2020
    • Now: Computational Scientist, St. Jude Children's Hospital
    • ORCID
  • Ranjita Thapa

    Ranjita Thapa

    Postdoctoral Scholar

    • Years: 2019-2020
    • Now: Research Scientist, Inari Agriculture
  • Sunil KK Raju

    Sunil KK Raju

    Postdoctoral Scholar

    • Years: 2017-2018
    • Now: Postdoc at New York University
  • Lang Yan

    Lang Yan

    Visiting Scholar

    • Years: 2016-2017
    • Now: Deputy Director, Potato Functional Genomics, XiChang College
  • Jinliang Yang

    Jinliang Yang

    Postdoctoral Scholar

    • Years: 2016-2017
    • Now: Associate Professor, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
  • Yang Zhang

    Yang Zhang

    Postdoctoral Scholar

    • Years: 2014-2017
    • Now: Research Scientist, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital

PhD Students

  • Fangyi Li

    Fangyi Li

    PhD Student (co-advised)

    • Years: 2024
  • Hongyu Jin

    Hongyu Jin

    PhD Student (co-advised)

    • Years: 2019-2024
  • Michael Tross

    Michael Tross

    PhD Student

    • Years: 2024
  • Henrique Moura Dias

    Henrique Moura Dias

    Visiting PhD Student

  • Nate Korth

    Nate Korth

    PhD Student/FFAR Fellow

    • Years: 2017-2022
    • Now: Postdoc, North Carolina State
  • Santos Yenandy

    Santos Yenandy

    PhD Student (co-advised)

    • Years: 2021
    • Now: Research Scientist, World Coffee Research
  • Chenyong Miao

    Chenyong Miao

    PhD Student

    • Years: 2016-2020
    • Now: Phenomics Data Scientist, Bayer Crop Science
    • ORCID
  • Xiuru Dai

    Xiuru Dai

    Visiting PhD Student Shandong Agricultural University

    • Years: 2018-2019
    • Now: Assistant Professor, Shandong Agricultural University
    • ORCID
  • Daniel Carvalho

    Daniel Carvalho

    PhD Student, CV

    • Years: 2015-2019
    • Now: Postdoc, Federal University of Minas Gerais
  • Zhikai Liang

    Zhikai Liang

    PhD Student CV

    • Years: 2015-2019
    • Now: Assistant Professor, North Dakota State University
    • ORCID
  • Xianjun Lai

    Xianjun Lai

    CSC PhD Student

    • Years: 2015-2017
    • Now: Associate Professor, XiChang College

Masters Students

  • Ramesh Kanna Mathivanan

    Ramesh Kanna Mathivanan

    MS Student

    • Years: 2022-2024
  • Kahheetah Barnoskie

    Kahheetah Barnoskie

    MS Student

    • Years: 2021-2022
  • Kyle Linders

    Kyle Linders

    MS Student

    • Years: 2020-2022
    • Now: Research Technologist, UNL
  • Mackenzie Zwiener

    Mackenzie Zwiener

    MS Student Technician

    • Years: 2019-2021
    • Now: Statistician, US Dept. of Homeland Security
  • Preston Hurst

    Preston Hurst

    MS Student

    • Years: 2017-2019
    • Now: Research Scientist, Syngenta
  • Bhushit Agarwal

    Bhushit Agarwal

    Comp. Sci. MS Student (co-advised)

    • Years: 2015-2016
    • Now: Software Engineer, MyVest
  • Srinidhi Bashyam

    Srinidhi Bashyam

    Comp. Sci. MS Student (co-advised)

    • Years: 2015-2016
    • Now: Systems Software Developer, University of Nebraska-Lincoln

Bachelors Students

  • Charlie Colvin

    Charlie Colvin

    Crop-to-Food Innovation REEU Program

    • Years: 2025
  • Trisha Nanjaraju

    Trisha Nanjaraju

    Undergraduate Student from India

    • Years: 2025
  • Preethi Jagadish Gowda Kabbakki

    Preethi Jagadish Gowda Kabbakki

    Undergraduate Student from India

    • Years: 2025
  • Daniel Ngu

    Daniel Ngu

    Bachelors Student

    • Years: 2014-2017
  • Thomas Hoban

    Thomas Hoban

    Bachelors Student

  • Logan Olson

    Logan Olson

    Bachelors Student

    • Years: 2016-2017
  • Xiaoyang (Chloe) Ye

    Xiaoyang (Chloe) Ye

    Bachelors Student

    • Years: 2016-2017
  • Holly Podliska

    Holly Podliska

    UCARE Bachelors Student

    • Years: 2016-2017
    • Now: Student Teacher
  • Connor Pedersen

    Connor Pedersen

    Research Assistant

    • Years: 2017-2018
    • Now: PostBac Student at Los Alamos National Lab
  • Kyle Johnson

    Kyle Johnson

    REU Student

    • Years: Summer 2016
    • Now: Phd Student; Biomedical Engineering; Georgia Tech
  • Taylor Horn

    Taylor Horn

    REU Student

    • Years: Summer 2016
  • Christian Butera

    Christian Butera

    REU Student

    • Years: Summer 2018
    • Now: Clinical Scientist at PerkinElmer Genomics
  • Ashley Foltz

    Ashley Foltz

    REU Student

    • Years: Summer 2018
    • Now: Graduate Student in the School of Biological Sciences at UNL
  • Alex Enersen

    Alex Enersen

    Bachelors Student

    • Years: 2017-2019
  • Alejandro Pages

    Alejandro Pages

    UCARE Bachelors Student

    • Years: 2018-2019
  • Alexandra Bradley

    Alexandra Bradley

    Bachelors Student, Summer Field Tech

    • Years: 2017-2019
    • Now: Microbiology Technician at Microconsult
  • Alex Molnar

    Alex Molnar

    Bachelors Student

    • Years: Summer 2019
  • Nate Andreasen

    Nate Andreasen

    Bachelors Student

    • Years: Summer 2019
  • Natalie Belz

    Natalie Belz

    REU Student

    • Years: Summer 2019
  • Bryce Askey

    Bryce Askey

    REU Student

    • Years: Summer 2019
  • Seth Snell

    Seth Snell

    Bachelors Student

    • Years: Summer 2019
  • Xiangdong "Brian" Liu

    Xiangdong "Brian" Liu

    Bachelors Student Sigmon Group

    • Years: 2018-2019
  • Nate Pester

    Nate Pester

    Bachelors Student Sigmon Group

    • Years: 2018-2020
    • Now: Med School, UNMC
  • Leighton Wheeler

    Leighton Wheeler

    Bachelors Student

    • Years: 2019-2020
    • Now: Med School
  • Sierra Conway

    Sierra Conway

    Bachelors Student

    • Years: 2019-2020
  • Madison Tunnell

    Madison Tunnell

    REU Student

    • Years: 2020
  • Lou Townsend

    Lou Townsend

    Bachelors Student

    • Years: 2019-2020
  • Elijah Frost

    Elijah Frost

    Bachelors Student

    • Years: 2020
  • Logan Duryee

    Logan Duryee

    Bachelors Student

    • Years: 2020
  • Luke Micek

    Luke Micek

    Bachelors Student

    • Years: 2020-2021
  • Aldi Airori

    Aldi Airori

    Bachelors Student

    • Years: 2020-2021
  • Isaac Stevens

    Isaac Stevens

    Bachelors Student

    • Years: 2019-2021
    • Now: Technician, Evonik
  • Olivier N Mizero

    Olivier N Mizero

    CUSP Bachelors Student

    • Years: 2020-2021
  • Rongqing Zhang

    Rongqing Zhang

    Bachelors Student

    • Years: Spring 2021
  • Sam Rangira

    Sam Rangira

    Bachelors Student

    • Years: 2021
  • Mohamed Al Hussaini]

    Mohamed Al Hussaini]

    Bachelors Student

    • Years: Summer 2021
  • Aleah Miller

    Aleah Miller

    Bachelors Student

    • Years: Summer 2021
  • Henry "Hank" Medlock

    Henry "Hank" Medlock

    Bachelors Student

    • Years: Summer 2021
  • Prince Ngiruwonsanga

    Prince Ngiruwonsanga

    Bachelors Student

    • Years: Summer 2021
  • Alexis Finch

    Alexis Finch

    Bachelors Student

    • Years: 2020-2021
  • Jocelyne Horanituze

    Jocelyne Horanituze

    Bachelors Student

    • Years: 2020-2021
  • Grace Carey

    Grace Carey

    Bachelors Student

    • Years: Summer 2021
  • Remy Hirwa

    Remy Hirwa

    Bachelors Student

    • Years: Summer 2021-Fall 2021
  • Brooke Bouwens

    Brooke Bouwens

    REEEU Student

    • Years: Summer 2022
  • Lionel Kagaba

    Lionel Kagaba

    Bachelors Student

    • Years: Summer 2022
  • Marthe Niyingenera

    Marthe Niyingenera

    Bachelors Student

    • Years: Summer 2022
  • Carine Mushimiyimana

    Carine Mushimiyimana

    Bachelors Student

    • Years: Summer 2022
  • Alexa Nolan

    Alexa Nolan

    REEEU Student

    • Years: Summer 2022
  • Han Tran

    Han Tran

    Bachelors Student

    • Years: Summer 2022
  • Alice Guo

    Alice Guo

    Bachelors Student

    • Years: Summer 2022
  • Abaigeal Aydt

    Abaigeal Aydt

    Bachelors Student

    • Years: Summer 2022
  • Alliance Igiraneza

    Alliance Igiraneza

    Bachelors Student

    • Years: 2021-2023
  • Daniella Norah Tumusiine

    Daniella Norah Tumusiine

    Bachelors Student

    • Years: 2021-2023
  • Isabel Sigmon

    Isabel Sigmon

    HS Student and Bachelors Student

    • Years: 2018-2023
  • Maddy Faber

    Maddy Faber

    Bachelors Student

    • Years: 2023
  • Kashish Syed

    Kashish Syed

    Bachelors Student

    • Years: 2023
  • Luyang Zhang

    Luyang Zhang

    REU Intern

  • Matthew Lowry

    Matthew Lowry

    Undergraduate Research Assistant

    • Years: 2023
  • Chessie Ruester

    Chessie Ruester

    Undergraduate Research Assistant

    • Years: 2022-2023
  • Aime Nishimwe

    Aime Nishimwe

    CUSP Bachelors Student 0000-0003-0074-9364

    • Years: 2018-2022
  • Natasha Nguyen

    Natasha Nguyen

    Undergraduate Research Assistant

    • Years: 2023-2024
  • Sofia Grace

    Sofia Grace

    Undergraduate Research Assistant

    • Years: 2023-2024
  • Kelsey Shotkoski

    Kelsey Shotkoski

    Undergraduate Research Assistant

    • Years: 2023-2024
  • Annaliese Kohrell

    Annaliese Kohrell

    Undergraduate Research Assistant

    • Years: 2023-2024
  • Shurouk Hamad

    Shurouk Hamad

    Undergraduate Research Assistant

    • Years: 2023-2024
  • Oddine Kyavuma

    Oddine Kyavuma

    Undergraduate Research Assistant

    • Years: 2023-2024

High School Students

  • Nicole Hollander

    Nicole Hollander

    YNS High School Intern

    • Years: Summer 2017
  • Ryleigh Grove

    Ryleigh Grove

    YNS Student

    • Years: Summer 2021
    • Now: UNL class of 2026

Professional Staff

  • Kyle Linders

    Kyle Linders

    Technician

    • Years: 2023-2025
  • Lina López-Corona

    Lina López-Corona

    Technician

    • Years: 2022-2023
    • Now: Field Crop Research Scientist at USDA (Raleigh)
  • Shuying Zhang

    Shuying Zhang

    Technician

    • Years: 2019-2020
    • Now: Technician, UNL Biomedical and Obesity Research Core
  • Christine Smith

    Christine Smith

    Field Manager

    • Years: 2018-2021

All Others

  • Niranjan Pokhrel

    Niranjan Pokhrel

    Rotating PhD Student Complex Biosystems

    • Years: Fall 2024
    • Now: PhD Student UNL
  • Lei Tian

    Lei Tian

    Visiting PhD Student Henan Agricultural University

    • Years: Summer 2014
    • Now: PhD Student
  • Sarah Johnson

    Sarah Johnson

    Rotating PhD Student Complex Biosystems

    • Years: Spring 2017
    • Now: Graduate Student, Clemente & Hyten Labs
  • Taity Changa

    Taity Changa

    Volunteer

    • Years: 2019
    • Now: Postdoc University of Florida
  • Michael Richter

    Michael Richter

    PhD Student (rotating)

    • Years: Spring 2020
    • Now: PhD Student, Wilson Lab
    • ORCID
  • Xiangjun Li

    Xiangjun Li

    Research Associate

    • Years: 2020
    • Now: Lab Manager, Hyten Lab, UNL
  • Clay Christenson

    Clay Christenson

    Tech

    • Years: 2019-2022
  • Olivier Mizero

    Olivier Mizero

    Post-Bac Student