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The Kao-Kniffin Lab at Cornell University
Horticulture Section, School of Integrative Plant Science
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People in the RhizoLab

Jenny Kao-Kniffin Dr. Jenny Kao-Kniffin
Associate Professor
jtk57@cornell.ed
(607) 255-8886
Ph.D. University of Wisconsin-Madison, Land Resources
M.S. State University of New York at Binghamton, Biological Sciences
B.S. State University of New York at Binghamton, Environmental Studies
Zach Butler-Jones

Zach Butler-Jones
Lab Manager and Extension Support Specialist
B.S. Elmira College, Chemistry

Jordan LaPoint

Jordan LaPoint
Research Technician
B.S. Rochester Institute of Technology, (RIT) Biochemistry
B.A. Tompkins Cortland Community College (TC3)

Yuzhi Wang

Yuzhi Wang
Research Technician
B.S. Cornell University, Plant Science

Liang Cheng

Liang Cheng
Postdoctoral Fellow
Ph.D. Cornell University, Horticultural Biology
M.S. Rutgers University, Plant Biology
B.S. Sichuan Agricultural University

Maria Gannett

Maria Gannett
FFAR Graduate Research Fellowship
Ph.D. expected 2022, Cornell University, Horticultural Biology
M.S. Cornell University, Horticultural Biology
B.S. University of Mary Washington, Environmental Science

Yejin Son

Yejin Son
Fulbright Scholar Fellowship
Ph.D. expected 2024, Cornell University, Horticultural Biology
M.S. Newcastle University, Sustainable Agriculture and Food Security
B.S. Kyung-Hee University, Horticultural Biotechnology

Connor Lane

Connor Lane
Cornell Graduate Research Fellowship
B.S. Oregon State University, Biology

Ilexis Chu-Jacoby

Ilexis Chu-Jacoby
M.S. expected 2023, Cornell University, Horticultural Biology
B.S. UC-Berkeley, Molecular Environmental Biology

Sofia Kashtelyan

Sofia Kashtelyan
B.S. expected 2023, Cornell University, Biological and Environmental Engineering

Sammi Lin

Sammi Lin
B.S. expected 2023, Cornell University, International Agriculture

Taelor Matos

Taelor Matos
B.S. expected 2023, Cornell University, Biology and Society

Lab Alumni

Joshua Garcia
Ph.D. student, now Postdoctoral Fellow at UC-Davis
Jennifer Berkowitz

Jennifer Berkowitz
M.S. student co-advised with Thomas Bjorkman

Perl Egendorf

Dr. Perl Egendorf
Postdoctoral Researcher, now DSNY Compost Program and Earth Matters

Grant Thompson Dr. Grant Thompson
Associate at Genus Landscape Architects, Des Moines, Iowa,  
Terrence Bell Dr. Terrence Bell
Postdoctoral Researcher, now Assistant Professor at Penn State
> Kevin Panke-Buisse Dr. Kevin Panke-Buisse
Ph.D. student, now Research Scientist at USDA-ARS UW-Madison
Dr. Biao Zhu

Dr. Biao Zhu
Postdoctoral Researcher, now Assistant Professor at Peking University

Sarah Carver

Dr. Sarah Carver
Postdoctoral Researcher, now Research Scientist, PepsiCo

Former undergraduate researchers:

  • Yuzhi Wang
  • Kendra Cooper-Smith
  • Micaela Moravek
  • Adam Frosolone
  • Kris Scott
  • Michelle Chen
  • Ololade Olawade
  • Emaleigh Perry
  • Olivia McCandless
  • Laura Kaminsky
  • Sarah Ditton
  • Nadia Nikulin
  • Marcel Ramos
  • Richard Chen
  • Stacey Lee
  • Princess Swan
  • Danielle Park
  • Michael Grome
  • Xiaoyun Gong
  • Lilian Aoki
  • Iffie Ikem
  • Sathaye Priya,
  • Dan Vandam
  • Kemar Trowers