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Project Co-Directors
Walter DeJong
Amy Charkowski
Stewart Gray
Diagnostic Group – Amy Charkowski (Group Leader)
Amanda Gevens
Stewart Gray
Neil Gudmestad
Phil Hamm
Alex Karasev
Chris McIntosh
Phil Nolte
Phil Townsend
Guiping Yan
Nina Zidack
Resistance and Breeding Group – Walter DeJong (Group Leader)
Chuck Brown
David Douches
Ken Frost
Neil Gudmestad
Shelley Jansky
Alex Karasev
Joe Kuhl
Chris McIntosh
Rich Novy
Hanu Pappu
Mark Pavek
Jonathan Whitworth
Epidemiology – Russ Groves (Group Leader)
Andrei Alyohkin
Chris Benedict
James Dill
Jim Dwyer
Ken Frost
Chris McIntosh
Silvia Rondon
Erik Wenninger
Tuber Quality – Nora Olsen (Group Leader)
Paul Bethke
Neil Gudmestad
Phil Hamm
Deb Inglis
Alex Karasev
Chris McIntosh
Mark Pavek
Jonathan Whitworth
Project Co-Directors
Walter DeJong
Associate Professor, Cornell University
Potato Breeder
wsd2@cornell.edu
Stewart Gray
Research Plant Pathologist, USDA-ARS, BioIPM
Courtesy Professor, Cornell University
Plant Virologist
smg3@cornell.edu
Amy Charkowski
Department Head and Professor, Colorado State University
Plant Pathologist
Amy.Charkowski@ColoState.edu
Co-Principle Investigators
Andrei Alyohkin
Professor, University of Maine
Entomologist
alyokhin@maine.edu
Chris Benedict
Extension Specialist, Washington State University Extension
cchrisbenedict@wsu.edu
Website: http://whatcom.wsu.edu/ag
Paul Bethke
Associate Professor, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Molecular Biologist, Post-Harvest Physiology
paul.bethke@ars.usda.gov
Website: https://bethke.horticulture.wisc.edu/
Chuck Brown
Research Geneticist, USDA-ARS, Prosser, WA
Potato Breeder
chuck.brown@ars.usda.gov
James Dill
Extension Associate Program Administrator, University of Maine
Pest Management Specialist
james.dill@maine.edu
Dave Douches
Professor, Michigan State University
Potato Breeder
Website: http://potatobg.css.msu.edu/index.shtml
douchesd@msu.edu
Jim Dwyer
Crops Specialist, University of Maine
jimdwyer@maine.edu
Ken Frost
Assistant Professor, Oregon State University
Extension Plant Pathologist
kenneth.frost@oregonstate.edu
Amanda Geven
Associate Professor, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Plant Pathologist
Website: http://www.plantpath.wisc.edu/wivegdis/
Russ Groves
Professor, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Extension Specialist, Entomologist
groves@entomology.wisc.edu
Website: http://labs.russell.wisc.edu/vegento/
Neil Gudmestad
Distinguished Professor, North Dakota State University
Plant Pathologist
neil.gudmestad@ndsu.edu
Website: https://www.ndsu.edu/potato_pathology/
Phil Hamm
Professor Emeritus, Oregon State University
Station Director, Plant Pathologist
philip.b.hamm@oregonstate.edu
Website: http://oregonstate.edu/dept/hermiston/
Deb Inglis
Professor, Washington State University
Extension Plant Pathologist
dainglis@wsu.edu
Shelley Jansky
USDA/ARS, Research Geneticist
Professor, Department of Horticulture, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Potato Breeder
shelley.jansky@ars.usda.gov
Website: https://janskylab.horticulture.wisc.edu/
Alex Karasev
Professor, University of Idaho
Plant Pathologist/Virologist
akarasev@uidaho.edu
Joe Kuhl
Associate Professor, University of Idaho
Plant Molecular Geneticist, Potato Breeder
jkuhl@uidaho.edu
Chris McIntosh
Professor, University of Idaho
Agricultural Economist
mcintosh@uidaho.edu
Phil Nolte
Extension Seed Potato Specialist, University of Idah0 (retired)
pnolte@uidaho.edu
Rich Novy
Research Geneticist, USDA-ARS, Aberdeen, ID
Potato Breeder
Rich.Novy@ars.usda.gov
Nora Olsen
Professor, University of Idaho
Plant Biologist
norao@uidaho.edu
Hanu Pappu
Distinguished Professor, Washington State University
Plant Virologist
hrp@wsu.edu
Mark Pavek
Associate Professor, Washington State University
Potato Specialist
mjpavek@wsu.edu
Silvia Rondon
Professor, Oregon State University
Extension Entomologist
Silvia.Rondon@oregonstate.edu
Kylie Swisher
Research Associate, USDA-ARS, Prosser, WA
Plant Pathologist
kylie.swisher@ars.usda.gov
Erik Wenninger
Associate Professor, University of Idaho
Entomologist
erikw@uidaho.edu
Jonathan Whitworth
Research Plant Pathologist, USDA-ARS, Aberdeen, ID
Jonathan.Whitworth@ars.usda.gov
Guiping Yan
Assistant Professor, North Dakota State University
Plant Pathologist/Nematologist
guiping.yan@ndsu.edu
Nina Zidack
Director, Montana Seed Potato Certification Program
Montana State University
nzidack@montana.edu
Website: http://www.montanaspud.org/