Team

Our Team

	Manuel Kleiner, Ph.D. Assistant Professor Department of Plant & Microbial Biology 4510B Thomas Hall, Raleigh, NC 27695 Office Phone: 919.515.3792 Lab Phone: 919.515.3882 manuel_kleiner@ncsu.edu @Manuel_Kleiner Curriculum Vitae
	Simina Vintila, Ph.D. Lab Manager Department of Plant & Microbial Biology 4510B Thomas Hall, Raleigh, NC 27695 Office Phone: 919.515.3792 Lab Phone: 919.515.3882 svintil@ncsu.edu
	Molly DuBois Research Technician Department of Plant & Microbial Biology 4510C Thomas Hall, Raleigh, NC 27695 Lab Phone: 919.515.3882 mdubois3@ncsu.edu
	Jacob Parnell, Ph.D. Research Scholar Department of Plant & Microbial Biology 4510C Thomas Hall, Raleigh, NC 27695 Lab Phone: 919.515.3882 jjparnel@ncsu.edu
	Alfredo Blakeley-Ruiz, Ph.D. Postdoctoral Fellow Department of Plant & Microbial Biology 4510C Thomas Hall, Raleigh, NC 27695 Lab Phone: 919.515.3882 jablakel@ncsu.edu Read More
	Clara Tang Ph.D. Student Department of Plant & Microbial Biology 4510C Thomas Hall, Raleigh, NC 27695 Lab Phone: 919.515.3882 cvtang@ncsu.edu
	Marlene J. Violette Ph.D. Student Department of Plant & Microbial Biology 4510C Thomas Hall, Raleigh, NC 27695 Lab Phone: 919.515.3882 mjensen2@ncsu.edu Read More
	Anna Garrell Ph.D. Student Department of Plant & Microbial Biology 4510C Thomas Hall, Raleigh, NC 27695 Lab Phone: 919.515.3882 amgarrel@ncsu.edu Read More
	Jessie Maier Ph.D. Student Department of Plant & Microbial Biology 4510C Thomas Hall, Raleigh, NC 27695 Lab Phone: 919.515.3882 jlmaier@ncsu.edu
	Olivia Mathieson Ph.D. Student Department of Plant & Microbial Biology 4510C Thomas Hall, Raleigh, NC 27695 Lab Phone: 919.515.3882 olmathie@ncsu.edu
	Ayesha Awan Ph.D. Student Department of Plant & Microbial Biology 4510C Thomas Hall, Raleigh, NC 27695 Lab Phone: 919.515.3882 aawan2@ncsu.edu
	Ben Kunath Visiting Scholar Department of Plant & Microbial Biology 4510C Thomas Hall, Raleigh, NC 27695 Lab Phone: 919.515.3882 bjkunath@ncsu.edu
	Tariq Shah Visiting Scholar Department of Plant & Microbial Biology 4510C Thomas Hall, Raleigh, NC 27695 Lab Phone: 919.515.3882 tshah5@ncsu.edu
	Abigail Korenek Undergraduate Research Assistant Department of Plant & Microbial Biology 4510C Thomas Hall, Raleigh, NC 27695 Lab Phone: 919.515.3882 ajkorene@ncsu.edu
	Nicole Rideout Undergraduate Research Assistant Department of Plant & Microbial Biology 4510C Thomas Hall, Raleigh, NC 27695 Lab Phone: 919.515.3882 nmrideou@ncsu.edu
	Andrea Ward Undergraduate Research Assistant Department of Plant & Microbial Biology 4510C Thomas Hall, Raleigh, NC 27695 Lab Phone: 919.515.3882
	Alissa Meyerhoffer Undergraduate Research Assistant Department of Plant & Microbial Biology 4510C Thomas Hall, Raleigh, NC 27695 Lab Phone: 919.515.3882 akmeyerh@ncsu.edu
	Nathan Ring Undergraduate Research Assistant Department of Plant & Microbial Biology 4510C Thomas Hall, Raleigh, NC 27695 Lab Phone: 919.515.3882 njring@ncsu.edu
	Aisha Mahmood Undergraduate Research Assistant Department of Plant & Microbial Biology 4510C Thomas Hall, Raleigh, NC 27695 Lab Phone: 919.515.3882 amahmoo5@ncsu.edu
	Porter Richardson Undergraduate Research Assistant Department of Plant & Microbial Biology 4510C Thomas Hall, Raleigh, NC 27695 Lab Phone: 919.515.3882 pgricha3@ncsu.edu