Plant Sciences Institute

Department of Agronomy

Raymond F. Baker Center for Plant Breeding

USDA-ARS Corn Insects and Crop Genetics

Iowa State University has been fortunate to have the presence of a good United States Department of Agriculture-Agricultural Research Service (USDA-ARS) unit on campus working in the general area of plant breeding and genetics since about 1922. Many members of the Raymond F. Baker Center for Plant Breeding maintain long-standing collaborations with the USDA-ARS Corn Insects and Crop Genetics Research Unit lead by Dr. Leslie C. Lewis. The scientists and staff of the Corn Insects and Crop Genetics Research Unit are listed below. Contact information about individuals working for USDA in Ames is here.

Leslie C. Lewis, Research Leader, Entomologist

Steven Cannon, Research Geneticist

Brad Coates, Research Geneticist

Jode Edwards, Research Geneticist

John C. Golden, Plant Geneticist

Michelle Graham, Research Geneticist

Richard Hellmich, Research Entomologist

David M. Grant, Plant Geneticist

Kyung Leok Kim, Research Molecular Biologist

Nicholas Lauter, Research Geneticist

Carolyn Lawrence, Research Geneticist

Rex Nelson, Research Geneticist

Reid G. Palmer, Research Geneticist

Linda M. Pollak, Research Geneticist

Jarrad Prasifka, Research Geneticist

James Robbins, Research Entomologist

Thomas Sappington, Research Entomologist

M. Paul Scott, Research Geneticist

Randy Shoemaker, Research Geneticist

Douglas Sumerford, Research Entomologist

Roger Wise, Research Geneticist

Keith Bidne, Agricultural Science Research Technician

Brian Burnham, Biological Science Technician

Darwin Campbell, Information Technology Specialist

Jeanette Dyer, Biological Science Technician

Janet Erb, Secretary

Jill Fleming, Statistician

Gregory Fuerst, Biological Science Technician

Karin Gobelman-Werner, Biological Science Technician

Linda Griffin, Biological Science Technician

Robert Gunnarson, Biological Science Technician

Jody Hayes, Biological Science Technician

Lori Lincoln, Biological Science Technician

Miriam Lopez, Biological Science Technician

Penny Meyerholz, Agricultural Science Research Technician

Greg Peiffer, Biological Science Technician

Randy Ritland, Agricultural Science Research Technician

Jose Rodriguiz, Biological Science Technician

Trent Seigfried, Information Technology Specialist

Judy Shoen, Secretary

Merinda Struthers, Biological Science Technician