Postdoctoral and Research Professional Association

Welcome! We hope that this can be a landing spot for all WSU postdoctoral and research professionals.  WSU has over 100 Postdoctoral and Research Professionals spanning over every college and multiple campuses. Individually they help contribute to research and innovation at WSU. Together the PRPA offers support in building each member’s research and career.

If you have any suggestions or ideas, please contact Emily Brashear (emily.brashear@wsu.edu).

President: Prasad Parchuri
Vice President: Azeza Falghoush
Women Postdoc Liaison Representative–  Bethany Williams
Secretary: Elizabeth A. Holdsworth

 

Member Highlight

Shyam Solanki
Postdoctoral Research Associate
Ph.D. – North Dakota State University, Fargo, ND, USA (2018)
Email: shyam.solanki@wsu.edu

 

My broad research interests are:

  • Immunity pathways in plants

My current research work focuses on the directed genome evolution of plant hosts to generate atypical domain structures in plant immunity receptors. The stress placed on regions of the plant genomes containing pathogen-effector susceptibility targets result in DNA rearrangement and creation of novel immunity receptors. These improved receptors serve as the upgraded weapons to combat the continuous pathogen challenge. I am currently working in the Department of Crop and Soil Sciences on barley-Puccinia graminis f sp. tritici (Pgt) pathosystem to explore the pathogen-induced genome evolution of barley, particularly in the resistance locus harboring Rpg5 gene.

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Who else is apart of WSU PRPA? 

This is a current list of Postdoctoral and Research Professionals within WSU.
NameEmailTitleDepartment
Abdul Azeezazeez.abdul@wsu.eduResearch AssociateInstitute of Biological Chemistry
Alexandra Jacksonalexandra.m.jackson@wsu.eduPostdoctoral Research AssociateIREACH
Angelica Becerraangelica.becerra@wsu.eduPostdoctoral Teaching AssociateDigital Technology & Culture
Ánjali Rai anjalirules22@gmail.com Post Doctoral Research Associate Crop and Soil Sciences
Avishek Chandaavishek.chanda@wsu.eduPost Doctoral Research Associate Composite Materials and Engineering Center
Azeza Falghoushafalghoush@wsu.eduPostdoctoral Research Associate Veterinary Microbiology and Pathology
Balasaheb Sonawaneb.sonawane@wsu.eduPostdoctorate School of Biological Sciences
Ben Vernasco ben.vernasco@wsu.edu Postdoctoral Researcher School of Biological Sciences
Bethany Williamsbethany.williams1@wsu.eduPostdoctoral Research AssociateNutrition and Exercise Physiology
Bharath Kurki Nagaraja bharath.nagaraja@wsu.edu Postdoctoral Research Associate Composite Material and Engineering Center
Camille Wendlandt camille.wendlandt@gmail.com Postdoctoral Research Associate School of Biological Sciences
Carmella Vizza Carmella.vizza@gmail.com Postdoctoral Research Associate School of the Environment
Charles Obierocharles.obiero@wsu.eduPostdoctoral Research AssociateViticulture and Enology
Chenxi Wang chenxi.wang@wsu.edu Postdoctoral Research Associate Bioproducts Science & Engineering Laboratory
Courtney Kurinec courtney.kurinec@wsu.eduPostdoctoral Research Associate Psychology
Daniel Mulendore mullendore@wsu.edu Staff Scientist Franceschi Microscopy and Imaging Center
Dylan Bealdylan.beal@wsu.eduPostdoctoral Research AssociateEntomology
Elizabeth Holdsworthe.holdsworth@wsu.eduPostdoctoral Research AssociateAnthropology
Eric Nilsson nilsson@wsu.edu Research Associate Professor School of Biological Sciences
Gitanjali Shresthagshrestha@wsu.eduPostdoctoral Research AssociateHuman Development
Hala Elsayedhala.elsayed@wsu.eduPostdoctoral Research Associate Veterinary Microbiology and Pathology
Haniyeh Koochakhaniyeh.koochak@wsu.eduPostdoctoral Research AssociateInstitute of Biological Chemistry
Hari Kiran Kotapati hari.kotapati@wsu.edu Postdoctoral Research Associate Institute of Biological Chemistry
Hui Min Ounghuimin.oung@wsu.eduPostdoctoral Research AssociateInstitute of Biological Chemistry
Ilyas Unluilyas.unlu@wsu.eduPostdoctoral Research AssociateChemistry
Jessica Francojessica.franco@wsu.eduPostdoctoral Research AssociatePlant Pathology
Jessica Waite jessica.waite@wsu.edu Postdoctoral Research Associate Horticulture
John Drazin John.drazin@wsu.edu Assistant Research Professor Mechanical and Materials Engineering
Joseph Hulberthulbe@wsu.eduUSDA NIFA Postdoctoral FellowPlant Pathology
Karl Alcover k.alcover@wsu.edu Postdoctoral Research Associate Medical Education and Clinical Sciences
Katalin Korpany katalin.korpany@wsu.edu Postdoctoral Research Associate Chemistry
Kathiresan Selvam kathir.selvam@wsu.edu Postdoctoral Researcher School of Molecular Biosciences
Kuenzang Omkuenzang.om@wsu.eduResearch InternSchool of Biological Sciences
Lina Martinezlina.martinez@wsu.eduPostdoctoral Research AssociateComposite Materials and Engineering Center
Manish Chauhanmanish.chauhan@wsu.eduPostdoctoral Research Associate School of Molecular Biosciences
Marina Savenkova marina@wsu.edu Postdoctoral Research Associate Integrative Physiology and Neuroscience
Melissa Driessnackmelissa.driessnack@wsu.eduPostdoctoral Research Associate CAHNRS; Puyallup Extension Center
Md Masud Parvezmdmasud.parvez@wsu.eduResearch AssociatePharmaceutical Sciences
Miao Wen miao.wen@wsu.edu PhD graduate Civil and Environmental Engineering
Mingzhu Lulu.ming-zhu@wsu.edu Postdoctoral Research Associate School of Biological Sciences
Mohammadali Azadfar mohammadali.azadfar@wsu.edu Postdoctoral Research Associate Composite Materials and Engineering Center
Nalok Dutta nalok.dutta@wsu.edu Postdoctoral Research Associate Bioproducts Science & Engineering Laboratory
Nitin Dhowlagharnitin.dhowlaghar@wsu.eduPostdoctoral Research Associate School of Food Science
Olivia Brooksolivia.brooks@wsu.eduResearch AssociateCollege of Nursing
Prabu Gnanasekaran prabubc@gmail.comPost Doctoral Research Associate Plant Pathology
Prasad Parchuriprasad.parchuri@wsu.eduPost Doctoral Research Associate Institute of Biological Chemistry
Rishikesh Ghogare rishikesh.ghogare@wsu.edu Postdoctoral Research Associate Horticulture
Rita Giulianirita.giuliani@wsu.eduResearch AssociateSchool of Biological Sciences
Romana Iftikhar romana.iftikhar@wsu.edu Post Doctoral Research Associate Plant Pathology
Sandhya Subashsandhya.subash@wsu.eduResearch AssociatePharmaceutical Sciences
Sankara Naynar Palanisankara.naynar@wsu.eduPostdoctoral Research AssociateBiomedical Sciences
Sapinder Bali sapinder.bali@wsu.edu Postdoctoral Research Associate Plant Pathology
Shagufta Perveen shagufta06@yahoo.com Research Fellow Plant Pathology
Shaoqu Xie shaoqu.xie@wsu.edu Postdoctoral Research Associate Voiland School of Chemical Engineering and Bioengineering
Shasha Yeungshasha.yeung@wsu.eduPostdoctoral Research AssociateApplied Sciences Lab
Siddharth Chaudharysiddharth.chaudhary@wsu.eduPostdoctoral Research AssociateBiological System Engineering
Solmaz Amiri solmaz.amiri@wsu.edu Postdoctoral Research Associate Nutrition and Exercise Physiology
Smitha Sivapragasams.sivapragasam@wsu.eduPostdoctoral Research AssociateSchool of Molecular Biosciences
Thomas Groenveldthomas.groenveld@wsu.eduPostdoctoral Research AssociateViticulture and Enology
Vijay Mettuvijaya.mettu@wsu.eduPostdoctoral Research AssociatePharmacy & Pharmaceutical Sciences
Yu Mayu.ma@wsu.eduPostdoctoral Research AssociateHorticulture
Zhongming Gao zhongming.gao@wsu.edu Postdoctoral Research Associate Civil and Environmental Engineering