Lab Members
Joe Louis image Dr. Joe Louis, Eberhard Professor of Agricultural Entomology joelouis@unl.edu
Lise Pingault image Dr. Lise Pingault, Senior Research Associate lise.pingault@unl.edu
Dr. Pritha Kundu Dr. Pritha Kundu, Postdoctoral Research Associate pkundu3@unl.edu
Dr. Kumar Shrestha Dr. Kumar Shrestha, Postdoctoral Research Associate kshrestha3@unl.edu
Josh Villazana Joshua Villazana, Research Technician jvillazana2@unl.edu
Kait Chapman image Kait Chapman, Ph.D. Student  
Sanket Shinde Sanket Shinde, Ph.D. student sshinde2@huskers.unl.edu
Edith Ikuze Edith Ikuze, M.S. student edith.ikuze@huskers.unl.edu
Esha Kaler Esha Kaler, M.S. student ekaler2@huskers.unl.edu
Kashish Verma Kashish Verma, M.S. student kverma2@huskers.unl.edu
Pacifique Mucyo Pacifique Mucyo, undergraduate student


Lab Alumni
Heena Puri image

Heena Puri, Ph.D. (2019-2023)

Dr. De-Fen Mou De-Fen Mou, Ph.D., Postdoctoral Research Associate (2022)
Juan Betancurt Cardona Juan David Betancurt Cardona, MS (2020 – 2022)
Mia Luong image Mia Luong, MS (2020 – 2022)
Prince Zogli image Prince Zogli, Ph.D., Postdoctoral Research Associate (2019-2021)
Sajjan Grover image Sajjan Grover, Ph.D., (2017-2021); Postdoctoral Research Associate (Feb. 2021- Jan. 2022)
Karen Da Silva image Karen Da Silva, Ph.D. (2015-2020)
Mariana Sanchez image Mariana Sanchez, MS (2017 – 2019)
Suresh Varsani image Suresh Varsani, Ph.D. (2014 – 2018)
Saumik Basu image Saumik Basu, Ph.D., Postdoctoral Research Associate (2014 – 2017)



Undergraduate Alumni 

India Watson, Summer 2023 REU student
Sofia Ayala, Summer 2023 REU student
Leah Cheney, Lab Research Assistant, Undergraduate Student, 2022-2023
Kyler Lawrenson, Lab Research Assistant, 2021-2023
Earl Agpawa, Lab Research Assistant, 2019-2020
Giovanna Sagastegui, Summer 2022 REU student
Juan Raya, Summer 2019 REU student
Jessica Ayala, Summer 2021 REU student
Isabella Rodriguez, Summer 2021 REU student
Adryenna Perez, Summer 2019 REU student
Murtaza Nalwala, Lab Research Assistant, Undergraduate Student (September 2019 - December 2019)
Ben Bradley, Lab Research Assistant, Undergraduate Student (May 2019 - August 2019)
Luisa Valencia (August 2017 – July 2018)
Braden Wojahn (March 2017 – May 2018) (UCARE Program)
Ellis Johnson (January 2016 – May 2017) (Undergraduate Creative Activities and Research Experience [UCARE] Program, University of Nebraska-Lincoln)
Yizi Mao (September 2015 – January 2016)
Anqui Li (Summer 2015; Research Exchange Student from NWAFU, China)
Mengke Yuan (Summer 2015; Research Exchange Student from NWAFU, China)
Shelby Patak (September 2014 – December 2014)
Zhang Jing (Summer 2014; Research Exchange Student from Northwest Agriculture and Forestry University [NWAFU], China)
Allison Siekman (Summer 2014)