People

Gerardo Nunez, Ph.D.

Appointment: Assistant Professor of Horticulture. Principal Investigator


Christopher Imler

Appointment: Biological Scientist II

M Z Kadir Roni, Ph.D.

Appointment: Post-doctoral Research Associate

Focus: Photosynthetic responses in blueberry

Hanna de Jesus, Ph.D.

Appointment: Post-doctoral Research Associate

Focus: Nitrogen fertilization BMPs for blueberry

Graduate students

Paige Larsen

Focus: Nutrient dynamics in pine bark beds

Ximena Gonzales Huaman

Focus: Heat stress in blueberry

Cecilia Heller

Focus: Grafted blueberry physiology

Interns, undergraduate students, and visiting students

  • Carver Harr
  • Louis Xie
  • Daniel Ohana

Lab alumni

  • Lauren Goldsby (now at UF IFAS Extension)
  • Jacob Buck (now at Indiana Wesleyan University)
  • Marlon Retana (now at University of Costa Rica)
  • Sarah Benevenute (now at University of Minnesota)
  • Scott Cruz (now at Nestle)
  • Valentina Goles (now at UF Blueberry Breeding & Genomics Lab)
  • Martin Zapien (now at Driscolls Berries)

Former lab members

Leopold Meiler. Tai Beauchamp. Elijah Ohaegbulam. Grayson Traweek. Riddhish Thakare. Amanda Pilozo. Sarah Nauman. Ana Mata-Acosta. Krishna Arepalli. Madelyn Greathouse. Kiara Bookman. Adelyn Richgels. Faith Twinamaani. Aviv Cutler. Gabriel Baerga. Marina Curtis. Cristina Gil. Jacob Buck. Giancarlo Buzzi. Kat Condy. Michael Schreiber. Ashley Turner. Camila Arzola. Jesenia Cortes. Dante Leventini. Alec McCloud. Christopher Imler. Mary Dixon. Diego Espinosa. Charlene Mitchell.