
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.