Rao Lab
People
Our lab brings together geneticists, breeders, field biologists and data scientists from six countries.
Principal Investigator
Prof. Ananya RaoProfessor of Plant Genetics — Crop genetics
Research Scientists
Dr. Daniel OkaforSenior Research Scientist — Field phenotyping
Postdoctoral Researchers
Dr. Lena FischerGene editing
Dr. Arjun MehtaPangenomics
PhD Students
Priya NatarajanHeat stress in rice
Sam KowalskiMillet roots
Mei ChenEpigenetics
Ravi IyerSalt tolerance
Fatima Al-SayedPlant breeding
Jonah BrooksBioinformatics
Master's Students
Ana SouzaRoot imaging
Undergraduate Researchers
Kiran DesaiSeed biology
Lab Management
Meera PillaiLab Manager
Alumni
| Name | In the lab | Now |
|---|---|---|
| Dr. Tomás Herrera | Postdoctoral Researcher, 2019–2023 | Assistant Professor, University of Chile |
| Dr. Aisha Bello | PhD Student, 2017–2022 | Scientist, a seed company in Bengaluru |
| Dr. Vikram Shah | PhD Student, 2016–2021 | Postdoc, Stanford University |