College of Forestry

Forest Biotechnology Laboratory

Forest Biotechnology Lab Students and Staff


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Group picture of the Strauss Lab people

Back row: Kelly Nerenberg, Undergraduate Researcher; Cathleen Ma, Senior Faculty Research Assistant; Chris Willig, Postdoctoral Scientist; Sydney Gould, Undergraduate Researcher; Dana Howe, Program Manager; Parker Wheeler, Faculty Research Assistant. Front row:  Ekaterina Peremyslova, Faculty Research Assistant; Bryn McDonough, Undergraduate Researcher; Colette Richter, Faculty Research Assistant; Anthony  Marroquin, Field/Greenhouse Manager; Steve Strauss, Lab Director and Professor; Chaney Hart, Graduate Research Assistant; Greg Goralogia, Postdoctoral Scientist; Zachary Heinhold, Graduate Research Assistant; Veerendra Sharma, Postdoctoral Scientist.  Photo taken in June 2026

Director: Steve Strauss, Professor

Program Manager/Faculty Research Assistant: Rob Alba

Post Doctoral Research Associates: Greg Goralogia; Chris Willig 

Faculty Research Assistant: Cathleen Ma, Senior FRA II

Faculty Research Assistants: Kate Peremyslova, Colette Richter, Veerendra Sharma, Parker Wheeler

Graduate Students: Chaney Hart, PhD, Zachary Heinhold, MS

2015 Lab Photo

2019 Lab Photo

Undergraduate students: 

Ali Alsulaimawi

Tanner Whiting

Skylar Nack

William Muravior

McKenna Jenkins

Jake Shapiro

Joshua Waier

Xavier Tacker

Anthony Marroquin

Abigail Lawrence

Forrest Stember

Zachary Haralabatos 

Isabella Andreatta

Anna Roethig