Lab Members

Dr. Joe Louis

Lab Leader

Dr. Louis is interested in plant resistance to insects, plant signaling mechanisms, induced defenses, and insect effectors. His research areas include Molecular Genetics/Insect Genetics, Chemical Ecology, Plant Resistance to Insects, and Plant-Insect Interactions.

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Dr. Joe Louis

Lab Members

  1. Avatar for Dr. John Grunseich
    Dr. John Grunseich
    Post Doctoral Research Associate
  2. Avatar for Dr. Pritha Kundu
    Dr. Pritha Kundu
    Post Doctoral Research Associate
  3. Avatar for Esha Kaler
    Esha Kaler
    Ph.D. Graduate Research Assistant
  4. Avatar for Kashish Verma
    Kashish Verma
    Ph.D. Graduate Research Assistant

Lab Alumni

  • Kumar Shrestha, Postdoctoral Research Associate (2023 – 2025)
  • Sanket Shinde, Ph.D. (2021 – 2025)
  • Lise Pingault, Postdoc/Senior Research Associate (2019 – 2024)
  • Edith Ikuze, M.S. (2022 – 2024)
  • Joshua Villazana, Research Technician (2022 – 2023)
  • Kait Chapman, M.S. (2020)
  • Heena Puri, Ph.D. (2019 – 2023)
  • De-Fen Mou, Postdoctoral Research Associate (2022)
  • Juan David Betancurt Cardona, MS (2020 – 2022)
  • Mia Luong, MS (2020 – 2022)
  • Prince Zogli, Postdoctoral Research Associate (2019 – 2021)
  • Sajjan Grover, Ph.D., (2017-2021); Postdoctoral Research Associate (Feb. 2021 – Jan. 2022)
  • Karen Da Silva, Ph.D. (2015 – 2020)
  • Mariana Sanchez, MS (2017 – 2019)
  • Suresh Varsani, Ph.D. (2014 – 2018)
  • Saumik Basu, Postdoctoral Research Associate (2014 – 2017)

Undergraduate Alumni 

  • Maria Waite (Summer 2025 REU student)
  • Corrine Pouliot (Summer 2025 REU student)
  • Misaki Taniguchi (Summer 2024 REU student)
  • Jermane Taylor Jr (Summer 2024 REU student)
  • Nikhil DeNatale (Summer 2024 REU student)
  • Pacifique Mucyo, Lab Research Assistant (2021 – 2023)
  • 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)
  • Jessica Ayala (Summer 2021 REU student)
  • Isabella Rodriguez (Summer 2021 REU student)
  • Juan Raya (Summer 2019 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)