Jim Weller

Group Leader

Jim attempts to provide research leadership and adequate supervision, keep his less realistic ideas in check, and occasionally write a paper or two.

Jackie Vander Schoor

Senior Research Assistant

Jackie's extreme multi-tasking across glasshouse, lab and admin keeps the group functioning! 
 

Yang Dai

PhD candidate

Yang is working on genetics and physiology of flowering time in lentil  

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Raul Ortega

Postdoctoral Researcher

Raul has a background in crop genetics and co-ordinates our molecular genetic work on pulse phenology in lab and glasshouse. 

Laura James

Research Assistant

Laura is wrestling with the genetics of flowering time in pulses and keeps our feet on the ground with her pulse breeding and field trial experience. 

Andy Rubenach

PhD candidate

Andy's working on the legume circadian clock, bringing a deep knowledge of the literature and master technical troubleshooting abilities…

Jak Butler

Postdoctoral Researcher

Jak's moved from tree (eucalypt) genetics to provide our simple annual inbreeding plant brains with much-needed genomic/bioinformatics know-how. 

Chantelle Beagley

PhD candidate

Chantelle is exploring the genetics of domestication in pea and common bean

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Kelsey Picard

PhD candidate

Kelsey is helping extend our toolkit of molecular techniques, while also trying to drag our communications into the 21st century.

Emilie Perez

Valérie Hecht

Owen Williams

Bea Contreras

XT Lee

Memoona Arshad

Belinda Warren