Vinson Doyle, Ph.D.
Vinson Doyle earned his Ph.D. in Biology at the New York Botanical Garden and the City University of New York — Graduate Center and is now an Assistant Professor of Mycology @ the LSU AgCenter. His interests in evolution and biodiversity are at the plant/fungal interface. He uses tools of phylogenetics and population genetics to explore the natural history of many organisms, with a particular affinity for fungal symbionts of plants. Contact: vdoyle[at]agcenter.lsu.edu
We have had a great group of people come through the lab. See who is here now and who has moved on to bigger and better things.
RESEARCH ASSOCIATES
Elaisa Tubana (2017-Present)
Elaisa is not new to the LSU AgCenter. She graduated from LSU with a Bachelor of Science in Animal-Dairy-Poultry Science and previously worked in another plant pathology lab. She now helps to run the Doyle Mycology Lab and keeps everything working smoothly. She divides her time between our lab and the Clark lab where she is helping with tissue culture of virus-free sweet potatoes.
Haley Hutchins (2016-2017)

GRADUATE STUDENTS
Zac Carver

Teddy Garcia
Teddy comes to the Doyle Mycology Lab from across the hall. He finished his MS with Dr. Ray Schneider (retired) and joined our lab to bridge the gap between fundamental and applied research. He is working on an emerging disease of soybean, taproot decline, under the supervision of Vinson and Dr. Trey Price.
UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCHERS
Jacob Searight
Jose Solarzano
Sara Berrezueta
Hannah Tonry
Hannah joined the lab at the end of her freshman year as a Biology major. She is currently away for the summer making an impact elsewhere [photo shows her providing medical support in Puerto Penasco, Mexico], but we are excited that she has committed to returning in the fall. She will be working with Haley until she gets oriented to the lab, but will soon be working to develop diagnostic tools to track changes in the populations of various Cercospora species on soybean in the United States.
Veronica Bras
Veronica comes to us from Universidade Federal de Viçosa in Minas Gerais, Brazil.
FORMER GRADUATE STUDENTS
Josiene Silva Veloso

Sebastian Albu

Willie Anderson dos Santos Vieira
FORMER UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCHERS
Caroline Baer
Candace Hernandez
We miss the levity she brought to the lab, but are happy to report that she is not far away. Candace took some of the skills she gained in the lab with us to Pennington Biomedical Research Center where she is now a Research Project Assistant.
Sergio Urioste
Charlot Amadi