Dustin Carnahan is a masters student. He received his B.S. in Biology from Illinois State University.

Lance Bigelow is a masters student. He received his B.S. in Biology from Illinois State University.

Kun Zhu is a doctoral student. He received his B.S. in Biology and M.S. in Biology from China Agricultural University.

Arunachalam Muthaiyan is a postdoctoral fellow. He received his B.S. in Botany and Zoology, M.S. in Botany, M.Phil. in Cytogenetics, and a PhD in Microbial Molecular Biology all from the University of Madras.

Tricia Mason is a research technician. She received her B.S. in Chemistry from Truman State University.

Sugunya Utaida is a doctoral student. She received her B.S. in Biomedical Technology and M.S. in Biochemistry from Mahidol University.