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Faculty & Staff

Faculty/Research Scientists	Concentration	Department/Affiliation
Bhimu Patil - Director	Fruits and Vegetables - Bioactive Compounds, Citrus	HORT
David Bryne	Breeder: Stone Fruit	HORT
Robert Chapkin	Phytochemical/Nutrition	NFSC
Luis Cisneros	Post Harvest, Processing	HORT
Kevin Crosby	Breeder: Peppers, Melons	HORT
Deyhim Farzad	Citrus/Nutrition	TAMU Kingsville
Jean Gould	Biotechnology	Ecosystem Science and Management
Kendal Hirschi	Nutrition/Genomics Tomato, Carrots, Potatoes, Peppers	USDA , Children's NRC
G.K. Jayaprakasha	Isolation, Characterization and Purification of Compounds	HORT
John Jifon	Physiology, Vegetable Production	HORT/ Weslaco Research Center
Stephen King	Breeder: Watermelon	HORT
Kiowa Hisashi	Abiotic Stress	HORT
Daniel Leskovar	Physiology, Vegetable Production	HORT/Uvalde Research Center
Leonardo Lombardini	Production/Physiology, Pecans	HORT
Soon Park	Molecular Genetics	HORT/Weslaco Research Center
Siva Somasundaran	Bioactivity of Citrus Compounds	University of Houston, Victoria
Cynthia, Thomson	Dietary/Fruit & Vegetable Interventions	University of Arizona
Nancy Turner	Nutrition, Health Benefits	NFSC
Kil Sun Yoo	Flavor and Health Compounds, Veg/Fruit	HORT
Keyan Zhu-Salzman	Molecular Genetics	Entomology

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News and Updates

• Partnership News - Vegetable and Fruit Improvement Center
• Grapefruit juice boosts drug's anti-cancer effects
• New plants could prompt more prodigious pepper production in Southwest
• Watermelon May Have Viagra-Effect
• Chemical & Engineering News article about the VFIC

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Past Events

2009 VFIC Conference