Myeong-Je obtained his B.S. and M.S. in Agronomy at Seoul National University and his Ph.D. from the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign. He was a postdoc/specialist in PMB at UC Berkeley and became VP of Byotix, Inc. He later worked at DuPont Pioneer for 11 years prior to joining the IGI in 2016 to run the Plant Genomics and Transformation facility.

Baljeet received her doctorate in Genomics and Bioinformatics from North Dakota State University, where she employed molecular biology, plant pathology, plant breeding, and chromosome engineering techniques to identify candidate genes responsible for stem rust resistance in wheat. She joined the Plant Genomics and Transformation Facility at IGI in May 2018 to work on CRISPR-Cas9 genome editing in the staple crop cassava.

Jesse received his B.S. in Horticulture with a specialization in Plant Science and Biotechnology from Delaware Valley University. Jesse joined the IGI in May 2017 as part of the Plant Genomics and Transformation facility. He is currently working on CRISPR-based genome editing in Theobroma cacao and other major crops. Before joining the IGI, Jesse worked at Dupont Pioneer in the Arabidopsis Genetic Discovery group and then in the Glycine max Transformation department.

Julie earned a B.S. in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology at UC Davis with an emphasis in plant biotechnology. She has also worked at LA Biomed and DuPont Pioneer, and has experience with cancer cells, maize, and Arabidopsis. She joined the Plant Genomics and Transformation lab at IGI in January 2017 to improve gene delivery, yield, and resilience traits in commercial crops.

Jackie received her B.S. in Plant Biology from UC Davis. She joined the Plant Genomics and Transformation Lab at IGI in January 2017. Previously, Jackie worked on Agrobacterium-mediated transformation of various cereal crops to improve drought tolerance, insect resistance, and yield at both Arcadia Biosciences and Pioneer Hi-Bred.

Elaine holds a B.S. in Biochemistry & Molecular Biology from UC Santa Cruz and received her M.S. in Biology from the University of San Francisco. Elaine's graduate research focused on using evolutionary history and integrating molecular phylogenetics to understand the variation in climate and species distribution of Hawaiian Psychotria in an endemic island diversification. She joined the Plant Genomics and Transformation Facility at IGI in June 2018 and is currently working on CRISPR-based genome editing in Theobroma cacao to cultivate more sustainable cacao. Previously, Elaine worked on the development of genetically engineered fragrant moss at TAXA Biotechnologies.