Alumni & Collaborators

Our extended network of researchers and partners

Alumni

Former lab members who have moved on to exciting new roles

Main Supervisor

CT

Crystal Turnbull

PhD, defended February 14, 2025
Currently: Research Advisor, BIOVIT, NMBU, Norway
PhD Defense
AP

Akhil Reddy Pashapu

PhD, defended February 21, 2025
Currently: PostDoc, IPV, BIOVIT, NMBU
PhD Defense

Co-supervisor

LM

Luz Gabriela Muñoz Sanhueza

PhD, graduated November 2018
Currently: Molecular Biologist, Oslo University Hospital, Norway
PhD Defense
IT

Ioannis Theodorou

PhD, graduated January 2023
Currently: Postdoc, Umeå Plant Science Centre, Sweden
PhD Defense
NK

Niveditha Katyayini

PhD, graduated April 2023
Currently: Researcher, University of Oslo, Norway
PhD Defense
AH

Alye Tefera Haile

PhD, graduated May 2023
Currently: Lecturer/Associate Professor, Hawassa University, Ethiopia
PhD Defense

Main Supervisor

ST

Sara Thu

MSc, 2025
APH

Amila Prasanna Haputhanthri

MSc, 2024
MS

Madiha Saleem

MSc, 2024
MTS

Mari Talgø Syvertsen

MSc, 2023

Co-supervisor

MDK

Maarten De Keuster

MSc, 2025
RA

Rabya Ashfaq

MSc, 2024
SOH

Simon Oscar Andersen Haughom

MSc, 2022
KHG

Kristin Håland Gylstrøm

MSc, 2020
KI

Kamrul Islam

MSc, 2014
AK

Anil Kunapareddy

MSc, 2013

This section will be updated as lab members complete their studies and move to new positions.

Collaborators

Our research partners across institutions and countries

Graminor AS

Ridabu, Norway

Norway's leading forage and cereal breeding company. Collaboration on genomic selection and phenotyping for grass breeding programs.

NIBIO

Norwegian Institute of Bioeconomy Research

Joint research on forage crop improvement, field trials, and genotyping of Norwegian grass collections.

NMBU Faculty of Science and Technology (REALTEK)

Ås, Norway

Collaboration on drone technology, remote sensing, and image analysis for plant phenotyping.

NMBU Faculty of Biosciences — BIOVIT (IHA)

Department of Animal and Aquacultural Sciences, Ås

Collaborating in the Soil2Milk project on forage quality evaluation and dairy cow nutrition.

NMBU Faculty of Chemistry, Biotechnology and Food Science (KBM)

Microbial Ecology Group & NitroGen Group, Ås

Collaborating in the Soil2Milk project on soil microbial ecology, nitrogen cycling, and N₂O emission dynamics.

NMBU Faculty of Environmental Sciences and Natural Resource Management (MINA)

Ås, Norway

Collaborating in the Soil2Milk project on environmental impact assessment and GHG modelling across the soil-to-milk value chain.

TINE SA

Oslo, Norway

Norway's largest dairy cooperative, owned by approximately 15,000 member farmers. Partner in the Soil2Milk project on dairy production and forage quality.

YARA International

Oslo, Norway

Global crop nutrition company and world leader in mineral fertilizers. Partner in the Soil2Milk project on precision nitrogen management and sustainable fertilization.

Agdir

Arendal, Norway

Norwegian agritech company developing digital farm management platforms with satellite data and sensor integration. Partner in the Soil2Milk project.

Norsk Regnesentral (NR)

Norwegian Computing Center, Oslo

Independent research foundation specialising in statistical modelling, machine learning, and AI. Partner in the Soil2Milk project on data-driven agricultural analytics.

Norsk Landbruksrådgiving (NLR)

Norwegian Agricultural Extension Service

Farmer-owned advisory organisation with ~350 advisors across Norway, bridging research and on-farm practice. Partner in the Soil2Milk project.

Accenture

Oslo, Norway

Global professional services and technology company. Partner in the DLT-Farming project on data analytics, AI platforms, and digital transformation for agriculture.

Inland Norway University of Applied Sciences (INN)

Hamar, Norway

Partner in the GE-Sustain project on sustainable potato production through precision breeding.

Centre for Plant Research in Controlled Climate (SKP)

NMBU, Ås, Norway

Research infrastructure for controlled-environment plant experiments, supporting phenotyping and functional genomics studies.

Plant Cell Laboratory (PCL)

NMBU, Ås, Norway

Core facility for plant tissue culture, genetic transformation, and CRISPR-Cas9 genome editing in crops and forage grasses.

Norwegian Plant Phenotyping Infrastructure (PheNo)

NMBU, Ås, Norway

National phenotyping infrastructure providing automated imaging, sensor-based platforms, and drone phenotyping for high-throughput plant trait analysis.

Fjellheim Research Group

NMBU, Ås, Norway

Collaboration with Prof. Siri Fjellheim's group on grass genetics, adaptation, and evolutionary genomics.

Aarhus University

Denmark

Collaborative research on grass genomics and quantitative genetics for Nordic adapted forage species.

Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU)

Sweden

Joint research on Nordic forage grass adaptation, winter hardiness genetics, and breeding strategies.

ETH Zürich

Switzerland

Collaboration on plant science, crop improvement, and quantitative genetics for sustainable agriculture.

EMBRAPA

Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation, Brazil

Partner in the Soil2Milk project on tropical and temperate forage research and sustainable livestock systems.

TalTech

Tallinn University of Technology, Estonia

Collaboration on bioinformatics, computational biology, and genomics of forage grasses.

LAMMC

Lithuanian Research Centre for Agriculture and Forestry

Joint research on grass breeding, genetic resources, and adaptation of forage species to Baltic and Nordic conditions.