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Meet
The Brassica Breeding Group:
As
with most breeding groups the crew changes periodically as people
graduate or move on to different things. Please feel free to
contact any one of us with your questions, comments or ideas.
 Jack
Brown
Hometown: Roslin,
Scotland
Position: Associate Professor
E-mail:
jbrown@uidaho.edu
Phone:
208.885.7078
Jack graduated from
Edinburgh and completed his MS and Ph.D. at St Andrews. A barley breeder, then potato breeder prompted his move to
Idaho. Special interests include breeding methodologies,
selection efficiency and quantitative genetics. When not
working, Jack loves soccer, painting, and playing guitar, along
with an occasional glass of beer.
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Jim Davis
Hometown: Grangeville, Idaho
Position: Research Support
Scientist
E-mail:
jdavis@uidaho.edu,
Phone:
208.885.4266
Jim Davis is currently a
Research Support Scientist in the Canola Program. Jim, a
northern Idaho native, will have worked with canola, rapeseed and
mustard at the University of Idaho for 16 years as of June 2003.
Jim has also worked as a plant disease diagnostician at Utah State
University, with alfalfa at the University of Wisconsin, and with
barley at Washington State University. He has a Master of
Science in Plant Science from the U of I.
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Donna
Brown (pictured with the 'Bio-Bug')
Hometown: Genesee, Idaho
Position: Greenhouse
Technician
E-mail:
derickson@uidaho.edu
Phone: 208.885.6710
Donna has been a Research Technician with
the Canola group for over 20 years. She organizes greenhouse
research for the breeding group and grad-students, including
planting, evaluation, data collection, crossing and harvest.
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 Lindy
Seip
Home state: Wisconsin
Position: Scientific
Aide
E-mail: lseip@uidaho.edu
Phone: 208.885.4266
Lindy spends most of her time in the
Oilseed Chemistry lab preparing and analyzing samples from the
breeding program for quality characteristics such as percent oil,
fatty acid profile and glucosinolate content. Most of the
breeding and variety test samples need to have some type of
quality testing done, particularly oil quantity and quality, so
the work we do in the lab is essential for selecting new cultivars
with the desired end-use quality. In addition, Lindy helps
out with planting, harvest and other field work during the growing
season. Originally from Wisconsin (Go Packers!), she worked
in programs in Colorado and Nebraska and has settled in the
Potlatch area.
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