Office of Communications Public Affairs Liaison List
Midwest • Jan Suszkiw • 202-734-1176 • Jan.Suszkiw@usda.gov
Illinois – Peoria
National Center for Agricultural Utilization Research
Bio-Oils Research Unit
Bioenergy Research Unit
Crop Bioprotection Research Unit
Functional Foods Research Unit
Mycotoxin Prevention & Applied Microbiology Research Unit
Plant Polymer Research Unit
Renewable Products Technology Research Unit
Illinois - Urbana
Global Climate Change & Photosynthesis Research Unit
Soybean/Maize Germplasm, Pathology, & Genetics Research Unit
Michigan – East Lansing (Part of the U.S. National Poultry Research Center in Athens, GA)
Avian Disease & Oncology Research Unit
Sugarbeet & Bean Research Unit
Minnesota – Morris
Soil Management Research Unit
Minnesota – St. Paul
Cereal Disease Research Unit
Plant Science Research Unit
Soil & Water Management Research Unit
Indiana – West Lafayette
Crop Production & Pest Control Research Unit
Livestock Behavioral Research Unit
National Soil Erosion Research Laboratory
Iowa – Ames
Plant Introduction Research Station
Corn Insects & Crop Genetics Research Unit
National Animal Disease Center
Food Safety & Enteric Pathogens Research Unit
Infectious Bacterial Diseases Research Unit
Ruminant Diseases & Immunology Research Unit
Virus & Prion Diseases Research Unit
National Laboratory for Agriculture and the Environment
Agroecosystems Management Research Unit
Soil, Water, & Air Resources Research Unit
Kentucky – Bowling Green
Food Animal Environmental Systems Research Unit
Kentucky – Lexington
Forage-Animal Production Research Unit
Missouri – Columbia
Biological Control of Insects Research Unit
Cropping Systems & Water Quality Research Unit
Plant Genetics Research Unit
Ohio – Columbus
Soil Drainage Research Unit
Ohio – Wooster
Application Technology Research Unit
Corn, Soybean, & Wheat Quality Research Unit
Wisconsin – Madison
Cereal Crops Research Unit
U.S. Dairy Forage Research Center
Vegetable Crops Research Unit
Northeast • Autumn Canaday • 202-669-5480 • Autumn.Canaday@usda.gov
Maryland – Beltsville Beltsville Human Nutrition Research Center
Diet, Genomics & Immunology Laboratory
Food Components & Health Laboratory
Food Composition & Methods Development Laboratory
Human Study Unit
Food Surveys Research Group
Nutrient Data Laboratory
Beltsville Agricultural Research Center
Adaptive Cropping Systems Laboratory
Animal Biosciences & Biotechnology Laboratory
Animal Genomics & Improvement Laboratory
Animal Parasitic Diseases Laboratory
Environmental Microbial & Food Safety Laboratory
Food Quality Laboratory
Genetic Improvement for Fruits & Vegetables Laboratory
(includes Chatsworth, N.J.)
Hydrology & Remote Sensing Laboratory
Invasive Insect Biocontrol & Behavior Laboratory
Molecular Plant Pathology Laboratory
National Germplasm Resources Laboratory
Mycology and Nematology Genetic Diversity and Biology Laboratory
Soybean Genomics & Improvement Laboratory
Sustainable Agricultural Systems Laboratory
Sustainable Perennial Crops
Systematic Entomology Laboratory
Maryland – Frederick
Foreign Disease-Weed Science Research Unit
Delaware – Newark
Beneficial Insects Introduction Research Unit
Massachusetts – Boston
Jean Mayer Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging
Maine – Orono
National Cold Water Marine Aquaculture Center
New England Plant, Soil & Water Research Unit (part of Ithaca, NY)
New York – Geneva
Plant Genetic Resources Research Unit
Grape Genetics Resources Research Unit
New York – Ithaca
Plant, Soil and Nutrition Research Unit
Emerging Pests & Pathogens Unit
Pennsylvania – Wyndmoor
Eastern Regional Research Center
Biobased & Other Animal Co-Products Unit
Dairy & Functional Foods Research Unit
Food Safety & Intervention Technologies Research Unit
Molecular Characterization of Foodborne Pathogens Research Unit
Residue Chemistry & Predictive Microbiology Research Unit
Sustainable Biofuels & Co-Products Research Unit
Pennsylvania – University Park
Pasture Systems & Watershed Management Research Unit
West Virginia – Kearneysville
Innovative Fruit Production, Improvement & Protection Research Unit
West Virginia – Leetown
National Center for Cool and Cold Water Aquaculture
Pacific West • Amaani Lyle • 310-862-0072 • Amaani.Lyle@usda.gov
Arizona – Maricopa
U.S. Arid-Land Agricultural Research Center
Pest Management and Biocontrol Research Unit
Plant Physiology and Genetics Research Unit
Water Management and Conservation Research Unit
Arizona – Tucson
Southwest Watershed Management Research Unit
California – Albany
Plant Gene Expression Center
Western Regional Research Center
Bioproducts Research Unit
Crop Improvement & Genetics Research Unit
Invasive Species and Pollinator Health Research Unit
Foodborne Toxin Detection & Prevention Research Unit
Healthy Processed Foods Research Unit
Produce Safety and Microbiology Research Unit
California – Davis
Crops Pathology & Genetics Research Unit
National Clonal Germplasm Repository for Tree Fruit & Nut Crops & Grapes
Western Human Nutrition Research Center
Immunity & Disease Prevention Research Unit
Obesity & Metabolism Research Unit
California – Parlier
San Joaquin Valley Agricultural Sciences Center
Commodity Protection & Quality Research Unit
Crop Diseases, Pests & Genetics Research Unit
Water Management Research Unit
California – Riverside
National Clonal Germplasm Repository for Citrus
U.S. Salinity Laboratory
Contaminant Fate & Transport Research Unit
Water Reuse & Remediation Research Unit
California – Salinas
Crop Improvement & Protection Research Unit
Hawaii – Hilo
Daniel K. Inouye U.S. Pacific Basin Agricultural Research Center
Tropical Crop & Commodity Protection Research Unit
Tropical Plant Genetic Resources & Disease Research Unit
Idaho – Aberdeen
Small Grains & Potato Germplasm Research Unit
Idaho – Boise
Watershed Management Research Unit
Idaho – Dubois
Range Sheep Production Efficiency Research Unit
Idaho – Kimberly
Northwest Irrigation and Soils Research
Nevada – Reno
Great Basin Rangelands Research Unit
Oregon – Pendleton
Soil & Water Conservation Research Unit
Oregon – Burns
Range & Meadow Forage Management Research Unit
Oregon – Corvallis
Forage Seed & Cereal Research Unit
Horticultural Crops Research Unit
National Clonal Germplasm Repository
Utah – Logan
Forage & Range Research Unit
Poisonous Plant Research Unit
Pollinating Insect Biology, Management and Systemics Unit
Washington – Pullman
Animal Disease Research Unit
Grain Legume Genetics Physiology Research Unit
Northwest Sustainable Agroecosystems Research Unit
Plant Germplasm Introduction & Testing Research Unit
Root Disease & Biological Control Research Unit
Wheat Genetics, Quality, Physiology & Disease Research Unit
Washington – Wapato
Temperate Tree Fruit & Vegetable Research Unit
Washington – Wenatchee
Physiology & Pathology of Tree Fruits Research Unit
Plains • Maribel Alonso • 301-467-0667 • Maribel.Alonso@usda.gov
Colorado – Akron
Central Great Plains Resources Management Research Unit
Colorado – Fort Collins
Center for Agricultural Resources Research
Soil Management & Sugarbeet Research Unit
Water Management & Systems Research Unit
National Laboratory for Genetic Resources Preservation
Plant & Animal Genetic Resources Preservation
Plant Germplasm Preservation Research Unit
Agricultural Genetic Resources Preservation Research
Kansas – Manhattan
Center for Grain and Animal Health Research
Arthropod-Borne Animal Diseases Research Unit
Grain Quality & Structure Research Unit
Hard Winter Wheat Genetics Research Unit
Stored Product Insect & Engineering Research Unit
Montana – Miles City
Livestock and Range Research Laboratory
Montana – Sidney
Agricultural Systems Research Unit
Pest Management Research Unit
Nebraska – Clay Center
U.S. Meat Animal Research Center
Genetics, Breeding, & Animal Health Research Unit
Meat Safety & Quality Research
Nutrition & Environmental Management Research Unit
Reproduction Research Unit
Nebraska – Lincoln
Agroecosystem Management Research Unit
Wheat, Sorghum and Forage Research Unit
New Mexico – Las Cruces
Cotton Ginning Research Unit
Range Management Research Unit
North Dakota – Fargo
Animal Metabolism- Agricultural Chemicals Research Unit
Cereal Crops Research Unit
Insect Genetics & Biochemistry Research Unit
Sunflower & Plant Biology Research Unit
Sugarbeet & Potato Research Unit
North Dakota – Grand Forks
Grand Forks Human Nutrition Research Center
Dietary Prevention of Obesity-Related Disease Research Unit
Healthy Body Weight Research Unit
North Dakota – Mandan
Northern Great Plains Research Center
Oklahoma – El Reno
Grazinglands Research Laboratory
Forage & Livestock Production Research Unit
Agroclimate & Natural Resources Research Unit
Oklahoma – Stillwater
Hydraulic Engineering Research Unit
Wheat, Peanut, & Other Field Crops Research Unit
Oklahoma – Woodward
Rangeland & Pasture Research Unit
South Dakota – Brookings
Integrated Cropping Systems Research Unit
Texas – Bushland
Conservation and Production Research Laboratory
Livestock Nutrient Management Research Unit
Soil & Water Management Research Unit
Texas – College Station
Southern Plains Agricultural Research Center
Aerial Application Technology Research Unit
Insect Control & Cotton Disease Research Unit
Crop Germplasm Research Unit
Food & Feed Safety Research Unit
Texas – Houston
Children's Nutrition Research Center
Texas – Kerrville
Knipling-Bushland U.S. Livestock Insects Research Laboratory
Livestock Arthropod Pest Research Unit
Texas – Lubbock
Cropping Systems Research Laboratory
Wind Erosion & Water Conservation Research Unit
Cotton Production & Processing Research Unit
Livestock Issues Research Unit
Plant Stress & Germplasm Development Research Unit
Texas – Temple
Grassland, Soil & Water Research Laboratory
Wyoming – Cheyenne
Rangeland Resources & Systems Research Unit
Southeast • Jessica Ryan • 301- 892-0085 • Jessica.Ryan@usda.gov
Alabama – Auburn
Aquatic Animal Health Research Laboratory
(Includes Chestertown, MD facility)
Soil Dynamics Research Unit
Arkansas – Booneville
Dale Bumpers Small Farms Research Center
Arkansas – Fayetteville
Poultry Production & Products Safety Research Unit
Arkansas – Jonesboro
Delta Water Management Research Unit
Arkansas – Little Rock
Arkansas Children's Nutrition Center
Delta Obesity Prevention Research Unit
Arkansas – Stuttgart
Dale Bumpers National Rice Research Center
Harry K. Dupree National Aquaculture Research Center
Florida – Canal Point
Florida – Fort Lauderdale
Invasive Plant Research Laboratory
Florida – Fort Pierce
U.S. Horticultural Research Laboratory
Citrus & Other Subtropical Products Research Unit
Subtropical Insects & Horticulture Research Unit
Subtropical Plant Pathology Research Unit
Florida – Gainesville
Center for Medical, Agricultural and Veterinary Entomology
Chemistry Research Unit
Imported Fire Ant & Household Insects Research Unit
Insect Behavior & Biocontrol Research Unit
Mosquito & Fly Research Unit
Florida – Miami
Subtropical Horticulture Research Unit
Georgia – Athens
U.S. National Poultry Research Center
Bacterial Epidemiology & Antimicrobial Resistance Research Unit
Egg Safety & Quality Research Unit
Endemic Poultry Viral Disease Research Unit
Exotic & Emerging Avian Viral Diseases
Poultry Microbiological Safety & Processing Research Unit
Quality & Safety Assessment Research Unit
Toxicology & Mycotoxin Research Unit
Georgia – Byron
Fruit and Nut Research Unit
Georgia – Dawson
National Peanut Research Laboratory
Georgia – Griffin
Plant Genetic Resources Conservation Research Unit
Georgia – Tifton
Crop Genetics & Breeding Research Unit
Crop Protection and Management Research Unit
Southeast Watershed Research Unit
Louisiana – Houma
Louisiana – New Orleans
Southern Regional Research Center
Commodity Utilization Research Unit
Cotton Chemistry & Utilization Unit
Cotton Fiber Bioscience Research Unit
Cotton Structure & Quality Research Unit
Food & Feed Safety Research Unit
Food Processing and Sensory Quality Unit
Mississippi - Mississippi State
Crop Science Research Laboratory
Corn Host Plant Resistance Research Unit
Genetics & Sustainable Agriculture Research Unit
Poultry Research Unit
Mississippi - Oxford
National Sedimentation Laboratory
Water Quality and Ecology Research Unit
Watershed Physical Processes Research Unit
Natural Products Utilization Research Unit
Mississippi – Poplarville
Southern Horticultural Research Unit
Mississippi - Stoneville
Biological Control of Pests Research Unit
Cotton Ginning Research Unit
Crop Genetics Research Unit
Crop Production Systems Research Unit
Genomics and Bioinformatics Research Unit
Warmwater Aquaculture Research Unit
Southern Insect Management Research Unit
North Carolina – Raleigh
Food Science Research Unit
Market Quality & Handling Research Unit
Plant Science Research Unit
Soybean and Nitrogen Fixation Research Unit
Tropical Crops & Germplasm Research, Mayaguez, Puerto Rico
South Carolina – Charleston
South Carolina – Florence
Coastal Plain Soil, Water & Plant Conservation Research Unit
International Locations & Special Projects
International Locations Nirav Shah 331-313-7665Nirav.Shah@usda.gov Office of International Research Programs Beltsville, Maryland
European Biological Control Laboratory Montpellier, France Foundation for the Study of Invasive Species Hurlingham, Argentina
Australian Biological Control Laboratory Indooroopilly, Australia
Sino-American Biological Control Laboratory Beijing, China
National Bio and Agro-defense Facility Katie Pawlosky 785-712-3236 National Bio and Agro-defense Facility (NBAF) Manhattan, Kansas
National Agricultural Library Nirav Shah 331-313-7665 Nirav.Shah@usda.gov National Agricultural Library (NAL) Beltsville, Maryland
U.S. National Arboretum Nirav Shah 331-313-7665 Nirav.Shah@usda.gov District of Columbia