Farmer-Scientists at Kohm & Spychalla, LLC
Dr. James Spychalla
“There is no end to the improvements and scale that can be accomplished with our minituber and FY1 production.”
University of Wisconsin, B.S. – Agronomy
University of Minnesota, Ph.D. – Plant Physiology
John Innes Centre, England – Postdoc – Molecular Genetics jic.ac.uk/
Wash. State Univ., Inst.of Biol. Chem. – Postdoc – Molecular Biology
Selected publication: Spychalla et al., Identification of an animal ω-3 fatty acid desaturase by heterologous expression in Arabidopsis. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 94: 1142-1147
Current research interests: Potato aeroponics and CRISPR gene editing
Dr. Bärbel Köhm
“Propagating and growing potatoes is my passion.”
Universität Tübingen, Diplom – Mikrobiologie
Universität Tübingen, Dr. rer. Nat.- Pflanzenpathologie/Mikrobiologie
Sainsbury Laboratory John Innes Centre, England – Postdoc – Virology tsl.ac.uk/
University of Idaho, Postdoc – Potato Molecular Virology
Selected publication: Köhm et al., Potato Virus X Resistance Gene Mediates an Induced, Nonspecific Resistance in Protoplasts. The Plant Cell, 5: 913–920,
Current research interests: Potato endophytic microbes
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Kohm & Spychalla, LLC
N4244 State Highway 52
Antigo, WI. 54409
715-623-5773
715-216-7449
potatoes@kohm-spychalla.com
Barbel Kohm or James Spychalla