Krishna Vellanki

Krishna is an undergraduate student completing a B.S. degree in Biology.  He joined the Medina-Bolivar lab in Fall of 2015 and his initial project focused on the characterization of hairy root of annatto (Bixa orellana). He is currently working on elicitation and phytochemical analysis of hairy roots of peanut. Krishna has presented his research at the Create@State and the Arkansas Biosciences Institute undergraduate research internship program and plans on attending medical school after graduating.