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# **About me**

Hi, I am Shankar K. Shakya. I was born and raised in Nepal. I have an undergraduate degree in plant pathology from Tribhuwan University of Nepal. Follwing my graduation, I started teaching in a small college in Nepal. In 2012, I was awarded a fellowship from [University of Florida](https://plantpath.ifas.ufl.edu/) (Go Gators) and [International Potato Center](https://cipotato.org/) (CIP) to pursue a masters degree in the field of plant pathology. After comletion of my M.S degree, I moved to [Oregon State University](https://bpp.oregonstate.edu/) (Go Beavs) to pursue my Ph.D in plant pathology with focus on population genetics, genomics and bioinformatics. I graduated from Oregon State University in 2019.

**Currently, I am an associate bioinformatics scientist with [Ball Horticultural Company](https://www.ballhort.com/) in West Chicago.**

# **Appointments**
Bioinformatics associate scientist (Mar 2020-present): Ball Horticultural Company, West Chicago, IL, USA <br>
Research associate (2019-Feb 2020): USDA, Corvallis, OR, USA <br>
Graduate research assistant (2014-2019): Oregon State University, USA <br>
Graduate teaching assistant (2017-2018): Oregon State University, USA <br>
Visiting scholar (2013): International Potato Center (CIP), Ecuador <br>
USAID-CIP fellow (2012-2014): University of Florida, USA <br>
Horticulture and Plant Pathology instructor (2011-2012): Tribhuvan University, Nepal <br>


# **Education**

**Ph.D. Plant Pathology (2019)** <br>
Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR, USA <br>
[Grunwald Lab, USDA, ARS](http://grunwaldlab.cgrb.oregonstate.edu/) <br>
Advisor: [Nik Grunwald](https://www.ars.usda.gov/pacific-west-area/corvallis-or/horticultural-crops-research/people/niklaus-grunwald/)


**M.S. Plant Pathology (2014)** <br>
University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA <br>
Advisor: [Ariena van Bruggen](http://www.epi.ufl.edu/people/faculty-profiles/ariena-h-c-van-bruggen/) <br>
Co-advisor: [Erica Goss](https://plantpath.ifas.ufl.edu/faculty/erica-goss/profile/) <br>


**B.S. Plant Pathology (2010)** <br>
Tribhuwan University, Nepal <br> 

# **Teaching**

Introductory Plant Pathology (BOT 350/550): Fall 2017 <br>
Introductory Plant Pathology (BOT 350/550): Fall 2018 <br>
[Population genetics and data analyses in R workshop, 2019, Tribhuvan University, Nepal](https://shankarkshakya.github.io/geppopgen/).