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Héctor López Moreno selected for induction into the prestigious Edward A. Bouchet Graduate Honor Society
We are very pleased to share that Héctor López Moreno, a PhD student in Plant Breeding and Plant Genetics co-advised by Natalia de Leon and Juan Zalapa, has been selected for induction into the 2026 …
These Scientists Have Sequenced the Cranberry Genome. Now They’re Looking to Share It.
Juan Zalapa is building a library. But it doesn’t house classic literature or thick textbooks. This one is all about cranberries. Zalapa’s construction materials aren’t what you would imagine either. Instead of wood for shelves, …
CALS supports #MaskUpUW: Zalapa Lab members keep a safe distance in cranberry research plot
We really enjoyed this image of horticulture associate professor Juan Zalapa and his lab team posing for a photo — with plenty of space between them — in one of the lab’s newly developed cranberry …
Wisconsin-based researchers work to breed better cranberries
Madison-based scientists are part of a national research group working to create cranberries and blueberries better suited for certain consumer products. Researchers with the University of Wisconsin Madison and the United States Department of Agriculture …
UW–Madison scientists part of $12.8 million effort to improve cranberries and blueberries
VacCAP is a multi-institutional effort, and UW–Madison’s Amaya Atucha and Juan Zalapa (USDA), both in the Department of Horticulture, will lend their expertise on cranberries.
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