Juan E. Zalapa

Position title: Professor, Horticulture

Originally from Brownsville, Texas, Dr. Juan E. Zalapa is a USDA-ARS Research Geneticist and assistant professor at the Horticulture department at UW-Madison. His current research focuses on cranberries (Vaccinium macrocarpon Ait.) breeding, genetics, and genomics studies. To date, Dr. Zalapa has over 50 scientific peer-reviewed publications and has trained 3, postdoctoral fellows, 3 PhDs, 1 MS, and over 25 undergraduate students.

https://cggl.horticulture.wisc.edu/

https://horticulture.wisc.edu/faculty/juan-zalapa/

https://www.ars.usda.gov/midwest-area/madison-wi/vegetable-crops-research/people/juan-zalapa/