Emily Helliwell

Emily Helliwell is a Senior Research Associate at Oregon Health & Science University, specializing in tissue culture protocol optimization for various fruit and nut crops. Prior experience includes scientific roles at Phytelligence Inc. and a postdoctoral researcher position at Washington State University Vancouver, where research focused on nitrogen-fixing bacteria. Helliwell has a strong background in genomics and plant pathology, having worked at Oregon State University, Pennsylvania State University, and Purdue University, with a Ph.D. in Plant Pathology from Pennsylvania State University.