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**Office of Communications****Public Affairs Liaison List** **Midwest****• Jan Suszkiw • 202-734-1176 • Jan.Suszkiw@usda.gov** **Illinois – Peoria**
National Center for Agricultural Utilization Research
Bio-Oils Research Unit
Bioenergy Research Unit
Crop Bioprotection Research Unit
Functional Foods Research Unit
Mycotoxin Prevention & Applied Microbiology Research Unit
Plant Polymer Research Unit
Renewable Products Technology Research Unit**Illinois - Urbana**
Global Climate Change & Photosynthesis Research Unit
Soybean/Maize Germplasm, Pathology, & Genetics Research Unit
**Michigan – East Lansing**(Part of the U.S. National Poultry Research Center in Athens, GA)
Avian Disease & Oncology Research Unit
Sugarbeet & Bean Research Unit**Minnesota – Morris**
Soil Management Research Unit**Minnesota – St. Paul**
Cereal Disease Research Unit
Plant Science Research Unit
Soil & Water Management Research Unit**Indiana – West Lafayette**
Crop Production & Pest Control Research Unit
Livestock Behavioral Research Unit
National Soil Erosion Research Laboratory**Iowa – Ames**
Plant Introduction Research Station
Corn Insects & Crop Genetics Research Unit
National Animal Disease Center
Food Safety & Enteric Pathogens Research Unit
Infectious Bacterial Diseases Research Unit
Ruminant Diseases & Immunology Research Unit
Virus & Prion Diseases Research Unit
National Laboratory for Agriculture and the Environment
Agroecosystems Management Research Unit
Soil, Water, & Air Resources Research Unit**Kentucky – Bowling Green**
Food Animal Environmental Systems Research Unit**Kentucky – Lexington**
Forage-Animal Production Research Unit
**Missouri – Columbia**
Biological Control of Insects Research Unit
Cropping Systems & Water Quality Research Unit
Plant Genetics Research Unit**Ohio – Columbus**
Soil Drainage Research Unit**Ohio – Wooster**
Application Technology Research Unit
Corn, Soybean, & Wheat Quality Research Unit**Wisconsin – Madison**
Cereal Crops Research Unit
U.S. Dairy Forage Research Center
Vegetable Crops Research Unit    **Northeast****• Autumn Canaday • 202-669-5480 •  Autumn.Canaday@usda.gov**  **Maryland – Beltsville**Beltsville Human Nutrition Research Center
Diet, Genomics & Immunology Laboratory
Food Components & Health Laboratory
Food Composition & Methods Development Laboratory
Human Study Unit
Food Surveys Research Group
Nutrient Data Laboratory
Beltsville Agricultural Research Center
Adaptive Cropping Systems Laboratory
Animal Biosciences & Biotechnology Laboratory
Animal Genomics & Improvement Laboratory
Animal Parasitic Diseases Laboratory
Environmental Microbial & Food Safety Laboratory
Food Quality Laboratory
Genetic Improvement for Fruits & Vegetables Laboratory
(includes Chatsworth, N.J.)
Hydrology & Remote Sensing Laboratory
Invasive Insect Biocontrol & Behavior Laboratory
Molecular Plant Pathology Laboratory
National Germplasm Resources Laboratory
Mycology and Nematology Genetic Diversity and Biology Laboratory
Soybean Genomics & Improvement Laboratory
Sustainable Agricultural Systems Laboratory
Sustainable Perennial Crops
Systematic Entomology Laboratory**Maryland – Frederick**
Foreign Disease-Weed Science Research Unit**Delaware – Newark**
Beneficial Insects Introduction Research Unit
**Massachusetts – Boston**
Jean Mayer Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging**Maine – Orono**
National Cold Water Marine Aquaculture Center
New England Plant, Soil & Water Research Unit (part of Ithaca, NY)
New York – Geneva
Plant Genetic Resources Research Unit
Grape Genetics Resources Research Unit
New York – Ithaca
Plant, Soil and Nutrition Research Unit
Emerging Pests & Pathogens Unit**Pennsylvania – Wyndmoor**
Eastern Regional Research Center
Biobased & Other Animal Co-Products Unit
Dairy & Functional Foods Research Unit
Food Safety & Intervention Technologies Research Unit
Molecular Characterization of Foodborne Pathogens Research Unit
Residue Chemistry & Predictive Microbiology Research Unit
Sustainable Biofuels & Co-Products Research Unit**Pennsylvania – University Park**
Pasture Systems & Watershed Management Research Unit**West Virginia – Kearneysville**
Innovative Fruit Production, Improvement & Protection Research Unit**West Virginia – Leetown**
National Center for Cool and Cold Water Aquaculture    **Pacific West******• Amaani Lyle • Amaani.Lyle@usda.gov**** **Arizona – Maricopa**
U.S. Arid-Land Agricultural Research Center
Pest Management and Biocontrol Research Unit
Plant Physiology and Genetics Research Unit
Water Management and Conservation Research Unit**Arizona – Tucson**
Southwest Watershed Management Research Unit**California – Albany**
Plant Gene Expression Center
Western Regional Research Center
Bioproducts Research Unit
Crop Improvement & Genetics Research Unit
Invasive Species and Pollinator Health Research Unit
Foodborne Toxin Detection & Prevention Research Unit
Healthy Processed Foods Research Unit
Produce Safety and Microbiology Research Unit**California – Davis**
Crops Pathology & Genetics Research Unit
National Clonal Germplasm Repository for Tree Fruit & Nut Crops & Grapes
Western Human Nutrition Research Center
Immunity & Disease Prevention Research Unit
Obesity & Metabolism Research Unit**California – Parlier**
San Joaquin Valley Agricultural Sciences Center
Commodity Protection & Quality Research Unit
Crop Diseases, Pests & Genetics Research Unit
Water Management Research Unit**California – Riverside**
National Clonal Germplasm Repository for Citrus
U.S. Salinity Laboratory
Contaminant Fate & Transport Research Unit
Water Reuse & Remediation Research Unit**California – Salinas**
Crop Improvement & Protection Research Unit**Hawaii – Hilo**
Daniel K. Inouye U.S. Pacific Basin Agricultural Research Center
Tropical Crop & Commodity Protection Research Unit
Tropical Plant Genetic Resources & Disease Research Unit
**Idaho – Aberdeen**
Small Grains & Potato Germplasm Research Unit**Idaho – Boise**
Watershed Management Research Unit**Idaho – Dubois**
Range Sheep Production Efficiency Research Unit**Idaho – Kimberly**
Northwest Irrigation and Soils Research**Nevada – Reno**
Great Basin Rangelands Research Unit**Oregon – Pendleton**
Soil & Water Conservation Research Unit**Oregon – Burns**
Range & Meadow Forage Management Research Unit**Oregon – Corvallis**
Forage Seed & Cereal Research Unit
Horticultural Crops Research Unit
National Clonal Germplasm Repository**Utah – Logan**
Forage & Range Research Unit
Poisonous Plant Research Unit
Pollinating Insect Biology, Management and Systemics Unit**Washington – Pullman**
Animal Disease Research Unit
Grain Legume Genetics Physiology Research Unit
Northwest Sustainable Agroecosystems Research Unit
Plant Germplasm Introduction & Testing Research Unit
Root Disease & Biological Control Research Unit
Wheat Genetics, Quality, Physiology & Disease Research Unit**Washington – Wapato**
Temperate Tree Fruit & Vegetable Research Unit**Washington – Wenatchee**
Physiology & Pathology of Tree Fruits Research Unit    **Plains****• Maribel Alonso • 301-467-0667 • Maribel.Alonso@usda.gov**  **Colorado – Akron**
Central Great Plains Resources Management Research Unit**Colorado – Fort Collins**
Center for Agricultural Resources Research
Soil Management & Sugarbeet Research Unit
Water Management & Systems Research Unit
National Laboratory for Genetic Resources Preservation
Plant & Animal Genetic Resources Preservation
Plant Germplasm Preservation Research Unit
Agricultural Genetic Resources Preservation Research**Kansas – Manhattan**
Center for Grain and Animal Health Research
Arthropod-Borne Animal Diseases Research Unit
Grain Quality & Structure Research Unit
Hard Winter Wheat Genetics Research Unit
Stored Product Insect & Engineering Research Unit**Montana – Miles City**
Livestock and Range Research Laboratory
Montana – Sidney
Agricultural Systems Research Unit
Pest Management Research Unit**Nebraska – Clay Center**
U.S. Meat Animal Research Center
Genetics, Breeding, & Animal Health Research Unit
Meat Safety & Quality Research
Nutrition & Environmental Management Research Unit
Reproduction Research Unit**Nebraska – Lincoln**
Agroecosystem Management Research Unit
Wheat, Sorghum and Forage Research Unit**New Mexico – Las Cruces**
Cotton Ginning Research Unit
Range Management Research Unit**North Dakota – Fargo**
Animal Metabolism- Agricultural Chemicals Research Unit
Cereal Crops Research Unit
Insect Genetics & Biochemistry Research Unit
Sunflower & Plant Biology Research Unit
Sugarbeet & Potato Research Unit**North Dakota – Grand Forks**
Grand Forks Human Nutrition Research Center
Dietary Prevention of Obesity-Related Disease Research Unit
Healthy Body Weight Research Unit
**North Dakota – Mandan**
Northern Great Plains Research Center**Oklahoma – El Reno**
Grazinglands Research Laboratory
Forage & Livestock Production Research Unit
Agroclimate & Natural Resources Research Unit**Oklahoma – Stillwater**
Hydraulic Engineering Research Unit
Wheat, Peanut, & Other Field Crops Research Unit**Oklahoma – Woodward**
Rangeland & Pasture Research Unit**South Dakota – Brookings**
Integrated Cropping Systems Research Unit**Texas – Bushland**
Conservation and Production Research Laboratory
Livestock Nutrient Management Research Unit
Soil & Water Management Research Unit**Texas – College Station**
Southern Plains Agricultural Research Center
Aerial Application Technology Research Unit
Insect Control & Cotton Disease Research Unit
Crop Germplasm Research Unit
Food & Feed Safety Research Unit**Texas – Houston**
Children's Nutrition Research Center**Texas – Kerrville**
Knipling-Bushland U.S. Livestock Insects Research Laboratory
Livestock Arthropod Pest Research Unit**Texas – Lubbock**
Cropping Systems Research Laboratory
Wind Erosion & Water Conservation Research Unit
Cotton Production & Processing Research Unit
Livestock Issues Research Unit
Plant Stress & Germplasm Development Research Unit**Texas – Temple**
Grassland, Soil & Water Research Laboratory**Wyoming – Cheyenne**
Rangeland Resources & Systems Research Unit    **Southeast****• Jessica Ryan • 301- 892-0085 • Jessica.Ryan@usda.gov** **Alabama – Auburn**
Aquatic Animal Health Research Laboratory(Includes Chestertown, MD facility)
Soil Dynamics Research Unit**Arkansas – Booneville**
Dale Bumpers Small Farms Research Center**Arkansas – Fayetteville**
Poultry Production & Products Safety Research Unit**Arkansas – Jonesboro**
Delta Water Management Research Unit**Arkansas – Little Rock**
Arkansas Children's Nutrition Center
Delta Obesity Prevention Research Unit**Arkansas – Stuttgart**
Dale Bumpers National Rice Research Center
Harry K. Dupree National Aquaculture Research Center**Florida – Canal Point**
Sugarcane Field Station**Florida – Fort Lauderdale**
Invasive Plant Research Laboratory**Florida – Fort Pierce**
U.S. Horticultural Research Laboratory
Citrus & Other Subtropical Products Research Unit
Subtropical Insects & Horticulture Research Unit
Subtropical Plant Pathology Research Unit**Florida – Gainesville**
Center for Medical, Agricultural and Veterinary Entomology
Chemistry Research Unit
Imported Fire Ant & Household Insects Research Unit
Insect Behavior & Biocontrol Research Unit
Mosquito & Fly Research Unit**Florida – Miami**
Subtropical Horticulture Research Unit**Georgia – Athens**
U.S. National Poultry Research Center
Bacterial Epidemiology & Antimicrobial Resistance Research Unit
Egg Safety & Quality Research Unit
Endemic Poultry Viral Disease Research Unit
Exotic & Emerging Avian Viral Diseases
Poultry Microbiological Safety & Processing Research Unit
Quality & Safety Assessment Research Unit
Toxicology & Mycotoxin Research Unit**Georgia – Byron**
Fruit and Nut Research Unit**Georgia – Dawson**
National Peanut Research Laboratory
**Georgia – Griffin**
Plant Genetic Resources Conservation Research Unit**Georgia – Tifton**
Crop Genetics & Breeding Research Unit
Crop Protection and Management Research Unit
Southeast Watershed Research Unit**Louisiana – Houma**
Sugarcane Research Unit**Louisiana – New Orleans**
Southern Regional Research Center
Commodity Utilization Research Unit
Cotton Chemistry & Utilization Unit
Cotton Fiber Bioscience Research Unit
Cotton Structure & Quality Research Unit
Food & Feed Safety Research Unit
Food Processing and Sensory Quality Unit
**Mississippi - Mississippi State**
Crop Science Research Laboratory
Corn Host Plant Resistance Research Unit
Genetics & Sustainable Agriculture Research Unit
Poultry Research Unit**Mississippi - Oxford**
National Sedimentation Laboratory
Water Quality and Ecology Research Unit
Watershed Physical Processes Research Unit
Natural Products Utilization Research Unit**Mississippi – Poplarville**
Southern Horticultural Research Unit**Mississippi - Stoneville**
Biological Control of Pests Research Unit
Cotton Ginning Research Unit
Crop Genetics Research Unit
Crop Production Systems Research Unit
Genomics and Bioinformatics Research Unit
Warmwater Aquaculture Research Unit
Southern Insect Management Research Unit**North Carolina – Raleigh**
Food Science Research Unit
Market Quality & Handling Research Unit
Plant Science Research Unit
Soybean and Nitrogen Fixation Research Unit
Tropical Crops & Germplasm Research, Mayaguez, Puerto Rico**South Carolina – Charleston**
Vegetable Research Unit**South Carolina – Florence**
Coastal Plain Soil, Water & Plant Conservation Research Unit    **International Locations & Special Projects** **International Locations****Nirav Shah331-313-7665Nirav.Shah@usda.gov**Office of International Research ProgramsBeltsville, Maryland
European Biological Control LaboratoryMontpellier, FranceFoundation for the Study of Invasive SpeciesHurlingham, Argentina
Australian Biological Control LaboratoryIndooroopilly, Australia
Sino-American Biological Control LaboratoryBeijing, China
**National Bio and Agro-defense Facility  Katie Pawlosky 785-712-3236**National Bio and Agro-defense Facility (NBAF)Manhattan, Kansas
**National Agricultural Library Nirav Shah331-313-7665Nirav.Shah@usda.gov**National Agricultural Library (NAL)Beltsville, Maryland
**U.S. National Arboretum  Nirav Shah331-313-7665Nirav.Shah@usda.gov**District of Columbia


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