Get to Know Today's IPBGG

PBGG Membership 2024 at Lake Chatuge, Georgia
IPBGG Membership (2024) at Lake Chatuge, Georgia.


Spring Masters Specialists Graduate Commencement Ceremony Illustration

Alumni - Where Are You Now?

We like to keep up with our alumni, and our alumni like to connect with each other! We've recently started highlighting and giving updates on an alumnus every month on the IPBGG website.

Check out the list of previously highlighted alumni. If you are not on that list, you are encouraged to complete the Alumni Information Form. We would love to share your accomplishments!




IPBGG Steering Committee

The Steering Committee implements rules, regulations, and policies of IPBGG, and doubles as the Graduate Committee. The Steering Committee also manages the allocation of graduate fellowships and approval of student awards. Members serve staggered 3-year terms.

Members of the Steering Committee are:

  • Esther Van Der Knaap (Graduate Coordinator)
  • Soraya Bertioli (Plant Pathology, Athens) 2027
  • Nino Brown (Crop and Soil Sciences, Tifton) 2026
  • Dario Chavez (Horticulture) 2022

IPBGG Steering Committee 2024
iPBGG Steering Committee (l-r): Dario Chavez, Nino Brown, Soraya Bertioli, and Esther Van Der Knaap.


Administrative Manager


Stacey Gay
Institute of Plant Breeding, Genetics and Genomics (IPBGG)

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IPBGG YouTube Video Library

As IPBGG practicum alumni will remember, fondly or otherwise, IPBGG has been building a YouTube library of short videos relevant to Plant Breeding, Genetics, and Genomics.