Biotechnology & Genome Editing

Graduate Faculty

Graduate faculty accept graduate students into their programs.


Non-Graduate Faculty

Non-Graduate faculty assist with graduate student training by serving on committees and providing research guidance.



Graduate Faculty


Dr. Buell's Website

C. Robin Buell
C. Robin Buell Georgia Research Alliance Eminent Scholar Chair in Crop Genomics
Crop & Soil Sciences Center for Applied Genetic Technologies (CAGT)
Joann Conner
Joann Conner Associate Research Scientist; Emphasis: Apomixis, plant reproduction
Horticulture National Environmentally Sound Production Agriculture Laboratory (NESPAL) Institute of Plant Breeding, Genetics and Genomics (IPBGG)

Dr. Ozias-Akins' Website | Google Scholar

Peggy Ozias-Akins
Peggy Ozias-Akins Distinguished Research Professor; Emphasis: Molecular genetics of plant development, peanuts

Dr. van der Knapp's Website | Google Scholar

Esther van der Knaap
Esther van der Knaap Professor; Emphasis: Tomatoes, plant development, genetics & genomics
Dayton Wilde
Dayton Wilde Professor; Emphasis: Molecular genetics of ornamental plants
Horticulture Institute of Plant Breeding, Genetics and Genomics (IPBGG)

Non-Graduate Faculty


Zhenbang Chen
Zhenbang Chen Assistant Research Scientist | Molecular Biology, Genetics, and Plant Breeding
Crop & Soil Sciences Institute of Plant Breeding, Genetics and Genomics (IPBGG)