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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.

Jessica Barb Assistant Research Scientist | Plant Breeding and Genetics, Crimson Clover

Crop & Soil Sciences Institute of Plant Breeding, Genetics and Genomics (IPBGG)

jgbarb@uga.edu

Dr. Biswal's Horticulture Dept. Profile

Akshaya Biswal Assistant Research Scientist; Emphasis: Peanut Genetics, Breeding, Genomics, Genetic Engineering & Genome Editing

akbiswal@uga.edu 229-386-7274

Dr. Brown's Google Scholar Page | Dr. Brown's ResearchGate Page

Nino Brown Assistant Professor of Peanut Breeding

inbrown@uga.edu 229-386-3561

Dr. Buell's Website

C. Robin Buell Georgia Research Alliance Eminent Scholar Chair in Crop Genomics

Robin.Buell@uga.edu 706-542-4021

Dr. Chavez's Website

Dario Chavez Associate Professor - Peach and Citrus Breeding

dchavez@uga.edu 770-229-3369

Dr. Chee's Google Scholar Page

Peng Chee Professor | Cotton Breeding and Genetics, Host- Plant Resistance, Quantitative Trait Loci, Genomics

pwchee@uga.edu 229-386-7274

Ye (Juliet) Chu Assistant Professor, Emphasis: Blueberry breeding

Horticulture Institute of Plant Breeding, Genetics and Genomics (IPBGG)

ychu@uga.edu

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)

jconner@uga.edu

Patrick J. Conner Professor & Tifton REI Coordinator; Emphasis: Pecan & muscadine breeding

Horticulture Institute of Plant Breeding, Genetics and Genomics (IPBGG)

pconner@uga.edu

Dr. Devos' Website

Katrien M. Devos Distinguished Research Professor | Grass Genetics; Comparative Genomics; Trait Analyses; Genome Evolution; Millets; Turfgrasses

kdevos@uga.edu 706-542-0925

Dr. McGregor's Website | Blog

Cecilia E. McGregor Professor; Emphasis: Cucurbit breeding, genetics & genomics

cmcgre1@uga.edu 706-542-0782

UGA Soybean Breeding and Genetics Lab

Zenglu Li Georgia Seed Development Professor in Soybean Breeding and Genetics

zli@uga.edu 706-542-9805

Dr. Mergoum's Google Scholar Page

Mohamed Mergoum Georgia Seed Development UGAF Professor in Wheat Breeding and Genetics (Plant Breeding, Genetics, & Genomics)

mmergoum@uga.edu 770-228-7321

Dr. Missaoui's Google Scholar Page

Ali Missaoui Associate Professor

cssamm@uga.edu 706-542-8847

Amol Nankar Assistant Professor; Emphasis: vegetable breeding

amolnankar@uga.edu 229-386-7274

Andrew Ogden Assistant Professor

aogden@uga.edu 770-228-7343

John M. Ruter Allan M. Armitage Professor & UGA Trial Gardens Director; Emphasis: Ornamental breeding & production

Horticulture Institute of Plant Breeding, Genetics and Genomics (IPBGG)

ruter@uga.edu

Brian M Schwartz Professor

Crop & Soil Sciences National Environmentally Sound Production Agriculture Laboratory (NESPAL) Institute of Plant Breeding, Genetics and Genomics (IPBGG)

tifturf@uga.edu

Dr. van der Knaap's Website | Google Scholar

Esther van der Knaap Professor; Emphasis: Tomatoes, plant development, genetics & genomics

vanderkn@uga.edu 706-542-4682

Phillip L Vines Assistant Professor

phillip.vines@uga.edu 770-228-7324

Dr. Wallace's Website | Google Scholar | ORCID

Jason Wallace Associate Professor: Quantitative genetics, genomics, bioinformatics, and crop microbiomes

jason.wallace@uga.edu 706-542-9696

Lav Kumar Yadav Assistant Professor: Ornamental Horticulture and Bioinformatics

lav.yadav@uga.edu 770-228-7242

Dr. Zhang's Website

Donglin Zhang Professor; Emphasis: Ornamental breeding

donglin@uga.edu 542-0776

William D. Branch Georgia Seed Development Professor in Peanut Breeding and Genetics

Crop & Soil Sciences Institute of Plant Breeding, Genetics and Genomics (IPBGG)

wdbranch@uga.edu

Chunxian Chen USDA-ARS Research Horticulturist

Institute of Plant Breeding, Genetics and Genomics (IPBGG)

chunxian.chen@usda.gov

Vasilia Fasoula Adjunct Assistant Research Scientist and Consultant

Institute of Plant Breeding, Genetics and Genomics (IPBGG)

vfasoula@uga.edu

Karen Harris-Shultz

United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) - Crop Genetics and Breeding Research Unit (CGBRU)

Karen.Harris@ars.usda.gov

Corley Holbrook

United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) - Crop Genetics and Breeding Research Unit (CGBRU)

Corley.Holbrook@ars.usda.gov

Joseph Knoll

United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) - Crop Genetics and Breeding Research Unit (CGBRU)

Joe.Knoll@ars.usda.gov