Faculty

These faculty accept and train graduate students in their programs.


Bochra Amina Bahri Assistant Professor, Turfgrass and Forage Pathology
Jessica Barb Assistant Research Scientist | Plant Breeding, Cultivar Development, Pearl Millet, Small Grains for Grain and Forage

Wild Peanut Lab Website | Dr. Bertioli's Google Scholar Page

David Bertioli Professor & GRA/GSD Distinguished Investigator | Peanut Genetics, Genomics and Evolution
Soraya Bertioli Senior Research Scientist
William D. Branch Georgia Seed Development Professor in Peanut Breeding and Genetics

Dr. Buell's Website

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

Dr. Chee's Google Scholar Page

Peng Chee Professor | Cotton Breeding and Genetics, Host- Plant Resistance, Quantitative Trait Loci, Genomics
Zhenbang Chen Assistant Research Scientist | Molecular Biology, Genetics, and Plant Breeding
Ye (Juliet) Chu Assistant Professor, Emphasis: Blueberry breeding

Dr. Clevenger's Website

Josh Clevenger Faculty Investigator | HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology
Joann Conner Associate Research Scientist; Emphasis: Apomixis, plant reproduction
Patrick J. Conner Professor & Tifton REI Coordinator; Emphasis: Pecan & muscadine breeding

Dr. Devos' Website

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

UGA Soybean Breeding and Genetics Lab

Zenglu Li Georgia Seed Development Professor in Soybean Breeding and Genetics

Dr. McGregor's Website | Blog

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

Dr. Mergoum's Google Scholar Page

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

Dr. Ozias-Akins' Google Scholar Page

Peggy Ozias-Akins Distinguished Research Professor; Emphasis: Molecular genetics of plant development, peanuts
Carol Robacker Associate Professor & Griffin REI Coordinator
John M. Ruter Allan M. Armitage Professor & UGA Trial Gardens Director; Emphasis: Ornamental breeding & production

Dr. van der Knapp's Website | Google Scholar

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

Dr. Vaughn's Google Scholar | Dr. Vaughn's Website

Justin N Vaughn Computational Biologist, USDA-ARS | Adjunct Faculty, UGA Crop & Soil Sciences

Dr. Wallace's Website | Google Scholar | ORCID

Jason Wallace Associate Professor: Quantitative genetics, genomics, bioinformatics, and crop microbiomes
Dayton Wilde Professor; Emphasis: Molecular genetics of ornamental plants

Dr. Zhang's Website

Donglin Zhang Professor; Emphasis: Ornamental breeding