Faculty - People | Institute of Plant Breeding, Genetics & Genomics

Bochra Amina Bahri Associate Professor of Turfgrass and Forage Pathology

bbahri@uga.edu 770-229-3004

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

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

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

David Bertioli Professor & GRA/GSD Distinguished Investigator | Peanut Genetics, Genomics and Evolution

bertioli@uga.edu

Soraya Bertioli Senior Research Scientist

sorayab@uga.edu 706-542-2331

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

wdbranch@uga.edu 229-386-3561

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

Zhenbang Chen Assistant Research Scientist | Molecular Biology, Genetics, and Plant Breeding

zchen@uga.edu 770-228-7331

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

ychu@uga.edu 229-386-3583

Dr. Clevenger's Website

Josh Clevenger Faculty Investigator | HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology

jclevenger@hudsonalpha.org 256-327-0464

Joann Conner Associate Research Scientist; Emphasis: Apomixis, plant reproduction

jconner@uga.edu 229-386-7274

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

pconner@uga.edu 229-386-3903

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

David Jespersen Associate Professor

djesper@uga.edu 770-228-7357

UGA Soybean Breeding and Genetics Lab

Zenglu Li Georgia Seed Development Professor in Soybean Breeding and Genetics

zli@uga.edu 706-542-9805

Dr. McGregor's Website | Blog

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

cmcgre1@uga.edu 706-542-0782

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

Dr. Mitchum's Website | Google Scholar

Melissa G Mitchum Professor, Plant Nematology

melissa.mitchum@uga.edu 706-542-6347

Dr. Nankar's Horticulture Dept. Profile

Amol Nankar Assistant Professor; Emphasis: vegetable breeding

amolnankar@uga.edu 229-386-7274

Andrew Ogden Assistant Professor

aogden@uga.edu 770-228-7343

Dr. Ozias-Akins' Google Scholar Page

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

pozias@uga.edu 229-386-3902

Dr. Parrott's Website | Google Scholar

Wayne Parrott Distinguished Research Professor

wparrott@uga.edu 706-542-0928

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

ruter@uga.edu 706-542-9059

Brian M Schwartz Professor

tifturf@uga.edu 229-386-3272

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

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

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

justin.vaughn@usda.gov 706-546-3185

Phillip L Vines Assistant Professor

plv70365@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

Dayton Wilde Professor; Emphasis: Molecular genetics of ornamental plants

dwilde@uga.edu 706-542-5816

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