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. Brown's Google Scholar Page | Dr. Brown's ResearchGate Page
Nino Brown
Assistant Research Scientist
C. Robin Buell
Georgia Research Alliance Eminent Scholar Chair in Crop Genomics
Dario Chavez
Associate Professor
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
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
Katrien M. Devos
Distinguished Research Professor | Grass Genetics; Comparative Genomics; Trait Analyses; Genome Evolution; Millets; Turfgrasses
David Jespersen
Associate Professor
UGA Soybean Breeding and Genetics Lab
Zenglu Li
Georgia Seed Development Professor in Soybean Breeding and Genetics
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. Missaoui's Google Scholar Page
Ali Missaoui
Associate Professor
Dr. Mitchum's Website | Google Scholar
Melissa G Mitchum
Professor, Plant Nematology
Andrew Ogden
Assistant Professor
Dr. Ozias-Akins' Google Scholar Page
Peggy Ozias-Akins
Distinguished Research Professor; Emphasis: Molecular genetics of plant development, peanuts
Dr. Parrott's Website | Google Scholar
Wayne Parrott
Distinguished Research Professor
Paul L. Raymer
Professor
Carol Robacker
Associate Professor & Griffin REI Coordinator
John M. Ruter
Allan M. Armitage Professor & UGA Trial Gardens Director; Emphasis: Ornamental breeding & production
Brian M Schwartz
Professor
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
Donglin Zhang
Professor; Emphasis: Ornamental breeding