Post Docs

Name	Research Area/Lab	Phone/Email
Jeffery Boehm Ph.D.	Identify gene models conditioning root-knot nematode resistance Lab: Zenglu Li, Athens	jeffrey.boehm@uga.edu
Nino Brown Ph.D.	Peanut Breeding, Genetics and Genomics Lab: Bill Branch, Tifton	229-386-3062 inbrown@uga.edu
Carolina Chavarro Ph.D.	Molecular characterization for peanut breeding Lab: Soraya Bertioli, Athens	mcch@uga.edu
Eudald Illa-Berenguer Ph.D.	Genome Editing in Switchgrass Lab: Wayne Parrott, Athens	706-542-0919 eillaberenguer@uga.edu
Pawan Kumar Ph.D.	Cotton Genetics and Genomics Lab: Peng Chee, Tifton	229-848-4584 pawanks@uga.edu
Qiang Li Ph.D.	Promoter studies in tomato fruit weight genes Lab: Esther van der Knapp, Athens	qiangli@uga.edu
Xunliang Liu Ph.D.	Peptide signaling in plant-nematode interactions Lab: Melissa Mitchum, Athens	Xunliang.liu@uga.edu
Alex Lukew Ph.D.	Breeding squash resistant to whitefly transmitted diseases Lab: McGregor, Athens	Alexander.Luckew@uga.edu
Thomas Pendergast Ph.D.	Genomic diversity of Setaria and Eleusine Lab: Katrien Devos, Athens	thpiv@uga.edu
Peng Qi Ph.D.	Plant genomics and bioinformatics Lab: Katrien Devos, Athens	706-542-9294 pengqi@uga.edu
Suraj Sapkota Ph.D.	Integrated Disease Management in Turfgrass Lab: Bochra A. Bahri, Griffin	ssapkota@uga.edu
Ashley Snouffer Ph.D.	Tomato fruit shape and floral development Lab: Esther van der Knapp, Athens	706-542-2718 asnouffe@uga.edu
Biyao Zhang Ph.D.	Tomato fruit shape variation controlled by OVATE Lab: Esther van der Knapp, Athens	Biyao.Zhang@uga.edu
Lei Zhang Ph.D.	Structural variations in the tomato genome Lab: Esther van der Knapp, Athens	lzhang@mpipz.mpg.de