Post Docs & Research Associates
| Name | Research Area/Lab | Phone/Email |
| Sailaja Bhogireddy Ph.D. |
Functional genomics and genetics of parthenogenesis in sorghum and cowpea |
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| Carlos Cardon Ph.D. |
Gene functions for reproduction and disease resistance in peanut Lab: Peggy Ozias-Akins, Tifton |
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| Natalie Deans Ph.D. |
Genome editing in tomato for synthetic biology Lab: Buell, Athens |
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| Francisco de Blas Ph.D. |
Utilisation of wild Arachis species and genomics to introgress disease resistances Lab: Bertioli Wild Peanut Lab |
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| Heather Gladfelter Ph.D. |
Genome editing of Gerbera Lab: Dayton Wilde, Athens |
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| Eudald Illa-Berenguer Ph.D. |
Genome Editing in Switchgrass Lab: Wayne Parrott, Athens |
706-542-0919 eillaberenguer@uga.edu |
| Sameer Khanal Ph.D. |
Cotton breeding, genetics and genomics Lab: Peng Wah Chee, Tifton |
706-308-9094 sameer@uga.edu |
| Daniel Lasspisa Ph.D |
Statistical genetics in maize and other crops Lab: Wallace Lab, Athens |
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| Chenxin Li Ph.D. |
Functional genomics and regulation of plant specialized metabolism Lab: Buell, Athens |
Chenxin.Li@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 |
Leynar Leyton Naranjo |
Breeding and Genetics of Aronia berry, a new crop for Georgia Lab: Carol Robacker, Griffin |
leynar@uga.edu |
| Thomas Pendergast Ph.D. |
Trait analyses in switchgrass Lab: Katrien Devos, Athens |
thpiv@uga.edu |
| Peng Qi Ph.D. |
Plant genomics and bioinformatics Lab: Katrien Devos, Athens |
pengqi@uga.edu |
| Irum Raza Ph.D. |
Cotton Breeding, Genetics & Genomics Lab: Peng Wah Chee, Tifton |
Irum.Raza@uga.edu |
| Raquel Rocha Ph.D. |
Molecular plant-nematode interactions Lab: Melissa Mitchum, Athens |
r.rocha@uga.edu |
| Yasin Topcu Ph.D. |
The Molecular and Genetic Basis of Blossom End Rot in Tomato Lab: Esther van der Knapp, Athens |
yasin.topcu@uga.edu |
| Yanbing Wang Ph.D. |
Tomato fruit weight and shape Lab: Esther van der Knapp, Athens |
Yanbing.Wang@uga.edu |
| Jianxin Zhao Ph.D. |
Identification and characterization of genes underlying traits of interest in grass species Lab: Katrien Devos, Athens |
jianxinzhao@uga.edu |
| Lei Zhang Ph.D. |
Structural variations in the tomato genome Lab: Esther van der Knapp, Athens |
lzhang@mpipz.mpg.de |