Staff - People | Plant Breeding, Genetics & Genomics

Administrative Manager

Deborah E Franco

Institute of Plant Breeding, Genetics and Genomics (IPBGG)

dfranco@uga.edu 706-542-5607 0215 C A G T, 111 Riverbend Road (CAGT Rm 215), Athens, GA 30602

Maddilyn Grace Johnson

Center for Applied Genetic Technologies (CAGT)

mgj30907@uga.edu 706-583-0161 0137 CAGT, 111 Riverbend Road, Athens, GA 30602

Ye Chu Research Professional IV

Horticulture National Environmentally Sound Production Agriculture Laboratory (NESPAL)

ychu@uga.edu 229-391-2594 2356 Rainwater Road, Tifton, GA 31793

Anju Verma Research Professional III

Plant Pathology

av00185@uga.edu 706-542-2571 111 Riverbend Rd, Athens, GA 30602

Peter R. LaFayette Research Professional IV

Crop & Soil Sciences

plaf@uga.edu 706-542-6266 Center for Applied Genetics Technology, Room 136, Athens, GA 30602

Dongying Gao Research Professional III

Center for Applied Genetic Technologies (CAGT)

dgao@purdue.edu 706-542-5223 CAGT, 111 Riverbend Rd, Athens, GA 30602

Ben Averitt Laboratory Manager II

Plant Pathology

ben.averitt@uga.edu 706-542-8712 Greenhouse, College Station Rd., Athens, GA 30602

Lauren A McDaniel Laboratory Manager

Center for Applied Genetic Technologies (CAGT)

lail18@uga.edu 706-542-0924 CAGT, 111 Riverbend Rd, Athens, GA 30602