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Robin Buell

SEC Professor 2026

Distinguished Research Professor Bob Schmitz

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Bob Schmitz

Distinguished Research Professor 2026

University Professor Wayne Parrott

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Wayne Parrott

University Professor 2026

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Jill Anderson

Creative Research Medal 2026

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Brian Schwartz

Inventor of the Year 2026

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Riley Thoen

Graduate Student Excellence in Teaching 2026

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Karl Lechtreck

AAAS fellow 2025

James Lebeens-Mack – Fulbright Fellowship 2025-2026

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James Lebeens-Mack

Fulbright Fellowship 2025-2026

Picture of the Plant Center at UGA Mission Statement: "The mission of the Plant Center is to enhance the tradition of outstanding research in plant science at the University of Georgia. It achieves its purpose by fostering and supporting interactions among those members of the UGA research community who share common interests in: • The organization, evolution and function of plant genomes, • The growth, development and biotic/abiotic interactions of plants, and • The improvement and production of plants for agricultural or industrial uses."

An Introduction to the UGA Plant Center

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SzMBL1, a metallo-β-lactamase gene in Sarocladium zeae, confers tolerance to the maize phytoanticipin 2-benzoxazolinone
on October 7, 2026
Maize produces pre-formed secondary metabolites with antimicrobial and invertebrate anti-herbivory properties. Fusarium verticillioides, a mycotoxigenic maize pathogen, […]

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Epigenetic maintenance of PRC2-repressed chromatin requires RTT109 but not H3K56 acetylation
on October 5, 2026
In animals, plants, and some fungi, Polycomb Repressive Complex 2 (PRC2) catalyzes trimethylation of histone H3 lysine 27 (H3K27me3) to establish transcriptionally repressed […]

(((Rebecca Abney[FAU]) AND (University of Georgia[affil])) OR ((Madgy Alabady[FAU]) AND (University of Georgia[affil])) OR ((Jill Anderson[FAU]) AND (University of Georgia[affil])) OR ((Doug Aubrey[F… (((Rebecca Abney[FAU]) AND (University of Georgia[affil])) OR ((Madgy Alabady[FAU]) AND (University of Georgia[affil])) OR ((Jill Anderson[FAU]) AND (University of Georgia[affil])) OR ((Doug Aubrey[F…: Latest results from PubMed

Conservation of Nuclear Receptor DAF-12 with Evidence for Ligand Diversification in Plant-Parasitic Nematodes
on October 1, 2026
Plant-parasitic nematodes cause extensive crop losses that threaten global food security and create substantial economic hardship, yet strategies for their control remain […]