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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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A man in an orange sweater sits at a desk with scientific equipment and computer monitors. Text reads: Karl Lechtreck, AAAS fellow 2026.

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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PKD2-like proteins target Chlamydomonas PKD2 to distinct subciliary regions
on September 29, 2026
Many motile and sensory functions of cilia and flagella depend on the precise localization of transmembrane proteins within the ciliary membrane. Rather than being uniformly […]

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(((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

Double Reduction in Allotetraploid Peanut and the Role of Chromosomal Imbalance in Unexpected Linkage Map Artifacts
on September 28, 2026
Polyploidization in peanut (Arachis hypogaea L.) fixed heterosis but also caused a genetic bottleneck isolating cultivated peanut from its wild diploid relatives. Mechanisms […]

(((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

Allele variation at the Rdm3 locus conferring resistance to soybean southern stem canker
on September 27, 2026
Crockett and PI 398469 carry distinct resistance alleles at the Rdm3 locus for soybean southern stem canker, supported by progeny analysis, sequence variation, candidate gene […]