Faculty By Interdisciplinary Group

Bertioli, David

Professor
Georgia Research Alliance Distinguished Investigator
Institute of Plant Breeding, Genetics and Genomics

Biswal, Akshaya Kumar

Assistant Research Scientist
Horticulture; Institute of Plant Breeding, Genetics and Genomics

Brown, Nino

Assistant Research Scientist
Institute of Plant Breeding Genetics and Genomics

Chavez, Dario

Assistant Professor
Institute of Plant Breeding, Genetics and Genomics

Chee, Peng W.

Professor
Molecular Cotton Breeding Laboratory; National Environmentally Sound Production Agriculture Laboratory;
Institute of Plant Breeding, Genetics and Genomics

Chu, Juliet

Assistant Professor – Blueberry Breeder
Horticulture; Institute of Plant Breeding, Genetics, and Genomics

Clevenger, Josh

Adjunct Faculty
Crop & Soil Sciences; Institute of Plant Breeding, Genetics and Genomics

Devos, Katrien

Distinguished Research Professor
Plant Biology; Institute of Plant Breeding, Genetics and Genomics; Institute of Bioinformatics

Dundas, Christopher

Assistant Professor
Plant Biology, Institute of Bioinformatics

Li, Zenglu

Professor
Georgia Seed Development Professorship in Soybean Breeding and Genetics
Institute of Plant Breeding, Genetics and Genomics

McGregor, Cecilia

Professor
Institute of Plant Breeding, Genetics and Genomics

Mergoum, Mohamed

Georgia Seed Development UGAF Professorship in Wheat Breeding and Genetics
Institute of Plant Breeding, Genetics and Genomics

Dr. Missaoui

Associate Professor
Institute of Plant Breeding, Genetics and Genomics

Nankar, Amol

Assistant Professor
Horticulture

Ogden, Andrew

Assistant Professor
Horticulture; Institute of Plant Breeding, Genetics and Genomics

Ozias-Akins, Peggy

D.W. Brooks Professorship, UGA Distinguished Research Professor
Institute of Plant Breeding, Genetics and Genomics; Horticulture

Schwartz, Brian

Associate Professor
Institute of Plant Breeding, Genetics and Genomics

Tian, Miaoying

Associate Professor and Ji/Georgia Vegetable Industry Distinguished Professorship in Plant Pathology
Plant Pathology

Vaughn, Justin

Adjunct Faculty
Institute of Plant Breeding, Genetics and Genomics

Yadav, Lav Kumar

Assistant Professor
Horticulture

Zhang, Donglin

Dirr Professor
Horticulture; Institute of Plant Breeding, Genetics and Genomics

Anderson, Jill

Professor
Genetics; Ecology

Aubrey, Doug

Assistant Professor
Plant Biology, Warnell School of
Forestry and Natural Resources,
Savannah River Ecology Laboratory

Bothwell, Helen

Assistant Professor
Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources; Plant Biology,

Brewer, Marin

William Terrell Distinguished Professor
Plant Pathology

Chang, Shu-Mei

Professor
Plant Biology

Chung, Anny

Haines Associate Professor
Plant Biology, Plant Pathology

DeMarche, Megan

Assistant Professor
Plant Biology

Harkess, Alex

Adjunct Assistant Professor, Plant Biology
Faculty Investigator, HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology

Dan Johnson

Associate Professor
Plant Biology, Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources

Leebens-Mack, Jim

Distinguished Research Professor
Genetics, Plant Biology

Mohan, Jacqueline

Associate Professor
School of Ecology
Plant Biology

Peterson, Chris

Professor
Plant Biology

Sweigart, Andrea

Professor
Genetics; Plant Biology

Vaughn, Justin

Adjunct Faculty
Institute of Plant Breeding, Genetics and Genomics

Villari, Caterina

Assistant Professor
Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources

Williams, Tanisha

Assistant Professor
UGA Herbarium Director
Plant Biology

Wurzburger, Nina

Associate Professor
Plant Biology

Bensasson, Douda

Assistant Professor
Plant Biology; Institute of Bioinformatics

Brewer, Marin

William Terrell Distinguished Professor
Plant Pathology

Fountain, Jake

Assistant Professor
Plant Pathology

Chang-Hyun-Khang-

Assistant Professor
Plant Biology

Lewis, Zachary

Associate Professor
Plant Biology; Microbiology

Lin, Xiaorong

Professor
Plant Biology; Microbiology

Momany, Michelle

Professor
Plant Biology

Tian, Miaoying

Associate Professor and Ji/Georgia Vegetable Industry Distinguished Professorship in Plant Pathology
Plant Pathology

Villari, Caterina

Assistant Professor
Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources

Bertioli, David

Professor
Georgia Research Alliance Distinguished Investigator
Institute of Plant Breeding, Genetics and Genomics

Biswal, Akshaya Kumar

Assistant Research Scientist
Horticulture; Institute of Plant Breeding, Genetics and Genomics

Bothwell, Helen

Assistant Professor
Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources; Plant Biology,

Buell, Robin

Director
Plant Center
GRA Eminent Scholar Chair in Crop Genomics
Crop & Soil Sciences; Institute of Plant Breeding, Genetics and Genomics; Institute of Bioinformatics

Burke, John

Distinguished Research Professor
Department Head
Plant Biology

Clevenger, Josh

Adjunct Faculty
Crop & Soil Sciences; Institute of Plant Breeding, Genetics and Genomics

Conner, Joann

Assistant Research Scientist
Horticulture; Institute of Plant Breeding, Genetics and Genomics

Dawe, Kelly

Distinguished Research Professor
Plant Biology; Genetics

Devos, Katrien

Distinguished Research Professor
Plant Biology; Institute of Plant Breeding, Genetics and Genomics; Institute of Bioinformatics

Dundas, Christopher

Assistant Professor
Plant Biology, Institute of Bioinformatics

Gent, Jonathan

Associate Research Scientist
Plant Biology

Harkess, Alex

Adjunct Assistant Professor, Plant Biology
Faculty Investigator, HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology

Kvitko, Brian

Associate Professor
Plant Biology, Plant Pathology

Leal-Bertioli, Soraya

Senior Research Scientist
Plant Pathology; Institute of Plant Breeding, Genetics and Genomics

Leebens-Mack, Jim

Distinguished Research Professor
Genetics, Plant Biology

Lewis, Zachary

Associate Professor
Plant Biology; Microbiology

Li, Zenglu

Professor
Georgia Seed Development Professorship in Soybean Breeding and Genetics
Institute of Plant Breeding, Genetics and Genomics

Lin, Xiaorong

Professor
Plant Biology; Microbiology

McGregor, Cecilia

Professor
Institute of Plant Breeding, Genetics and Genomics

Mergoum, Mohamed

Georgia Seed Development UGAF Professorship in Wheat Breeding and Genetics
Institute of Plant Breeding, Genetics and Genomics

Mitchum, Melissa

Professor
Institute of Plant Breeding, Genetics and Genomics; Plant Pathology

Momany, Michelle

Professor
Plant Biology

Nelms, Brad

Assistant Professor
Plant Biology

Ogden, Andrew

Assistant Professor
Horticulture; Institute of Plant Breeding, Genetics and Genomics

Ozias-Akins, Peggy

D.W. Brooks Professorship, UGA Distinguished Research Professor
Institute of Plant Breeding, Genetics and Genomics; Horticulture

Parrott, Wayne

Distinguished Research Professor
Institute of Plant Breeding, Genetics and Genomics

Paterson, Andrew

Regents Professor
Plant Genome Mapping Laboratory
Genetics; Institute of Bioinformatics; Plant Biology

Raymer, Paul

Emeritus Professor

Schmitz, Bob

Professor
Genetics; Plant Biology; Institute of Bioinformatics

Smith, Shavannor

Associate Professor
Plant Pathology

Sun, Yongduo

Assistant Professor
Department of Plant Pathology,

Sweigart, Andrea

Professor
Genetics; Plant Biology

Tsai, CJ

Winfred N. Haynes Professor and Georgia Research Alliance Eminent Scholar
Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources; Plant Biology; Genetics; Institute of Bioinformatics

van der Knaap, Esther

Professor
Horticulture; Institute of Plant Breeding, Genetics and Genomics; Plant Biology; Genetics

Wallace, Jason

Associate Professor
Institute of Bioinformatics, Institute of Plant Breeding, Genetics and Genomics

Wilde, Dayton

Professor
Horticulture; Institute of Plant Breeding, Genetics and Genomics

Williams, Tanisha

Assistant Professor
UGA Herbarium Director
Plant Biology

Yadav, Lav Kumar

Assistant Professor
Horticulture

Yang, Li

Assistant Professor
Plant Pathology

Chavez, Dario

Assistant Professor
Institute of Plant Breeding, Genetics and Genomics

Conner, Joann

Assistant Research Scientist
Horticulture; Institute of Plant Breeding, Genetics and Genomics

Bhabesh-Dutta

Professor
Plant Pathology

Ferrarezi, Rhuanito

Associate Professor
Horticulture

Dan Johnson

Associate Professor
Plant Biology, Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources

Lukowitz, Wolfgang

Associate Professor
Plant Biology

Malladi, Anish

Associate Professor
Horticulture

Mitchum, Melissa

Professor
Institute of Plant Breeding, Genetics and Genomics; Plant Pathology

Momany, Michelle

Professor
Plant Biology

Nambeesan, Savithri

Assistant Research Scientist
Horticulture

Nelms, Brad

Assistant Professor
Plant Biology

Ozias-Akins, Peggy

D.W. Brooks Professorship, UGA Distinguished Research Professor
Institute of Plant Breeding, Genetics and Genomics; Horticulture

van der Knaap, Esther

Professor
Horticulture; Institute of Plant Breeding, Genetics and Genomics; Plant Biology; Genetics

Wilde, Dayton

Professor
Horticulture; Institute of Plant Breeding, Genetics and Genomics

Yang, Li

Assistant Professor
Plant Pathology

Ye, Zheng-Hua

Professor
Plant Biology

Zhang, Donglin

Dirr Professor
Horticulture; Institute of Plant Breeding, Genetics and Genomics

Bar-Peled, Maor

Professor
Plant Biology; Complex Carbohydrate Research Center

Bennetzen, Jeff

Norman and Doris Giles Professor,
Georgia Research Alliance Eminent Scholar,
National Academy of Sciences Member
Genetics; Plant Biology; Institute of Bioinformatics

Dawe, Kelly

Distinguished Research Professor
Plant Biology; Genetics

Dundas, Christopher

Assistant Professor
Plant Biology, Institute of Bioinformatics

Mohnen, Debra

Georgia Athletics Association Professor
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology; Plant Biology; Complex Carbohydrate Research Center

Urbanowicz, Breeanna

Assistant Professor
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology; Complex Carbohydrate Research Center

Wallace, Ian

Associate Professor
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Plant Biology

Ye, Zheng-Hua

Professor
Plant Biology

Abney, Rebecca

Assistant Professor
Warnell

Aubrey, Doug

Assistant Professor
Plant Biology, Warnell School of
Forestry and Natural Resources,
Savannah River Ecology Laboratory

Bag, Sudeep

Assistant Professor
Plant Pathology

Biswal, Akshaya Kumar

Assistant Research Scientist
Horticulture; Institute of Plant Breeding, Genetics and Genomics

Brewer, Marin

William Terrell Distinguished Professor
Plant Pathology

Chung, Anny

Haines Associate Professor
Plant Biology, Plant Pathology

Dundas, Christopher

Assistant Professor
Plant Biology, Institute of Bioinformatics

Ferrarezi, Rhuanito

Associate Professor
Horticulture

Dan Johnson

Associate Professor
Plant Biology, Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources

Kvitko, Brian

Associate Professor
Plant Biology, Plant Pathology

Leal-Bertioli, Soraya

Senior Research Scientist
Plant Pathology; Institute of Plant Breeding, Genetics and Genomics

Li, Zenglu

Professor
Georgia Seed Development Professorship in Soybean Breeding and Genetics
Institute of Plant Breeding, Genetics and Genomics

McGregor, Cecilia

Professor
Institute of Plant Breeding, Genetics and Genomics

Mitchum, Melissa

Professor
Institute of Plant Breeding, Genetics and Genomics; Plant Pathology

Ogden, Andrew

Assistant Professor
Horticulture; Institute of Plant Breeding, Genetics and Genomics

Parrott, Wayne

Distinguished Research Professor
Institute of Plant Breeding, Genetics and Genomics

Smith, Shavannor

Associate Professor
Plant Pathology

Sun, Yongduo

Assistant Professor
Department of Plant Pathology,

Tsai, CJ

Winfred N. Haynes Professor and Georgia Research Alliance Eminent Scholar
Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources; Plant Biology; Genetics; Institute of Bioinformatics

Urbanowicz, Breeanna

Assistant Professor
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology; Complex Carbohydrate Research Center

Villari, Caterina

Assistant Professor
Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources

Wallace, Ian

Associate Professor
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Plant Biology

Wallace, Jason

Associate Professor
Institute of Bioinformatics, Institute of Plant Breeding, Genetics and Genomics

Williams, Tanisha

Assistant Professor
UGA Herbarium Director
Plant Biology

Yang, Li

Assistant Professor
Plant Pathology

Bag, Sudeep

Assistant Professor
Plant Pathology

Bahri, Bochra

Assistant Professor
Institute of Plant Breeding, Genetics and Genomics; Plant Pathology

Timothy-Brenneman

Professor
Plant Pathology

Brewer, Marin

William Terrell Distinguished Professor
Plant Pathology

Chung, Anny

Haines Associate Professor
Plant Biology, Plant Pathology

Dundas, Christopher

Assistant Professor
Plant Biology, Institute of Bioinformatics

Bhabesh-Dutta

Professor
Plant Pathology

Fountain, Jake

Assistant Professor
Plant Pathology

Scott Gold

Adjunct Faculty
Plant Pathology

Kashyap, Ruchika

Assistant Professor and Extension Specialist
Plant Pathology,

Kvitko, Brian

Associate Professor
Plant Biology, Plant Pathology

Leal-Bertioli, Soraya

Senior Research Scientist
Plant Pathology; Institute of Plant Breeding, Genetics and Genomics

Mitchum, Melissa

Professor
Institute of Plant Breeding, Genetics and Genomics; Plant Pathology

Ogden, Andrew

Assistant Professor
Horticulture; Institute of Plant Breeding, Genetics and Genomics

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Professor and Department Head
Plant Pathology

Severns, Paul

Assistant Professor
Plant Pathology

Smith, Shavannor

Associate Professor
Plant Pathology

Sun, Yongduo

Assistant Professor
Department of Plant Pathology,

Tian, Miaoying

Associate Professor and Ji/Georgia Vegetable Industry Distinguished Professorship in Plant Pathology
Plant Pathology

Villari, Caterina

Assistant Professor
Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources

Ron Walcott

Professor
Vice Provost for Graduate Education
Dean of the Graduate School

Yang, Li

Assistant Professor
Plant Pathology

Basu, Saumik

Associate Professor
Entomology

Biswal, Akshaya Kumar

Assistant Research Scientist
Horticulture; Institute of Plant Breeding, Genetics and Genomics

Li, Zenglu

Professor
Georgia Seed Development Professorship in Soybean Breeding and Genetics
Institute of Plant Breeding, Genetics and Genomics

Parrott, Wayne

Distinguished Research Professor
Institute of Plant Breeding, Genetics and Genomics

Jason Schmidt

Associate Professor
Entomology

William Snyder

Professor
Entomology

Dawe, Kelly

Distinguished Research Professor
Plant Biology; Genetics

Dundas, Christopher

Assistant Professor
Plant Biology, Institute of Bioinformatics

Kvitko, Brian

Associate Professor
Plant Biology, Plant Pathology

Nelms, Brad

Assistant Professor
Plant Biology

Parrott, Wayne

Distinguished Research Professor
Institute of Plant Breeding, Genetics and Genomics

Schmitz, Bob

Professor
Genetics; Plant Biology; Institute of Bioinformatics

Tsai, CJ

Winfred N. Haynes Professor and Georgia Research Alliance Eminent Scholar
Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources; Plant Biology; Genetics; Institute of Bioinformatics

Bennetzen, Jeff

Norman and Doris Giles Professor,
Georgia Research Alliance Eminent Scholar,
National Academy of Sciences Member
Genetics; Plant Biology; Institute of Bioinformatics

Bensasson, Douda

Assistant Professor
Plant Biology; Institute of Bioinformatics

Burke, John

Distinguished Research Professor
Department Head
Plant Biology

Devos, Katrien

Distinguished Research Professor
Plant Biology; Institute of Plant Breeding, Genetics and Genomics; Institute of Bioinformatics

Dundas, Christopher

Assistant Professor
Plant Biology, Institute of Bioinformatics

Nelms, Brad

Assistant Professor
Plant Biology

Paterson, Andrew

Regents Professor
Plant Genome Mapping Laboratory
Genetics; Institute of Bioinformatics; Plant Biology

Schmitz, Bob

Professor
Genetics; Plant Biology; Institute of Bioinformatics

Tsai, CJ

Winfred N. Haynes Professor and Georgia Research Alliance Eminent Scholar
Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources; Plant Biology; Genetics; Institute of Bioinformatics

Vaughn, Justin

Adjunct Faculty
Institute of Plant Breeding, Genetics and Genomics

Wallace, Ian

Associate Professor
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Plant Biology

Wallace, Jason

Associate Professor
Institute of Bioinformatics, Institute of Plant Breeding, Genetics and Genomics

Yadav, Lav Kumar

Assistant Professor
Horticulture