Principal Investigator
C. Robin Buell
GRA Eminent Scholar Chair in Crop Genomics funded by the Georgia Research Alliance and Georgia Seed Development
Professor, Crop & Soil Sciences

Ph.D., 1992, Utah State University, Logan, UT
M.Sc., 1988, Washington State University, Pullman, WA
B.S., 1985, University of Maryland, College Park, MD
Robin.Buell@uga.edu
Current Members
John Hamilton
Senior Computational Biologist

M.Sc., Biosystems and Informatics, University of Liverpool, UK
B.S. (Hons,) Biochemistry (minor in Physiology), UCLAN, UK
john.hamilton@uga.edu
Brieanne Kniahynycky
Genomics Data Manager

B.S., Genomics and Molecular Genetics, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI
brieanne.k@uga.edu
more info
Joshua Wood
Bioinformatics Analyst

B.S., Genomics and Molecular Genetics, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI joshuacwood@uga.edu more info
Kathrine Mailloux
Research Professional

B.S., Biology (concentration in Marine Biology), University of Georgia, Athens, GA kathrine.mailloux25@uga.edu
Sierra Cloud
Research Professional

B.S., Plant Science Biotechnology, Fort Valley State University, Fort Valley, GA sierra.cloud@uga.edu more info
Natalie Deans
Post-Doctoral Associate

Ph.D., Molecular Genetics, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH
B.S., Biology-Cell Biology/Biotechnology, Georgia Gwinnett College, Lawrenceville, GA
natalie.deans@uga.edu
more info
Chenxin Li
Post-Doctoral Associate

Ph.D., Plant Biology, University of California, Davis
B.S., Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, minor Plant Biology, University of California, Davis
chenxin.li@uga.edu
more info
Yi-Wen Wang
Post-Doctoral Associate

Ph.D., Horticulture, University of Georgia, Athens, GA
M.S., Horticulture, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
B.S., Horticulture, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
yiwen.wang25@uga.edu
more info
Julia Brose
Graduate Research
Assistant

Graduate Research Assistant, Ph.D., Plant Biology Program (in progress), Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI
M.Sc., Biological and Biomolecular Sciences, University College Dublin, Ireland
B.S., Biochemistry, University of Missouri-Columbia
brosejul@msu.edu
Anne Frances Jarrell
Graduate Research
Assistant

Graduate Research Assistant, Ph.D., Plant Breeding, Genetics, and Genomics (in progress), University of Georgia, Athens, GA
B.S, Biology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC
anne.jarrell@uga.edu
more info
Dionne Martin
Graduate Research
Assistant

Graduate Research Assistant, Ph.D., Genetics (in progress), University of Georgia, Athens, GA
B.S., Biology, University of California, Riverside, Riverside, CA
dionne.martin@uga.edu
Anita Giabardo
Graduate Research
Assistant

Graduate Research Assistant, Ph.D., Plant Breeding, Genetics, and Genomics (in progress), University of Georgia, Athens, GA
M.Sc., Sustainable Agriculture, University of Padova, Padova, Italy; M.Sc., Crop and Soil Science, University of Georgia, Athens, GA (dual degree program)
B.S., Viticulture and Enology Science and Technology, University of Padova, Padova, Italy
anita.giabardo@uga.edu
Anne Pavia
Graduate Research
Assistant

Graduate Research Assistant, Ph.D., Plant Breeding, Genetics, and Genomics (in progress), University of Georgia, Athens, GA
B.S., Biochemistry, minor Biology, Ave Maria University, Florida
anne.collart@uga.edu
Leah Tomey
Graduate Research
Assistant

Graduate Research Assistant, M.S., Plant Breeding, Genetics and Genomics
B.S., Biology, University of Georgia, Athens, GA
leah.tomey@uga.edu
Abby Caceres
Undergraduate Research Assistant

B.S., Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (in progress), University of Georgia, Athens, GA
abigail.caceres@uga.edu
Sreeja Challa
Undergraduate Research Assistant

B.S., Biomedical Physiology (in progress), University of Georgia, Athens, GA
sreeja.challa@uga.edu
Alexandra Gordon
Undergraduate Research Assistant

B.S., Applied Biotechnology with Business minor (in progress), University of Georgia, Athens, GA
alexandra.gordon@uga.edu
Judd Guse
Undergraduate Research Assistant

B.S., Biology (in progress), University of Georgia, Athens, GA
judd.guse@uga.edu