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

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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