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

Sophia Jones

Research Professional

B.S.A., Horticulture, University of Georgia, Athens, GA
slj37816@uga.edu

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

Manaswi Gorle

B.S., Biological Engineering (in progress), University of Georgia, Athens, GA

Anusha Kanagaraj

B.S., Biology (in progress), University of Georgia, Athens, GA

Former Members

Visiting Assistant Professors

Kevin Childs

Kevin Childs

Assistant Professor-Fixed Term, Michigan State University

Norma Constanza Manrique-Carpintero

Genetic Resources Associate Scientist, International Potato Center (CIP)

Visiting Research Associates

Bishwo Adhikari

Bioinformatician, USDA APHIS

Rebecca Davidson

Assistant Professor, National Jewish Hospital

Joseph Evans

Research Scientist, Dupont Pioneer

Grant Godden

Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Florida

Miranda Haus

Assistant Professor, Michigan State University

Vinita Joardar

RefSeq Scientist, National Center for Biotechnology Information

Elsa Gongora-Castillo

Professor, Centro de Investigación Científica de Yucatán

Malali Gowda

Director, National Centre for Biological Sciences

Candice Hirsch

Associate Professor, University of Minnesota

Cory Hirsch

Assistant Professor, University of Minnesota

Jeongwoon Kim

Product Development Analytics Lead - Global Breeding, Bayer

Mercy Kitavi

Research Technology Support Facility, Michigan State University

Dae Kwan Ko

Postdoctoral Associate, Michigan State University

Kin Lau

Bioinformatics Research Scientist, Van Andel Institute

Courtney Leisner

Assistant Professor, Auburn University

Haining Lin

Associate Director, Bioinformatics, Moderna

Alicia Massa

Research Geneticist (Plants), USDA-ARS

Samira Mafi Moghaddam

Genomics Data Scientist, Benson Hill Biosystems

Rachel Naegele

Research Geneticist at USDA-ARS

Lina Quesada-Ocampo

Associate Professor, North Carolina State University

Millicent Sanciangco

Core Facilities Coordinator, Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center

Lindsay Triplett

Agricultural Scientist, Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station

Andrew Wiersma

Plant Breeder, Seedwest

Dongyan Zhao

Breeding Insight Genomics Coordinator, Cornell University

Research Assistants

Emily Crisovan

Jason Cepela

Morgan Chaires

Mike Geoffroy

Melanie Hardin

John Johnston

Kranti Konganti

Steven Lundback

Linsey Newton

Krystle Wiegert-Rininger

Andy Whittam

Brett Whitty

Liza Zaytseva

Visiting Scholars

Ian Beddows
Abby Bryson
Andrew Wiersma

Graduate Students

Sefa Ayten     M.S. Institute Of Plant Breeding, Genetics, And Genomics, University of Georgia, Athens, GA
Nolan Bornowski     Ph.D., Plant Breeding, Genetics, and Biotechnology, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI
Michael Hardigan     Ph.D., Plant Breeding, Genetics, and Biotechnology Program, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI
Genevieve Hoopes     Ph.D., Cell and Molecular Biology Program, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI
Nyasha Mudukuti     M.S., Plant Breeding, Genetics, and Biotechnology, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI
Gina Pham     Ph.D., Plant Biology, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI

Undergraduate Students

Daniel Aaron     Natalie Fox    Joe Korolewicz    Fletcher Robbins
Ogie Avramovska     Breanne Funk    Macy Lockhart    Paul Rosemurgy
Amni Azhar     Jessica Goldsworthy    Rene Ludwig    Catie Scott
Hannah Bacho     Alex Gore    Omar Mcgiveron    Rachel Shereda
Kennedy Baldwin     Shannon Grimm    Keira McHugh    Kailey Skarbek
Laura Bonefeld     Emma Guglielmo    Ethan Mingoia    Elizabeth Straley
Carolyn Botting     Marc Habermann    Audree'Auna Morris-Garrett    Zain Syed
Terin Budine     Lola Hammond    Neil O'Hegarty    Christopher Thorburn
Joe Burke     Katie Heslip    Michael Obialor    Rue Tshamala
Lemor Carlton     Emily Hilliker    Lillian Oglesby    Mahathi Turlapati
Averi Childress     Rachael Hume    Byron Oja    Tejaswini Velicheti
Lauren Chong     Erica Humphreys    Olawale Olorunfemi    Madison Whitehead
Megan Conway     Abby Jensen    Logan Pierz    Jennifer Willner
Krista Dunger     Ammara Khizar    Faerlin Pulido    Edmund Wooldridge
Caleb Fisher     Minjee Kim    Emma Rice    Jemison Yewah