All Personnel

Cristina Aurrecoechea

Scientific Computing Professional Specialist

aurreco@uga.edu

706-542-1447

Suresh Ambati

Senior Research Scientist , Ph.D. (1992) Sri Krishnadeveraya University

asuresh@uga.edu

706-542-1410

Jill Anderson

Professor, Ph.D. (2009) Cornell University

jta24@uga.edu

706-542-0853

Tessa Andrews

Josiah Meigs Distinguished Teaching Professor, Ph.D. (2012) Montana State University

tandrews@uga.edu

706-542-3340

Norris Armstrong

Professor, Ph.D. (1993) Duke University

narmstro@uga.edu

706-542-1699

Michael Arnold

Distinguished Research Professor, Department Head, Ph.D. (1986) Australian National University

mlarnold@uga.edu

706-542-1407

Sohyun Bang

Graduate Research Assistant (Inst of Bioinformatics)

sohyun.bang@uga.edu

Katie Benjamin

Doctoral Student

katherine.benjamin@uga.edu

Jeffrey Bennetzen

Norman and Doris Giles Professor, Georgia Research Alliance Eminent Scholar, Ph.D. (1980) University of Washington

maize@uga.edu

706-542-3698

Douda Bensasson

Associate Professor in Plant Biology; Institute of Bioinformatics

dbensasson@uga.edu

706-542-1790

Pengpeng Bi

Associate Professor, Ph.D. (2015) Purdue University

pbi@uga.edu

765-609-9712

Blake Billmyre

Assistant Professor

Blake.Billmyre@uga.edu

706-583-0216

Katie Billmyre

Assistant Professor

katie.billmyre@uga.edu

Phillip Brailey-Jones

Postdoctoral Associate

philip.braileyjones@uga.edu

7065423698

Gretchen Brinkman

Doctoral Student

gretchen.brinkman@uga.edu

David Brown

IT Professional Specialist (Retired)

brown@uga.edu

706-542-1423

Robin Buell

Georgia Research Alliance Eminent Scholar Chair in Crop Genomics

Robin.Buell@uga.edu

706-542-4021

Gaelen Burke

Assistant Professor in Entomology, PhD, Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Arizona

grburke@uga.edu

706-542-1863

Nate Caskey

Assistant to Department Head

nathanael.caskey@uga.edu

706-542-0175

Jennifer Cruse-Sanders

Director, State Botanical Gardern of Georgia, Ph.D. University of Georgia

crusesanders@uga.edu

706-542-6131

Maddie Cusick

Doctoral Student

Madeline.Cusick@uga.edu

Kurt Dalhstrom

Assistant Professor

dahlstrom@uga.edu

706-542-3013

Melissa Davis

Assistant Scientist in Population Health Sciences, Henry Ford Health System, One Ford Place, 3CE, Detroit, MI 48202, Ph.D. (2003) University of Georgia

mdavis29@hfhs.org

313-874-6576

Kelly Dawe

Distinguished Research Professor, Ph.D. (1989) University of California, Berkeley

kdawe@uga.edu

706-542-1658

Katrien Devos

Professor in Grass and Comparative Genomics, Ph.D. (1992) University of Ghent, Belgium

kdevos@uga.edu

706-542-0925

Tara Disanayaka

Doctoral Student

Tara.Disanayaka@uga.edu

Yinxin Dong

Research Professional

yinxindong@uga.edu

706.542.1882

Diana Downs

Professor of Microbiology

dmdowns@uga.edu

706-542-9573

Chris Dundas

Assistant Professor, Plant Biology

cmdundas@uga.edu

Kelly Dyer

Professor, Director, Integrated Life Sciences Program, Director, NIH T32 Genetics Training Grant , Ph.D. (2004) University of Rochester

kdyer@uga.edu

706-542-3154

Arthur Edison

Professor, Eminent Scholar, Director, PhD (1993) University of Wisconsin-Madison

aedison@uga.edu

Jonathan Eggenschwiler

Associate Professor, Ph.D. (1998) Columbia University, New York

jeggensc@uga.edu

706-542-2813

Courtney Ellison

Assistant Professor

c.ellison@uga.edu

706-542-5426

Dave Falke

Web Developer

dfalke@uga.edu

706-542-1447

Matthew Farnitano

Research Associate

mfarnitano@uga.edu

706-542-1448

Maa Ahema Gaisie

Doctoral Student

MaaAhema.Gaisie@uga.edu

David Garfinkel

Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Ph.D. (1981) University of Washington

djgarf@bmb.uga.edu

706-542-9403

Cierra Gladfelter

PhD Candidate, Rozario Lab , CTEGD GSA Secretary

Cierra.Gladfelter@uga.edu

Travis Glenn

Professor of Environmental Health Science, Ph.D. (1997) University of Maryland

travisg@uga.edu

706-583-0662

Mary Goll

Professor, Ph.D. (2006) Columbia University

Mary.Goll@uga.edu

Natalie Gonzalez

Doctoral Student

Natalie.Gonzalez@uga.edu

Elena Hamann

Postdoctoral Researcher

elena.hamann@uga.edu

706-542-0910

Shunhua Han

Graduate Student

shhan@uga.edu

706-583-8192

Scott Harding

Senior Research Scientist , Ph.D. (1989) Kansas State University

sharding@uga.edu

706-542-1239

Mark Heiges

Scientific Computing Professional Specialist

mheiges@uga.edu

706-542-1447

Stephanie Herrlinger

B.S. Molecular Genetics, Graduate Student, Interdisiplinary Neuroscience PHD Program, BHSI

sherrli8@uga.edu

706-542-4670

Aye Htun

Administrative Specialist I

ayehtun@uga.edu

706-542-9235

Brendan Hunt

Associate Professor in Entomology

huntbg@uga.edu

770-412-4093

Anna Iouchmanov

Doctoral Student

Anna.Iouchmanov@uga.edu

Ben Jackson

PhD Candidate

benjamin.jackson1@uga.edu

Hosung Jang

Postdoctoral Researcher, Schmitz Lab

hosung.jang@uga.edu

706-542-1882

Muthugapatti Kandasamy

Senior Research Scientist & BMC Director, Ph.D. (1985) University of Madras

kandu@uga.edu

706-542-4779

Edward Kipreos

Professor of Cellular Biology , Ph.D. (1990) University of California, San Diego

ekipreos@cb.uga.edu

706-542-3862

Jessica Kissinger

University Professor, Associate Chief Information Officer for Research, Ph.D. (1995) Indiana University

jkissing@uga.edu

706-542-6562

Alexis Lambert

Doctoral Student

alexis.lambert@uga.edu

University Professor of History, Darling Professor of Law, Pepperdine University Richard B. Russell Professor of History, Ph.D. (1984) University of Wisconsin, Madison, J.D. (1979) Harvard Law School

edlarson@uga.edu

310-502-7593

Yolanda Lay

Lab Technician III

ylay@uga.edu

James Leebens-Mack

Professor of Plant Biology , Ph.D. (1995) University of Texas

jleebensmack@uga.edu

706-583-5573

Laramie Lemon

Lecturer

lemon@uga.edu

(706) 542-3096

Zachary Lewis

Professor of Microbiology, Ph.D. (2004) Texas A&M

zlewis@uga.edu

706-424-9924

Ben Long

Doctoral Student

bjl31194@uga.edu

Chandler Lowe

Doctoral Student

Chandler.Lowe@uga.edu

Yueqi Lu

Doctoral Student

yueqi.lu@uga.edu

Eddie Mae Lay

Laboratory Technician II

eddiemae@uga.edu

706-542-2008

Ephie Magige

Doctoral Student

Alex Marand

Postdoctoral Reseacher

marand@uga.edu

Dionne Martin

Doctoral Student

Dionne.Martin@uga.edu

Sara Martin

Doctoral Student

Sara.Martin3@uga.edu

Rodney Mauricio

Josiah Meigs Distinguished Teaching Professor of Genetics, Ph.D. (1995) Duke University

mauricio@uga.edu

706-542-1417

Jenny McCann

Doctoral Student

jenny.mccann@uga.edu

Shaun McCann

Laboratory Manager II

shaugnessy.mccann25@uga.edu

706-542-9929

Michael McEachern

Professor, Ph.D. (1988) University of California, San Diego

mjm@uga.edu

706-542-1821

Richard Meagher

Distinguished Research Professor, Emeritus

meagher@uga.edu

706-542-8000

John Mendieta

Postdoctoral Researcher

Douglas Menke

Professor, Director, Developmental Biology Alliance, Ph.D. (2002) Massachusetts Institute of Technology

dmenke@uga.edu

706-542-9557

Cullan Meyer

Doctoral Student

cullan.meyer@uga.edu

Morgan Meyers

Lecturer

morgan.meyers@uga.edu

706-542-3188

Bijoy Mohanty

Senior Research Scientist, Ph.D. (1990) University of Calcutta

mohanty@uga.edu

706-542-1437

Alexis Molina

PhD Candidate

Alexis.Molina@uga.edu

Sarah Mondibrown

Sarah.Mondibrown@uga.edu

Andy Murray

Graduate Research Assistant (Franklin-Plant Biology)

Elise Nanista

Doctoral Student

elise.nanista@uga.edu

770-880-0000

Brad Nelms

Assistant Professor

nelms@uga.edu

Brian Norman

Undergraduate Program Administrator

blnorman@uga.edu

706-542-1442

Batbayar (Baggi) Nyamdari

Ph.D. (1996) Inst. of Chemistry & Chemical Tech., Research Professional III

bnyamdari@warnell.uga.edu

706-542-1304

Maria Ortega

Senior Research Associate

ortega77@uga.edu

706-542-1304

Sungdae Park

Research Professional II

spark27@uga.edu

706-542-0486

Clayton Parker

Doctoral Candidate

Clayton.Parker@uga.edu

Benjamin Phipps

PhD Candidate

Benjamin.Phipps@uga.edu

Evelyn Quansah

Doctoral Student

ebq24092@uga.edu

Pedro Reis

Postdoctoral Researcher, Schmitz Lab

Corey Rennolds

Postdoctoral Associate

rennolds@uga.edu

Rachel Roberts-Galbraith

Assistant Professor

robertsgalbraith@uga.edu

(706) 542-9330

Tania Rozario

Assistant Professor

tania.rozario@uga.edu

706-542-0197

Ankush Sangra

Doctoral Student

Ankush.Sangra@uga.edu

478-672-1672

Justin Scherer

PhD Candidate

justin.scherer@uga.edu

Bob Schmitz

Professor, UGA Foundation Professorship in Plant Sciences, Lars G. Ljungdahl Distinguished Investigator, Ph.D. (2007) University of Wisconsin, Madison

schmitz@uga.edu

619-203-0074