People
Principle Investigators
- David Bertioli, Principal Investigator (Department of Crops and Soil Sciences)
- Georgia Research Alliance
- Distinguished Investigator and Professor
- Ph.D. Virology, University of Oxford, UK
- B.Sc. Botany, University of Duhram, UK
- 706-296-4832
- bertioli@uga.edu
- Soraya Leal-Bertioli, Principal Investigator (Department of Plant Pathology)
- Senior Research Scientist
- Ph.D. Plant Sciences, Nottingham University, UK
- B.Sc. Biological Sciences, University of Brasilia, Brazil.
- 706-296-4863
- sorayab@uga.edu
Research Staff
- Jenny Leverett, Laboratory Supervisor II
- B.S.Ed. in Health and Physical Education, University of Georgia
- 706-255-6931
- jkrogers@uga.edu
- Ethan Ruderman, Research Professional
- B.A. in Environmental Studies (2025), Amherst College
- Ethan.Ruderman1@uga.edu
- Tyler Huckabee, Laboratory Technician
- Lab Parapro at Complex Carbohydrate Research Center UGA (2020-2021)
- Tyler.Huckabee@uga.edu
Post-doctoral Staff
- Alyr Mounirou, Post-Doctoral Associate (Institute of Plant Breeding, Genetics and Genomics)
- Ph.D. Plant and Microbial Biotechnologies, and Plant Breeding (2023), Cheikh Anta Diop University of Dakar, Senegal
- M.Sc. Plant and Microbial Biotechnologies (2017), Cheikh Anta Diop University of Dakar, Senegal
- B.Sc. Biology, Chemistry and Geoscience option Science of life (2014), Cheikh Anta Diop University of Dakar, Senegal
- mounirou.alyr@uga.edu
- Samuele Lamon, Post-Doctoral Associate (Institute of Plant Breeding, Genetics and Genomics)
- M.Sc. Crop and Soil Sciences (2019), University of Georgia.
- M.Sc. Sustainable Agriculture (2019), University of Padua, Italy.
- B.Sc. Agricultural Science and Technology (2016), University of Padua Italy.
- Samuele.Lamon@uga.edu
- Amanda Nash, Post-Doctoral Associate (Institute of Plant Breeding, Genetics and Genomics)
- Ph.D. Horticultural Sciences (2023), University of Georgia
- M.Sc. Agricultural and Environmental Education (2019), University of Georgia
- B.Sc. Agronomic Engineering (2016), University of São Paulo, Brazil
- amanda.nash@uga.edu
Graduate Students
- Emile Cora Barnes, Ph.D. Student (Institute of Plant Breeding, Genetics and Genomics)
- M.Sc. Biotechnology (2019), University of South Florida
- B.A. Cell and Molecular Biology (2019), New College of Florida
- Emile.Barnes@uga.edu
- Namrata Maharjan, Ph.D. Student (Institute of Plant Breeding, Genetics and Genomics)
- M.Sc. in Biological Sciences (2021), South Dakota State University, U.S.A.
- B.Sc. in Agriculture (2017), Institute of Agriculture and Animal Sciences, Tribhuvan University, Nepal
- B.Sc. in Environmental Science (2015), Tribhuvan University, Nepal
- Namrata.Maharjan@uga.edu
- Brandon Tonnis, Ph.D. Student (Institute of Plant Breeding, Genetics and Genomics)
- M.Sc. in Biological Sciences (2002), University of Cincinnati, U.S.A.
- B.Sc. in Biology (1999), Xavier University, U.S.A.
- Brandon.Tonnis@uga.edu
- Daniel Matusinec, Ph.D. Student (Institute of Plant Breeding, Genetics and Genomics)
- M.Sc. in Plant Breeding and Plant Genetics (2021), University of Wisconsin
- B.Sc. in Environmental Sciences and Political Science (2019), University of Wisconsin
- Daniel.Matusinec@uga.edu
- Alexi Dong, Ph.D. Student (Department of Plant Pathology)
- B.Sc. in Plant Science (2021), University of Florida
- Alexi.Dong@uga.edu
- Danielle Ama Essandoh, Ph.D. Student (Institute of Plant Breeding, Genetics and Genomics)
- M.Sc. Plant Breeding and Seed Systems (2021), Makerere University, Uganda
- B.Sc. Crop Science (Plant pathology, 2017), University of Ghana, Ghana
- Danielle.essandoh@uga.edu
- Millicent Avosa, Ph.D. Student (Institute of Plant Breeding, Genetics, and Genomics)
- M.Sc. Plant Breeding and Seed Systems (2021), Makerere University, Uganda
- B.Sc. Horticulture with IT, Maseno University
- Millicent.Avosa@uga.edu
Undergraduate Students
- Lucas Rodrigues Marques de Oliveira
- 5th year Agronomic Engineering Student (FCA)
- Maggie Kaselak
- 2nd year Regenerative Bioscience Student (UGA)
- Marcos Pinto
- 3rd year Biomedical Physiology Student (UGA)