The current Genetics Training Program (GTP) faculty trainers and the graduate program(s) each trainer is associated with are listed below. If you are a UGA faculty member interested in becoming a trainer, please contact Kelly Dyer. Jill Anderson – Professor (Genetics, Plant Biology, Ecology) Oshri Avraham – Assistant Professor (Cellular Biology, Neuroscience) Jeffrey Bennetzen – Giles Professor and GRA Eminent Scholar (Genetics, Plant Biology, Bioinformatics) Douda Bensasson – Associate Professor (Plant Biology, Bioinformatics, Genetics) Casey Bergman – Associate Professor (Genetics, Bioinformatics) PengPeng Bi – Associate Professor (Genetics) Holly Bik – Associate Professor (Bioinformatics, Marine Science) Blake Billmyre - Assistant Professor (Genetics, Microbiology, Infectious Disease) Katie Billmyre - Assistant Professor (Genetics) Tim Bolger - Associate Professor (Biochemistry and Molecular Biology) Robin Buell - Professor and GRA Eminent Scholar (Crop and Soil Sciences, Genetics, PBGG, Bioinformatics) Gaelen Burke – Associate Professor (Entomology, Genetics) Kurt Dahlstrom - Assistant Professor (Microbiology, Genetics) Kelly Dawe - Distinguished Research Professor (Plant Biology, Genetics, Bioinformatics) Katrien Devos – Distinguished Research Professor (Crop and Soil Sciences, Plant Biology, Genetics, Bioinformatics, PBGG) Diana Downs – Distinguished Research Professor (Microbiology, Genetics) Kelly Dyer – Professor (Genetics) Arthur Edison – Professor and GRA Eminent Scholar (Genetics, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Bioinformatics) Jonathan Eggenschwiler – Associate Professor (Genetics, Cellular Biology, Neuroscience) Courtney Ellison - Assistant Professor (Microbiology, Genetics) Jorge C. Escalante-Semerena – UGA Foundation Distinguished Professor (Microbiology) Travis Glenn – Professor (Environmental Health Science, Bioinformatics, Genetics) Mary Goll – Associate Professor (Genetics) Diego Huet – Assistant Professor (Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Sciences, Cellular Biology) Brendan Hunt – Associate Professor (Entomology, Genetics) Natalia Ivanova – Associate Professor (Genetics, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology) Jessica Kissinger – Distinguished Research Professor (Genetics, Bioinformatics) James Lauderdale – Associate Professor (Cellular Biology, Genetics, Neuroscience) James Leebens-Mack – Professor (Plant Biology, Genetics, Bioinformatics) Zachary Lewis – Professor (Microbiology, Genetics) Douglas Menke – Professor (Genetics, Cellular Biology) Aaron Mitchell – Professor (Microbiology) Allen Moore – Distinguished Research Professor (Entomology, Genetics) Brad Nelms – Assistant Professor (Plant Biology, Genetics) Andrew Paterson – Regents Research Professor (Genetics, Plant Biology, Bioinformatics) Rachel Roberts-Galbraith – Associate Professor (Cellular Biology, Neuroscience, Genetics) Tania Rozario – Assistant Professor (Genetics) Paul Schliekelman – Associate Professor (Bioinformatics, Statistics, Genetics) Walter Schmidt – Professor (Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Cellular Biology, Neuroscience) Robert Schmitz – UGA Foundation Distinguished Professor (Genetics, Bioinformatics, Plant Biology) Michael Strand – Regents Professor (Entomology, Genetics, Ecology) Andrea Sweigart - Professor (Genetics, Plant Biology) M. Stephen Trent - UGA Foundation Distinguished Professor (Microbiology, Infectious Diseases) Chung-Jui Tsai - Winfred N. "Hank" Haynes Professor and GRA Eminent Scholar (Genetics, Plant Biology, Bioinformatics, Forestry) Esther van der Knapp - Professor (Genetics, Plant Biology, PBGG) Chelsey vanDrisse - Assistant Professor (Genetics, Microbiology) Kevin Vogel – Associate Professor (Entomology, Microbiology) John Wares – Professor (Genetics, Ecology) Janet Westpheling – Professor (Genetics, Microbiology) Michael White – Associate Professor (Genetics) Kaixiong Ye – Associate Professor (Genetics, Bioinformatics) Nadja Zeltner – Associate Professor (Cellular Biology, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Neuroscience) The University of Georgia, and its many units, are committed to increasing the diversity of its faculty and students, and sustaining a work and learning environment that is inclusive. Women, minorities and people with disabilities are encouraged to apply. The University is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action institution.
