What brought you to UGA?  What are your research/study interests?  What has been a benefit of being part of IPS?/How did it help you select your program What are your career goals?  Who is your major professor?  Mingyu Wang graduated with a Masters in Plant Pathology from Zhejiang University.
Read More

What brought you to UGA?  What are your research/study interests?  What has been a benefit of being part of IPS?/How did it help you select your program What are your career goals?  Who is your major professor?  Julian Somers graduated with a Bachelors in Biochemistry from the University of Arizona.
Read More

What brought you to UGA?  What are your research/study interests?  What has been a benefit of being part of IPS?/How did it help you select your program What are your career goals?  Who is your major professor?  Justin Scherer graduated with a Bachelors in Plant and Microbial Biology from the…
Read More

What brought you to UGA? I initially came to UGA as a technician, I applied to UGA as a graduate student because the professors and students were very collaborative. There are also a lot of resources at UGA that I believe will help me succeed. What are your research/study interests? I am…
Read More

What brought you to UGA? I came to UGA because of its outstanding plant biology researchers. What are your research/study interests? I am interested in understanding the genetic mechanisms underlying tuber/ storage root formation across plant lineages using comparative genomics approaches.  What has been a benefit of being part of IPS?/How did…
Read More

What brought you to UGA?  What are your research/study interests?  What has been a benefit of being part of IPS?/How did it help you select your program What are your career goals?  Who is your major professor?  Ben Long graduated with a Bachelors in Biology from Georgia Tech.
Read More

What brought you to UGA?  What are your research/study interests?  What has been a benefit of being part of IPS?/How did it help you select your program What are your career goals?  Who is your major professor?  William LaVoy graduated with a Masters in Environmental Science from Mahidol University (Thailand).
Read More

What brought you to UGA? The excellent reputation of UGA in higher education and its highly recognized inter-disciplinary nature of plant-based research studies, motivated me to apply UGA. What are your research/study interests? My research interests are the understanding of the molecular mechanism behind the biosynthesis of plant pectic polysaccharides via the…
Read More

What brought you to UGA? The plant research community is active and covers a wide range of topics. What are your research/study interests? I am interested in genetic research of all kinds! I also would like to explore how we can apply genetics to improve our lives.  What has been a benefit…
Read More