What brought you to UGA? I came to UGA for a variety of reasons, but the core reason was the strength, diversity, and collaboration between labs. Frequently I would see plant genetics, bioinformatics, pathology, or breeding all remain separated, but UGA does a really good job bringing the broader plant science community together.
What are your research/study interests? My research interests are very broad. I previously did a lot of transformation work and applied science is still a big interest of mine. Currently my work is involved in utilization of genomics and bioinformatics to investigate the consequences of the breakage-fusion-bridge cycle.
What has been a benefit of being part of IPS?/How did it help you select your program? The main benefit was being able to rotate in different labs so that I could learn about labs I was interested in before committing to join.
What are your career goals? I want to be able to work on crops systems. I am currently still open to either industry or academia.
Who is your major professor? Dr. Kelly Dawe.