Armstrong Norris Armstrong
Ph.D. (1993) Duke University
Phone: 706-542-1699
Email: narmstro@uga.edu		 Associate Professor
Research Interest:
Biology Pedagogy
Arnold J Jonathan Arnold
Ph.D. (1982) Yale University
Phone: 706-542-1449
Email: arnold@uga.edu		 Professor
Research Interest:
Evolutionary Genomics and Systems Biology
Arnold M Michael Arnold
Ph.D. (1986) Australian National University
Phone: 706-542-1407
Email: arnold@plantbio.uga.edu		 Distinguished Research Professor
Research Interest:
Hybridization and Evolution
Bedell Mary Bedell
Ph.D. (1990) University of Chicago
Phone: 706-542-0288
Email: bedell@uga.edu		 Associate Professor
Research Interest:
Developmental Genetics in Mouse
Bennetzen Jeffrey Bennetzen
Ph.D. (1980) University of Washington
Phone: 706-542-3698
Email: maize@uga.edu		 Giles Professor and GRA Eminent Scholar
Research Interest:
Genome Structure and Evolution
Condie Brian Condie
Ph.D. (1989) University of California, Berkeley
Phone: 706-542-1431
Email: bcondie@uga.edu		 Associate Professor
Research Interest:
Stem Cell Biology and Vertebrate Developmental Genetics
Melissa Davis
Ph.D. (2003) University of Georgia
Phone: 706-542-5014
Email: mbdavis@uga.edu		 Assistant Professor
Research Interest:
Translational (Basic Science to Clinical) Medical Oncology and Medical Education
Dawe R. Kelly Dawe
Ph.D. (1989) University of California, Berkeley
Phone: 706-542-1658
Email: kelly@plantbio.uga.edu		 Distinguised Research Professor
Research Interest:
Cytogenetics of Chromosome Movement
Kelly Dyer
Ph.D. (2004) University of Rochester
Phone: 706-542-3154
Email: kdyer@uga.edu		 Assistant Professor
Research Interest:
Evolutionary Genetics in Drosophila
Hal David Hall
Ph.D. (1995) Duke University
Phone: 706-583-5476
Email: davehall@uga.edu		 Assistant Professor
Research Interest:
Mathematical Models of Evolution and Experimental Evolution
in Yeast
Kissinger Jessica Kissinger
Ph.D. (1995) Indiana University
Phone: 706-542-6562
Email: jkissing@uga.edu		 Associate Professor
Research Interest:
Informatics and Genome Evolution in Parasites
Kushner Sidney Kushner
Ph.D. (1970) Brandeis University
Phone: 706-542-1440
Email: skushner@uga.edu		 Distinguished Research Professor
Research Interest:
RNA Metabolism, DNA Repair and Recombination
in Prokaryotes
Manley Nancy Manley
Ph.D. (1989) Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Phone: 706-542-5861
Email: nmanley@uga.edu		 Professor and Associate Head
Research Interest:
Developmental Genetics of Vertebrate Organogenesis
Mauricio Rodney Mauricio
Ph.D. (1995) Duke University
Phone: 706-542-1417
Email: mauricio@uga.edu		 Associate Professor
Research Interest:
Invasive Species and Ecological Genetics of Adaptation
McEachern Michael McEachern
Ph.D. (1988) University of California, San Diego
Phone: 706-542-1821
Email: mjm@uga.edu		 Professor
Research Interest:
Telomere Maintenance and Recombination
Meagher Richard Meagher
Ph.D. (1973) Yale University
Phone: 706-542-1444
Email: meagher@uga.edu		 Distinguished Research Professor
Research Interest:
Molecular and Evolutionary Genetics of Gene Families and Phytoremediation
Douglas Menke
Ph.D. (2002) Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Phone: 706-542-9557
Email: dmenke@uga.edu		 Assistant Professor
Research Interest:
Developmental Regulation and Evolution of Vertebrate Morphology
Allen Moore
Ph.D. (1988) University of Colorado, Boulder
Phone: 706-542-4423
Email: ajmoore@uga.edu		 Professor and Head
Research Interest:
Behavioral Genetics, Especially Social Behavior Including Mating Behavior, Pheromonal Communication and Parenting
David Nelson
Ph.D. (2006) University of Wisconsin, Madison
Phone: 706-542-0529
Email: dcnelson@uga.edu

Assistant Professor
Research Interest:
Environmental Perception and Response Mechanisms in Plants
Peterson Andrew Paterson
Ph.D. (1988) Cornell University
Phone: 706-583-0162
Email: paterson@uga.edu		 Regents Professor
Research Interest:
Gene Discovery and Genome Structure and Evolution
Promislow Daniel Promislow
Ph.D. (1990) Oxford University
Phone: 706-542-1715
Email: promislow@uga.edu		 Professor
Research Interest:
Gene Networks and Aging in Drosophila
Sweigart Andrea Sweigart
Ph.D. (2006) Duke University
Phone: 706-542-7001
Email: sweigart@uga.edu		 Assistant Professor
Research Interest:
Evolutionary Genetics in Natural Plant Populations
Terns Michael Terns
Ph.D. (1990) Pennsylvania State University
Phone: 706-542-1896
Email: mterns@bmb.uga.edu		 Distinguished Research Professor
Research Interest:
Non-Coding RNA Function, Cancer and Genome Defense
Terns Chung-Jui Tsai
Ph.D. (1995) Michigan Technological University
Phone: 706-542-1271
Email: cjtsai@uga.edu		 Winfred N. “Hank” Haynes Professor and
Georgia Research Alliance Eminent Scholar
Research Interest:
Functional Genomics of Phenolic Metabolism
Wares John Wares
Ph.D. (2000) Duke University
Phone: 706-542-7720
Email: jpwares@uga.edu		 Associate Professor
Research Interest:
Ecological Genetics of Natural Populations
Westpheling Janet Westpheling
Ph.D. (1980) John Innes Institute
Phone: 706-542-1436
Email: janwest@uga.edu		 Professor
Research Interest:
Extremophile Biology, Biotechnology and Bioenergy