Current lab members

zenglu-li

Zenglu Li, Ph.D.
Professor
GSD Professorship in Soybean Breeding and Genetics
Ph.D. in Plant Breeding and Genetics, University of Illinois
zli@uga.edu
(706) 542-9805
Curriculum vitae Linkedin

Roger-boerma

H. Roger Boerma, Ph.D.
Emeritus Distinguished Research Professor, UGA
Executive Director, Georgia Seed Development, GA
Roger.boerma@gsdc.com
(706) 552-4525

Brian Little

Brian Little
Research Coordinator
M.S. in Entomology, University of Georgia
balittle@uga.edu
(706) 227-7951
Coordinate Soybean Breeding Program

Graduate Students

Nathaniel Burner

Nathaniel Burner
Ph.D. student
M.S. in Crop Science, North Carolina State University
B.S. in Crop Sciences, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
nburner@uga.edu
(706) 542-0915

Muhammad Widyawan

M. Habib Widyawan
Ph.D. student
M.S. in Plant Breeding and Biotechnology, IPB University
B.S. in Agronomy, Universitas Gadjah Mada
widyawan@uga.edu
(706) 542-0915

Emily Powell

Emily Powell
Ph.D. student
B.S. in Plant Biology & B.S. in Crop Biotechnology, North Carolina State University
Emily.Powell1@uga.edu
(706) 542-0915

Dallas Kreisa

Dallas Kreisa
Ph.D. student
B.S. in Biology, Marian University
Dallas.Kreisa@uga.edu
(706) 542-0915

Jake Spittle

Jake Spittle
Ph.D. student
B.S. in Genetics, UGA
Jake.Spittle@uga.edu
(706) 542-0915

Postdoctoral Researchers

Shizhe Liang
Ph.D. in Mathematics, Brandeis University
sl73741@uga.edu
(706) 542-0919 (O)
(510) 612-4699 (P)
Artificial intelligence (AI) enabled plant breeding

Research Staff

Tatyana Nienow

Tatyana Nienow
Research Professional
tnienow@uga.edu
(706) 542-0915
Soybean molecular breeding

Sarah Carson
M.S. in Wildlife Conservation and Management, Unity College
B.S. in Animal Science, Berry College
Research Professional
Sarah.Carson@uga.edu
(770) 685-8550
Soybean breeding and genetics

Dean Kemp

Dean Kemp
Lab Manager
dkemp@uga.edu
(706) 255-6718
Nematology Lab Manager

Justin Cline

Justin Cline
Research Professional
jcc28120@uga.edu
(678) 247-3163
Soybean Breeding

Kevin Roach
Research Professional
kroach@uga.edu
Soybean Breeding

Undergraduate Assistants

Kierstyn Smith
Student Research Assistant
Kierstyn.Smith26@uga.edu
(706) 583-0161