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 (pdf) Linkedin
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
Research Coordinator
M.S. in Entomology, University of Georgia
balittle@uga.edu
(706) 227-7951
Coordinate Soybean Breeding Program
Graduate Students
Emily Powell Vasarhelyi
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
Ph.D. student
B.S. in Biology, Marian University
Dallas.Kreisa@uga.edu
(706) 542-0915
Jake Spittle
Ph.D. student
B.S. in Genetics, UGA
Jake.Spittle@uga.edu
(706) 542-0915
Aidan K. Bobholz
Ph.D. student
B.S. in Agronomy and Seed Science, Iowa State University
Aidan.Bobholz@uga.edu
(706) 542-0915
Ryan Frist
MS student
B.S. in Plant Sciences, University of Maryland
Ryan.Frist@uga.edu
(706) 542-0915
Sadie Cooper
Ph.D. student
B.S. in Agricultural Sciences & B.S. in Plant Sciences, Cornell University
Sadie.Cooper@uga.edu
(540) 326-5800
Research Staff
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
Lab Manager
dkemp@uga.edu
(706) 255-6718
Nematology Lab Manager
Justin Cline
Research Professional
jcc28120@uga.edu
(678) 247-3163
Soybean Breeding
Kevin Roach
Research Professional
kroach@uga.edu
Soybean Breeding
Visiting Scientist
Francismar C. Marcelino-Guimarães, Ph.D.
Soybean Molecular Geneticist- EMBRAPA / Brazil
Ph.D. in Plant Breeding and Genetics, Federal University of Viçosa/Brazil
Fran.MarcelinoGuimaraes@uga.edu
(706) 542-0915
Undergraduate Assistants
Charlotte Miller
Paige Parker