{"id":58,"date":"2023-11-16T12:55:14","date_gmt":"2023-11-16T17:55:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/site.caes.uga.edu\/foragebreeding\/?page_id=58"},"modified":"2025-03-13T11:31:18","modified_gmt":"2025-03-13T15:31:18","slug":"people","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/site.caes.uga.edu\/foragebreeding\/people\/","title":{"rendered":"People"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Ali Missaoui<\/strong>
Associate Professor – PI
cssamm@uga.edu<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Graduate Students<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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  • Holly Wright Presley<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Ph.D. Student, Institute of Plant Breeding, Genetics, and Genomics<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
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    • About Me: <\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • B.S. University of Georgia<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
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      • Research:<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n
      • GWAS analysis and genomic selection for low pH and high pH aluminum field tolerance in alfalfa (Medicago sativa <\/em>L.)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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        • Chloe de la Cerna<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n
        • Ph.D. Student, Institute of Plant Breeding, Genetics, and Genomics<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
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          • About Me:<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n
          • B.S.A. University of Georgia<\/li>\n\n\n\n
          • A.S. Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
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            • Research:<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n
            • Secondary metabolite production and applications of tall fescue endophytes (Epichlo\u00eb <\/em>spp.)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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              • Jazib Ali Irfan<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n
              • Ph.D. Student, Institute of Plant Breeding, Genetics, and Genomics<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
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                • About Me:<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n
                • MPhil. National Institute for Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering (NIBGE), Pakistan<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
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                  • Research:<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n
                  • Genomic selection in switchgrass (Panicum virgatum<\/em>) as a bioenergy crop <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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                    • Reneliza Dalipe Cejalvo<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n
                    • Dual M.S. Student, Crop and Soil Science (University of Georgia) and Sustainable Agriculture (University of Padova)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
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                      • About Me:<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n
                      • B.S.A. University of the Philippines Los Ba\u00f1os<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
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                        • Research:<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n
                        • High-throughput phenotyping of forage crops using unmanned aerial systems (UAS)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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                          Lab Staff<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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                          • Brody Deaton<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n
                          • Research Professional<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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                            • Andrea (Andi) Gensinger<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n
                            • Research Technician<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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                              • Shiva Makaju<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n
                              • Research Professional<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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                                • Kimberly Do<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n
                                • Laboratory Technician<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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                                  Student Workers<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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                                  Payne Geiger<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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                                  Jaden Godwin<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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                                  Diego Reyes<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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                                  Ivan Pentchev<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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                                  Alumni<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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                                  • Angel Brooks<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n
                                  • M.S. Student, Institute of Plant Breeding, Genetics, and Genomics<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
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                                    • About Me:<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n
                                    • B.S.A. University of Georgia<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
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                                      • Research:<\/strong> <\/li>\n\n\n\n
                                      • QTL analyses and mapping of seed yield traits for switchgrass (Panicum virgatum<\/em>) varieties over multiple years<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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                                        • Anita Giabardo<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n
                                        • Dual M.S. Student, Crop and Soil Science (University of Georgia and Sustainable Agriculture (University of Padova)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
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                                          • About Me:<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n
                                          • B.S. University of Padova<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
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                                            • Current Position: <\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n
                                            • Ph.D. Student, University of Georgia<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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                                              • Razi Ibrahim<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n
                                              • Ph.D. Candidate, Institute of Plant Breeding, Genetics, and Genomics<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
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                                                • About Me:<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n
                                                • M.S. North Dakota State University<\/li>\n\n\n\n
                                                • B.S.A. Bangladesh Agricultural University<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
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                                                  • Current Position: <\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n
                                                  • FTA Field and Controlled Environment Scientist, Bayer Crop Science<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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                                                    • Kendall Lee<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n
                                                    • Ph.D. Candidate, Institute of Plant Breeding, Genetics, and Genomics<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
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                                                      • About Me:<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n
                                                      • B.S.A. University of Georgia<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
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                                                        • Current Position: <\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n
                                                        • Postdoctoral Researcher, HudsonAlpha Institute of Biotechnology <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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                                                          Former Members<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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                                                          • Joshua Castillo, Student Worker<\/li>\n\n\n\n
                                                          • Kaylee James, Student Worker<\/li>\n\n\n\n
                                                          • John Parker, Student Worker<\/li>\n\n\n\n
                                                          • Kathy Yeary, Research Technician<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

                                                            Ali MissaouiAssociate Professor – PIcssamm@uga.edu Graduate Students Lab Staff Student Workers Payne Geiger Jaden Godwin Diego Reyes Ivan Pentchev Alumni Former Members<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":951,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-58","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/site.caes.uga.edu\/foragebreeding\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/58","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/site.caes.uga.edu\/foragebreeding\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/site.caes.uga.edu\/foragebreeding\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/site.caes.uga.edu\/foragebreeding\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/951"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/site.caes.uga.edu\/foragebreeding\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=58"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/site.caes.uga.edu\/foragebreeding\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/58\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":337,"href":"https:\/\/site.caes.uga.edu\/foragebreeding\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/58\/revisions\/337"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/site.caes.uga.edu\/foragebreeding\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=58"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}