Peggy Ozias-Akins
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Peggy Ozias-Akins, the lead scientist on the Peanut & Mycotoxin Innovation Lab’s translational genomics project, has been recognized by the University of Georgia as a Distinguished Research Professor for 2017. Only five scientists from across all disciplines received the honor. Ozias-Akins, a professor of horticulture, has applied advanced biotechnology and molecular biology tools, in some…
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Dr. Peggy Ozias-Akins, PMIL Lead Scientist and a professor in the Department of Horticulture and director of the University of Georgia (UGA) Institute for the Plant Breeding, Genetics and Genomics, has won the D.W. Brooks Distinguished Professor Award. The award recognizes her 30-year career at UGA developing new breeding techniques for peanuts.
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Director Dr. Dave Hoisington, Lead Scientist Dr. Peggy Ozias-Akins and Collaborator Dr. David Okello of the Peanut & Mycotoxin Innovation Lab are featured in the University of Georgia Research Magazine Fall 2015 issue for their research contributions to alleviate hunger and malnutrition worldwide. Read the full article.
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The future of food: from jellyfish salad to lab-grown meat Published September 13, 2015 in the UK Guardian Writer Nicola Davis ALLERGY-FREE PEANUTS If there’s one commodity the food industry could be expected to shell out for, it’s hypoallergenic peanuts. An estimated 1.4-3.0% of children in western countries are allergic to them, putting the kibosh…
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June 16 research reporting meeting and presentations by Meds & Food for Kids founder Pat Wolff.
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The latest issue of Southscapes, focuses on how the University of Georgia College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences is helping feed 9 billion people by 2050. Several PMIL researchers were featured in articles in the magazine including: Lead Scientist Peggy Ozias-Akins, and collaborators Joelle Kajuga and Agnes Mwangwela.
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IBP Training Brings Crop Breeders to University of Georgia February 26, 2015 Writer: Christy Fricks, christyfricks@uga.edu Contact: Dave Hoisington, davehois@uga.edu On February 24-26th the Integrated Breeding Platform held a training workshop for the Breeding Management System (BMS) at the University of Georgia College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences. The training was hosted by the Feed…