For general inquiries, please email ggbc@uga.edu.
Directory
Director
Dr. Magdy Alabady
Senior Research Faculty – Scientist
Dept. Plant Biology
110 Riverbend Rd, Rm 102
Athens, GA 30602
malabady@uga.edu
(706) 542-6877 (voice)
(706) 542-6414 (fax)
Operations Team
Dr. Myriam Bélanger
Operations Manager
Senior Research Scientist
Dept. Infectious Diseases
110 Riverbend Rd, Room 161
Athens, GA 30602
belanger@uga.edu
(706) 542-0273 (voice)
(706) 542-6414 (fax)
Kim Kelley
Sr. Budget Analyst
110 Riverbend Rd., Room 161
Athens, GA 30602
klkelley@uga.edu
(706) 542-6409 (voice)
(706) 542-6414 (fax)
Hours: Monday, Tuesday 8:00 am-5:00 pm
Wednesday 8:00 am-11:30 am
Elizabeth Ashworth, B.A.
Administrative Assistant
110 Riverbend Rd., Room 161
Athens, GA 30602
eashwort@uga.edu
(706) 542-6409 (voice)
(706) 542-6414 (fax)
Genomics Team
Ethan Baldwin, B.S.
Doctoral Student and Research Assistant
ethan.baldwin@uga.edu
(706) 542-6409 (voice)
Bioinformatics Team
Interns
Misha Ul-Islam
GGBC Intern
(706) 542-6409 (voice)
Carolyn Justifus
GGBC Intern
(706) 542-6409 (voice)
Payments and Invoices
Austin Swanson
Accountant
385 Will Hunter Rd.
Athens, GA 30602
austin.swanson@uga.edu
(706) 542-2511 (voice)
Former Employees & Interns
Estefania Olivar
Laboratory Technician
Abby Polakovic
GGBC Intern
Noah Workman
Laboratory Manager
Tyler Simmonds
Laboratory Manager
Meghana Patel, M.S.
Laboratory Technician
Julia Portocarrero, B.A.
Laboratory Technician
Miranda Crider
Laboratory Technician
Grace Rountree
GGBC Intern
Ariel Caudle
GGBC Intern
Iqra Mohsin
GGBC Intern
Katherine Ferguson, B.S.
Genomics Specialist
Former Directors
Dr. Jim Leebens-Mack
Professor
Dept. Plant Biology
2502 Miller Plant Sciences
Rm 2101
Athens, GA 30602
jleebensmack@plantbio.uga.edu
(706) 583-5573 (voice)
(706) 542-1805 (fax)
Dr. Bob Schmitz
Professor
Genetics
B414B Davison Life Sciences
Athens, GA 30602
schmitz@uga.edu
(706) 542-1887