Directory
For general inquiries, please email ggbc@uga.edu.
Leadership
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
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-11:00 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
Kateryna Stoianova, B.S.
Genomics Professional/ Lab Supervisor
kstoianova@uga.edu
(706) 542-6409 (voice)
Yaravi Zuleira Suarez
Genomics Specialist
yzs96757@uga.edu
(706) 542-6409 (voice)
Bushra Rahman
Genomics Specialist
Bushra.Rahman1@uga.edu
(706) 542-6409 (voice)
Bioinformatics Team
Dr. Walt Lorenz
Bioinformatics Lead
wlorenz@uga.edu
(706) 542-7974 (voice)
(706) 542-1738 (fax)
Jiazhang Cai
Bioinformatics Specialist
Ph.D. Student
jc27544@uga.edu
(706) 542-6409 (voice)
Interns
Misha Ul-Islam
GGBC Intern
(706) 542-6409 (voice)
Carolyn Justifus
GGBC Intern
(706) 542-6409 (voice)
Payments and Invoices
Austin Swanson
Accountant
500 D.W. Brooks Drive
Office of Research, RM 154
Athens, GA 30602
austin.swanson@uga.edu
(706) 542-5973 (voice)
Chris Smith
Manager
500 D.W. Brooks Drive
Office of Research, RM 147
Athens, GA 30602
cjsmith@uga.edu
(706) 542-5299 (voice)
Former Employees & Interns
Roger Nilsen
Laboratory Manager
rnilsen@uga.edu
Katherine Hardigree
Laboratory Technician
kcsand@uga.edu
Estefania Olivar
Laboratory Technician
Abby Polakovic
GGBC Intern
Marissa Howard
Laboratory Manager
mahoward@uga.edu
Noah Workman
Laboratory Manager
Garrett Cooper
GGBC Intern
Randy Kim
GGBC Intern
Tyler Simmonds
Laboratory Manager
Meghana Patel, M.S.
Laboratory Technician
Julia Portocarrero, B.A.
Laboratory Technician
Casey Morrow, B.S.
Laboratory Technician
cbmorrow@uga.edu
Miranda Crider
Laboratory Technician
Zengyan Wang
Bioinformatics Specialist
Grace Rountree
GGBC Intern
Ariel Caudle
GGBC Intern
Iqra Mohsin
GGBC Intern
Katherine Ferguson, B.S.
Genomics Specialist
K. Louise Layman B.A., M.A.
Genomics Specialist
Ethan Baldwin, B.S.
Doctoral Student and Research Assistant
Imtiaj Bhuiyan, MPH
Genomics Specialist
Dr. Myriam Bélanger
Operations Manager
Senior Research Scientist
Kaitlyn Camp, B.S.
Genomics Specialist
Alexis Lambert, 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