All Personnel


Michael Adams

Adjunct Professor
adams@bmb.uga.edu
(706) 542-2060

Michael Adang

Adjunct Professor
adang@uga.edu
(706) 542-2436

Dianah Anderson

Graduate Student
dianah.anderson@uga.edu

Nicholas Anglin

Graduate Student
na96185@uga.edu

Nicholas Athanasantos

Graduate Student
Nicholas.Athanasatos@uga.edu
706-542-9275

Alyssa Baugh

Postdoctoral Research Associate
AlyssaBaugh@uga.edu

Kathryn Bellissimo

Stephane Benoit

Limited-Term Lecturer
stefbens@uga.edu

Lindsay Berardi

Graduate Student
lberardi@uga.edu
706-542-1989

Blake Billmyre

Adjunct Assistant Professor
Blake.Billmyre@uga.edu
706-583-0216

Emma Blackburn

Graduate Student
emma.blackburn@uga.edu
706-542-4187

Brandi Buckner

Graduate Student
brandi.buckner25@uga.edu
706-542-9579

John Ciemniecki

Postdoctoral Research Associate
jcie@uga.edu

Daniel Colley

Emeritus Professor of Microbiology

Kurt Dahlstrom

Assistant Professor
dahlstrom@uga.edu

Harry A. Dailey

Emeritus Professor of Microbiology
hdailey@uga.edu
(706) 542-2690

Abigail Deaven

Graduate Student
abigail.deaven@uga.edu

Amber DePoy

Graduate Student
amber.depoy@uga.edu

Eunsoo Do

Post Doctoral Research Associate
eunsoo.do@uga.edu
706-542-1476

Rachel Dockman

Graduate Student
rld91076@uga.edu

Diana Downs

Professor
dmdowns@uga.edu
(706) 542-9573

Chantel Duscent-Maitland

Postdoctoral Research Associate
cvd77071@uga.edu

Jett DuVal

Graduate Student
jduval2@uga.edu
4136953082

Hannah Edwards

Graduate Student
hannah.edwards2@uga.edu
706-542-3013

Shannon Eissele

Graduate Student
shannon.eissele@uga.edu

Mark Eiteman

Adjunct Professor
eiteman@engr.uga.edu
(706) 542-0833

Courtney Ellison

Assistant Professor
c.ellison@uga.edu
706-542-5426

Taylor Ellison

Research Professional III
tje111@uga.edu
706-542-5446

Gerald Enverso

Graduate Student
grenverso@uga.edu

Jorge C. Escalante-Semerena

UGA Foundation Distinguished Professor
jcescala@uga.edu
(706) 542-2651

Ronald Etheridge

Adjunct Assistant Professor
ronald.etheridge@uga.edu
(706) 542-7510

Kailey Ezekiel

Graduate Student
Ka.Ezekiel@uga.edu
706-542-9579

Jonathan Frye

Adjunct Research Microbiologist
Jonathan.Frye@ars.usda.gov
(706) 546-3677

David Garfinkel

Adjunct Professor
djgarf@uga.edu
706-542-9403

Madeline Giner

Graduate Student
madeline.giner@uga.edu

Nathan Glueck

Postdoctoral Research Associate
nathan.glueck@uga.edu
(706) 542-2622

Katharina Goerlich

Graduate Student
katharina.goerlich@uga.edu

Alyssia Gonzalez

Graduate Student
alyssia.gonzalez@uga.edu
706-542-3013

Emma Goodwin

Assistant Professor
emma.goodwin@uga.edu

Reagan Goodwin

Graduate Student
reagan.goodwin@uga.edu

Julie Grainy

Lecturer
jgrainy@uga.edu

Sarah Beth Griffin

Graduate Student
sarah.griffin@uga.edu

Eric Harvill

Adjunct Professor
harvill@uga.edu
706-542-3228

Jeffrey Hollomon

Research Scientist
jeffrey.hollomon@uga.edu
706-542-3013

Timothy Hoover

Professor
trhoover@uga.edu
(706) 542-2675

Kate Hummels

Assistant Professor
Katherine.Hummels@uga.edu
706-542-3747

Maria Johnson

Graduate Student
Maria.Johnson@uga.edu

Samantha Joye

Adjunct Associate Professor
mjoye@uga.edu
(706) 542-5893

Anna C Glasgow Karls

Emeritus Professor of Microbiology
akarls@uga.edu

Duncan C. Krause

Emeritus Professor of Microbiology
dkrause@uga.edu

Max Kuhr

Research Personnel
mak37830@uga.edu
706-542-1476

Brian Kvitko

Adjunct Assistant Professor
bkvitko@uga.edu
(706) 542-1262

Logan LaFave

logan.lafave@uga.edu
706-542-5446

Eric Lafontaine

Adjunct Professor
elafon10@uga.edu
(706) 542-2863

Megan Lanter

Undergraduate Program Associate
megan.lanter@uga.edu
(706) 542-2688

Karl Lechtreck

Adjunct Associate Professor
lechtreck@uga.edu
(706) 542-0167

Yong-Gyu Lee

Graduate Student
mong0514@uga.edu

Megan Lee

Graduate Student
meganmlee@uga.edu

Zachary A. Lewis

Professor
zlewis@uga.edu
(706) 424-9224

Yeqi Li

Postdoctoral Research Associate
Yeqi.Li@uga.edu

Xiaorong Lin

Gene E. Michaels Distinguished Professor in Medical Mycology, Graduate Coordinator - Recruitment, Adjunct faculty of Plant Biology, Infectious Diseases
Xiaorong.Lin@uga.edu
(706) 542-2622

Erin K. Lipp

Adjunct Professor
elipp@uga.edu
(706) 583-8138

Catherine Logue

Adjunct Professor
Catherine.Logue@uga.edu
706-542-5289

A.G.M.Sofi Uddin Mahamud

mahamud.ils@uga.edu

Robert J. Maier

Emeritus Professor of Microbiology, GRA Ramsey Eminent Scholar of Microbial Physiology
rmaier@uga.edu

Ally Majors

Graduate Student
anm62916@uga.edu

Lahiru Malalasekara

Graduate Student
arm49893@uga.edu
706-542-9275

Regan McCormick

Graduate Student
Regan.McCormick@uga.edu
706-542-9275

Carter Mencken

Graduate Student
carter.mencken@uga.edu
706-583-0821

Ana Milewski

Graduate Student
ajm78732@uga.edu

Aaron P. Mitchell

Professor and Head
Aaron.Mitchell@uga.edu
(706) 542-1476

Cory Momany

Adjunct Associate Professor
cmomany@rx.uga.edu
(706) 542-5370

Michelle Momany

Adjunct Professor
mmomany@uga.edu

Haley Monacchio

Graduate Student
Haley.Monacchio@uga.edu
706-542-8000

Heather Moniz

Laboratory Research Technician
nahcarts@uga.edu
706-583-0822

Mary Ann Moran

Adjunct Professor
mmoran@uga.edu
(706) 542-6481

Silvia Moreno

Adjunct Professor
smoreno@cb.uga.edu
(706) 542-4736

Tatum Mortimer

Adjunct Assistant Professor
tatum.mortimer@uga.edu
706-542-1904

Jan Mrazek

Associate Professor
mrazek@uga.edu
(706) 542-1065

Ellen L. Neidle

Professor
eneidle@uga.edu

Doreen Nguyen

Graduate Student
doreen.nguyen25@uga.edu

Oliver Njila

Lecturer, Griffin Campus
osnjila@uga.edu
770-229-3380

Christopher Noble-Molnar

Graduate Student
Christopher.Noblemolnar@uga.edu

Kerry M. Oliver

Adjunct Professor
kmoliver@uga.edu
(706) 542-2311

Elizabeth Ottesen

Associate Professor, Graduate Coordinator- Advising
ottesen@uga.edu
(706) 542-9582

Esther Palmer

Graduate Student
esther.palmer@uga.edu
706-542-1904

Alejandro Pereira

Graduate Student
alejandro.pereira@uga.edu

Camilo Perez

Adjunct Assistant Professor
Camilo.Perez@uga.edu

Nhu Pham

Plant Biology Graduate Student
nhu.pham@uga.edu
706-542-4187

Conor Pittman

Graduate Student
Conor.Pittman@uga.edu

Saisuki Putumbaka

Graduate Student
Saisuki.Putumbaka@uga.edu

Fred Quinn

Adjunct Professor
fquinn@uga.edu
(706) 542-5790

Claire Reichardt

Graduate Student
claire.reichardt@uga.edu

Audrey Rex

Graduate Student
anr56005@uga.edu

Kevin Riedmuller

Graduate Student
Kevin.Riedmuller@uga.edu

Ashley Rogers

Graduate Student
Ashley.Rogers123@uga.edu

Hanna Roucka

Graduate Student
hanna.roucka@uga.edu
706-542-3013

Matthew Russo

Graduate Student
matthew.russo25@uga.edu
706-542-1436

Mark A. Schell

Emeritus Professor of Microbiology
schell@uga.edu

Francine Scott

Senior Lecturer
francine.scott@uga.edu
(706) 542-6006

Nikki Shariat

Adjunct Assistant Professor
nikki.shariat@uga.edu
415 640 6638

Elliot Shelton

Graduate Student
ebs81656@uga.edu

Ran Shi

Graduate Student
rs55433@uga.edu
706-542-4187

Lawrence J. Shimkets

Emeritus Professor of Microbiology
shimkets@uga.edu

Taylor Smith

Graduate Student
taylor.smith4@uga.edu

Eric Stabb

Adjunct Professor

Hannah Stanley

Graduate Student
Hannah.Stanley@uga.edu

Vincent J. Starai

Associate Professor
vjstarai@uga.edu
(706) 542-5755

Janice Stuart

Graduate Program Administrator
mibcoord@uga.edu
(706) 542-2045

Anne O. Summers

Professor
summers@uga.edu
(706) 542-2669

Christine Szymanski

Professor, Associate Department Head
cszymans@uga.edu
(706) 542-4439

Tania Tanwee

Graduate Student
tt57098@uga.edu

Rick Tarleton

Adjunct Professor
tarleton@uga.edu
(706) 542-3362

Michael Terns

Adjunct Professor, Regents Professor
mterns@uga.edu
(706) 542-1896

Anthony Toby

Laboratory Coordinator
tonytoby@uga.edu
(706) 542-2647

M. Stephen Trent

Georgia Regents’ Professor, UGA Foundation Distinguished Professor Department of Infectious Diseases, Adjunct Professor, Department of Microbiology
strent@uga.edu

Leah Van Otterloo

Graduate Student
lmv81859@uga.edu

Chelsey VanDrisse

Adjunct Assistant Professor
cmvd@uga.edu
706-542-8000

Kevin Vogel

Adjunct Assistant Professor
kjvogel@uga.edu
(706) 583-8238

Jennifer Walker

Senior Lecturer, Undergraduate Coordinator
jrswalk@uga.edu
706.542.0947

Shuning Wang

Postdoctoral Research Associate
Shuning.Wang@uga.edu

Anuja Warrier

Graduate Student
anuja.warrier@uga.edu
706-542-4187

Christopher West

Adjunct Professor
westcm@uga.edu
706-542-4259

Ben Whisnant

Graduate Student
bwhisnant19057@uga.edu
706-542-5446

William B. Whitman

Emeritus Professor of Microbiology
whitman@uga.edu
(706) 542-4219

Juergen Wiegel

Emeritus Professor of Microbiology

Zachary Wiggins

Graduate Student
zachary.wiggins@uga.edu
706-542-1989

Jessica Will

Research Professional III
jesswill@uga.edu
706-542-0512

Jessica Will

Research Professional III / Escalante Lab Manager
jesswill@uga.edu
706-542-9275

Joy Wireman

Research Professional I
wireman@uga.edu
(706) 542-2664

Xiaofeng Xie

Senior Research Associate
xiaofeng.xie@uga.edu
706-542-4187

Rochelle Yap

Graduate Student
rochelle.yap@uga.edu
706-542-1550

Christofer Zepeda Guisa

Graduate Student
ckzepeda@uga.edu

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