All Personnel


Michael Adams

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

Michael Adang

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

Nicholas Anglin

Graduate Student
na96185@uga.edu

Nicholas Athanasantos

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

Alyssa Baugh

Graduate Student
AlyssaBaugh@uga.edu

Kathryn Bellissimo

Kathryn Bellissimo

Graduate Student
kathryn.bellissimo@uga.edu

Stephane Benoit

Senior Research Scientist
stefbens@uga.edu
(706) 542-6875

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

Ben Chadwick

Plant Biology Graduate Student
Benjamin.Chadwick@uga.edu
706-542-2622

Quanita Choudhury

Graduate Student
qjc82380@uga.edu

Daniel Colley

Emeritus Professor of Microbiology

Andrea Collier

Graduate Student
alc19323@uga.edu
706-542-9579

Macey Coppinger

Graduate Student
mnc50706@uga.edu

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

Justin Defalco

Graduate Student
jbd97809@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

Jeff Dodelin

Graduate Student
jdodelin@uga.edu
706-583-0854

Diana Downs

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

Chantel Duscent

Graduate Student
cvd77071@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

Kailey Ezekiel

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

Jonathan Frye

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

Ronnie Fulton

Graduate Student
rlf07561@uga.edu
706-542-9579

David Garfinkel

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

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

Reagan Goodwin

Graduate Student
reagan.goodwin@uga.edu

Julie Grainy

Lecturer
jgrainy@uga.edu
706-542-6184

Eric Harvill

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

Jeffrey Holloman

Postdoctoral Research Associate
jeffrey.hollomon@uga.edu
706-542-3013

Timothy Hoover

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

Kate Hummels

Assistant Professor
Katherine.Hummels@uga.edu

Samantha Joye

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

Anna C Glasgow Karls

Emeritus Professor of Microbiology
akarls@uga.edu
(706) 583-0822

Minju Kim

Graduate Student
Minju.Kim@uga.edu

Duncan C. Krause

Emeritus Professor of Microbiology
dkrause@uga.edu

Max Kuhr

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

Sidney Kushner

Adjunct Professor
skushner@uga.edu
(706) 542-1437

Brian Kvitko

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

Eric Lafontaine

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

Karl Lechtreck

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

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
Xiaorong.Lin@uga.edu
(706) 542-2622

Erin K. Lipp

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

Hayden Lippelman

Graduate Student
hsl67570@uga.edu
7065427801

Catherine Logue

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

Robert J. Maier

Professor, GRA Ramsey Eminent Scholar of Microbial Physiology
rmaier@uga.edu
(706) 542-2323

Lahiru Malalasekara

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

Amber Matha

Graduate Student
Amber.Matha1@uga.edu

Lju Mathew

Postdoctoral Research Associate
lijum@uga.edu
706-542-0512

Regan McCormick

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

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

Mary Ann Moran

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

Silvia Moreno

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

Jan Mrazek

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

Ellen L. Neidle

Professor
eneidle@uga.edu
(706) 542-2852

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

Alejandro Pereira

Graduate Student
alejandro.pereira@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

Audrey Rex

Graduate Student
anr56005@uga.edu

Kevin Riedmuller

Graduate Student
Kevin.Riedmuller@uga.edu

Coralis Rodriguez-Garcia

Graduate Student
cdr30724@uga.edu

Ashley Rogers

Graduate Student
Ashley.Rogers123@uga.edu

Kyle Rosinke

Graduate Student
KRosinke@uga.edu
706-542-3796

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
(706) 542-1434

Francine Scott

Senior Lecturer
francine.scott@uga.edu
(706) 542-0947

Nikki Shariat

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

Elliot Shelton

Graduate Student
ebs81656@uga.edu

"Karla" Wangchen Shen

Wangchen.Shen@uga.edu
706-542-9579

Ran Shi

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

Lawrence J. Shimkets

Emeritus Professor of Microbiology
shimkets@uga.edu

Amy Siceloff

Graduate Student
Amy.Siceloff@uga.edu

Jared Smith

Graduate Student
Jared.Smith1@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, Distinguished Research Professor
mterns@uga.edu
(706) 542-1896

Anthony Toby

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

M. Stephen Trent

Adjunct Professor
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

Christopher West

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

Janet Westpheling

Adjunct Professor
janwest@uga.edu
(706) 542-1436

Ben Whisnant

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

Amelia White

Graduate Student, Mitchell Lab
Amelia.White@uga.edu

William B. Whitman

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

Juergen Wiegel

Emeritus Professor of Microbiology
juergenwiegel@gmail.com

Jessica Will

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

Jessica Will

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

Joy Wireman

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

Xiaofeng Xie

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

Liping Xiong

Graduate Student
Liping.Xiong@uga.edu

Rochelle Yap

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

Bibi Zhou

Graduate Student
bz38343@uga.edu

Support Microbiology at UGA

The Department of Microbiology appreciates your financial support. Your gift is important to us and helps support critical opportunities for students and faculty alike, including lectures, travel support, and any number of educational events that augment the classroom experience. Click to read more. 

Every dollar contributed to the department has a direct impact on our students and faculty.