University of Georgia

Graduate Students

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Abusreer, Hussain

Professor: He Li & Yang Liu
Email | hussain.abusreer@uga.edu

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Al Jawad, Saraa

Professor: Art Edison
Email | saraa.aljawad@uga.edu

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Alama Ureta, José Leandro

Professor: Andrew Paterson
Email | jla96640@uga.edu

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Arhami, Omid

Professor: Pejman Rohani
Email | omid.arhami@uga.edu

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Asher, Olivia

Professors: Jonathan Arnold & Jeff Bennetzen
Email | oaa92954@uga.edu

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Basta, Rebecca

Professor: Jan Mrázek
Email | Rmb57272@uga.edu

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Bastian, Bill

Professor: Eugene Douglass
Email | William.Bastian@uga.edu

Behnke, Mary

Behnke, Mary-Francis

Professor: Jason Wallace
Email | maryfrances.behnke@uga.edu

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Bhattarai, Prawesh

Professor: Shaying Zhao
Email | prawesh.bhattarai@uga.edu

Bhowmik, Ryan

Bhowmik, Debarshi Ryan

Professor: Natarajan Kannan
Email | debarshi.bhowmik25@uga.edu

Bommana, Pavani

Bommana, Pavani

Professor: Tatum Mortimer
Email | pavani.bommana@uga.edu

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Boopathi, Sruthi

Professor: Jan Mrázek
Email | Sruthi.Boopathi@uga.edu

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Bouffier-Landrum, Amanda

Professor: Jonathan Arnold
Email | ambou@uga.edu

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Casares, Kim

Professor: Tatum Mortimer
Email | kim.casares@uga.edu

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Chaudhary, Saurav

Professor: Kaixiong Ye
Email | saurav.chaudhary@uga.edu

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Cho, Haejin

Professor: Eugene Douglass
Email | haejin.cho@uga.edu

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De Santiago Perez, Alejandro

Professor: Holly Bik
Email | Alejandro.DeSantiagoPerez@uga.edu

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Dillon, Katie

Professor: Travis Glenn
Email | Katie.Dillon@uga.edu

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Esselman, Christopher

Professor: Art Edison
Email | christopher.esselman@uga.edu

Goodrich, Jillian

Goodrich, Jillian

Professor: Olivia Ginn
Email | Jillian.Goodrich@uga.edu

Grant, Courtney

Grant, Courtney

Professor: Travis Glenn
Email | cag74075@uga.edu

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Gravel, Nathan

Professor: Natarajan Kannan
Email | gravel@uga.edu

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Gupta, Neha

Professor: Natarajan Kannan
Email | neha.gupta16@uga.edu

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Hossain, Zarif

Professor: Art Edison
Email | zarif.hossain@uga.edu

Hsieh, Chen

Hsieh, Chen

Professor: CJ Tsai
Email | chen.hsieh@uga.edu

Research Interest: Comparative genomics, Transcriptomics, Orphan gene

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Ihejirika, Susan Adanna

Professor: Kaixiong Ye
Email | Susan.Ihejirika@uga.edu

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Kadlag, Rohit Paraji

Professor: Jan Mrázek
Email | rpk47119@uga.edu

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Kandel, Rajan

Professor: Robert Woods
Email | rajan.kandel@uga.edu

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Lanier, Deanna

Professor: Art Edison
Email | deanna.lanier25@uga.edu

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Levine, Oliver

Professor: Casey Bergman
Email | oliverklevine@uga.edu

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Liao, Can

Professor: Taotao Wu
Email | can.liao@uga.edu

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Montgomery, David

Professor: Robert Woods
Email | david.montgomery@uga.edu

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Morris, Caitlin

Email | morrisca@uga.edu

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Mubassir, M H M

Professor: Justin Bahl
Email | mhmmubassir@uga.edu

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Penumarthi, Lasya

Professor: Gregory Phillips and Olivia Ginn
Email | lasya.penumarthi25@uga.edu

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Rahimi, Parnian

Professor:
Email | parnian.rahimi@uga.edu

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Rajamand, Tanin

Professor: Justin Bahl
Email | tanin.rajamand@uga.edu

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Salcedo, Mariah

Professor: Spencer Fox
Email | mariah.salcedo@uga.edu

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Santiago-Sosa, Damián

Professor: Adrienne Hoarfrost
Email | santiagososa.damianj@uga.edu

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Smrity, Shanita

Professor: Tatum Mortimer

Email | shanita.smrity@uga.edu

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Stott, Guppy

Professor: Justin Bahl
Email | guppy.stott@uga.edu

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Subedi, Sachin

Professor: Justin Bahl
Email | sachin.subedi@uga.edu

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Suez, Ehsan

Professor: Spencer Fox
Email | ehsan.suez@uga.edu

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Sun, Kevin

Professor: Robert Schmitz
Email | kevin.sun25@uga.edu

Sun, Yirui

Sun, Yirui

Professor: Kelly Dawe
Email | s.yirui@uga.edu

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Sundaresha, Nikitha

Talamantes, Darian

Talamantes, Darrian

Professor: Jason Wallace
Email | Darrian.Talamantes@uga.edu

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Tella, Ibukunoluwa “Ibukun”

Professor: Casey Bergman
Email | Ibukunoluwa.Tella@uga.edu

Research Interest
Artificial Intelligence and Statistical models to address complex biology problems

Turjya, Rafeed

Turjya, Rafeed Rahman

Professor: Jessica Kissinger

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Utley, Jordan

Professor: Jan Mrázek
Email | jmutley@uga.edu

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Wang, Mingyu

Professor: Kelly Dawe
Email | mingyu.wang@uga.edu

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Xiang, Ying “JoJo”

Professor: Art Edison
Email | Ying.Xiang@uga.edu

Xu MingZui

Xu, Mingrui

Email | mingrui.xu@uga.edu

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Zhang, Mengyuan

Professor: Shaying Zhao

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Zhang, Sirui

Professor: Leidong Mao & Jonathan Arnold
Email | SiruiZhang@uga.edu

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Zhang, Zhihan “Joanna”

Professor: Shaying Zhao
Email | Zhihan.Zhang@uga.edu

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Zhou, Xinyi

Professor: Justin Bahl
Email | zhouxinyi@uga.edu