- Dilip M. Shah, Ph.D., North Carolina State, 1979. “Plant Actin Gene Families.” Program Manager for 20 yrs. At Monsanto Plant Molecular Research Group. Currently a Research Associate at the Danforth Center. dshah@danforthcenter.org
- Carol Condit, Ph.D., University of California, Berkley, 1980. “Transcription and Replication of the Cauliflower Mosaic Virus Genome”, and “Analysis of a Novel Gene Family in Petunia Plants.” Professor, Biochemistry and Plant Sciences at Univ. Nevada, Reno. Deceased.
- Marie-Angele Grandbastien, Ph.D., Versailles, 1982, National Institute for Agronomic Research. “The Structure and Evolution of Two RuBP Carboxylase Small Subunit Alleles in Soybeans.” Currently a Group leader, Senior Scientist INRA France, Marie-Angele.Grandbastien@versailles.inra.fr
- William V. Baird, Ph.D., University of Virginia, 1983. “Actin Gene Family and Its Regulation in Petunia.” Currently Michigan State Univ., Department of Horticulture, Professor and Chairperson, 1066 Bogue Street, Room A288 East Lansing, MI 48824, Phone: (517) 353-0361, Email: bairdw@msu.edu
- Leslie Pearson, Ph.D., John Innes Institute, Norwich, England, 1984. “Analysis of the Actin Gene Expression.” Director of Regulatory Affairs, ArborGen., Charleston, S.C. Lost track.
- Dmitry Belostotsky, Ph.D. from the USSR, Dept. of Cell Biol. & Genetic Eng., Institute of Cell Biol., Ukrainian SSR Academy of Sciences, Lebedev str. 1991. UGA “Mechanisms and Determinants of Plant RNA Turnover and Plant Gene Expression.” Associate Professor, Department of Biological, State University of New York at Albany. Deceased.
- Dayton Wilde, Ph.D. (Joint with Scott Markle in Forestry) from Botany at Texas A&M. Transformation and Heavy Metal Resistance in Liriodendron. Dooley Professor, UGA CAES, Department of Horticulture, University of Georiga dwilde@uga.edu
- Yong-Quiang An, PhD. from the University of Georgia, Genetics Department. “Gene Regulation of Arabidopsis Actin Gene Family”. United States Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service (ARS) at St. Louis. Yong-Qiang.An@ARS.USDA.GOV
- Julie Senecoff, Ph.D. from Biochemistry Dept., University of Wisconsin. “Structure and Mechanisms of RuBPC small subunit RNA turnover.” Lost track.
- Clayton Rugh, Ph.D. from University of Georgia, Athens, GA. Development of plants engineered for remediation of mercury pollution using a modified bacterial gene. Manager & Scientific Director at Xero Flor America, GreenRoofs, SkyGardens, Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina Area.
- OM Parkash Dhankher, PhD from University of Durham, Durham (U.K.). Cloning and characterization of stress-induced genes (heat shock and wounding) in pea and chickpea. Assistant Professor, University of Massachusetts, Amherst. parkash@umas.edu
- Yujing Li, PhD from Institute of Genetics, Chinese Academy of Sciences. Phytoremediation of Methyl Mercury by Engineered Rice and Designing metal hyperaccumulation in plants. Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA. yli@genetics.emory.edu
- Rebecca Swanson Balish, PhD from Emory University. Biochemistry Dept. Program in Nutrition and Health Sciences. Phytoremediation of mercury and other heavy metals. On Faculty at Miami University, Oxford, OH balishrs@muohio.edu
- Bonnie C. McCaig, M.S.-1993, UGA, PhD-1998, University of CA, Riverside, 1999- present UGA (joint with Jeff Dean in Botany) “The origin of the diverse lignin specific laccases was concordant with the macroevolution of plant vascular cell types”. BASF Plant Science, LP North Carolina State University – College of Management Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina.
- Melissa Pischke, Ph.D., Madison, WI. Scientific consultant and writer.
- Aaron Smith, Assistant Professor, Biological Sciences, Louisiana State University apsmith@lsu.edu
- Ajay Jain, Ph.D. Volcani Center, ARO, Bet-Dagan, Israel, ainajay2005@hotmail.com
