Courtesy Faculty in Plant Biology (home department: Genetics) Norman and Doris Giles Professor, Georgia Research Alliance Eminent Scholar Email: maize@uga.edu Lab Website: http://bennetzenlab.genetics.uga.edu/ Office: Fred C. Davison Life Sciences Building, Rm C426a Research Research Areas: Molecular Genetics Genomics & Bioinformatics Evolutionary Biology Research Interests: Plant genome structure and evolution, especially the nature of rearrangements and the contributions of transposable elements. The relationship between genome structure/evolution and gene function. Genetic diversity and its use in under-utilized crops of the developing world. The rapid evolution of complex disease resistance loci in plants. Models, mechanisms and metagenomics for lignocellulosic ethanol production. Selected Publications Selected Publications: Google Scholar Profile Education Education: Ph.D. Biochemistry , University of Washington 1980 Other Information Of note: Guggenheim Fellowship, 2008 Elected Fellow, American Association for the Advancement of Science, 2005 Elected member, US National Academy of Sciences, 2004
