Graduate Student Public Relations Liaison PBGSA Communications Chair PBGSA Vice President (2025-2026) Email: dnegru@uga.edu Lab Website: https://www.jlmlab.com Lab: Leebens-Mack Lab | Miller Plant Sciences Biography Studying the evolution and diversification of atypical genomic traits of plastomes in the genus Geranium of the botanical family Geraniaceae. Research Research Areas: Evolutionary Biology Genomics & Bioinformatics Systematics Research Interests: My research interests have always aligned with evolution and the biodiversity in the Plantae kingdom. My dissertation research utilizes phylogenomics and bioinformatics techniques to study the evolution and diversification of atypical chloroplast genome structure in Geranium of the family Geraniaceae and order Geraniales. Grants: 2023 Recipient of Osborne Graduate Fellowship for students in The Franklin College of Arts and Sciences - to support outstanding students who are underrepresented in their fields. 2024 IPS Startup Grant Recipient Education Education: Admission to the University of Georgia Graduate School through the Integrated Plant Sciences Doctoral Program, Fall 2023 B.S. Plant Biology, University of Georgia, 2022. Teaching, Outreach, and Professional Interests Teaching, Outreach, and Professional Interests: Senior Division Tier 1 Judge, Georgia State Science and Engineering Fair, Spring 2025 Other Information Of note: Plant Biology Public Relations Liaison, 2024 - 2025 Plant Biology Graduate Student Association Communications Chair, 2024 - 2025 Plant Biology Graduate Student Association Vice President, 2025 - 2026 Other Affiliations: Deanna Negru | LinkedIn
