Principal Investigator

Dr. Bochra A. Bahri
Associate Professor of Turfgrass and Forage Pathology
Department of Plant Pathology
Institute of Plant Breeding, Genetics and Genomics
University of Georgia, Griffin, GA
Graduate Students

Susmita Sigdel
Graduate Research Assistant (Ph.D.)
Department of Plant Pathology
University of Georgia, Griffin, GA
Former Post-doctoral Researchers

Dr. Bikash Ghimire
Post-doctoral Research Associate
Current: Assistant Professor
Department of Plant Pathology
University of Georgia, Athens, GA

Dr. Rajiv Krishna Parvathaneni
Post-doctoral Research Associate
Department of Plant Pathology
University of Georgia, Griffin, GA
Former Graduate Students

Samikshya Rijal
Graduate Research Assistant (Ph.D.)
Institute of Plant Breeding, Genetics and Genomics
University of Georgia, Griffin, GA
Graduated May, 2025.

Harshita Saxena
Graduate Research Assistant (Ph.D.)
Institute of Plant Breeding, Genetics and Genomics
University of Georgia, Griffin, GA
Current: Post-doctoral Researcher at University of Kentucky

Willis Turner Spratling
Graduate Research Assistant (Ph.D.)
Department of Plant Pathology
University of Georgia, Griffin, GA