New leadership in UGA plant sciences

University strengths in plant sciences, genetics and across the life sciences attract world-renown expertise to campus that has built the UGA Plant Center into a research powerhouse. This summer, the plant sciences community welcomed two new leaders, as Jim Leebens-Mack and Wayne Parrott were named directors of the Plant Center and the Integrated Plant Sciences program, respectively, effective July 1:

Taking over from interim director C.J. Tsai, Leebens-Mack said he looks forward to what the future holds for the center.

“I will work with the Plant Center community to continue and extend initiatives to build and support innovative research and training programs aimed at optimizing sustainable production of plant resources while slowing degradation and promoting restoration of global and local environments,” said Leebens-Mack, Distinguished Research Professor in plant biology and interim curator of the UGA Herbarium.

Taking over from interim director C.J. Tsai, Leebens-Mack said he looks forward to what the future holds for the center.

“I will work with the Plant Center community to continue and extend initiatives to build and support innovative research and training programs aimed at optimizing sustainable production of plant resources while slowing degradation and promoting restoration of global and local environments,” said Leebens-Mack, Distinguished Research Professor in plant biology and interim curator of the UGA Herbarium.

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Image: Jim Leebens-Mack, left, and Wayne Parrott. (Photos by Dorothy Kozlowski and Andrew Davis Tucker)