Multidisciplinary research combined with state-of-the-art facilities
Center for Applied Genetic Technologies (CAGT) faculty are focused on the genetic improvement of crops using genetic, genomic, and biotechnology approaches. Our work serves to nurture and stimulate the development, application, and commercialization of UGA-developed technologies.
CAGT faculty are all part of the University of Georgia's College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences (UGA CAES). Learn more about advanced degree opportunities with CAGT.
Buell's research at the University of Georgia College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences focuses on unlocking the full potential of plants to address some of the world’s most pressing challenges.
Stan Gray, volunteer iris curator at the Coastal Georgia Botanical Gardens, and Brian Shamblin, an associate research scientist with the University of Georgia’s Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources, are growing several mystery irises at the gardens that could prove to be one of two exceptionally rare iris species: Iris rivularis or a variant of Iris hexagona.