Crop & Soil Sciences: Personnel: Faculty
Roger Boerma
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Academic Rank: | Distinguished Research Professor |
| Academic History: | Ph.D., University of Illinois | |
| Area of Expertise: | Plant Breeding and Genomics | |
| Campus: | Athens | |
| Office Location: | Center for Applied Genetic Technologies, Room 201 | |
| Email: | rboerma@uga.edu | |
| Phone: | 706/542-0927 | |
| Fax: | 706/542-0914 | |
| Shipping Address: | Center for Applied Genetic Technologies 111 Riverbend Road Athens, GA 30602-6810 |
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| Additional Web site: | Soybean Genetics & Development Laboratory |
Research, Teaching, and Extension Work
My responsibilities include: i) development of superior yielding, multiple pest resistant soybean cultivars, ii) development of molecular technologies to improve the efficiency of soybean cultivar development, iii) identification and characterization of useful genetic variation for soybean improvement, iv) training of graduate students and post doctoral fellows in molecular breeding and genetics, v) teaching a graduate course entitled Quantitative Aspects of Molecular Breeding, vi) program implementation for the Center for Soybean Improvement, and vii) coordination of academic research for the Center for Applied Genetic Technologies.