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Josh Clevenger


Faculty Investigator | HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology

Institute of Plant Breeding, Genetics and Genomics (IPBGG)

Josh Clevenger
Josh Clevenger
Areas of expertiseEducationCoursesScholarly works

Areas of expertise

Plant BiologyCrop and Pasture ProductionBiochemistry and Cell BiologyGeneticsHorticultural ProductionOther Physical Sciences

Education

Doctor of Philosophy, Agricultural and Horticultural Plant Breeding

University of Georgia, GA, United States (2016)

Master of Science, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology.

Ohio State University, OH, United States (2012)

Bachelor of Science, Biology/Biological Sciences, General

Baldwin/Wallace College, OH, United States (2009)

Bachelor of Science, Philosophy

Baldwin/Wallace College, OH, United States (2009)

Courses

  • PBGG 9000: Doctoral Research (Fall 2025)
  • PBGG 9000: Doctoral Research (Spring 2026)
  • PBGG 9000: Doctoral Research (Summer 2026)
  • PBGG 9000: Doctoral Research (Fall 2026)

Scholarly Works

  • Assembly of Silphium interspecific hybrid genomes opens the genus to phylogenomics, ecogenomics, and molecular breeding, NATURE COMMUNICATIONS, (2026).
    Souza RS, Clevenger JP, Jenkins J, Korani W, Schmutz J … 18 more
  • An X-linked sex determination mechanism in cannabis and hop, NATURE COMMUNICATIONS, (2026).
    Carey SB, Bentz PC, Lovell JT, Akozbek LM, Myers ZA … 27 more
  • Higher copy number of an Arachis hypogaea glutamate receptor-like candidate gene is associated with increased resistance to tomato spotted wilt virus, CROP SCIENCE, (2026).
    Webb S, Chu Y, Biswal AK, Korani W, Botton S … 7 more
  • Trait Mapping Utilizing a Newly Constructed Genome for Allohexaploid Invasive Eurasian Watermilfoil (Myriophyllum spicatum) Reveals a Non-Target Site QTL Associated With Fluridone Resistance, EVOLUTIONARY APPLICATIONS, (2026).
    Hannay D, Chorak GM, Harkess A, Clevenger J, Cuperus JT … 8 more
  • A single hybrid origin of cultivated peanut, PLANT JOURNAL, (2025).
    de Blas FJ, Leal-Bertioli SCM, Seijo JG, Abernathy BL, Vaughn J … 5 more

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Contact

jclevenger@hudsonalpha.org 256-327-0464

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Athens, GA 30602

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