Scott A Jackson
Georgia Research Alliance Eminent Scholar in Synthetic Biology
- Center for Applied Genetic Technologies (CAGT)
- Crop & Soil Sciences
- Institute of Plant Breeding, Genetics and Genomics (IPBGG)
Areas of expertise
Plant BiologyGeneticsBiochemistry and Cell BiologyCrop and Pasture ProductionAgricultural Biotechnology
Education
Doctor of Philosophy, Agricultural and Horticultural Plant Breeding
University of Wisconsin Colleges, WI, United States (1999)
Master of Science, Agricultural and Horticultural Plant Breeding
University of Wisconsin Colleges, WI, United States (1996)
Bachelor of Science, Biology/Biological Sciences, General
Bob Jones University, SC, United States (1994)
Awards and Honors
- Contribution to Peanut Genome Initiative (2016)
- Faculty Diversity Award (2016)
- Scientific Adv Board–Oil Crops Research Institute,Wuhan, China (2014)
- Scientific Adv Board (2013)
- Fellow (2011)
- AAAS Fellow (2010)
Courses
- VIPR 2601: Vertically Integrated Project: Multidisciplinary Project-Based Team, First Level (Fall 2026)
- VIPR 3602: Vertically Integrated Project: Multidisciplinary Project-Based Team, Second Level (Fall 2026)
- VIPR 4602: Vertically Integrated Project: Multidisciplinary Project-Based Team, Senior Level (Fall 2026)
- VIPR 6602: Vertically Integrated Project: Multidisciplinary Project-Based Team, Graduate Level (Fall 2026)
Scholarly Works
- Hybrid Al in synthetic biology: next era in agriculture, TRENDS IN PLANT SCIENCE, (2026).
- A peanut trilogy: polyploid origin, domestication, and genomic instability, PLANT JOURNAL, (2025).
- What is crop design?, (2025).
- Crop Design and AI, (2025).
- Genomic modeling for crop design, (2025).
Contact
Mailing Address
111 Riverbend Rd
CAGT
Athens, GA 30602
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