Raymond Parcon

I’m a Graduate Research Assistant and a Ph.D. candidate in Plant Pathology at the University of Georgia. My research combines genomics and bioinformatics to understand how fungal plant pathogens adapt and evolve to overcome host resistance.

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Griffin R Workshop Notes
One of R’s most powerful features is its ability to deal with tabular data - such as you may already have in a spreadsheet or a CSV file.
Sep 12, 2026

Five Thoughts on APS Plant Health 2026

Presented my research at APS Plant Health 2026, Providence, RI.

Aug 16, 2026

Guide to Submitting a Whole-Genome Assembly to NCBI
This guide describes a practical workflow for submitting a whole-genome assembly to NCBI, beginning with creation of the BioProject and BioSample and ending with upload of…
Aug 16, 2026

Moving Files and Navigating SMS Lab Filesystems in Sapelo2

Quick guide for navigating Sapelo2 filesystems

Jul 9, 2026

How to Run STRUCTURE on HPC (Sapelo2) Using Structure_threader and Visualize Results Using R

Step-by-step guide for running STRUCTURE population genomics analysis on an HPC cluster using Structure_threader, PGDSpider, and R.

Jun 27, 2026

Honored to have been recognized in Georgia Association of Plant Pathologists 2026 Meeting

Won 1st place in oral paper presentation at the Georgia Association of Plant Pathologists 2026 Meeting in Jekyll Island, Georgia.

May 13, 2026

Had a great time doing my first research oral presentation

Selected for an oral presentation at the American Phytopathological Society Southern Division 2026 Meeting in Athens, Georgia.

Mar 11, 2026

From Science Fair to International Conferences

Presented my research at Soy 2025, Madison, WI and APS Plant Health 2025, Honolulu, HI scientific conferences.

Aug 6, 2025

Stoked to be awarded with the Graduate School 2025 Summer Research Grant

This grant enables doctoral students to conduct research in support of their dissertations.

Apr 11, 2025
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