Prof. Jeff Brady is an Assistant Professor in Plant and Soil Genetics at Texas A&M University. He holds an MS in Biology from Tarleton State University in 1998, and a Ph.D. in Genetics from Texas A&M University in 2006. His research program focuses on plant genomics and agricultural microbiomes. Brady’s lab uses next-generation DNA sequencing technologies to characterize germplasm and to identify genes involved in plant stress response/other important agricultural traits. Emerging projects involve drought tolerance in peanuts and native grass species.