Cellular Biology Faculty

Name Email Phone
Haini N. Cai
Associate Professor
Developmental gene regulation via epigenetic modification of genome and chromatin structure
hcai@uga.edu (706) 542-3329
Roberto Docampo
Professor and GRA Eminent Scholar
Metabolic pathways of trypanosomatids and malaria parasites
rdocampo@uga.edu (706) 542-8104
Scott T. Dougan
Associate Professor
Developmental biology; The molecular and cellular basis of pattern formation in vertebrates
dougan@uga.edu (706) 583-8194
Mark A. Farmer
Professor and Director, Division of Biological Sciences
Protistan evolution; cellular evolution; endosymbiosis
mfarmer@uga.edu (706) 542-3383
Marcus Fechheimer
Professor
Molecular cell biology of the Actin Cytoskeleton; Alzheimer's Disease; Aging; Hirano bodies
fechheim@uga.edu (706) 542-3338
Ruth Furukawa
Assistant Research Scientist
Molecular cell biology of the Actin Cytoskeleton; Alzheimer's Disease; Aging; Hirano bodies
furukawa@uga.edu (706) 542-3338
Jacek Gaertig
Professor
Molecular cell biology of the cytoskeleton; molecular genetics of ciliates
jgaertig@uga.edu (706) 542-3409
Edward T. Kipreos
Professor
Cellular biology; molecular genetics; regulation of cell division in Caenorhabditis elegans
ekipreos@uga.edu (706) 542-3862
Kimberly D. Klonowski
Assistant Professor
Immunology: lymphocyte migration
klonowsk@uga.edu (706) 583-5576
James D. Lauderdale
Associate Professor
Developmental neurobiology: molecular genetic mechanisms of vertebrate eye and forebrain development
jdlauder@uga.edu (706) 542-7433
Karl F. Lechtreck
Assistant Professor
Cell Biology of Cilia; Cilia-related diseases
lechtrek@uga.edu (706) 542-0167
Kojo Mensa-Wilmot
Professor and Department Head
Chemical biology; parasitology; signal transduction; drug discovery
mensawil@uga.edu (706) 542-3355
Silvia N.J. Moreno
Professor and Undergraduate Coordinator
Biochemical studies of Toxoplasma gondii: identification of differences in Ca2+ metabolism and function between the host cell and the parasite
smoreno@uga.edu (706) 542-4736
William Said
Senior Lecturer
wsaid@uga.edu (706) 542-4800
Cordula Schulz
Assistant Professor
Tissue replenishment from stem cells, Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor, germ cell tumor, stem cell self-renewal
cschulz@uga.edu (706) 542-3515
Ping Shen
Associate Professor
Molecular and Cellular Neurobiology, Genetics, Decisions and Motivated Responses to Reward and Stress in Drosophila
pshen@uga.edu (706) 542-1220
John P. Shields
Associate Academic Professional and Co-Director of Center for Ultrastructural Research
jpshield@uga.edu (706) 542-4080
Natalia Starostina
Associate Research Scientist
Cellular biology and biochemistry; role of cullin/RING ubiquitin ligases in C. elegans’ development
ngs@uga.edu (706) 542-2586
Boris Striepen
Professor
Cell and molecular biology of the intracellular parasite Toxoplasma gondii
striepen@uga.edu (706) 583-0588
Rick L. Tarleton
Research Professor
Immunoparasitology; immunity to Trypanosoma cruzi and Chagas disease; vaccine development
tarleton@uga.edu (706) 542-3378
DeLoris M. C. Wenzel Hesse
Associate Professor
hesse@uga.edu (706) 542-3374
Vanessa L. Williams
Lecturer
vwilliam@uga.edu (706) 542-5866
Judith H. Willis
Professor
Annotation and expression of insect cuticular protein genes; their roles in construction of cuticle and the the life of insects.
jhwillis@uga.edu (706) 542-0802

Adjunct Faculty

Name Email Phone
Dan Colley
Immunobiology of human schistosomiasis. Immunoregulation and resistance to reinfection
dcolley@uga.edu (706) 542-4112
Stephen Dalton
Stem cell research
sdalton@uga.edu (706) 542-9857
Charles H. Keith
Cell biology; regulation of microtubule assembly/disassembly in axon outgrowth
keithch@uscb.edu (843) 208-8108
Patrick J. Lammie
Immunoparasitology; immunoregulation; lymphatic filariasis; crytosporidiosis
pjl1@cdc.gov (770) 488-4054
Nancy Manley
Transcription factor and growth factor control of thymus and parathyroid organogenesis
nmanley@uga.edu (706) 542-5861
Douglas Menke
Developmental regulation of gene expression; evolution of vertebrate limb morphology
dmenke@uga.edu (706) 542-8000
Gregg T. Nagle
Cell biology, Histology
gnagle@mcg.edu (706) 369-5955
Walter Schmidt
Molecular and biochemical analyses of proteases required for the maturation of isoprenylated signaling molecules
wschmidt@bmb.uga.edu (706) 583-8241
Vincent J. Starai
Biochemistry of intracellular membrane fusion; host-pathogen interactions; bacterial modulation of eukaryotic protein trafficking
vjstarai@uga.edu (706) 542-5755
Richard Steet
Cell biology and glycobiology; Golgi trafficking disorders, disease models in zebrafish
rsteet@ccrc.uga.edu (706) 583-5550

Emeritus Faculty

Name Email Phone
Joe Crim
Comparative endocrinology; endocrinology and regulation of insect digestion; insect neuropeptides and receptors
jcrim@uga.edu (706) 542-8063
Gordhan L. Patel
Molecular biology; role of nonhistone proteins in the structure and regulation of chromatin
gpatel@uga.edu (706) 542-5969
John S. Willis
Membrane transport mechanisms, responses to changes of temperature and metabolic state
jswillis@uga.edu (706) 542-3383