Cellular Biology Faculty
| Name | 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 | 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 | 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 |