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Assistant Professor Dr. Julie Stanton has been selected as a Lilly Teaching Fellow for 2015-2017. Each spring semester, ten tenure-track assistant professors, who are recent recipients of a PhD or terminal degree in their discipline or profession and who are in their first, second, or third year at the University of Georgia, are selected for the CTL Lilly Teaching Fellows Program. The Lilly Teaching Fellows Program was established at the…

Dr. Boris Striepen is featured in an NPR segment discussing his progress in the fight against a parasite that is a major cause of diarrheal disease in the developing world. It is contracted by drinking contaminated water. In the developing world, "small children can develop chronic diarrhea and die from the disease," says Striepen. Finding new cures and a vaccine for the parasite, Cryptosporidium parvum, has been hampered because scientists have…

Congratulations to Dr. Boris Streipen, who has recently been elected to Fellowship in the American Academy of Microbiology.  The Academy is an honorific leadership group within the American Society for Microbiology. This distinction recognizes Dr. Streipen’s excellence, originality, and leadership in the microbiological sciences. Academy Fellows are eminent leaders in the field of microbiology and are relied upon for authoritative advice…

Dr. Vasant Muralidharan is the winner of the 2015 Basil O’Connor Starter Scholar Research Award. Sponsored by the March of Dimes Foundation, the Basil O’Conner Award supports research in fetal and pediatric diseases. It is given to promising young scientists just embarking on their independent research careers.

UGA has a long history of conducting groundbreaking health and medical research. From behavioral health to advanced stem cell therapy, UGA researchers are on the front lines of the fight against obesity, diabetes, and infectious diseases. Faculty members are leaders in biological research, contributing to the development of new diagnostics, treatments, vaccines and cures. University of Georgia biomedical scientists work to understand the factors…

Dr. Gregg Nagle has been selected as a Governor’s Teaching Fellow for the 2014-2015 academic year.  This program allows top teaching faculty from different colleges and universities across the state to investigate a variety of educational practices and pedagogical models, and also engage in a self-designed educational improvement project on their home campuses.  Please join us in congratulating Gregg on his success in being chosen for…

Developmental biologists at the University of Georgia are discovering new roles for a specific gene known as Max's Giant Associated protein, or MGA. A little studied protein, MGA appears to control a number of developmental processes, and also may be connected to cancer development. The researchers have detailed their findings in a paper published recently in the journal Developmental Cell. "The same genes that are involved in building a person…

Professor Roberto Docampo has been awarded Argentina’s RAICES [ROOTS] Prize, an award established to recognize Argentinian born scientists working abroad who have promoted ties that strengthen science and technology initiatives in Argentina. Docampo was recognized for his dedication to training Argentine fellows and for welcoming Argentine collaborators to his lab over the years. Docampo has received several Fogarty International Collaboration…

An article posted on Yahoo!News on March 5, 2013 by Vonda J. Sines describes research on impulsive eating being performed by Dr. Ping Shen.  Dr. Shen's research was also featured in the March 1, 2013 issue of The Franklin College of Arts and Sciences Chronicles in an article by Alan Flurry that can be found at The Franklin Chronicles.