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A Toxoplasma gondii parasite with cytosolic Green fluorescent protein and the mitochondrial red fluorescent marker.
A Double Hit Strategy May Lead to Better Treatment for Toxoplasmosis

Dr Silvia Moreno and her research team at the University of Georgia’s Center for Tropical & Emerging Global Diseases and Department of Cellular Biology are providing evidence that it is possible to develop a drug combination to target Toxoplasmosis that synergistically inhibits both host and parasite enzymes. Toxoplasmosis is caused by the parasite Toxoplasma gondii. It is found throughout the world and can infect both humans and animals. It…


Dr. Rick Tarleton Named Regents’ Professor

Dr. Rick Tarleton, Distinguished Research Professor and University of Georgia Athletic Association Distinguished Professor in Biological Sciences, has been named Regents' Professor. This is an honor conferred on one faculty member in the university each year. Regents' Professorships are bestowed by the University System of Georgia's Board of Regents on faculty members whose scholarship is recognized nationally and internationally as innovative…


Dr. DeLoris Hesse Recieves Textbook Transformation Award

Dr. DeLoris Hesse has received a Textbook Transformation Award from Affordable Learning Georgia for her efforts in adopting and creating open educational resources for students. As coordinator of the undergraduate anatomy and physiology program, Dr. Hesse manages course scheduling, development, and course materials for more than 700 students per year. She has adopted an open textbook for the program, offered online by OpenStax. She and anatomy…


Dr. Roberto Docampo, Distinguished Research Professor

Dr. Roberto Docampo, Professor of Cellular Biology and a Georgia Research Alliance Eminent Scholar, has been named Distinguished Research Professor. This title is awarded to faculty who are recognized internationally for their original contributions to knowledge and whose work promises to foster continued creativity in their discipline. Dr. Docampo is renowned for his work on Chagas disease in Latin America and sleeping sickness in sub-Saharan…


Dr. Julie Stanton is a Lilly Teaching Fellow

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…

Oocysts of Cryptosporidium parvum
Dr. Boris Striepen Makes Progress In Diarrheal Disease Parasite

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…


Boris Streipen elected to Fellowship in the American Academy of Microbiology

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 2015 Basil O’Connor Starter Scholar Research Award Recipient

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.

Marcus Fechheimer
UGA Faculty are at the Forefront of Improving Public Health

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…
Tags: Cells and Disease, Cells in Infection and Immunity


Dr. Gregg Nagle Chosen as a Governor's Teaching Fellow

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…
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