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CTEGD Faculty

CTEGD is a research unit at UGA that brings together interdisciplinary researchers from the Departments of Cellular Biology, Microbiology, Genetics, Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, Entomology, Infectious Diseases, Ecology, and Food Safety.

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Graduate Student Training

CTEGD is one of UGA’s most prominent biomedical research and training programs. Students in CTEGD have the choice of 21 laboratories that work at the very forefront of global health.

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Employment Opportunities

Find current employment openings for a variety of research positions.

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Financial contributions from alumni and friends are vital to accomplishing CTEGD’s mission to pursue cutting edge research in emerging global diseases and train students in this field.

News

Innovation: Building New Infrastructure to Fight Neglected Diseases
Jul 19, 2017
Big Ideas from Grand Challenges Explorations New Wave of Awardees
Jun 15, 2017
UGA researchers report milestone in global fight against a major cause of diarrheal disease
Jun 1, 2017
‘Prestigious recognition’ UGA entomologist elected to National Academy of Sciences
May 19, 2017

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Recently Published Papers

Bioactive Neolignans and Other Compounds from Magnolia grandiflora L.: Isolation and Antiplasmodial Activity
Oxidative Stress: A Potential Therapeutic Target in Placental Malaria
Menoctone resistance in malaria parasites is conferred by M133I mutations in cytochrome b that are transmissible through mosquito
Bacteria-mediated hypoxia functions as a signal for mosquito development
Bumped kinase inhibitor gastrointestinal exposure is necessary to treat Cryptosporidium infection

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Who We Are

The Center for Tropical and Emerging Global Diseases (CTEGD) of the University of Georgia is a university-wide, interdisciplinary center established in 1998 to foster research, education and service related to tropical and emerging global infectious diseases.

Based on a strong foundation of parasitology, immunology, cellular and molecular biology, biochemistry and genetics, CTEGD’s 22 faculty are from eight departments in four colleges/schools.

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