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The Center for Tropical and Emerging Global Diseases (CTEGD) at the University of Georgia is one of the largest international centers of research focused on diseases of poverty. Researchers and students work together on some of the most important causes of human suffering around the world, including malaria, schistosomiasis, African sleeping sickness, Chagas disease, cryptosporidiosis, toxoplasmosis, leishmaniasis, and filariasis.
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Recent Publications
Protocol for laboratory rearing and infection tracking of Rhodnius prolixus using 3D-printable designs >>Abstract>>
New T2T assembly of Cryptosporidium parvum IOWA II annotated with Legacy-Compatible Gene identifiers >>Abstract>>
The importance of persistence and dormancy in Trypanosoma cruzi infection and Chagas diseaset >>Abstract>>
Video of the Week
Researchers in the University of Georgia’s West Laboratory are interested in how unicellular parasites thrive in their environments. Focusing on post-translational modifications of proteins, particularly a crucial process called glycosylation, researchers are gaining insights into how this basic life process in parasites can lead to better treatments for diseases. Read more