Zika Likes it Warmer than Dengue: Study
Courtney Murdock is quoted in this article appearing in The Scientist. Read more →
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Amazing Students: Trisha Dalapati
Trisha Dalapati has immersed herself in everything UGA offers, from volunteering to studying abroad to conducting lab research. The future physician is committed to using this knowledge to eventually deliver care to patients in an empathetic way. Hometown: Roswell, Georgia High school: Centennial High School... Read more →
CTEGD Newsletter: Spring/Summer 2018
Don’t miss out on all the happenings at CTEGD. Get your copy of our seasonal newsletter now! Spring/Summer 2018 Newsletter Read more →
Trainee Spotlight: Ciro Cordeiro
Dr. Ciro D. Cordeiro recently completed his Ph.D. training in Roberto Docampo‘s laboratory. I was born in Brazil and grew up in a small city in the heart of the country, a place of great natural beauty dominated by savannas and agriculture. I have... Read more →
UGA researcher uses cellular biology to target lethal parasites
Trainee Adds New Tool to the Trypanosome Toolbox
When Ph.D. trainee Justin Wiedeman started investigating the role of protein kinase TbCK1.2, an enzyme found near the flagellum of Trypanosoma brucei, he quickly ran into a problem common to parasitologists. He needed a better tool for visualizing the membranes of this parasite. Since none... Read more →
UGA Flow Day 2018
The faculty and staff of the University of Georgia Cytometry Shared Resource Laboratories invite you to a day of flow cytometry education on June 26 at Paul D. Coverdell Center for Biomedical and Health Sciences. Anyone currently using the technology of flow cytometry or planning... Read more →
Trainee Spotlight: Anat Florentin
Anat Florentin, a post-doctoral associate in Vasant Muralidharan‘s laboratory, is originally from Israel. She received her BSc degree from Tel-Aviv University and MSc from the Weizmann Institute of Science. She obtained her Ph.D. also from the Weizmann Institute where she studied programmed cell death mechanisms... Read more →
Silvia Moreno named Corresponding Member of the Latin American Academy of Sciences
Silvia Moreno was recently named Corresponding Member of the Latin American Academy of Sciences. She is a distinguished research professor in the department of cellular biology and also serves as director of CTEGD’s NIH-funded Training Grant in Interdisciplinary Parasitology, Vector Biology, Emerging Diseases. Her research team... Read more →
Silvia Moreno named Distinguished Research Professor
Silvia J. Moreno, a professor in the cellular biology department and director for the NIH Training Grant in Tropical and Emerging Global Diseases, is recognized for her studies on calcium signaling in parasitic protozoa. Her work defined the link between calcium signaling and pathogenesis of infectious... Read more →
Anat Florentin receives 2018 Postdoctoral Research Award
Anat Florentin, a postdoctoral researcher in Vasant Muralidharan‘s laboratory at the Center for Tropical and Emerging Global Diseases, studies molecular mechanisms that drive life stages of Plasmodium falciparum, the deadliest of parasite species that infect humans with malaria. During her exceptionally productive years at UGA, she has advanced... Read more →
28th Annual Molecular Parasitology & Vector Biology Symposium
Join us on Thursday, April 26 for the 28th Annual Molecular Parasitology & Vector Biology. We are expecting 200 researchers from 19 organizations to attend this day-long conference that features 12 talks, 59 poster presentations, and a fully catered lunch. The day will conclude... Read more →
CTEGD Undergraduates Present at CURO Symposium
A number of undergraduates who have conducted research in CTEGD laboratories will be presenting their projects at the University of Georgia’s CURO Symposium on Monday, April 9 and Tuesday, April 10 at the Classic Center. Oral Session 1 – Monday, April 9 11:15 – 12:05... Read more →
CTEGD Newsletter: Fall 2017 – Winter 2018
It is spring in Athens and that is always an exciting time for the Center for Tropical and Emerging Global Diseases! We always look forward to our annual signature event, the Molecular Parasitology & Vector Biology Symposium. This year will mark the 28th edition of the meeting that brings together students, staff, postdocs, and research... Read more →
Honors student named 2018 Goldwater Scholar
Trisha Dalapati, an undergraduate studying in Julie Moore’s laboratory, is among 211 students from across the nation to be recognized as Barry Goldwater Scholars, earning the highest undergraduate award of its type for the fields of the natural sciences, mathematics and engineering. Georgia institutions had... Read more →
Study reveals key cause of treatment failure in Chagas disease
Researchers at the University of Georgia have discovered that dormancy of the parasite Trypanosoma cruzi prevents effective drug treatment for Chagas disease, which kills more than 50,000 people each year in Central and South America and is a growing threat in the United States and Europe.... Read more →
Courtney Murdock’s Brazilian Collaboration Among Those Recognized
FungiDB: An Integrated Bioinformatic Resource for Fungi and Oomycetes
Red & Black: Georgia Bio Awards recognizes five UGA programs for accomplishments
UGA researchers battle neglected diseases around the globe
by Leigh Beeson A UGA center takes on a public health problem that includes more than a dozen diseases of poverty. Lymphatic filariasis. Schistosomiasis. Cryptosporidiosis. They’re some of the world’s most widespread parasitic diseases, but many people have never heard of them. Those who live in... Read more →
Trainee Spotlight: Kerri Miazowicz
Kerri Miazowicz is a 3rd year Ph.D. trainee in Courtney Murdock‘s laboratory. She grew up in southern Michigan where she received a B.S. in microbiology from Michigan State University in 2012. After graduation, she spent more than two years as a Postbaccalaureate IRTA Fellow at the Rocky... Read more →
Schistosomiasis expert Dan Colley is quoted in The New York Times
Trainee Spotlight: Beatrice Colon
Beatrice Colon, an Illinois native, is a Ph.D. trainee in Dennis Kyle’s laboratory. She holds a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and a Master of Science degree from the University of South Florida (USF). She began her Ph.D. at... Read more →
Open-access data resource aims to bolster collaboration in infectious disease research
UGA receives life sciences industry awards from Georgia Bio
By Allyson Mann The University of Georgia was well represented at the Georgia Bio Awards, with five awards recognizing programs either at or affiliated with the university. The awards were presented by Georgia Bio, the association for Georgia’s life sciences industry, at its 2018 annual... Read more →
Visiting Scholar: Elvis Ofori Ameyaw
Elvis Ofori Ameyaw is a Fulbright Scholar visiting M. Belen Cassera‘s laboratory in the department of molecular biology and biochemistry. He is a senior lecturer, Head of the Department of Biomedical Sciences and the Vice-Dean of the School of Allied Health Sciences in the College of... Read more →
UGA Researcher Seeks to Unlock Secrets of Malaria Parasite
Vasant Muralidharan and his research team at the University of Georgia’s Center for Tropical and Emerging Global Diseases are making great strides in understanding how the malaria parasite hijacks red blood cells to cause disease but many of the parasite’s strategies remain elusive. A new... Read more →
Scientist of the Week: Dennis Kyle researches malaria to find a cure
Trainee Spotlight: Karla Márquez Nogueras
NIH T32 Trainee Karla M. Márquez Nogueras is in her 4th year of graduate training in Silvia Moreno‘s laboratory. Before entering the Ph.D. program at UGA, she taught for a semester at Turabo University in Puerto Rico, teaching undergraduate courses like Introduction to Microbiology and Human... Read more →
Infectious disease expert fights malaria and brain-eating amoeba
Trainee Spotlight: Molly Bunkofse
NIH T32 trainee Molly Bunkofse, a Ph.D. student in Rick Tarleton‘s laboratory, is originally from Illinois and I obtained my BA in Biology from a small, liberal arts college called Augustana, which is located in Rock Island, IL. Molly’s research focus Molly’s project focuses on... Read more →
Trainee Spotlight: Ruby Harrison
NIH T32 trainee Ruby Harrison is a co-advised by Drs. Michael Strand and Mark Brown in the UGA Department of Entomology. She received a Bachelor’s of Science in Entomology from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 2012 and lived in Madison an additional two years working with mosquitoes as a... Read more →
Innovation: Expanding the Fight Against Malaria
An ancient bacterial protein complex in human malaria parasites is essential for parasite growth
Several species of Plasmodium parasites cause malaria in humans and results in nearly 450,000 deaths annually. The deadliest of these species is Plasmodium falciparum. Unfortunately, it is also drug resistance to many of the currently available treatments. Vasant Muralidharan, assistant professor in the department of... Read more →
Assistant professor focuses research on environmental drivers of disease
Courtney Murdock was well on her way to becoming a veterinarian; as a pre-vet student at the University of Michigan she majored in biology and volunteered at a small animal hospital. But then she spent the summer before her senior year working at the university’s... Read more →
New UGA Drug Discovery Core lab works to develop treatment of leading diseases
Athens, Ga. – The University of Georgia has created the Drug Discovery Core laboratory, a campus-wide collaborative facility designed to hasten the development of therapeutic drugs for a number of major diseases. A survey distributed to UGA researchers in 2016 identified chemical screening and toxicity... Read more →
Patrick Lammie Awarded Donald Mackay Medal
Patrick Lammie, CTEGD member and adjunct faculty in the Department of Cellular Biology, was awarded the Donald Mackay Medal during the American Society for Tropical Medicine and Hygiene’s (ASTMH) annual meeting in Baltimore, MD. The Donald Mackay Medal recognizes outstanding work in tropical health, especially... Read more →
CTEGD at ASTMH Annual Meeting
Many of CTEGD researchers and collaborators will be at the American Society for Tropical Medicine and Hygiene’s Annual meeting in Baltimore, MD next week. Below is a list of presentations where you can hear about the work we are doing. November 5 Session Parasitology (ACMCIP)... Read more →
Trainee Spotlight: Msano Mandalasi
Msano Mandalasi, a post-doctoral trainee in Chris West‘s laboratory, is originally from Malawi, (located in southeastern Africa) and obtained her bachelor’s degree in Chemistry from the University of Malawi. After graduation, she worked briefly for the University of Malawi and then came to the US to obtain... Read more →
Cellular biology research targets lethal parasites that affect millions
Three vivax research teams awarded MMV Project of the Year 2016
A Double Hit Strategy May Provide Better Treatment for Toxoplasmosis
Silvia Moreno and her research team at the University of Georgia’s Center for Tropical & Emerging Global Diseases and Department of Cellular Biology provided evidence that it is possible to develop a drug combination that acts synergistically by inhibiting host and parasite enzymes in a... Read more →
Trainee Spotlight: Evgeniy Potapenko
Evgeniy Potapenko, a post-doctoral trainee in Roberto Docampo‘s laboratory, is from Kyiv, Ukraine. He obtained his MD from Bogomolets National Medical University (Kyiv) in 1997. Then he proceeded to earn a Ph.D. from Bogomoletz Institute of Physiology (Kyiv) in 2004. Later he conducted postdoctoral training... Read more →
The Cure for Malaria Could be in Your Backyard
Malaria is a mosquito-borne disease that has a disproportionate effect in poor and underdeveloped countries without access to western medicine. According to the WHO’s World Malaria Report, there were 212 million new cases of malaria worldwide in 2015 and an estimated 429,000 deaths. Malaria is caused... Read more →
UGA Researchers Receive NSF Grant to Study Hormone Regulation in Mosquitoes
Athens, GA–Mosquitoes transmit diseases such as Zika virus, dengue, and malaria to people and other vertebrates worldwide. In a newly funded National Science Foundation (NSF) project, Michael Strand and Mark Brown, both professors in the Department of Entomology and members of the Center for Tropical... Read more →
Trainee Spotlight: Manuel Fierro
Manuel Fierro is a pre-doctoral trainee in Vasant Muralidharan’s Laboratory. He is originally from Ecuador. His family moved to the US when he was 9 years old, and he has lived in Georgia ever since. Manuel received his Bachelor of Science degree in Cellular Biology... Read more →
University of Georgia researchers developing drugs to fight sickness caused by tsetse fly
The Ledger-Enquirer features a story about Dr. Kojo Mensa-Wilmot’s new grant. Read more →
NIH awards UGA researchers $2.6 million to fight African sleeping sickness
Kojo Mensa-Wilmot has received a $2.6 million award from The National Institutes of Health to develop new drugs to treat human African Trypanosomiasis, also known as African sleeping sickness. Read more →
Trainee Spotlight: Catherine Smith
Catherine Smith, a trainee in Julie Moore's lab, is a second-year recipient of our NIH-funded Training Grant. Read more →
Now Available: Spring/Summer 2017 Issue of CTEGD News
Read about CTEGD's Spring and Summer activities in the new issue of CTEGD News. Read more →
Oxidative Stress Contributes to Poor Pregnancy Outcomes During Placental Malaria
Julie Moore and her colleagues at the University of Georgia have determined that oxidative stress plays a role in the poor pregnancy outcomes that occur during placental malaria. Furthermore, they have identified the antioxidant tempol (TPL) as a potential therapeutic treatment. Read more →
Innovation: Building New Infrastructure to Fight Neglected Diseases
Boris Striepen’s work on Cryptosporidium is featured in this LinkedIn article. Read more →
Big Ideas from Grand Challenges Explorations New Wave of Awardees
Sumiti Vinayak’s award is mention on Impatient Optimist. Read more →
Sumiti Vinayak to Develop Conditional Protein Regulation Tool for Cryptosporidium
Sumiti Vinayak, an assistant research scientist in Boris Striepen’s laboratory, has been awarded a Grand Challenges Explorations Grant to develop a tool to study the function of essential genes in Cryptosporidium. Read more →
UGA researchers report milestone in global fight against a major cause of diarrheal disease
Athens, Ga. – Infectious disease scientists from research institutions including the University of Georgia have reported the discovery and early validation of a drug that shows promise for treating cryptosporidiosis, a diarrheal disease that is a major cause of child mortality and for which... Read more →
‘Prestigious recognition’: UGA entomologist elected to National Academy of Sciences
By Sam Fahmy | May 15, 2017 First appeared in ColumnsUniversity of Georgia Regents’ Professor Michael R. Strand has received one of the highest honors a scientist can receive—election to the National Academy of Sciences. Strand, who holds an appointment in the entomology department of the College... Read more →
UGA entomologist Michael Strand elected to National Academy of Sciences
Athens, Ga. – University of Georgia Regents’ Professor Michael R. Strand has received one of the highest honors a scientist can receive-election to the National Academy of Sciences. Strand, who holds an appointment in the entomology department of the College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences... Read more →
Spring 2017 Newsletter
CTEGD newsletter highlighting the accomplishments of faculty and trainees this semester Read more →
Roberto Docampo Elected Corresponding Member of the Latin American Academy of Sciences
Distinguished Research Professor 2017
Jessica Kissinger is named Distinguished Research Professor. Read more →
‘Strong partnership’: UGA’s GRA Eminent Scholars foster innovation and economic development
Dennis Kyle is featured in this Columns article. Read more →
UGA faculty and staff receive awards from the Office of International Education
Jessica Kissinger is mentioned in this press release from Office of International Education. Read more →
CTEGD Undergraduates Participate in CURO Symposium
Thirteen undergraduates from CTEGD labs will present their research at the annual Center for Undergraduate Research Opportunities Symposium on Monday, April 3 and Tuesday, April 4 at The Classic Center. Read more →
Roberto Docampo named UGA recipient of SEC Faculty Achievement Award
Athens, Ga. – Roberto Docampo, Distinguished Research Professor of Cellular Biology and Barbara and Sanford Orkin/Georgia Research Alliance Eminent Scholar, has been named the University of Georgia’s recipient of the 2017 Southeastern Conference Faculty Achievement Award. The award, which is administered by provosts at the... Read more →
Cellular biology professor Rick Tarleton named Regents’ Professor at UGA
Athens, Ga. – Rick Tarleton, Distinguished Research Professor and University of georgia Athletic Association Distinguished Professor in Biological Sciences in the Franklin College of Arts and Sciences, has been named Regents’ Professor, effective July 1. Regents’ Professorships are bestowed by the University System of Georgia’s... Read more →
Cellular Biology Professor Rick Tarleton Named Regents’ Professor at UGA
Rick Tarleton is featured on AthensCEO.com Read more →
UGA researchers identify 26 mosquito species as potential Zika carriers
Michelle Evans, a graduate student in Courtney Murdock’s lab, is featured in The Red & Black. Read more →
Should you still be concerned about Zika?
Courtney Murdock’s research on Zika virus is mentioned on Fox New Health. Read more →
Human Leukocytes Kill Parasites that Cause Lymphatic Filariasis
Attachment of human neutrophils and monocytes to Brugia malayi microfilaria precedes parasite killing. Read more →
Zika may be spread by 35 mosquito species
Courtney Murdock’s research on Zika is featured on Siasat Daily. Read more →
Zika may be spread by 35 mosquito species: study
Courtney Murdock’s research on Zika is featured on India Today. Read more →
Zika may be spread by 35 species of mosquitoes, researchers say
Courtney Murdock’s research is featured on the Daily Commerical. Read more →
More mosquito species than previously thought may transmit Zika
Courtney Murdock’s research on Zika virus is featured on Medical Express. Read more →
More Mosquito Species May Transmit Zika Than Previously Thought
Courtney Murdock’s research on Zika virus is featured on Infection Control Today. Read more →
Zika may be spread by 35 species of mosquitoes, researchers say
Courtney Murdock’s research on Zika is featured at the Spokesman-Review. Read more →
Drug discovery researchers awarded grant to refine malaria drug
Virginia Tech announces the funding of a project in collaboration with Belen Cassera. Read more →
NPR health correspondent to speak at UGA
Voices from the Vanguard lecture is featured in the Athens Banner-Herald. Read more →
NPR Correspondent Rob Stein to Speak at Voices from the Vanguard
Rob Stein is NPR's health correspondent and senior editor and has been reporting on global infectious diseases since the early day of the AIDS pandemic. Stein will discuss his journey during his talk, "From AIDS to Zika: The View from the NPR Science Desk" on Tuesday. Read more →
CTEGD receives a Grand Challenges Explorations Grant
The Center for Tropical and Emerging Global Diseases Receives Grand Challenges Explorations Grant For Groundbreaking Research in Global Health and Development Read more →
Noted parasitologist Dennis Kyle named GRA Eminent Scholar at UGA
Athens, Ga. — Dennis Kyle, one of the nation’s leading infectious disease researchers, will join the University of Georgia faculty as its newest Georgia Research Alliance Eminent Scholar. Kyle, currently a Distinguished Health Professor at the University of South Florida, will join UGA on... Read more →
CTEGD Faculty Participate in First Middle Eastern Biology of Parasitism Course
Former postdoctoral trainee Lilach Sheiner teams up with Omar Harb to create the Middle Eastern Biology of Parasitism course. Read more →
UGA names second class of Women’s Leadership Fellows
Julie Moore is named a Women’s Leadership Fellow. Read more →
Researcher receives $5.2 million to develop affordable diagnostic test for Chagas disease
Athens, Ga. – An international team of researchers led by infectious disease experts at the University of Georgia has received $5.2 million from the National Institutes of Health to develop a more accurate, affordable diagnostic test for Chagas disease, a parasitic infection that kills more... Read more →
NTDs: the Most Important Diseases You’ve Never Heard Of
Join us Monday, Sept 12 at 1 pm in room 404E of Biological Sciences Bldg to learn more about how you can help end neglected tropical diseases. Read more →
UGA researchers discover a drug for a tropical disease
Athens, Ga. – Researchers at the University of Georgia are working to find the fastest way possible to treat and cure human African trypanosomiasis, long referred to as sleeping sickness. By working to improve chemical entities already tested in human clinical trials, they hope to... Read more →
CTEGD Donates School Supplies for Clarke County Students
Members of CTEGD donated 14 backpacks, 2 boxes of school supplies and gift cards. Read more →
Research surge continues: UGA’s external funding jumps 14 percent in one year
Dr. Rick Tarleton is mentioned in this press release from the Office of Research. Read more →
2016-2017 Research in Progress Schedule
Research in Progress meetings will resume Monday, August 15. Read more →
Keep Up the Good (Bench) Work!
Julie Moore Appointed Associate Vice President for Research
The Office of Research announces Julie Moore’s appointment. Read more →
A Global Health Impact
The Center for Tropical and Emerging Global Disease is featured on the blog of Pamela Whitten, Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs and Provost at the University of Georgia. Read more →
Professor Wins Award for Innovation in the University Classroom
Julie Moore strives to inspire students in the laboratory and the classroom. Recently she was recognized for her innovative classroom methods with a Creative Teaching Award from the University of Georgia. Read more →
The CRISPR revolution
Rick Tarleton and Boris Striepen are featured in UGA Research magazine‘s article on CRISPR. Read more →
May 2016 Newsletter
Our May 2016 newsletter is now available. Read more →
Roberto Docampo Named Distinguished Research Professor
Watch an interview with Roberto Docampo. Read more →
CTEGD Trainees Receive Awards
Three graduate students recently received awards for their research. Read more →
Student Spotlight: Tara Bracken
Learn more about Ph.D. candidate and Three Minute Thesis finalist Tara Bracken. Read more →
Dengue, Zika and Mosquito-borne Diseases – Next Voices from the Vanguard Lecture
Join us on Tuesday, February 16 at 5:30 pm at the UGA Chapel. Read more →
UGA researchers discover how trypanosome parasites communicate with each other
Athens, Ga. – While scientists have known for years that African trypanosomes cause sleeping sickness, they’ve been left scratching their heads as to how these tiny single-celled organisms communicate. A University of Georgia study, published Jan. 14 in the journal Cell, helps solve this mystery.... Read more →
Liberian Journalist Wade Williams to Give Lecture
The Voices from the Vanguard lecture series kicks off Jan. 12. Read more →
Kitchen utensils can spread bacteria between foods, UGA study finds
Griffin, Ga. – In a recent study funded by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, University of Georgia researchers found that produce that contained bacteria would contaminate other produce items through the continued use of knives or graters—the bacteria would latch on to the utensils... Read more →
UGA researcher receives $1 million for cryptosporidium research
Athens, Ga. – Researchers at the University of Georgia have received $1 million from the Wellcome Trust and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to speed the development of new drugs for the treatment of cryptosporidiosis, a major cause of diarrheal disease and mortality in... Read more →
Faculty Position Search
The Department of Cellular Biology at The University of Georgia is searching for an Assistant/Associate Professor Biology of Parasitism. The successful candidate will also join the faculty of the Center for Tropical and Emerging Global Diseases. Read more →
NIH-training grant funded opportunity available for postdoctoral fellow
CTEGD is seeking a post-doctoral fellow for a position on the NIH funded T32 training grant. Read more →
2015 – 2016 T32 trainees announced
Click on the title to read more about this year's trainees. Read more →
WEALTH VERSUS WELLNESS: THE COMPLEX WORLD OF GLOBAL HEALTH
Dan Colley is featured in an article on The Athens Science Observer. Read more →
UGA receives $1.25 million for training of tropical, emerging global diseases researchers
Athens, Ga. – The University of Georgia’s Center for Tropical and Emerging Global Diseases was awarded $1.25 million by the National Institutes of Health to continue training graduate and postdoctoral students over the next five years who can help address the growing threats of parasitic... Read more →
2015-2016 Research in Progress Schedule
The 2015 - 2016 Research in Progress kicks off on August 17. Read more →
SCORE: Moving towards schistosomiasis elimination
As a consortium tasked with operational research, SCORE is finding out what current and future NTD program managers need to do to make mass drug administration (MDA) for schistosomiasis a better intervention in terms of alternative approaches. SCORE is also working to evaluate and develop tools needed by national program managers for mapping and diagnostics. Read more →
Boris Striepen talks with NPR’s Joe Palca about cryptosporidium
Boris Striepen, distinguished research professor, talks about the new tools his lab has developed for studying cryptosporidium in the laboratory. The lab's discoveries were recently published in Nature. Read more →
UGA researchers develop breakthrough tools in fight against cryptosporidium
Athens, Ga. – Researchers at the University of Georgia have developed new tools to study and genetically manipulate cryptosporidium, a microscopic parasite that causes the diarrheal disease cryptosporidiosis. Their discoveries, published in the journal Nature, will ultimately help researchers in academia and industry find new... Read more →
PREP@UGA – Where we are now
PREP@UGA wraps up its first year and will be welcoming a new cohort July 1. Read more →
CTEGD Hosts Japanese Delegation During 25th Annual Symposium
Fourteen Japanese parasitologists helped celebrate the 25th year of the Molecular Parasitology/Vector Biology Symposium. Read more →
Muralidharan receives the Basil O’Conner Starter Scholar Research Award
Vasant Muralidharan, assistant professor in the Department of Cellular Biology and member of CTEGD, received the Basil O'Conner Starter Scholar Research Award from the March of Dimes Foundation. Read more →
Role-playing teaching strategy immerses students in pivotal moments of past
Julie Moore’s class People, Parasites, and Plagues is featured in Columns. Read more →
Speakers Announced for 25th Annual Molecular Parasitology/Vector Biology Symposium
Click on the post title to view the speaker schedule for this year's symposium. Read more →
UGA researchers find hormone receptor that allows mosquitoes to reproduce
Athens, Ga. – University of Georgia entomologists have unlocked one of the hormonal mechanisms that allow mosquitoes to produce eggs. The results provide insight into how reproduction is regulated in female mosquitoes, which transmit agents that cause malaria and other diseases in humans and domestic... Read more →
Bench to Implementation in the Real World
Dan Colley is interviewed in a blog post for the Institue of Public Health at Washington University in St. Louis. Read more →
USF-led study sheds light on how malaria parasites grow exponentially
A research study Boris Striepen collaborated on is featured on USF Health website. Read more →
Muralidharan receives $150,000 to investigate new drug targets for malaria
Vasant Muralidharan’s March of Dimes grant is mentioned in Columns. Read more →
Former CTEGD trainee appointed to Brown University faculty
Dr. Shipra Vaishnava, former CTEGD trainee in the Striepen Research Group, has been appointed to the faculty of Brown University in the Department of Molecular Microbiology and Immunology. Read more →
Grady News features the Tarleton Research Group
Grady News at UGA recently interviewed Dr. Rick Tarleton about his research on Chagas Disease. Read more →
Former CDC executive to speak about communication and public health
Athens, Ga. – The University of Georgia’s Voices from the Vanguard series continues Feb. 17 as Glen Nowak, director of the Center for Health and Risk Communication, gives his perspective on communication as a public health tool. The presentation, “Communication as a Public Health Tool:... Read more →
UGA researchers to develop new treatment for Chagas disease
Athens, Ga. – University of Georgia researchers in collaboration with Anacor Pharmaceuticals have received a $5.3 million grant from the Wellcome Trust to develop a new drug for the treatment of Chagas disease, which they hope will be ready to enter clinical trials by 2016.... Read more →
Wellcome Trust funds Chagas disease drug discovery project
Dr. Rick Tarleton, in collaboration with Anacor Pharmaceuticals, was successful in having their Chagas disease drug discovery project funded by the Wellcome Trust. The objective of the project is to deliver a new drug candidate ready to enter clinical trials by 2016. Read more →