In the News: Ynes Ortega
Dr. Ynes Ortega’s laboratory is focused on parasites that have been associated with food- and waterborne outbreaks. Because of current practices in the production and processing of food products, there is a need for studies aimed at the dynamics of disease transmission. Ortega was part of the team that first identified Cylospora as a human …
Cellular biology graduate student receives American Heart Association fellowship
Aylla von Ermland, a Ph.D. student in the Franklin College of Art and Science’s Department of Cellular Biology, recently received a pre-doctoral fellowship from the American Heart Association to fund two years of her research. Growing up in Brazil, von Ermland learned about Chagas disease at an early age. Carlos Chagas was a Brazilian …
July 2025 Newsletter
Click on the image above to see the picture gallery with captions. UGA biochemists create new tool to study biological process in parasites Researchers in the 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 …
UGA researchers develop first test of cure for Chagas disease
New test protocol can detect low levels of Trypanosoma cruzi, the parasite that causes Chagas disease Researchers at the University of Georgia’s Center for Tropical and Emerging Global Diseases have developed the first test to determine whether treatment for Chagas disease was effective. An estimated 6 million to 8 million people worldwide are infected with …
In the News: Rick Tarleton
UGA researchers develop first test of cure for Chagas disease (UGA Today) UGA Pioneers First Test for Chagas Disease Cure (Mirage) UGA researchers develop first test of cure for Chagas disease (Newswise) ¿Se curó la infección de Chagas? Un nuevo test podría dar la respuesta (Infobae) Chagas disease: Test for cure (Outbreak News Today) AN2 …
Kurup wins prestigious PATH award for groundbreaking malaria research
Assistant Professor Samarchith “Sam” Kurup is the first UGA researcher to receive the Burroughs Wellcome Fund’s Investigators in Pathogenesis of Infectious Disease (PATH) award. Kurup studies the parasites that cause malaria and how they penetrate the body’s defenses, which could lead to more effective therapeutics. (Photo by Lauren Corcino) Every year, malaria evades the immune …