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Category: CTEGD Blog

Invited Speaker Spotlight: Tiffany Weinkoff

Donna Huber on April 24, 2019

About the Speaker Macrophages are the major cell type infected by Leishmania parasites and the goal of my research is to define the relationship between Leishmania parasites, macrophages and the vasculature. Throughout my graduate studies and postdoctoral positions, I have dedicated my efforts toward understanding parasite-host interactions. As a graduate student at the University of …

Invited Speaker Spotlight: James Morris

Donna Huber on April 24, 2019

About the Speaker James Morris is currently a Professor of Genetics and Biochemistry at Clemson University.  He earned his BS at The College of William and Mary in Williamsburg VA in 1990 and an M.S. in Entomology at the University of Georgia in Athens GA in 1992.  He completed his Ph.D. in Cellular Biology at …

Invited Speaker Spotlight: Matthew Collins

Donna Huber on April 24, 2019

About the Speaker Matthew Collins obtained his Ph.D. studying under mentor Dr. Rick Tarleton at the University of Georgia; his thesis project focused on the role of CD8+ T cells in controlling chronic T. cruzi in nonlymphoid tissue. During Infectious Diseases fellowship at the University of North Carolina, he worked with Dr. Aravinda de Silva …

Database offers tool for global health collaborations

Donna Huber on April 24, 2019

  As the big data revolution continues to evolve, access to data that cut across many disciplines becomes increasingly valuable. In the field of public health, one barrier to sharing data is the need for users to fully comprehend complex methodological details and data variables in order to properly conduct analyses. The Clinical Epidemiology Database, ClinEpiDB.org, aims …

Order Your CTEGD Shirts by April 23

Donna Huber on April 22, 2019

Now is your chance to get a short sleeve shirt, long sleeve shirt, and/or a sweatshirt with CTEGD's logo. Orders must be placed by April 23. If you are attending the symposium or would like to pick up your shirt at UGA, then choose "Pickup at Shirtworks" at checkout. We will pick up the shirts …

Register Now! Molecular Parasitology & Vector Biology Symposium

Donna Huber on March 12, 2019

Registration is now open for the 29th Annual Molecular Parasitology & Vector Biology Symposium hosted by the Center for Tropical and Emerging Global Diseases. It will be held on Wednesday, May 1, 2019, at The Georgia Center on the University of Georgia campus in Athens, GA. This day-long regional conference on parasites and host/parasite interaction …

$1.5 million initiative to upgrade labs across campus

Donna Huber on February 18, 2019

A $1.5 million initiative to upgrade labs across campus is enabling faculty members such as Regents Professor Michael Strand to enhance their research productivity. (Photo by Dorothy Kozlowski/ UGA) Athens, Ga. – Labs and research support spaces across campus will be getting an upgrade, thanks to a $1.5 million presidential initiative that seeks to build on …

Celebrate the 10th Anniversary of SEFCIG

Donna Huber on February 7, 2019

Celebrate the 10th anniversary of the Southeast Flow Cytometry Interest Group (SEFCIG) with 4 days of educational training and scientific talks. SEFCIG was founded by Julie Nelson, the director of UGA's CTEGD Cytometry Shared Resource Laboratory. The 10th Annual Meeting is being hosted on the University of Georgia campus in Athens, GA. 10th Annual Meeting March 5 - 8, 2019 March …

Focus on Faculty: Courtney Murdock

Donna Huber on January 28, 2019

Courtney Murdock, an assistant professor with a joint appointment in the College of Veterinary Medicine, the Odum School of Ecology and CTEGD, studies the transmission of mosquito-borne diseases to inform predictions about disease patterns and interventions to disrupt transmission. Where did you earn degrees and what are your current responsibilities at UGA? I earned my …