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UGA researcher uncovers humans’ natural weapon against malaria

Donna Huber on September 22, 2022

UGA’s Samarchith “Sam” Kurup, assistant professor of cellular biology, has been awarded a five-year National Institutes of Health grant to study the natural immune response to the Plasmodium parasite—which causes malaria—in liver cells. (photo credit: Lauren Corcino) Samarchith “Sam” Kurup grew up in India, and he’s always been aware of the impact of malaria. In …

Researchers discover potential treatment for Chagas disease

Donna Huber on September 8, 2022

The skeletal muscle of a mouse infected with Trypanosoma cruzi is shown under a microscope. (Submitted by Fernando Sanchez) The condition affects tens of millions across the Americas but lacks effective treatments Researchers from the University of Georgia have discovered a potential treatment for Chagas disease, marking the first medication with promise to successfully and …

In the News: New study from the Tarleton Research Group

Donna Huber on September 7, 2022

Rick Tarleton and colleagues recently published their new study, "Discovery of an orally active benzoxaborole prodrug effective in the treatment of Chagas disease in non-human primates" in Nature Microbiology. Check out these news stories about the study. Behind the paper: New Hope for Treatment of a Very Neglected, Neglected Tropical Disease (Nature Microbiology) Possible new …

In the News: Christopher Rice quoted in news stories on Naegleria fowleri

Donna Huber on July 18, 2022

Assistant Research Scientist Christopher Rice is quoted in news stories about the brain-eating amoeba Naegleria fowleri Swimming in freshwater? Here’s what to know about the rare brain-eating Naegleria fowleri. (USA Today) Iowa lake beach temporarily closed after swimmer contracts rare brain-eating amoeba infection (Daily News) Missouri swimmer infected with rare brain-eating amoeba, likely from lake in …

Fagbami named 2022 Burroughs Wellcome Fund PDEP Fellow

Donna Huber on July 13, 2022

UGA’s Lọla Fagbami, winner of a Burroughs Wellcome Fund 2022 Postdoctoral Diversity Enrichment Program fellowship, is a native of Lagos, Nigeria, who relocated to the United States with her family in the late 1990s. She is passionate about expanding scientific literacy through outreach and mentoring as well as refuting chemophobia—the fear of or aversion to …

Increasing the knowledge base on brain-eating amoeba

Donna Huber on April 28, 2022

Cassie Russell, a graduate student in the Department of Infectious Diseases, in her laboratory space. (Photo by Ian Bennett) Cassie Russell, a graduate student in the Department of Infectious Diseases, was an undergraduate when she first heard of Naegleria fowleri, also known as the brain-eating amoeba. While whole lectures in her parasitology course had been dedicated to …

Creating databases to help cure diseases worldwide

Donna Huber on March 31, 2022

by Jill Neimark Jessica Kissinger poses for a photo in the Infectious Diseases Institute in Uganda where she is currently a US Fullbright Scholar. (Photo/Courtesy Jessica Kissinger) Jessica Kissinger is using her expertise in biology and big data to help other scientists   Jessica Kissinger never set out to make databases. From the time she was …

Trainee Spotlight: Justine Shiau

Donna Huber on February 9, 2022

Justine Shiau, an NIH T32 fellow in Dr. Dennis Kyle's laboratory, is originally from Taipei, Taiwan, and moved to the states after elementary school. She received her bachelor's degree in Biology from the Pennsylvania State University, where she became interested in disease transmission, disease ecology, and parasitology while working with Dr. Ashutosh Pathak. Upon graduation, …