malaria Tag
Posted on Sep 18, 2018
in publications
Trainee Spotlight: Kerri Miazowicz
Posted on Mar 8, 2018
in CTEGD Blog
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...
Visiting Scholar: Elvis Ofori Ameyaw
Posted on Feb 8, 2018
in CTEGD Blog
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 Health...
UGA Researcher Seeks to Unlock Secrets of Malaria Parasite
Posted on Jan 31, 2018
in CTEGD Blog, Grants
[caption id="attachment_4511" align="aligncenter" width="600"] Super-resolution microscopy showing malaria parasites infecting human red blood cells. Image credit: Muthugapatti Kandasamy, Biomedical Microscopy Core[/caption] 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...
An ancient bacterial protein complex in human malaria parasites is essential for parasite growth
Posted on Nov 14, 2017
in CTEGD Blog, Research Article
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...
The Cure for Malaria Could be in Your Backyard
Posted on Sep 8, 2017
in CTEGD Blog, Research Article
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 by...
Trainee Spotlight: Manuel Fierro
Posted on Aug 30, 2017
in CTEGD Blog, Trainee Spotlight
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...
Trainee Spotlight: Catherine Smith
Posted on Aug 21, 2017
in CTEGD Blog, Trainee Spotlight
Catherine Smith, a trainee in Julie Moore's lab, is a second-year recipient of our NIH-funded Training Grant....
Oxidative Stress Contributes to Poor Pregnancy Outcomes During Placental Malaria
Posted on Jul 25, 2017
in CTEGD Blog, Research Article
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....