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Preferential infectivity of entomopathogenic nematodes in an envenomed host

Posted on Jul 12, 2019 in publications
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[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column width="2/3"][vc_column_text]   Entomopathogenic nematodes and parasitoid wasps are used as biological control agents for management of insect pests such as the Indian meal moth, Plodia interpunctella. The parasitoid wasp Habrobracon hebetor injects a paralytic venom into P. interpunctella larvae before laying eggs. A previous study...

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Toll family members bind multiple Spätzle proteins and activate antimicrobial peptide gene expression in Drosophila

Posted on May 14, 2019 in publications
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[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column width="2/3"][vc_column_text] [caption id="attachment_5507" align="aligncenter" width="600"] This illustration depicts a dorsal view of the “common” fruit fly, or “vinegar” fly, Drosophila melanogaster.Courtesy of Public Health Image Library[/caption] The Toll signaling pathway in Drosophila melanogaster regulates several immune-related functions, including the...

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What’s Bugging MICHAEL STRAND?

Posted on May 13, 2019 in CTEGD Blog
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$1.5 million initiative to upgrade labs across campus

Posted on Feb 18, 2019 in CTEGD Blog
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[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column width="2/3"][vc_column_text] 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...

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Trainee Spotlight: Ruby Harrison

Posted on Nov 28, 2017 in CTEGD Blog, Trainee Spotlight
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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...

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