Tag: Department of Genetics
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2022 Research Awards
Thirty-one faculty, staff and students received research awards for 2022.
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Creating databases to help cure diseases worldwide
Jessica Kissinger is using her expertise in biology and big data to help other scientists.
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Claire Bunn named Gates Cambridge Scholar
The scholarship fully funds postgraduate study at the University of Cambridge in England.
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Three UGA faculty elected as AAAS Fellows
They were honored for their superb scholarship, scientific achievements.
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Genetics assistant professor talks fish oil side effect
Kaixiong Ye, an assistant professor of genetics in the Franklin College of Arts and Sciences,…
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Seven Ph.D. students named 2021 ARCS Scholars
They will receive $8,000 each for the next three years to support their dissertation research.
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UGA geneticist receives NIH award to pursue precision medicine
The nearly $2 million, five-year award will support efforts to characterize gene-environment interactions, or genetic…
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Rozario receives NIH Director’s New Innovator Award
The grant supports early-career investigators of exceptional creativity who propose high-risk, high-reward research projects.
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Should you take fish oil? Depends on your genotype
UGA-led research shows benefits only with a specific genetic makeup.
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UGA announces virtual spring 2021 Signature Lectures
Several events commemorate the 60th anniversary of UGA’s desegregation.
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Kissinger elected ASTMH Fellow
Kissinger’s research focuses on parasite genomics and the biology of genome evolution.
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Digging into the plant and microbe relationship
Research could lead to breakthroughs to improve agricultural crops.
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Cognitive disorders linked to severe COVID-19 risk
Research shows a need for extra care for those with preexisting conditions.
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White receives NSF Early CAREER grant
The five-year CAREER awards grants, among the NSF’s most prestigious, support junior faculty who exemplify…
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Three Ph.D. candidates named 2020 ARCS Scholars
Three UGA doctoral students have been named 2020 ARCS Scholars by the Office of Research.…
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Westpheling named Phi Beta Kappa Visiting Scholar
Her research focuses on development of genetic technologies for microorganisms.
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Researchers clear the path for ‘designer’ plants
New targets for gene editing could lead to more resilient crops.
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Research shows that individual cells have ‘clocks’
Further research could address conditions like dementia and Alzheimer’s.
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Scientists create the world’s first gene-edited lizards
They used the CRISPR-Cas9 gene-editing tool to genetically modify a reptile.
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UGA researchers develop method to improve crops
A team of University of Georgia researchers has developed a new way to breed plants…
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Old into new: Geneticists track the evolution of parenting
University of Georgia researchers have confirmed that becoming a parent brings about more than just…
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New mouse model reveals extensive postnatal brain damage caused by Zika infection
A team of scientists led by researchers at UGA has developed a new mouse model…
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UGA genetics faculty member honored with Presidential Early Career Award
University of Georgia assistant professor Andrea Sweigart is among 102 scientists announced as recipients of…
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New mouse model reveals extensive postnatal brain damage caused by Zika infection
A team of scientists led by researchers at the University of Georgia has developed a…
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