Tag: Department of Genetics
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UGA geneticist studying neural tube defects for clues to common birth defects
An assistant professor of genetics at the University of Georgia was recently awarded a grant…
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UGA geneticist receives $1.1 million to study how plants will respond to climate change
Jill Anderson, an assistant professor of genetics in the University of Georgia’s Franklin College of…
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UGA scientists using $5 million grant to combat invasive weed Johnsongrass
A team of researchers led by faculty at the University of Georgia have received a…
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Beetles provide clues about the genetic foundations of parenthood
A team of researchers including scientists from the University of Georgia has identified many of…
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Blueprints for limbs encoded in the snake genome
When researchers at the University of Georgia examined the genome of several different snake species,…
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Root radar: UGA researchers discover how parasitic plants know when to attack
An international team of researchers led by scientists at the University of Georgia has discovered…
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Nancy Manley
Professor of genetics Nancy Manley focuses on teaching students how to ask questions and learn…
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UGA researcher named Pew scholar in the biomedical sciences
University of Georgia researcher Bob Schmitz was recently named a Pew scholar in the biomedical…
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UGA researchers edit plant DNA using mechanism evolved in bacteria
Researchers at the University of Georgia have used a gene editing tool known as CRISPR/Cas…
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Noted NMR, metabolomics researcher Art Edison named GRA Eminent Scholar at UGA
One of the leading experts on nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy, a powerful non-invasive technology used…
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Michael Strand
Regents Professor Michael Strand says a big part of teaching for him, particularly at the…
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CJ Tsai
CJ Tsai, the Winfred N. Haynes Professor in Forest Biotechnology and a Georgia Research Alliance…
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UGA researchers work on creating stress- and disease-resistant trees
Researchers at the University of Georgia think they’ve come up with a system to identify…
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Amy Webster
Amy Webster, a senior in genetics and mathematics, is a Goldwater Scholarship recipient who has…
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Andrew Paterson
The Plant Genome Mapping Laboratory that Regents Professor Andrew Paterson directs addresses dimensions of plant…
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Researchers make fuel production breakthrough
UGA team finds a way to economically break down biomass into biofuel.
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UGA geneticist named one of Cell’s 40 under 40
University of Georgia researcher Robert Schmitz was recently selected by the journal Cell as one…
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New UGA research engineers microbes for the direct conversion of biomass to fuel
The promise of affordable transportation fuels from biomass—a sustainable, carbon neutral route to American energy…
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John Wares
John Wares, an associate professor of genetics, uses his enthusiasm for his subject to help…
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UGA researchers discover origin of unusual glands in the body
The thymus gland is a critical component of the human immune system that is responsible…
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Two UGA geneticists receive $1 million NSF CAREER Awards
Andrea Sweigart and David Nelson, assistant professors in the department of genetics in the University…
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Phil Grayeski
While academic work is the top priority for Phil Grayeski, a Goldwater Scholar and a…
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Baulcombe to receive first McClintock Prize
Sir David C. Baulcombe, University of Cambridge, U.K., is the first recipient of the McClintock…
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UGA researchers find way to improve plant defenses without negatively impacting growth
Salicylic acid is key to protecting plants from everything from extreme temperatures to diseases. But…
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