Tag: Department of Genetics

A dog’s age

Many dog owners have their pets spayed or neutered to help control the pet population,…
Foundation Fellow named 2013 Barry M. Goldwater Scholar

Philip Grayeski, a junior Honors student majoring in genetics and chemistry at UGA, has been…
2013 Creative Research Awards

The Creative Research Awards recognize outstanding bodies of work that have gained broad recognition. They…
UGA partners with Emory, Georgia Tech and CDC Foundation on malaria research center

The University of Georgia, an internationally recognized leader in tropical and emerging global diseases and…
Biofuel from biomass one step closer to reality thanks to discovery to manipulate ‘hot’ microbes

The single most important barrier to the use of lignocellulosic biomass such as switchgrass, populus,…
UGA scientists map and sequence genome of switchgrass relative foxtail millet

A newly published genetic sequence and map of foxtail millet, a close relative of switchgrass…
Four undergrads named 2012 Goldwater Scholars

Four UGA undergraduates have been named 2012 Barry M. Goldwater Scholars. They are among 282…
Geneticists receive $1.8 million in NSF CAREER awards

Two UGA genetics researchers won grants from the National Science Foundation valued at more than…
University of Georgia scientist named Regents Professor

Andrew Paterson, a University of Georgia scientist considered a world leader in the mapping and…
Franklin College professor of genetics named AAAS Fellow

UGA geneticist Jonathan Arnold has been named a Fellow of the American Association for the…
UGA scientists ‘hijack’ bacterial immune system

A team of University of Georgia researchers has discovered how to harness this bacterial immune…
Genetics Professor Jonathan Arnold named AAAS Fellow

University of Georgia geneticist Jonathan Arnold has been named a Fellow of the American Association…
Search committee seeks dean for arts and sciences

Provost Jere Morehead has appointed a committee to begin a national search to fill the…
Chris Walker

Whether he’s in Dr. Melissa B. Davis’ genetic lab conducting breast cancer research, studying in…
Landmark study reveals breed-specific causes of death in dogs

Dog owners and veterinarians have long relied on a mix of limited data and anecdotal…
We’re all ears

The National Science Foundation has awarded $5 million to a team of researchers led by…
New UGA research reveals important role for parathyroid glands and their control of calcium

A new University of Georgia study has revealed that one of the body’s most misunderstood…
UGA Honors student receives 2011 Gates Cambridge Scholarship

University of Georgia Honors student Muktha Natrajan of Martinez has received a 2011 Gates Cambridge…
Muktha Natrajan

Muktha Natrajan was named a CURO Promising Scholar while she was still in high school…
NSF awards $5 million grant to team of maize researchers led by UGA plant geneticist

The National Science Foundation has awarded $5 million to a team of researchers led by…
Study finds new relationship between gene duplication and alternative splicing in plants

University of Georgia scientists looking to understand the genetic mechanisms of plant defense and growth…
UGA geneticist receives $2 million federal stimulus grant for research on the thymus

The National Institutes of Health have awarded, as part of the American Reinvestment and Recovery…
New research shows how gene function drives natural selection in important class of genetic elements

For years, researchers thought that most of this DNA was passive “junk” and knew little…
Steven Gay

After he graduates from UGA, Steven Gay is planning to go to medical school and…