Tag: Department of Infectious Diseases
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NIH grants will fund study of innate immunity to influenza and pneumococcus
UGA researcher Balázs Rada is the principal investigator on two NIH-funded projects totaling $2.3M.
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Four ways UGA research is taking on COVID-19
Researchers join top scholars from across the globe to battle the pandemic.
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UGA researchers developing coronavirus vaccine
Ted Ross and his team are collaborating with laboratories and biotechnology companies.
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Path to a Cure
If Ted Ross can pull off his plan to make flu season a thing of…
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Researchers seek vaccine for ‘traveler’s diarrhea’
A joint effort between the University of Georgia and the University of Texas at Austin…
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First Presidential Interdisciplinary Seed Grants awarded
Twelve faculty teams at the University of Georgia have been selected to receive research awards…
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Improving global health
UGA’s new Center for Vaccines and Immunology is dedicated to improving global health by creating…
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Father-son faculty members team up on NSF grant
Both father and son recall it like it happened yesterday.
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UGA, Sanofi Pasteur develop new vaccine for H1N1 influenza
Researchers at the University of Georgia and Sanofi Pasteur, the vaccines division of Sanofi, announced…
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University of Georgia to collaborate with GeoVax on Zika vaccine
The University of Georgia announced today that it has entered into a collaborative research agreement…
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Researchers identify essential component of antiviral defense
Infectious disease researchers at the University of Georgia have identified a signaling protein critical for…
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UGA receives $2.99 million grant for graduate training program in disease ecology
The University of Georgia has received a five-year, $2.99 million grant from the National Science…
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Tpl2 enzyme may be target for treating autoimmune diseases
New research at the University of Georgia has found that the presence of Tpl2—an enzyme…
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Beating the clock: UGA researchers develop new treatment for rabies
Successfully treating rabies can be a race against the clock. Those who suffer a bite…
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Not a win-win: Treating for worms helps animals survive, then spread infectious diseases
Parasitic worms, which infect millions of people and animals around the world, have been shown…
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UGA now accepting applications for new post-baccalaureate research program
A new program at the University of Georgia is working to increase the number of…
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Vaccine researcher Biao He named Davison Chair at UGA
Biao He, a renowned veterinary virologist and vaccine developer, has been appointed to the Fred…
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UGA researchers find new method to combat common childhood illness: RSV
Almost all children are infected with respiratory syncytial virus by the time they are two.…
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The University of Georgia receives Phase II Grand Challenges Explorations funding
The University of Georgia announced today that it will receive Phase II funding through Grand…
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Target practice
Flu is unpredictable. Influenza viruses are changing constantly-from one season to the next or even…
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NIH awards $1.5M to researcher studying Legionnaires’ disease
It begins with flu-like symptoms, but within days a victim of Legionnaires’ disease may experience…
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UGA awarded $1.1 million to speed detection of emerging flu strains
The words “laser beam” often conjure up images of high-powered energy weapons or concert light…
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Parasitic worms may help treat diseases associated with obesity
On the list of undesirable medical conditions, a parasitic worm infection surely ranks fairly high.…
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Overuse of deworming drugs led to widespread resistance among parasites
A long forgotten foe is beginning to reemerge on pastures and meadows around the world,…
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