Tag: Department of Microbiology
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Research on common bacterium opens door to fighting gastric cancer
A common bacterium that more than half of people have in their gut can use…
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UGA research links inorganic mercury exposure to damaged cell processes
University of Georgia research has found that inorganic mercury, which was previously thought to be…
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NIH grants $2.1 million MERIT award extension to UGA researcher studying B-12
The National Institutes of Health Institute of General Medical Sciences has awarded a five-year extension…
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UGA iGEM team wins gold at international synthetic biology competition
The University of Georgia’s iGEM—International Genetically Engineered Machine—team won a gold medal and was runner-up…
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UGA researchers receive $1.9 million NIH grant to study pneumonia persistence
Researchers at the University of Georgia have received a five-year, $1.9 million grant from the…
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Travis Williams
Travis Williams relishes his life as a Georgia Bulldog, from serving as a resident assistant…
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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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Microbiologists shed light on ancient origin of life
Researchers in the Franklin College of Arts and Sciences have discovered important genetic clues about…
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Alumnus to discuss public health and biotechnology
The Franklin College of Arts and Sciences’ microbiology department will present a lecture by Obidimma…
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UGA researchers shed light on ancient origin of life
University of Georgia researchers discovered important genetic clues about the history of microorganisms called archaea…
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UGA research and innovation to be highlighted at USG economic development forum
University of Georgia researchers, new technologies and programs that impact Georgia’s rural economy and create…
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Nature study reveals loss of essential blood cell gene leads to anemia
Scientists at the University of Georgia, Harvard Medical School and the University of Utah have…
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UGA researcher honored for life sciences research
University of Georgia Distinguished Research Professor Daniel Colley has been awarded the 2012 Christopher Columbus…
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UGA researchers develop ‘super’ yeast that turns pine into ethanol
Researchers at the University of Georgia have developed a “super strain” of yeast that can…
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Symposium to explore bioenergy potential of extreme microorganisms
From the depths of undersea hydrothermal vents to the heavy-metal waters of mining wastes and…
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Christina Swoope
Christina Swoope has experienced UGA to the fullest.
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UGA’s Wang named Fellow of American Crystallographic Association
B.C. Wang, the Ramsey-Georgia Research Alliance Eminent Scholar in Structural Biology at the University of…
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Making a pathway
Chris Reisch has come full circle. Five years ago, as an undergraduate and then a…
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UGA scientists discover missing links in the biology of cloud formation over the oceans
Scientists have known for two decades that sulfur compounds that are produced by bacterioplankton as…
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Six faculty members will be inducted as Fellows of AAAS
Six UGA faculty members have been named Fellows of the American Association for the Advancement…
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Six UGA faculty named AAAS Fellows, a career milestone
Six University of Georgia faculty members have been named Fellows of the American Association for…
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UGA researchers develop rapid diagnostic test for common type of pneumonia
University of Georgia researchers have developed a technique that can diagnose a common type of…
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Superbug comes to UGA, Athens-Clarke Library
Science journalist and author Maryn McKenna will share some powerful stories from her recent book,…
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New research approach allows researchers to find and study metals in proteins much faster than ever
In a study led by a researcher at the University of Georgia and just published…
