Tag: Infectious Diseases
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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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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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Emory and UGA receive $3.6 million NIH influenza contract
A partnership between Emory University and the University of Georgia that plays a key role…
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Infectious disease researcher to speak at Voices from the Vanguard Lecture Series
The University of Georgia Voices from the Vanguard series concludes April 22 at 5:30 p.m.…
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UGA One Health symposium to focus on malaria
Experts from the University of Georgia, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and Emory…
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College of Veterinary Medicine to host 51st annual conference, alumni weekend
The University of Georgia College of Veterinary Medicine will host its 51st Annual Veterinary Conference…
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Grady College professor to serve as consultant for polio eradication initiative
Glen Nowak, a professor in the University of Georgia Grady College of Journalism and Mass…
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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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UGA scientist calls for crypto cure
A recent study involving more than 22,000 children in Africa and Asia revealed that the…
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UGA seminar to focus on the rabies virus
Experts from the University of Georgia, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the…
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UGA researcher receives NIH grant to improve women’s health in Liberia
War exposure, gender-based violence and extreme poverty following 14 years of civil war has resulted…
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Statin, osteoporosis drug combo may help treat parasitic infections
Athens, Ga. – Researchers at the University of Georgia have discovered that a combination of…
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UGA researcher develops new medicine that attacks HIV before it integrates with human DNA
Athens, Ga. – Thirty-four million people are living with human immunodeficiency virus, or HIV, worldwide…
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University Health Center’s immunization team wins award
The University of Georgia Health Center’s immunization team received the 2013 Walt Orenstein Champions for…
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UGA Center receives $10.4 million grant renewal for glycobiology research
Researchers at the University of Georgia have received a five-year, $10.4 million grant from the…
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As climate, disease links become clearer, study highlights need to forecast future shifts
Climate change is affecting the spread of infectious diseases worldwide, according to an international team…
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UGA receives $3.4 million Gates Foundation grant to fight infectious disease
The University of Georgia Research Foundation received a $3.4 million grant from the Bill and…
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Social networks could help prevent disease outbreaks in endangered chimpanzees
Many think of social networks in terms of Facebook friends and Twitter followers, but for…
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UGA research finds sterilized dogs live longer
Many dog owners have their pets spayed or neutered to help control the pet population,…
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NIH awards $1.5 million to UGA researchers studying Legionnaires’ disease
It begins with flu-like symptoms, but within days a victim of Legionnaires’ disease may experience…
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University of Georgia to host international symposium on One Health
The University of Georgia Biomedical and Health Sciences Institute and Faculty of Infectious Diseases along…
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CDC fungal meningitis investigator next up in Voices from the Vanguard Series
Dr. Ben Park, epidemiology team leader at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s mycotic…
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New rabies vaccine could reduce cost, risk
Researchers at the University of Georgia used a common dog disease-canine parainfluenza-to build a new…
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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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