Tag: Infectious Diseases
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Malaria expert to deliver Ritter lecture at UGA
A leading researcher on Plasmodium falciparum-the causative agent of the most severe form of malaria…
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Fighting sleep: UGA discovery may lead to new treatments for deadly sleeping sickness
While its common name may make it sound almost whimsical, sleeping sickness, or African trypanosomiasis,…
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AIDS expert to speak at ‘Voices from the Vanguard’ series
Dr. José Esparza, an internationally recognized expert on HIV and AIDS, vaccine development and global…
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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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UGA researchers find algal ancestor is key to how deadly pathogens proliferate
Long ago, when life on Earth was in its infancy, a group of small single-celled…
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Sections of the AIDS Memorial Quilt on display at UGA-Gwinnett Campus
Sections of the internationally celebrated AIDS Memorial Quilt-the 54-ton, handmade tapestry that stands as a…
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Man’s best friend: Common canine virus may lead to new vaccines for deadly human diseases
Researchers at the University of Georgia have discovered that a virus commonly found in dogs…
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UGA researchers to develop new diagnostic test for deadly parasitic disease
Researchers at the University of Georgia will soon begin a study designed to identify new…
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Ecologists at UGA link evolution to the speed of rabies virus emergence in new bat species
The number of genetic mutations that follow host shifts in rabies virus impacts the speed…
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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…
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People with natural immunity to HIV may serve as basis for new vaccine
Despite urgent need and tremendous scientific effort, researchers have yet to discover a vaccine for…
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Tamiflu doesn’t offer relief promised, says UGA study
For the nearly 62 million Americans infected with influenza each year, oseltamivir, commonly called Tamiflu,…
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Growing “braaains”: New UGA seminar uses zombies to teach about infectious diseases
Ah, the humble zombie, bereft of all emotion save for an insatiable lust for human…
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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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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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UGA study may lead to more effective rabies control strategies
A new study of rabies in vampire bats in Peru has found that culling bats—a…
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UGA researcher developing new vaccine to fight resurging mumps virus
Mumps may seem like a disease of a bygone era to many people in the…
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UGA researcher receives NSF CAREER Award to study evolution of cellular signaling
When people don’t communicate effectively, relationships suffer and entire organizations can fail. When cells don’t…
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Hitting parasites where they hurt: New research shows promise in the fight against toxoplasmosis
Toxoplasmosis, a disease caused by the parasite Toxoplasma gondii, is one of the most common…
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Hitting snooze on the molecular clock: Rabies evolves slower in hibernating bats
The rate at which the rabies virus evolves in bats may depend heavily upon the…
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Malaria discoveries could pave way for new therapies
Half the world’s population is at risk for contracting malaria. The deadly disease, spread by…
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UGA researcher receives $2.82 million grant to track tuberculosis transmissions in Africa
Christopher Whalen, the Ernest Corn Professor of Epidemiology in the department of epidemiology and biostatistics…
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Black flies may have a purpose after all
Black flies drink blood and spread disease such as river blindness-creating misery with their presence.…
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UGA Voices lecture series concludes with wildlife’s role in health pandemics
An international ecology expert with a passion for wildlife and life in the bush will…
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