All Roads Lead to Ergosterol: How Sterols Impact Sporulation and Ni Tolerance in C. neoforman All Roads Lead to Ergosterol: How Sterols Impact Sporulation and Ni Tolerance in C. neoformans Amber Matha Lin Laboratory UGA Department of Microbiology Wednesday, June 12, 2024 - 2:00pm 404D, Biological Sciences Type of Event: Student Seminars Dissertation Defense Seminar by Amber Matha, Lin Lab. Read more about All Roads Lead to Ergosterol: How Sterols Impact Sporulation and Ni Tolerance in C. neoforman
Illuminating Evolution: Exploring the Variability and Functional Diversity of Vibrio fischeri luxR Illuminating Evolution: Exploring the Variability and Functional Diversity of Vibrio fischeri luxR Kathryn Bellissimo Stabb Laboratory UGA Department of Microbiology Thursday, May 30, 2024 - 2:00pm Online Only Special Information: Online only, check department email for Zoom link Type of Event: Student Seminars Dissertation Defense Seminar by Katie Bellissimo, Stabb Lab. Read more about Illuminating Evolution: Exploring the Variability and Functional Diversity of Vibrio fischeri luxR
Trent Lab Earns NSF GRFP Award and Honorable Mention Read more about Trent Lab Earns NSF GRFP Award and Honorable Mention
Dr. Vincent Starai selected for Sandy Beaver Excellence in Teaching Award The Department of Microbiology is pleased to announce that Dr. Vincent Starai has been selected as a recipient of the Sandy Beaver Excellence in Teaching Award for 2024. These awards for excellence in teaching annually honor outstanding faculty in the Franklin College who have shown a sustained commitment to high-quality instruction. Congratulations to Dr. Starai! List of previous recipients Read more about Dr. Vincent Starai selected for Sandy Beaver Excellence in Teaching Award
Grad Student Career Talk with Dr. Aisha Burton Read more about Grad Student Career Talk with Dr. Aisha Burton Career Talk with Microbiology Seminar Speaker, Dr. Aisha Burton, on Friday April 19th, at 10 am Biological Sciences Room 217.
Dr, Aron Mitchell named Distinguished Research Professor 2024 Distinguished Research Professor 2024 The title of Distinguished Research Professor recognizes senior faculty who are internationally recognized for their innovative body of work and its transformational impact on the field. The Professorship is awarded to faculty working at the very top of their discipline, who are recognized as a preeminent leader in their field of study. Read more about Dr, Aron Mitchell named Distinguished Research Professor 2024
Michelle Momany Adjunct Professor Research Research Areas: Microbe-Host Interactions Microbial Ecology Molecular Microbiology Labs (via personnel): Michelle Momany Labs: Michelle Momany Lab Read more about Michelle Momany
CURO Symposium 2024 The Microbiology Undergraduate Program had several participants in this years CURO Symposium at the Classic Center. Best Paper Award for Physical and Environmental Science Abbey Wilson won the CURO Symposium Best Paper Award for Physical and Environmental Science with her paper titled “Developing Real-Time qPCR Methods for Antimicrobial Resistance Gene Quantification for Application in Wastewater Based Epidemiology.” Read more about CURO Symposium 2024
Grad Student Career Talk with Dr. Aisha Burton Dr. Aisha Burton College of Agriculture and Life Sciences Cornell Univeristy Burton Lab Friday, April 19, 2024 - 10:00am 217, Biological Sciences Special Information: Funded by the Graduate Retention and Inclusion Grants Type of Event: General Career Talk with Microbiology Seminar Speaker, Dr. Aisha Burton, on Friday April 19th, at 10 am Biological Sciences Room 217. Dr. Burton will share her career journey, graduate school experiences, and how she became a Provost New Faculty Fellow (2024 - 2026) and an incoming NIH Cornell Faculty Institutional Recruitment for Sustainable Transformation (FIRST) Assistant Professor in the Department of Microbiology (2026). Following this talk, we’ll have a Q&A session to get to know our speaker better and get some great advice on grad school and beyond! Food and beverage will be catered for this event. Fill out this RSVP form for a headcount: https://forms.gle/oCxmWCvfuTWHi6RN8 Read more about Grad Student Career Talk with Dr. Aisha Burton
