Grace Brewer Receives 2022 Aaron and Barbara Mitchell Research Excellence Award

The Microbiology Department would like to congratulate Grace Brewer for being awarded the 2022 Aaron and Barbara Mitchell Research Excellence Award!

Grace's illustrious undergraduate career includes winning the Spring 2022 CURO Research Award, working with Dr. Aaron P. Mitchell, serving as American Society for Microbiology Treasurer (2020-2021) and President (2021-2022), working with UGA Miracle, and being an active member in Delta Gamma.

Congratulations, Grace! 

Congratulations Summer Travel Grant Recipients

The Microbiology Department would like to congratulate these Graduate Students on receiving a Graduate School Travel Grant! The Department of Microbiology will have scientists representing us at conferences all over the world this summer! 

  • Alyssa Baugh, Neidle Lab
  • Coralis Rodriguez, Ottesen Lab
  • Silke Andresen, Szymanski Lab
  • Karla Shen, Downs Lab
  • Ronnie Fulton, Downs Lab
  • Greg Whitaker, Downs Lab

2021-2022 OTA Award Winners

The Microbiology is proud to announce that Stacy Bedore and Coralis Rodriguez have been chose as 2021-22 OTA recipients. The Center for Teaching and Learning administers the Outstanding Teaching Assistant (OTA) award, sponsored by the Office of the Vice President for Instruction. This award recognizes teaching assistants who demonstrate superior teaching skills while serving in the classroom or laboratory.

Congratulations Stacy and Coralis!

Hannah Stanley Receives NSF's Graduate Research Fellowship

The Microbiology Department is pleased to announce that Hannah Stanley, Trent Lab has been selected to receive the prestigious NSF Graduate Research Fellowship. The National Science Foundation’s Graduate Research Fellowship Program, (GRFP) recognizes and supports outstanding graduate students in NSF-supported science, technology, engineering, and mathematics disciplines (STEM)who are pursuing research-based master’s and doctoral degrees.

How the Plasmid-encoded Mercury Resistance Locus Accelerates Recovery of E.coli from Exposure to Inorganic Mercury

Andrew Wiggins

How the Plasmid-encoded Mercury Resistance Locus Accelerates Recovery of E.coli from Exposure to Inorganic Mercury

404D, Biological Sciences
Type of Event:
Student Seminars
Andrew Wiggins
Summers Laboratory
UGA Deptartment of Microbiology

Dissertation Defense Seminar by Andrew Wiggins, Summers Lab