Rochelle Yap selected to receive a Mary Laraine Young Hines 1968 Graduate Fellowship in Cancer Research AND the Grimes Family Distinguished Graduate Fellowship in Natural Sciences The Microbiology Department is pleased to announce that Rochelle Yap of the Lewis Lab was selected to receive both a Mary Laraine Young Hines 1968 Graduate Fellowship in Cancer Research AND the Grimes Family Distinguished Graduate Fellowship in Natural Sciences for the 2024-25 academic year. Read more about Rochelle Yap selected to receive a Mary Laraine Young Hines 1968 Graduate Fellowship in Cancer Research AND the Grimes Family Distinguished Graduate Fellowship in Natural Sciences
Ran Shi receives Dr. Juergen Wiegel Award Ran Shi of the Lin Lab is the recipient of the 2024 Dr. Juergen Wiegel Award. The award was announced on October 31, 2024 at the Dr. Juergen Wiegel seminar given by Dr. William Whitman. The Dr. Juergen Wiegel Graduate Award in Microbiology was established by Dr. Wiegel, his family, and his former students and colleagues. This award recognizes graduate students for excellent work in non-medical microbial biodiversity and microbial physiology. Congratulations Ran! Read more about Ran Shi receives Dr. Juergen Wiegel Award
Dr. Michael Rothrock Salmonella ecology within a commercial broiler hatchery Thursday, November 14 2024, 11:10am - 12:10pm Room 404D, Cedar Street Building B Type of Event: Department Seminars Dr. Michael Rothrock USDA-ARS U.S. National Poultry Research Center Read more about Dr. Michael Rothrock
Dr. Camilo Perez Mechanistic basis of transport processes involved in teichoic acid biosynthesis Thursday, November 7 2024, 11:10am - 12:10pm Room 404D, Cedar Street Building B Type of Event: Department Seminars Dr. Camilo Perez Department of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology University of Georgia Read more about Dr. Camilo Perez
Oxygenation impacts 2-aminoacrylate Stress in Salmonella enterica Oxygenation impacts 2-aminoacrylate Stress in Salmonella enterica Wednesday, October 16 2024, 2 - 3pm 404D, Cedar Street Building B Type of Event: Student Seminars Andrea Collier Downs Laboratory UGA Department of Microbiology Oxygenation impacts 2-aminoacrylate Stress in Salmonella enterica MS Thesis Defense Seminar by Andrea Collier, Downs Lab. Read more about Oxygenation impacts 2-aminoacrylate Stress in Salmonella enterica
Ronnie Fulton Awarded the 2024 "William Jackson and Jane Marshall Payne Graduate Fellowship in Microbiology" Ronnie Fulton of the Downs Lab was awarded the 2024 "William Jackson and Jane Marshall Payne Graduate Fellowship in Microbiology" during our annual Jack Payne Alumni Seminar by Dr. Dan Kearns on Thursday, September 19, 2024. Read more about Ronnie Fulton Awarded the 2024 "William Jackson and Jane Marshall Payne Graduate Fellowship in Microbiology"
MGSA Peer Mentoring Kicks off Fall 2024 MGSA held its first peer mentoring event of the semester this past Wednesday, September 11th! Peer mentoring co-chairs, Hannah and Alejandro, led a discussion on topics including selecting rotation labs, developing healthy habits, and things to do around Athens. Mentees were also assigned peer mentors who are current students in the MIBO program, so that they have a point of contact throughout the semester. Read more about MGSA Peer Mentoring Kicks off Fall 2024
Shuning Wang Postdoctoral Research Associate Research Labs (via personnel): William B. Whitman Labs: Whitman Read more about Shuning Wang
NIH renews support of studies of bacterial metabolism and physiology NIH renews support of studies of bacterial metabolism and physiology By: Alan Flurry The National Institutes of Health awarded $3.5M to UGA faculty member Jorge Escalante to continue his studies of the metabolic capabilities of prokaryotic cells. Read more about NIH renews support of studies of bacterial metabolism and physiology
