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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.

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!

 

Dr. Michael Rothrock

Dr. Michael Rothrock

Salmonella ecology within a commercial broiler hatchery

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Room 404D, Cedar Street Building B
Type of Event:
Department Seminars
Dr. Michael Rothrock
USDA-ARS U.S. National Poultry Research Center

Dr. Camilo Perez

Dr. Camilo Perez

Mechanistic basis of transport processes involved in teichoic acid biosynthesis

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Room 404D, Cedar Street Building B
Type of Event:
Department Seminars
Dr. Camilo Perez
Department of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
University of Georgia

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.

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