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Author: Donna Huber

Ph.D. candidate Ale Villegas and advisor Vasant Muralidharan receive Gilliam Graduate Fellowship Award

Posted on Jul 28, 2021 in Uncategorized by Donna Huber
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PhD Candidate Ale Villegas and Advisor Dr. Vasant Muralidharan (Photo Courtesy of Vasant Muralidharan) Malaria’s connection to Georgia goes back to the colonial period. The Southeastern United States provided prime conditions for a thriving mosquito population which ensured the spread of the disease. The state capital moved from...

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CTEGD Emerging Fellows Symposium

Posted on Jan 26, 2021 in Uncategorized by Donna Huber
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We invite recent and soon-to-graduate students from any biological discipline to apply for funded postdoctoral fellowships and positions to study parasitic diseases at the University of Georgia. Selected applicants will present their research virtually to the CTEGD community on May 3, 2021. The applicants will...

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Trainee Spotlight: Megna Tiwari

Posted on Nov 4, 2020 in Uncategorized by Donna Huber
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Megna Tiwari is a second-year Ph.D. trainee in the laboratory of Diego Huet. She is originally from Newport Beach, California and completed her undergraduate degree in Cell, Molecular and Developmental Biology at the University of California, Riverside (UCR). While at UCR, she worked as an undergraduate...

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Trainee Spotlight: Melissa Sleda

Posted on Sep 16, 2020 in Uncategorized by Donna Huber
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Melissa Sleda, a Ph.D. trainee is Silvia Moreno’s laboratory, is in her third year at UGA. She is originally from Sandusky, Michigan and attended Lawrence Technological University where she majored in Molecular and Cell Biology with a minor in Chemistry. At UGA, she has held positions...

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Trainee Spotlight: Alona Botnar

Posted on Aug 18, 2020 in Uncategorized by Donna Huber
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T32 trainee Alona Botnar is entering her fifth year as a Ph.D. candidate in Dr. Dennis Kyle’s laboratory. She is from Doylestown, Pennsylvania and completed her B.S. in Chemistry with a minor in Biochemistry at the University of Georgia in 2015. During her undergraduate career, she...

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Trainee Spotlight: Emma Troth

Posted on Jul 23, 2020 in Uncategorized by Donna Huber
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Emma Troth, a Ph.D. trainee in Dennis Kyle‘s laboratory, is entering her fourth year at UGA. She is originally from Eureka, Illinois, and attended Bradley University where she majored in Biology with a minor in Ethics. While at UGA, Emma has served as president of the...

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Trainee Spotlight: Logan Crowe

Posted on Jun 9, 2020 in Uncategorized by Donna Huber
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Logan Crowe, an NIH T32 Fellow, joined the lab of Dr. Roberto Docampo as a post-doctoral trainee in September 2019. He is originally from North Carolina and obtained his bachelor’s degree in biochemistry from the University of North Carolina- Greensboro in 2014.  After graduating with his bachelor’s,...

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Trainee Spotlight: Edwin Pierre Louis

Posted on May 23, 2020 in Uncategorized by Donna Huber
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Edwin Pierre Louis is a pre-doctoral trainee in the laboratory of Dr. Drew Etheridge. Originally from Haiti, he immigrated to the US to attend the University of Florida (UF), where he graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Biochemistry Molecular Biology. After earning his degree at...

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Trainee Spotlight: Stephen Vella

Posted on Sep 23, 2018 in Uncategorized by Donna Huber
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Stephen Vella is a Ph.D. trainee in Silvia Moreno‘s laboratory. He is originally from Indiana where he received his B.S. in microbiology at Indiana University. In his first year at UGA, he was awarded an Excellence in Graduate Recruitment Award and a Provost’s Scholars of Excellence...

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