Molecular Microbiology

Molecular approaches to studying microbial structures, cell biology, gene regulation, genomic stability, development, etc.

Personnel

Kurt M. Dahlstrom

Assistant Professor

Diana Downs

Professor

Courtney Ellison

Assistant Professor

Jorge C. Escalante-Semerena

UGA Foundation Distinguished Professor

Timothy Hoover

Professor

Kate Hummels

Assistant Professor

Zachary Lewis

Professor

Xiaorong Lin

Gene E. Michaels Distinguished Professor in Medical Mycology

Research in Lin laboratory focuses on medical mycology: We study the molecular mechanisms of fungal pathogenesis and microbial communication and development. We also seek to develop novel antifungal treatments and vaccines. We primarily use two diverged fungal pathogens in our investigation: Cryptococcus neoformans and Aspergillus fumigatus.…

Robert J. Maier

Professor

Ellen L. Neidle

Professor

Vincent J. Starai

Associate Professor

Anne O. Summers

Professor

Christine Szymanski

Professor, Associate Department Head

William B. Whitman

Emeritus Professor of Microbiology

Prokaryotes are the dominant form of life on earth, representing an enormous biomass and number of individual cells. They are so diverse that it is misleading to give them a common name. In one way, they are really just what are left after the familiar plants, animals, fungi and protists are named. Nevertheless, they are the engines that make…

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