Listing of news from the Institute of Bioinformatics at University of Georgia
Dr. Bob Schmitz, adjunct faculty in the Institute of Bioinformatics, has been named a Pew scholar by the Pew Charitable Trusts. This prestigious award goes to researchers at the Assistant Professor level and comes with flexible funding for the next four years.
For more information, please see the story on UGA Today.
IOB Student Chi Zhang has published a paper in The Journal of Molecular Cell Biology, titled “Elucidation of drivers of high-level production of lactates throughout a cancer development.”
To read the paper, please go here.
IOB Student Arunima Singh has published a paper in The Journal of Biological Chemistry, titled “The interaction of heparin tetrasaccharides with chemokine CCL5 is modulated by sulfation pattern and pH”
The paper can be found online here.
Shelton Griffith has been awarded a National Research Service Award by the Department of Health and Human Services at the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIH).
Mr. Griffith will use the award for his project, “Annotation and Comparative Genomic Analysis of Cryptosporidium baileyi”.
Shelton Griffith has been awarded a National Research Service Award by the Department of Health and Human Services at the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIH).
Mr. Griffith will use the award for his project, “Annotation and Comparative Genomic Analysis of Cryptosporidium baileyi”.
Tess Griffin successfully defended her dissertation “HIV Evolution in the Brain”.
Congratulations to Dr. Griffin!
Dr. Magdy Alabady, Dr. James Leebens-Mack, and Dr. CJ Tsai are IOB-affiliated faculty members who are working on a large genomic project funded by the National Science Foundation. Along with other Southeastern universities, UGA is working to complete the first complete genome sequence for dogwoods, allowing for new varieties that are strong and beautiful. For more information, please see the story here.
Dong Zhang, Spandana Makeneni, and Yongjie Huang have successfully defended their dissertations. Congratulations to all three!
Senior IOB student Xi Gu has been awarded an Interdisciplinary and Innovative Research Grant from the UGA Graduate School. Ms. Gu will use the award for her summer research projects. Congratulations to Ms. Gu!
Senior IOB student Xi Gu has been awarded an Interdisciplinary and Innovative Research Grant from the UGA Graduate School. Ms. Gu will use the award for her summer research projects. Congratulations to Ms. Gu!
