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Dr. Jessica Kissinger Named Distinguished Research Professor

Posted on May 4, 2017 in News by Julie 0 Comments

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Dr. Jessica Kissinger, Director of IOB and Professor in the Department of Genetics, has been named a Distinguished Research Professor. Dr. Kissinger's work in the field of eukaryotic pathogen research has transformed how pathogen research is conducted internationally. For more information on Dr. Kissinger's research, please visit...

IOB Faculty Named Associate Editor

Posted on May 3, 2017 in News by Julie 0 Comments

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Dr. Alexander Bucksch has been named Associate Editor for Plant Methods. Plant Methods is an open access, peer-reviewed journal for the plant research community that encompasses all aspects of technological innovation in the plant sciences. ...

Bioinformatics Student Receives Grant

Posted on Apr 25, 2017 in News by Julie 0 Comments

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Zheng Ruan, PhD student in Bioinformatics, has been awarded a 2017 Innovative and Interdisciplinary Research Grant from the University of Georgia Graduate School. This grant provides an award to assist Mr. Ruan in his research activities. The Graduate School established this program as part of its...

3-Minute Thesis Competition Winners

Posted on Apr 5, 2017 in News by Julie 0 Comments

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The Institute of Bioinformatics held a 3-Minute Thesis competition at our recent retreat. First place was given to Yi Yan, while Elizabeth Trippe came in as a close second. The competition was fierce and fun! Congratulations!!...

IOB Faculty and Alumnus Publish Paper

Posted on Apr 1, 2017 in News by Julie 0 Comments

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Dr. Natarajan Kannan, IOB faculty member, and Dr. Daniel McSkimming, IOB alumnus, have published a paper in BMC Bioinformatics. "Classifying kinase conformations using a machine learning approach" was published in BMC Bioinformatics in February of this year. The paper can be found here....

Bioinformatics Student name as Training Grant Fellow

Posted on Mar 31, 2017 in News by Julie 0 Comments

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Bioinformatics PhD student Brigitte Hofmeister has been named a Training Fellow on the UGA Genetics Training Grant. Brigitte is one of 8 recipients, and this is her second year as a Training Fellow. Congratulations!!...

2017 IOB Fall Symposium LOGO Design Competition | Deadline April 7th, 2017

Posted on Mar 29, 2017 in News, Uncategorized by iobadmin 0 Comments

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IOB Fall Symposium: Parsing the Microbiome Enter the IOB Fall Symposium LOGO Design Competition. Applicants MUST be an IOB graduate student OR a design team hosted by a IOB graduate student. Designs teams are encouraged! AWARD $250 The log should relate to the main symposium topic and will be...

Dr. Travis Glenn Publishes Paper

Posted on Feb 12, 2017 in News by Julie 0 Comments

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Associate Director and Adjunct Faculty member Dr. Travis Glenn has published a paper in Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology. Finger, J.W., M.T. Hamilton, T.C. Glenn, and T.D. Tuberville. 2017. Dietary selenomethionine administration in the American alligator (Alligator mississippiensis): hepatic and renal Se accumulation and its...

Dr. Travis Glenn Publishes Papers

Posted on Feb 10, 2017 in News by Julie 0 Comments

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Dr. Travis Glenn, adjunct professor and Associate Director of IOB, has recently published two papers. Gilbert, G.S., J. O. Ballesteros, C. A. Barrios-Rodriguez, E. F. Bonadies, M. L. Cedeño-Sánchez, N. J. Fossatti-Caballero, M. M. Trejos-Rodríguez, J. M. Pérez-Suñiga, K. S. Holub-Young, L. A.W. Henn, J. B....

Georgia Scientific Computing Symposium 2017

Posted on Feb 9, 2017 in News by Julie 0 Comments

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The Georgia Scientific Computing Symposium 2017 will take place on Saturday, February 25, 2017, Paul D. Coverdell Center for Biomedical & Health Sciences, Athens, GA 30602, University of Georgia. The Georgia Scientific Computing Symposium (GSCS) is a forum for professors, postdocs, graduate students and other researchers...

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