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_{Exploring Microbial Diversity Since 1953}

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Eight UGA Microbiology Students Elected To Phi Beta Kappa

Hope Arnold, Mark Rolfsen and Courtney Ellison at Phi Beta Kappa induction ceremony Kudos to the eight UGA Microbiology undergraduates elected to Phi Beta Kappa this semester!

Microbiology Students Receive Travel Awards to Study Abroad

UGA study abroad scholarship recipients Alexandra Howell and Laurel Hire Congratulations to Alexandra Howell and Laurel Hire for being selected to receive UGA Office of International Education (OIE) Education Abroad Scholarships to participate in study abroad programs this summer!

UGA Microbiologist Awarded Grant to Study Causative Agent of Legionnaires’ Disease

Vincent Starai at the bench Vincent Starai was recently awarded over $1.5 million by the National Institutes of Health to investigate the mechanism by which Legionella pneumophila, the causative agent of Legionnaires’ disease, avoids host defense systems.

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