University of Georgia
High throughput genetics to better understand evolution of fungal pathogens and drive antifungal drug discovery.
We use genetic and genomic approaches to understand mechanisms of fungal pathogenesis and drug resistance.
Human fungal pathogens, sexual reproduction and development in fungal pathogenesis
Genome bioinformatics, ecological and evolutionary genomics of yeast.
Bacterial modulation of eukaryotic membrane dynamics for intracellular survival; SNARE-dependent membrane fusion biochemistry.
Molecular cell biology and biochemistry of proteases associated with isoprenylated protein maturation and amyloidogenic peptide degradation; cancer; Alzheimer’s disease.
Cellular and molecular biology of polar growth in fungi.
Chromatin structure and function; Epigenetics; Eukaryotic genome stability; Histone H1.
Mechanisms of disease and immunity in the rice blast system; Fungal effector proteins; Nutrient uptake in fungi.
Retrovirus-like transposons in budding yeast, control of transposition, restriction factors.
