Cellular Biology Faculty
Only faculty affiliated with ILS are listed on this page. Learn more about Cellular Biology faculty. The Cellular Biology Graduate Coordinator is Scott Dougan (dougan@cb.uga.edu).
Avraham, Oshri
Oshri Avraham Assistant Professor Cellular Biology Deciphering the mechanisms that regulate the diversity of peripheral glial cells to achieve a better understanding of their role in the context of disease and injury. Website
Cai, Haini
Haini Cai Associate Professor Cellular Biology; Neuroscience Nuclear and genome organization; Chromatin structure and function; Gene regulation in Drosophila development. Website
Dangremond Stanton, Julie
Julie Dangremond Stanton Associate Professor Cellular Biology My research is focused on the use of metacognition to enhance student learning in biology. Website
Docampo, Roberto
Roberto Docampo Professor Cellular Biology Cellular and molecular biology of acidocalcisomes; the role of polyphosphate in trypanosomatids. Website
Dougan, Scott
Scott Dougan Associate Professor Cellular Biology Molecular and cellular basis of pattern formation in vertebrates; developmental genetics of zebrafish. Website
Etheridge, Ronald D.
Ronald D. Etheridge Assistant Professor Cellular Biology Toxoplasma’s Strategies to Manipulate Host Immunity Website
Farmer, Mark
Mark Farmer Professor Cellular Biology Protist systematics, cell evolution, and flagellar development. Website
Gaertig, Jacek
Jacek Gaertig Professor Cellular Biology Molecular cell biology of the cytoskeleton; molecular genetics of ciliates. Website
Kamiyama, Daichi
Daichi Kamiyama Assistant Professor Cellular Biology; Neuroscience Our research is aimed at identifying the principles of neural circuit assembly, which is key to understanding the treatment of neurological disorders. To achieve this, we develop imaging toolkits including fluorescent probes and advanced microscopes. Website
Kipreos, Edward
Edward Kipreos Professor Cellular Biology Regulation of the cell cycle; ubiquitin-mediated proteolysis and development. Website
Klonowski, Kim
Kim Klonowski Assistant Professor Cellular Biology Development and regulation of immunological memory. Website
Kurup, Samarchith
Samarchith Kurup Assistant Professor Cellular Biology Basic immunology of the liver and blood stages of malaria Website
Kyle, Dennis
Dennis Kyle Professor GRA Eminent Scholar Chair in Antiparasitic Drug Discovery Cellular Biology & Infectious Diseases The discovery and development of new drugs to prevent or treat malaria and diseases caused by brain-eating amoebae. Elucidating mechanism(s) of resistance and discovering new drug treatment regimens, combinations, or strategies to overcome resistance. Website
Lauderdale, James
James Lauderdale Associate Professor Cellular Biology; Neuroscience Developmental neurobiology: molecular genetic mechanisms of vertebrate eye and forebrain development. Website
Lechtreck, Karl
Karl Lechtreck Associate Professor Cellular Biology Cell Biology of Cilia; Cilia-related diseases, Intracellular Transport. Website
Moreno, Silvia
Silvia Moreno Professor Cellular Biology Metabolism and drug development against protozoan parasites. Calcium signaling and storage in Toxoplasma gondii. Website
Muralidharan, Vasant
Vasant Muralidharan Assistant Professor Cellular Biology Molecular and cellular biology of the human malaria parasite, Plasmodium falciparum. Website
Quinn, Shannon
Shannon Quinn Assistant Professor Cellular Biology Biomedical imaging and large graph mining in public health applications. Website
Roberts-Galbraith, Rachel
Rachel Roberts-Galbraith Assistant Professor Cellular Biology; Neuroscience Regeneration and development; understanding cellular/molecular mechanisms that underlie neural regeneration in planarians. Website
Russo-Tait, Tati
Tati Russo-Tait Assistant Professor Cellular Biology We engage in interdisciplinary and collaborative research projects employing various methodological approaches to examine different facets of diversity, equity, inclusion, and justice issues in undergraduate biology and STEM education. Website
Schulz, Cordula
Cordula Schulz Assistant Professor Cellular Biology Tissue replenishment from stem cells, Drosophila genetics. Website
Shen, Ping
Ping Shen Associate Professor Cellular Biology; Neuroscience Molecular and Cellular Basis of Brain Functions and Development in the Drosophila Model. Website
Tarleton, Rick
Rick Tarleton Professor Cellular Biology Mechanisms of immunity and disease in Trypanosoma cruzi infection (Chagas Disease); Basic and applied biology of T. cruzi. Website
Zeltner, Nadja
Nadja Zeltner Assistant Professor Biochemistry & Molecular Biology; Cellular Biology; Neuroscience Effects of pathological stress on cells of the peripheral nervous system and the adrenal gland. In vitro disease modeling using human pluripotent stem cells. Website