Microbial Physiology and Ecology Faculty

Learn more about this group by contacting Dr. Kurt Dahlstrom (dahlstrom@uga.edu).

Microbial Physiology and Ecology (MPE) includes research groups that are unified by their focus on understanding the fundamental biology of microorganisms and their interactions between themselves, other organisms and the environment. Research across the MPE group addresses basic and applied questions and takes advantage of wide ranging technical approaches.

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Casey Bergman

Associate Professor
Bioinformatics; Genetics

Holly

Associate Professor
Marine Sciences; Bioinformatics

Blake Billmyre

Assistant Professor
Pharmaceutical & Biomedical Sciences; Infectious Diseases

Natalie Cohen

Assistant Professor
Marine Sciences; Bioinformatics

Kurt Dahlstrom

Assistant Professor
Microbiology

Diana Downs

Distinguished Research Professor
Microbiology

Dundas, Chris

Assistant Professor
Plant Biology; Institute of Bioinformatics

Mark A. Eiteman

Professor
Microbiology

Courtney Ellison

Assistant Professor
Microbiology

orge Escalante-Semerena

UGA Foundation Distinguished Professor
Microbiology

Jonathan Frye

Research Microbiologist
Microbiology

David Garfinkel

Professor
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology

Olivia Ginn

Assistant Professor
Bioinformatics

Eric T. Harvill

Professor
Infectious Diseases

Kelly M. Hines

Assistant Professor
Chemistry

Tim Hoover

Professor
Microbiology

Brian Kvitko

Associate Professor
Microbiology

Eric Lafontaine

Professor
Infectious Diseases

Zachary Lewis

Professor
Microbiology

Xiaorong Lin

Professor
Microbiology; Plant Biology

Erin K. Lipp

Professor
Environmental Health Sciences; Microbiology

Rob Maier

Professor
Microbiology

Cory Momany

Associate Professor
Pharmaceutical & Biomedical Sciences

Michelle Momany

Professor
Plant Biology

Silvia Moreno

Distinguished Research Professor
Cellular Biology, Center for Tropical and Emerging Global Diseases

Tatum Mortimer

Assistant Professor
Microbiology; Institute of Bioinformatics

Ellen Neidle

Professor
Microbiology

Kerry Oliver

Associate Professor
Entomology

Elizabeth Ottesen

Assistant Professor
Microbiology

Saunders, Jaclyn

Assistant Professor
Marine Sciences

Nikki Shariat

Assistant Professor
Microbiology

Vincent Starai

Associate Professor
Infectious Diseases; Microbiology

Anne Summers

Professor
Microbiology; Toxicology

Christine Szymanski

Professor
Microbiology

M. Stephen Trent

UGA Foundation Distinguished Professor
Infectious Diseases

Assistant Professor Genetics

Assistant Professor
Genetics

Jason Wallace

Associate Professor
Bioinformatics