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INFORMATION FOR PROSPECTIVE STUDENTS

The Department of Infectious Diseases offers graduate study leading to the MS or PhD degrees in infectious diseases. If you are interested in our graduate program, start by visiting the University of Georgia Graduate School. This will ensure that you receive contact information for our department, along with notification of important deadlines and funding opportunities.

See this page for links to our MS and PHD program requirements.

There are many reasons to consider the Department of Infectious Diseases for graduate training:

We offer training in many disease relevant disciplines.
Strengths of the diverse departmental graduate faculty include molecular virology, pathogenic bacteriology, classical and molecular parasitology, epidemiology, immunology, avian disease, and wildlife disease.

Faculty associated with the Infectious Disease graduate program are listed here and here.

We offer an excellent training environment.
Important aspects of the graduate training program include:

  • Our seminar series features excellent speakers from around the country.
  • Four journal clubs cover the range of department research interests and provide important training in critical analysis of published work.
  • The yearly department retreat offers an opportunity for our graduate students to present their work to their peers.

Our faculty use state of the art tools.
In addition to a range of molecular biology and immunology tools, the department has equipment to support phosphoimaging, quantitative real-time PCR, flow cytometry, computational bioinformatics, and chemiluminescent gel imaging. An on-site electron microscopy laboratory, extensive animal resource facilities, and the full support of an outstanding state veterinary diagnostic laboratory and teaching hospital are also available to support research efforts.

Athens is a great place to live!
Athens is ranked among the top college towns in the U.S. A multitude of campus activities and regional interests makes this a great place to pursue a graduate degree. Athens also enjoys a very reasonable cost of living.


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Interested in our Graduate Program? Begin by filling out and returning this background and interest form.

APPLICATION INFORMATION:

ADDITIONAL GRADUATE PROGRAMS FOR THOSE HOLDING OR SEEKING A DVM DEGREE

We also offer three graduate training programs specific for either those seeking a DVM degree, or current veterinarians interested in graduate study. Information on these programs can be found here.

If you are interested or know of someone interested in applying, please contact Dr. David Peterson, Graduate Coordinator at dspete@uga.edu.

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Start by signing up at the UGA Graduate School Admission site. You can find additional information about our application process and requirements for admission here.


The Department of Infectious Diseases trains graduate and professional students in advanced technologies in order to protect the human population from emerging diseases.


The Graduate Student Association maintains a working relationship between students and faculty in the department, and organizes social events and fundraisers throughout the year to promote unity among our diverse group of students.


Our seminar series hosts a new speaker each Monday morning.


Graduate students help develop new technologies and affect the transfer of these technologies so as to assure the safety and welfare of our food production and companion animals.

See this page for more about the Infectious Diseases Graduate Student Association.