The University of Georgia College of Veterinary Medicine

Geraldine Saavedra - Tripp Lab, UGA

Viral Immunology: Tripp Laboratory

Geraldine Saavedra

geraldin@uga.edu

Office: (706) 542-2206

Education

Masters in Food Science, University of Georgia, Athens, GA

Research Interests

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Publications

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Mundt E, Gay L, Jones L, Saavedra G, Tompkins SM, and Tripp RA. Replication and pathogenesis associated with H5N1, H5N2, and H5N3 low-pathogenic avian influenza virus infection in chickens and ducks. Arch Virol. 2009;154(8):1241-8. Epub 2009 Jul 3.

Marín-Leonett M, Figuera L, Nessi A, Guzmán C, Torres P, Genzlinger L, Saavedra G, and Ortega YR. Diarrhea due to Cyclospora-like organism in an immunocompetent patient. The Journal of Infection in Developing Countries Oct 2007;1(3):345-347. Download PDF

Kirkland RA, Saavedra GM, and Franklin JL. Rapid activation of antioxidant defenses by nerve growth factor suppresses reactive oxygen species during neuronal apoptosis: evidence for a role in cytochrome c redistribution. J Neurosci. 2007 Oct 17;27(42):11315-26.

Saavedra G, Zhang W, Peterson B and Cummings B. Differential roles for cytosolic and microsomal Ca2+-independent phospholipase A2 in cell growth and maintenance of phospholipids. J Pharmacol Exp Ther. 2006 Sep;318(3):1211-9. Epub 2006 Jun 8.

Kinsey GR, Cummings BS, Beckett CS, Saavedra G, Zhang W, McHowat J, and Schnellmann RG. Identification and distribution of endoplasmic reticulum iPLA2. Biochem Biophys Res Commun. 2005 Feb 4;327(1):287-93.

Cummings BS, Schnellmann RG and Saavedra G. Distribution of microsomal Ca2 independent phospholipase A2 in human, rabbit and rat tissues. GenBank 2004. Accession number AY739721.

Saavedra G and Ortega Y. Seroprevalence of Toxoplasma gondii in swine from slaughterhouses in Lima, Peru, and Georgia, U.S.A. J Parasitol. 2004 Aug;90(4):902-4.

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Presentations

Poster Presentation: Investigation of mitochondrial reactive oxygen formation in permeabilized sympathetic neurons deprived of nerve growth factor. G. M. Saavedra; R.A. Kirkland; J.L. Franklin. October 2006.

Poster Presentation: Differential roles for cytosolic and microsomal Ca2+ independent phospholipase A2 in cell growth and maintenance of phospholipids. Saavedra, G; Zhang, W; Peterson, B and Cummings, B. Mar 2006.

Oral Presentation: Detection of T. gondii in naturally infected pigs and cows at slaughterhouses from Peru and USA. Southeastern Society of Parasitologists, University of Alabama, Mobile AL, Apr 16-18, 2003.

Oral Presentation: Biological and serological characterization of Toxoplasma infection. Center for Food Safety, University of Georgia, Atlanta GA, Mar 4-5, 2003.

Oral Presentation: Survival of Toxoplasma gondii in pork and beef at different temperatures. Georgia Association for Food Protection, Braselton GA, Sep 17, 2002.

Poster Presentation: Heat Inactivation of Toxoplasma gondii. Torres P., Saavedra, G. and Ortega Y. May 2002.

Poster Presentation: Inactivation of Cyclospora cayetanensis oocysts on fresh produce. Torres P., Saavedra, G. and Ortega Y. May 2001.

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