Department of Pathology

«Dr. Bala Manickam won the young investigator award at the ASTP.

July 09, 2011

Dr. Bala Manickam won the young investigator award for his poster presentation titled "Inhibition Of Complement Suppresses Autoimmune Uveitis By Modulating T cell Responses" at the 30th Annual symposium of Toxicologic pathology and Immune system organized by the Society of Toxicologic Pathology held at Denver, CO (June 19-23).

«Dr. Jaroslava Halper's article in Veterinary Pathology was the most downloaded article from 2009-2010.

June 30, 2011

Dr. Jaroslava Halper's article "Growth Factors as Active Participants in Carcinogenesis: A Perspective", published in Veterinary Pathology, was the most downloaded article of all articles published in this journal from 2009-2010. To read this article, go to HERE.

«Dr. Jusun Hwang, PhD student, receiving an Innovative and Interdisciplinary Research Grant

June 29, 2011

Congratulations to Dr. Jusun HwangI, PhD student, for receiving an Innovative and Interdisciplinary Research Grant for Doctoral Students sponsored by the UGA graduate school. Jusun studies how anthropogenic land use change impacts disease dynamics in raccoon populations.

«Dr. Kaori Sakamoto received an American Lung Association Biomedical Research Grant.

June 09, 2011

Congratulations to Dr. Kaori Sakamoto, Assistant Professor in the Department of Pathology, for receiving an American Lung Association Biomedical Research Grant. The title of her grant is "Determining the Role of Genetic Variation in a Macrophage Scavenger Receptor in Responses to Mycobacterium tuberculosis".

«Dr. Leonardo Susta receiving a 2011-2012 Dissertation Completion Award.

April 26, 2011

Congratulations to Dr. Leonardo Susta, PhD candidate in the Department of Pathology in Dr. Corrie Brown's laboratory, for receiving a 2011-2012 Dissertation Completion Award.

«Ming Fung, a MS student in Dr. Gottdenker's laboratory, was awarded a LACSI Graduate Student Travel Award.

March 11, 2011

Ming Fung, an MS student in Dr. Gottdenker's laboratory, was awarded a Latin American & Caribbean Studies Institute (LACSI) Graduate Student Travel Award to support her initial season of field work in Panama. Ming is studying factors influencing host reservoir competence for the Chagas disease agent Trypanosoma cruzi.

«Dave Marancik, a PhD student in Dr. Al Camus' laboratory, received an Excellence in Teaching Award.

March 10, 2011

Dave Marancik, a PhD student in Dr. Al Camus' laboratory, received an Excellence in Teaching Award. No more than 5 TA’s are selected for this award annually from the approximately 600 graduate students at UGA.

«Corrie Brown, Meigs Distinguished Teaching Professor, is the inaugural recipient of the “Open Arms Award”.

March 10, 2011

Corrie Brown, Meigs Distinguished Teaching Professor, is the inaugural recipient of the “Open Arms Award”. She was selected for this award by the UGA Office of International Education for her “generosity in helping international students in the College of Veterinary Medicine that goes above and beyond your duties as professor”.

« SEVPAC-39 (2011) Guest Speaker and Call for Cases announced

November 18, 2010

The 39th Annual Southeastern Veterinary Pathology Conference (SEVPAC) will be held Saturday and Sunday, May 14-15, 2011 at the UGA Tifton Campus Conference Center in Tifton, GA. See the SEVPAC homepage for details.

« The Department of Pathology announces Merial-Sponsored Graduate Degree Program and Residency Training in Veterinary Anatomic Pathology Opening

November 11, 2010

The Department of Pathology has a position available for post-graduate training in anatomic pathology with an emphasis in infectious diseases beginning July 1, 2011. See Residency & Employment Opportunities for details.

« Drs. Melinda Camus & Elizabeth Driskell pass ACVP Certifying Exam; Driskell receives 2010 Harold W. Casey Award

October 15, 2010

Congratulations to Drs. Melinda Camus and Elizabeth Driskell for passing the American College of Veterinary Pathology Board Certification Examination!

Dr. Camus passed the ACVP Certifying Exam in Clinical Pathology.

Dr. Driskell passed the ACVP Certifying Exam in Anatomic Pathology. She also received the 2010 Howard W. Casey Award, which recognizes and rewards outstanding individuals training in pathology and striving to achieve ACVP certification.

« New Noah's Arkive to Launch this October!

September 27, 2010

The new Noah's Arkive is finally ready! Later this month will see the launch of this much-anticipated web-based version of Noah's Arkive! We're very proud of this newest version, and hope you'll like it too! Be sure to check out the Noah's Arkive website for information on all the great new features!

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