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How do eukaryotic genomes evolve? Our lab is interested in parasite genomics and the biology of genome evolution. The genomes of parasitic eukaryotes are often highly reduced, devoid of recognizable mobile elements and riddled with intracellular and lateral gene transfers. Our approach is to apply molecular, computational and phylogenetic tools to the analysis of dozens of complete parasite genomes. Projects include the development of tools for data mining, comparative genomics and assessment of the phylogenetic distribution of genes. We welcome students interested in working on the bench, at the computer, or both.
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Post-doctoral positions available.
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Genetics graduate student Jenna Oberstaller wins an Ellison Medical Foundation / Training Innovations in Parasitologic Studies (TIPS) Fellowship from the Center for Tropical and Emerging Global Diseases to study malaria diagnosis in Tanzania.
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NIH contract funds http://EuPathDB.org for an additional 5 years. EuPathDB is a large collaborative project between David Roos and Chris Stoeckert at the University of Pennsylvania and our lab at UGA.
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Sarcocystis genome sequence funded. A project led by Dan Howe at the University of Kentucky will generate the S. neurona genome sequence. We will work with Dan to annotate the genome and host an annotation jamboree.
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Our NIH-Fogarty D43 International Training Grant with Guilherme Oliveira at the CPqRR-FioCruz in Brazil has been renewed for a second 5 years
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Graduate student Jenna Oberstaller is awarded a slot on the Genetics Department NIH-training grant. Way to go Jenna! 
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