UGA CTEGD

@CTEGD

UGA Center for Tropical and Emerging Global Diseases: pursuing global health through research.

Athens, Georgia

Joined April 2013

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UGA CTEGD@CTEGD · Jul 24

Listen as Rick Tarleton discusses Chagas Disease on Outbreak News Today #ugaresearch @universityofga outbreaknewstoday.substack.com/p/chagas-disea…

UGA CTEGD@CTEGD · Jul 15

Gene regulation in #Cryptosporidium: New insights and unanswered questions @jcklab sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

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UGA CTEGD@CTEGD · Jul 8

The Tarleton Research Group is studying the role of persistence and dormancy in Trypanosoma cruzi, the parasite that causes Chagas disease. youtu.be/tbGkO8k0u5c?si…

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UGA CTEGD@CTEGD · Jul 3

Brain-eating amoebas are rare. But hot weather increases the risk @parasite_doc @universityofga @UGA_IDIS washingtonpost.com/wellness/2025/…

CTEGD's tweet card. If you swim in freshwater lakes, here’s what to know about Naegleria fowleri amoeba. For example, the majority of infections in the U.S. happen in the summer.

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UGA CTEGD@CTEGD · Jun 30

¿Se curó la infección de Chagas? Un nuevo test podría dar la respuesta infobae.com/america/cienci…

CTEGD's tweet card. Científicos de los Estados Unidos y la Argentina desarrollaron una prueba que sirve para determinar si un tratamiento fue efectivo contra el parásito. Qué ventajas tendría según expertos consultados...

UGA CTEGD@CTEGD · Jun 27

Highly cross-reactive and competent effectors dominate the CD8+ T cell response in Trypanosoma cruzi infection Molly E Bunkofske , Pradyot Dash , Walid Awad , Paul G Thomas , Rick L Tarleton academic.oup.com/jimmunol/advan…

CTEGD's tweet image. Highly cross-reactive and competent effectors dominate the CD8+ T cell response in Trypanosoma cruzi infection
Molly E Bunkofske , Pradyot Dash , Walid Awad , Paul G Thomas , Rick L Tarleton
academic.oup.com/jimmunol/advan…

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UGA CTEGD@CTEGD · Jun 26

From Target Product Profiles (TPPs) to Target Specimen Profiles (TSPs): A New Concept in Infectious Disease Biobanking for Diagnostic Applications mdpi.com/2075-4418/15/1…

UGA CTEGD@CTEGD · Jun 24

UGA researchers in the Tarleton Research Group develop first test of cure for Chagas disease #ChagasDisease #parasitology #trypanosoma bit.ly/TestOfCure

CTEGD's tweet card. The new test protocol can detect low levels of Trypanosoma cruzi, the parasite that causes Chagas disease.

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UGA CTEGD@CTEGD · Jun 23

Protocol for laboratory rearing and infection tracking of Rhodnius prolixus using 3D-printable designs Ruby E. Harrison & Ronald Drew Etheridge sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

CTEGD's tweet image. Protocol for laboratory rearing and infection tracking of Rhodnius prolixus using 3D-printable designs
Ruby E. Harrison &amp; Ronald Drew Etheridge
sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

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UGA CTEGD@CTEGD · Jun 23

New T2T assembly of Cryptosporidium parvum IOWA II annotated with Legacy-Compatible Gene identifiers @Rodrigobaptista @jcklab nature.com/articles/s4159…

CTEGD's tweet card. Scientific Data - New T2T assembly of Cryptosporidium parvum IOWA II annotated with Legacy-Compatible Gene identifiers

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UGA CTEGD@CTEGD · Jun 11

Congratulations, Sam! 🎉 Kurup wins prestigious PATH award for groundbreaking malaria research research.uga.edu/news/kurup-win…

CTEGD's tweet card. Every year, malaria evades the immune defenses of nearly 250 million people. But Samarchith “Sam” Kurup is determined to outsmart the parasite before it strikes. Now, with the Burroughs Wellcome...

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UGA CTEGD@CTEGD · Jun 4

Chemical and Genetic Validation of an Essential Calcium Entry Channel of Trypanosoma brucei as a Therapeutic Target | ACS Infectious Diseases pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/ac… @ACSPublications

CTEGD's tweet image. Chemical and Genetic Validation of an Essential Calcium Entry Channel of Trypanosoma brucei as a Therapeutic Target | ACS Infectious Diseases pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/ac…
@ACSPublications

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UGA CTEGD@CTEGD · May 29

Congratulations, Sam Kurup, on receiving the 2025 Investigators in the Pathogenesis of Infectious Disease (PATH) award from The Burroughs Wellcome Fund bwfund.org/news/announcin…

CTEGD's tweet card. DURHAM, N.C. – The Burroughs Wellcome Fund proudly announces the 2025 Investigators in the Pathogenesis of Infectious Disease (PATH) award recipients. This year’s cohort represents a diverse group of...

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UGA CTEGD@CTEGD · May 27

Protocol for detecting peptide hormones in mosquito tissues sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

UGA CTEGD@CTEGD · May 27

HaloPROTAC3 does not trigger the degradation of the halotagged parasitophorous vacuole membrane protein UIS4 during #Plasmodium liver stage development #malaria nature.com/articles/s4159…

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UGA CTEGD@CTEGD · May 13

UGA and Texas A&M Researchers tackle Chagas disease in dogs and humans wuga.org/local-news/202…

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UGA CTEGD@CTEGD · May 8

UGA biochemists create new tool to study biological process in parasites research.uga.edu/news/uga-bioch…

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UGA CTEGD@CTEGD · May 7

Scientists use ‘One Health’ model to fight #Chagasdisease news.uga.edu/scientists-use…

CTEGD's tweet card. Almost $4 million in new grants will support UGA research into Chagas disease, a serious, overlooked illness affecting both dogs and humans.

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UGA CTEGD@CTEGD · Apr 28

🚨 LAST DAY to register for the symposium! ➡️ctegd.uga.edu/events/symposi…

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VEuPathDB@veupathdb · Apr 21

Keep VEuPathDB open-access to all by subscribing today! veupathdb.org/veupathdb/app/…

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