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PhD Programs: MGB Program
Graduate Advisor: Chung-Dar Lu
Aassociate Advisor: Dr. Roberta Attanassio
The Molecular Genetics and Biochemistry (MGB)
research group forms the corner-stone of the departmental research
effort. Historically, the interests of the group are firmly grounded
in molecular and genetic aspects of microbial physiology. Over the
last few years, however, these interests have expanded and diversified;
addressing research concerns as disparate as the genetic basis of
neural development in lower eukaryotes, programmed cell death in
human tissue culture cells, and an understanding of positive strand
RNA viral replication. This expansion has recently culminated in
the acquisition of an Endowed chair in Biotechnology
(Professor Julia Hilliard), whose research provides some new and
intriguing insights into human and nonhuman primate alphaherpesviruses.
A defining theme to the research undertaken within the group would
be an understanding of regulatory mechanisms. This theme covers
a variety of research endeavours within the group. At the protein
level it encompasses the mechanisms of protein and drug transport
across bacterial membranes, along with protein:protein interactions
that trigger cell division. At the nucleic acid level the regulatory
theme embraces a wide variety of schemes; ranging from the genetic
response of certain microbes toward specific changes in their environment
to the diverse complexities that control viral infection (including
those mechanisms which underlie replication of certain viruses,
and directs their ultimate evolution).
The research that has been undertaken within the MG&B group
(together with a major collaborative effort with members of the
Chemistry department) has played a significant role in the development
of the Center
for Biotechnology and Drug Design and the state-of-the-art DNA
and Protein
Core Facility. Both these resources (through grants from the
Georgia Research Alliance
and the State of Georgia) have provided the technical means and
where-with-all to support molecular based research within the two
departments.
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Related Pages
Degree Requirements
Admissions Guidelines
Printable Flyer
MGB program (pdf)
Important Resources
Biology
Graduate Student Association (BGSA)
BGSA
Student Handbook
External Links
College of Arts & Sciences Office of Graduate Studies
GSU Graduate Catalog
GoSolar (GA State Online Access)
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