Research in Biological Sciences
At the nexus of basic science and human health
Our research programs are at the forefront of both basic science and translational research. Research interests span biological scales and systems, from neurodevelopmental brain disorders, to the genetics of aging, to vector ecology, and so much more. Our research is closely integrated with the Medical College of Georgia, allowing our researchers access to additional state-of-the art resources and facilities while fostering collaborations across the university. Check out more about our facilities here.
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Graduate students: The College of Science and Mathematics has a 2-year, research-based Biomolecular Science MS program, with a cell and molecular biology track. Our graduate faculty also mentor PhD students through the Biomedical Sciences program in the Medical College of Georgia. Those interested in graduate-level research are encouraged to reach out to individual faculty about potential opportunities.
Undergraduate Students: Research in the biological sciences gives students a broader appreciation for their field of study. In the process, students benefit from increased interactions with fellow students and faculty while they gain confidence through hands-on, real-world experiences in the field and in the lab. In addition to the research faculty listed below, several other faculty also take undergraduate students. A complete list of faculty that mentor undergraduate researchers and more information about opportunities can be found here.
The Baltzegar Lab
The Baltzegar Lab studies rapid evolution that occurs in response to human-induced changes to the environment in insect vectors with human-health importance, including mosquitoes in the Aedes genus and the German cockroach, Blattella germanica.
Research Interests: Population Genomics / Vector Biology / Ecology / Insecticide Resistance
The Goldstein Lab
The Goldstein Lab the pathogenesis and repair of diffuse white matter injury 鈥� the most common neuropathological outcome of premature birth.
Research Interests: Brain Injury / Myelin / Epigenetics
The Langridge Lab
The Langridge Lab focuses on cell-signaling research, particularly on the Notch receptor. Notch is a receptor used in all multicellular animals for cell fate decisions at numerous stages of development and in many aspects of physiology.
Research Interests: Synthetic Biology / Development / Cell Biology
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Publications
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Baker, F. C., Harman, J., Jordan, T., Walton, B., Ajamu-Johnson, A., Alashqar, R. F., Bhikot, S., Struhl, G. & , Jun 10 2025, In: Science Signaling. 18, 890, eadt4606. Research output: Contribution to journal 鈥� Article 鈥� peer-review |
Mosley, O. L., Villa, J. A., Kamalakkannan, A., James, E., & Lyu, Y., Jun 2025, In: GeroScience. 47, 3, p. 4697-4709 13 p. Research output: Contribution to journal 鈥� Article 鈥� peer-review |
Gartner, K., , McNulty, K. E., Zheng, Z., Ruple, A. & Creevy, K. E., May 2025, In: American Journal of Veterinary Research. 86, 5 Research output: Contribution to journal 鈥� Article 鈥� peer-review |
Kamau, A. N., Sakamuri, A., Okoye, D. O., Sengottaian, D., , Guerrero-Millan, J., , Miller, K. S., & , Mar 2025, In: American Journal of Physiology - Heart and Circulatory Physiology. 328, 3, p. H472-H483 Research output: Contribution to journal 鈥� Article 鈥� peer-review |
Shan, S. & , Feb 2025, In: GeroScience. 47, 1, p. 611-630 20 p., e2200130. Research output: Contribution to journal 鈥� Review article 鈥� peer-review |
Dawson, J. E., Bryant, A., Walton, B., Bhikot, S., Macon, S., Ajamu-Johnson, A., Jordan, T., & Malmi-Kakkada, A. N., Jan 7 2025, In: Biophysical Journal. 124, 1, p. 93-106 14 p. Research output: Contribution to journal 鈥� Article 鈥� peer-review |
Koh, E., Kim, J., Aldihri, F., Huang, H., , Winston, N. & , 2025, In: Medical Education Online. 30, 1, 2534054. Research output: Contribution to journal 鈥� Article 鈥� peer-review |
Levine, B. H. & , Jan 2025, In: Biology Open. 14, 1, bio061745. Research output: Contribution to journal 鈥� Article 鈥� peer-review |
Vidva, R., Raza, M. A., Prabhakaran, J., Sheikh, A., Sharp, A., Ott, H., Moore, A., Fleisher, C., Netherton, H., , Pitychoutis, P. M., Nguyen, T. V. & Sathyanesan, A., Jan 2025, In: Computational and Structural Biotechnology Journal. 27, p. 612-623 12 p. Research output: Contribution to journal 鈥� Article 鈥� peer-review |
Dog Aging Project Consortium, Dec 2024, In: GeroScience. 46, 6, p. 5395-5407 13 p. Research output: Contribution to journal 鈥� Article 鈥� peer-review |
Dog Aging Project Consortium, Dec 2024, In: Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association. 262, 12 Research output: Contribution to journal 鈥� Article 鈥� peer-review |
Corder, K. M., , Sogorovic, A., Yang, Y., Banerjee, A., Sun, Y., Stout, M. B. & Austad, S. N., Nov 2024, In: PloS one. 19, 11 November, e0312440. Research output: Contribution to journal 鈥� Article 鈥� peer-review |
Ditzler, B., Evans, J. B., Illing, K., Kaeberlein, M., Promislow, D. E. L., Brindle, E., & Creevy, K. E., May 2024, In: American Journal of Veterinary Research. 85, 5, p. 1-7 7 p. Research output: Contribution to journal 鈥� Article 鈥� peer-review |
Dog Aging Project Consortium, Feb 2024, In: Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association. 262, 2, p. 1-10 10 p. Research output: Contribution to journal 鈥� Article 鈥� peer-review |
Austad, S. N., Smith, J. R. & , 2024, In: Frontiers in Aging. 5, 1393216. Research output: Contribution to journal 鈥� Review article 鈥� peer-review |
Asbury, E., , & , 2024, In: Journal of Cancer Rehabilitation. 7, 2, p. 80-92 13 p. Research output: Contribution to journal 鈥� Article 鈥� peer-review |
, Robinson, R., Greenway, G., Glass, J., Budkin, S. & , Dec 2023, In: Experimental eye research. 237, 109721. Research output: Contribution to journal 鈥� Article 鈥� peer-review |
Korkaya, A. K., Fischer, J., Peppers, A., Crosson, S. M., Rayamajhi, M., Miao, E. A., Baldwin, A. S. & , Nov 2023, In: Innate Immunity. 29, 8, p. 171-185 15 p. Research output: Contribution to journal 鈥� Article 鈥� peer-review |
, Schmitz, B., Pfabe, J. U., Ohrnberger, S. A. & Valencak, T. G., Aug 2023, In: Journal of Comparative Physiology B: Biochemical, Systemic, and Environmental Physiology. 193, 4, p. 453-459 7 p. Research output: Contribution to journal 鈥� Article 鈥� peer-review |
Bensreti, H., , Alhamad, D. W., Shaver, J., Kaiser, H., Zhong, R., Whichard, W. C., Parker, E., Grater, L., Faith, H., Johnson, M., , , Hill, W. D., , Hamrick, M. W. & , Aug 2023, In: Bone. 173, 116811. Research output: Contribution to journal 鈥� Article 鈥� peer-review |
Stout, M. B., Vaughan, K. L., Isola, J. V. V., Mann, S. N., Wellman, B., , Porter, H. L., Freeman, W. M. & Mattison, J. A., Aug 2023, In: GeroScience. 45, 4, p. 2337-2349 13 p. Research output: Contribution to journal 鈥� Article 鈥� peer-review |
Levine, B. H. & , Jun 2023, In: Microorganisms. 11, 6, 1488. Research output: Contribution to journal 鈥� Review article 鈥� peer-review |
膶i啪auskait臈, A., 艩im膷ikas, D., Schultze, D., , Bruns, H., 膶ekauskas, A., Herr, I., Bau拧ys, A., Strupas, K. & Schemmer, P., Nov 2022, In: Oncology Reports. 48, 5, 205. Research output: Contribution to journal 鈥� Article 鈥� peer-review |
Doughty, D., , Trang, A., Alptekin, A., Korkaya, A. K., Achyut, B. R., & , Aug 2022, In: Experimental Biology and Medicine. 247, 16, p. 1433-1446 14 p. Research output: Contribution to journal 鈥� Article 鈥� peer-review |
Parker, E., Mendhe, B., Ruan, L., Marshall, B., , Liu, Y., , , , , , Johnson, M., Chen, J. & Hamrick, M. W., Aug 2022, In: Physiological Genomics. 54, 8, p. 296-304 9 p. Research output: Contribution to journal 鈥� Article 鈥� peer-review |
Pierce, J. L., Sharma, A. K., Roberts, R. L., Yu, K., Irsik, D. L., Choudhary, V., Dorn, J. S., Bensreti, H., Benson, R. D., Kaiser, H., Khayrullin, A., Davis, C., Wehrle, C. J., Johnson, M. H., , Hamrick, M. W., , & , Feb 2022, In: Journal of Bone and Mineral Research. 37, 2, p. 285-302 18 p. Research output: Contribution to journal 鈥� Article 鈥� peer-review |
Ruan, L., Mendhe, B., Parker, E., Kent, A., , Hill, W. D., , & Hamrick, M. W., Jan 21 2022, In: Frontiers in Physiology. 12, 742004. Research output: Contribution to journal 鈥� Article 鈥� peer-review |
Parker, E., Khayrullin, A., Kent, A., Mendhe, B., Youssef El Baradie, K. B., Yu, K., Pihkala, J., , , Johnson, M., Chen, J. & Hamrick, M., Jan 3 2022, In: Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology. 9, 790437. Research output: Contribution to journal 鈥� Article 鈥� peer-review |
Yang, L., Wu, C., Parker, E., Li, Y., Dong, Y., Tucker, L., Brann, D. W., Lin, H. W. & Zhang, Q., 2022, In: Theranostics. 12, 5, p. 2205-2231 27 p. Research output: Contribution to journal 鈥� Article 鈥� peer-review |
, Ernst, D. C. & Downs, D. M., Dec 2021, In: Yeast. 38, 12, p. 615-624 10 p. Research output: Contribution to journal 鈥� Article 鈥� peer-review |
Marins, F. R., Limbor莽o-Filho, M., Iddings, J. A., Xavier, C. H., Biancardi, V. C., Stern, J. E., Ramiro Diaz, J., Oppenheimer, S. M., & Peliky Fontes, M. A., Nov 2021, In: European Journal of Neurology. 28, 11, p. 3640-3649 10 p. Research output: Contribution to journal 鈥� Article 鈥� peer-review |
Kim, K. J., Diaz, J. R., Presa, J. L., Muller, P. R., , , , Althammer, F., Stern, J. E. & , Jun 2021, In: GeroScience. 43, 3, p. 1405-1422 18 p. Research output: Contribution to journal 鈥� Article 鈥� peer-review |
Parker, E. & Hamrick, M. W., Jun 2021, In: Current Opinion in Pharmacology. 58, p. 1-7 7 p. Research output: Contribution to journal 鈥� Review article 鈥� peer-review |
, Mannix, S., Coleman, A., White, B., Mingledolph, K. & Reichmuth, J. M., May 1 2021, In: Southeastern Naturalist. 20, 2, p. 367-376 10 p. Research output: Contribution to journal 鈥� Article 鈥� peer-review |
Mamouni, K., Kim, J., & , Apr 2 2021, In: Cancers. 13, 8, 1809. Research output: Contribution to journal 鈥� Article 鈥� peer-review |
Mamouni, K., & , Mar 1 2021, In: International journal of molecular sciences. 22, 5, p. 1-15 15 p., 2466. Research output: Contribution to journal 鈥� Review article 鈥� peer-review |
Al-Shabrawey, M., Hussein, K., Wang, F., Wan, M., Elmasry, K., Elsherbiny, N., Saleh, H., Yu, P. B., Tawfik, A. & Ibrahim, A. S., Jan 29 2021, In: Frontiers in immunology. 11, 568795. Research output: Contribution to journal 鈥� Article 鈥� peer-review |
Albers, T. & Sabbatini, M. E., 2021, Cyclic Nucleotides as Mediators of Acinar and Ductal Function. Pancreapedia Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding 鈥� Chapter (peer-reviewed) 鈥� peer-review |
Chakraborty, A., Souravi, M., , & Sabbatini, M., 2021, In: The Arsenal: The Undergraduate Research Journal of 麻豆官网首页入口. 4, 1, p. 6-6 1 p. Research output: Contribution to journal 鈥� Article 鈥� peer-review |
Mondal, S. & Sabbatini, M., 2021, In: The Arsenal: The Undergraduate Research Journal of 麻豆官网首页入口. 4, 1, p. 27-27 1 p. Research output: Contribution to journal 鈥� Article 鈥� peer-review |
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