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Coverdell scientists selected as science association fellows
Three Coverdell scientists have been named Fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, an honor bestowed upon them by their peers for "scientifically or socially distinguished efforts to advance science or its applications."
The three inductees bring the total number of AAAS Fellows at UGA to 63. They are among 503 new Fellows of the AAAS, which is the world's largest general scientific society. The 2011 AAAS Fellows from Coverdell are Clifton A. Baile, Daniel Colley and Roberto Docampo.
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UGA geneticist receives $2 million federal stimulus grant for research on the thymus
National Institutes of Health have awarded, as part of the American Reinvestment and Recovery Act, a two-year, $2 million grant to a University of Georgia genetics researcher and her colleagues for studies on the thymus, the organ in humans that produces disease-fighting T-cells. Nancy Manley, a professor of genetics and chair of UGA’s interdepartmental biology group, is the principal investigator on the grant, which will support studies on molecular mechanisms regulating thymic epithelial cells during aging.
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