Jessica Kissingerمشاهده پروفایل
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Jessica Kissinger is a Distinguished Research Professor in the Department of Genetics at the University of Georgia's Franklin College of Arts and Sciences. Her research focuses on parasite genomics, bioinformatics, and host-pathogen interactions, with emphasis on apicomplexan pathogens including Toxoplasma , Cryptosporidium , and malaria-causing Plasmodium species. Education: • A.B. cum laude, University of Chicago (1989) • Ph.D. in Molecular, Cellular & Developmental Biology, Indiana University (1995) • Postdoctoral training at NIH/NIAID, FIOCRUZ Brazil, and University of Pennsylvania Research Focus: Dr. Kissinger leads projects in comparative genomics, data integration, and systems biology of eukaryotic pathogens. Her lab develops computational tools for analyzing parasite genome evolution and host-pathogen dynamics, supported by NIH funding including the VEuPathDB resource center. Awards and Honors: University Professor, UGA (2025) Lamar Dodd Creative Research Award (2024) Fellow, AAAS (2021) Fulbright Scholar (2022) Distinguished Research Professor (2017) Current Projects: Her group combines wet-lab and computational approaches to study organellar genome evolution, gene regulation in Cryptosporidium , and multi-omics analysis of host-parasite systems through active NIH grants (R21AI180871, R01AI148667). She advises graduate students and collaborates internationally on parasitic disease research.






