Stu Thompson
Professor
Academic Appointment(s)
Medical College of Georgia
Department of Medicine: Infectious Disease
The Graduate School
Medical College of Georgia
Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Administration
Department of The Graduate School
Dental College of Georgia
Department of Oral Biology and Diagnostic Sciences
Bio
Dr. Thompson studies bacterial pathogenesis, with a current emphasis on the gastrointestinal pathogens Campyplobacter jejuni and Helicobacter pylori, including the molecular mechanisms underlying gene regulation, motility, and biofilm formation.
- (706) 721-7277
- (706) 721-4517
- CB 2607
Education
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Ph.D., Genetics, General
University of North Carolina -, 1992
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BS, Microbiology, General
Purdue University, 1982
Awards & Honors
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Outstanding Young Faculty Award in Basic Science
Medical College of Georgia Faculty Senate, 2001
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Young Investigator Award
10th International Workshop on Campylobacter, Helicobacter, and Related Organisms, 1999
Courses Taught Most Recent Academic Year
Teaching Interests
Bacterial pathogenesis; Bacterial genetics
Scholarship
Selected Recent Publications
- The role of cydB gene in the biofilm formation by Campylobacter jejuni, 2024
Journal Article, Academic Journal
- Campylobacter jejuni CbrR is a novel regulator of flagellar motility. Bacterial Locomotion and Sensory Transduction (BLAST XVII), 2023
Abstract
- Campylobacter jejuni CbrR is a novel regulator of flagellar motility. , 2022
Other
- Campylobacter jejuni annotated diguanylate cyclase CbrR is a novel regulator of flagellar motility., 2022
Other
- The Campylobacter jejuni Response Regulator and Cyclic-Di-GMP Binding CbrR Is a Novel Regulator of Flagellar Motility, 2021
Journal Article, Academic Journal
Research Interests
Campylobacter infections; Helicobacter pylori; bacterial pathogenesis; gene regulation; flagellar motility; biofilms
Department Service
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Webmaster, Dept. of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
2001 - 2013
Role: Other
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Faculty Search Committee, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
2007 - 2008
Role: Committee Chair
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Faculty Search Committee, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
2006
Role: Committee Member
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Faculty Search Committee, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
2005
Role: Committee Chair
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Faculty search committee, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
2002
Role: Committee Member
College Service
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The Graduate School, Dissertation Reader for Nicole Lopez, Ph.D. student
2021 - 2021
Role: Committee Member
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Department of Oral Biology, College of Dentistry, Ph.D. Advisory Committee for Linah Shahoumi
2016 - 2019
Role: Committee Member
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Department of Oral Biology, College of Dentistry, Ph.D. Advisory Committee for Mohamed Meghil
2016 - 2019
Role: Committee Member
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Department of Oral Biology, College of Dentistry, Ph.D. Advisory Committee for Ranya Elsayed
2016 - 2019
Role: Committee Member
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Department of Oral Biology, College of Dentistry, Master’s in Oral Biology Thesis Committee for Mitul Patel
- 2016
Role: Committee Member
University Service
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PSRP Pilot Study Research Program
2022 - Present
Role: Grant Proposal Reviewer, Internal
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Subcommittee on COVID-19 human subject research studies
2020 - Present
Role: Committee Member
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Volunteer, Augusta University Healing Arts Program (guitar and vocals), Augusta University Cancer Center Clinic and Infusion Clinic
2017 - Present
Role: Other
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Institutional Biosafety Committee
2002 - Present
Role: Committee Member
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Institutional Biosafety Committee
2017 - 2027
Role: Chairperson
Professional Service
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Institutional Biosafety Committee, Savannah River Ecology Laboratory, University of Georgia
2022 - Present
Role: Member
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External Institutional Biosafety Committee review, WCG Biosafety
2020 - Present
Role: Committee Member
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Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology
2010 - Present
Role: Editor, Associate Editor
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U.S. Department of Defense, Military Infectious Disease Research Program (MIDRP). Bacterial Diseases (B)
1999 - 2025
Role: Reviewer
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National Institutes of Health, Center for Scientific Review, Ad hoc reviewer 2024/10 PCMB: Prokaryotic Cell and Molecular Biology.
2024 - 2024
Role: Reviewer, Ad Hoc Reviewer
