Blake Billmyre, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor, Department of Genetics and Department of Infectious Diseases, University of Georgia

Project Title: Evolution of Heat Tolerance and Drug Resistance in Cryptococcus

Award Year: 2024

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Biography

Blake Billmyre’s lab uses high-throughput genetic and genomic approaches to understand the human fungal pathogen Cryptococcus neoformans. The Billmyre lab is interested in both evolution of virulence and drug resistance.