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    Michael Bodri, Ph.D., V.M.D.

    Michael Bodri

    Professor/Director of the Environmental Leadership Center

    Director of the Environmental Leadership Center

    Phone706-867-2201

    Office locationHealth and Natural Sciences, 119F, Dahlonega

    Area(s) of Expertise: Entomology, Molecular Biology, Parasitology, Plant Tissue Culture, Veterinary Medicine (Advising Area of Expertise: Pre-Pharmacy)

    Courses Taught

    • BIOL 3325 – Invertebrate Zoology
    • BIOL 4060 – Mechanisms of Disease

    Education

    • Ph.D., Pathobiology (Parasitology), University of Pennsylvania, 1992
    • V.M.D., Veterinary Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, 1988
    • M.S., Entomology, University of Georgia, 1983
    • B.S., Entomology, University of Maryland, 1980

    Research/Special Interests

    Dr. Bodri has been working on the creation of a llama heavy chain phage display library with the intent of using genes coding for antibody fragments specific to plant pathogens as a means of providing protection to the plants following transformation.

    Students have participated in a number of research projects dealing with the tissue culture of carnivorous plants. Two current projects are protoplast isolation and propagation of Nepenthes and callus induction from flower scapes in Sarracenia. He is also interested in Sarracenia endophytes.

    Personal Information

    Michael is an active caver and he is happy to introduce anyone interested in this activity to the world below ground. Alternatively, he is also an avid tree climber.
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