Augusta University
Jennifer Hilliard Scott“I appreciate our academic affairs team and their rapid and thoughtful response to make these additions to our curriculum,” says MCG Dean David Hess, MD.
Tim Rausch“He understands that investing in medical education, research, and physician training is ultimately an investment in the health of every Georgian,” says David Hess, MD.
Amy Estes, MD, has advised numerous medical students pursuing careers in ophthalmology, served on multiple PhD committees and contributed extensively to resident education.
Chris CurryThe 20/20: Alumni Visionary Grant is part of the Rally Foundation for Childhood Cancer Research's 2026 record-breaking $7 million grant distribution.
StaffAugusta University placed No. 86 among 243 universities in the United States and was recognized as Top 5 in Georgia.
Milledge Austin“Early career funding is one of the most important investments we can make to advance the future of science,” says MCG Dean David Hess, MD.
Stacey Hudson“This is not just a DCG event anymore; it reflects a broader regional effort, thriving through strong partnerships across institutions,” says Babak Baban, PhD.
Hannah Litteer"Scientists have found that there is a lot of molecular information in the tear fluid which we can correlate with health and disease,” says Ashok Sharma, PhD.
"We wanted to have a critical evaluation of how AI is reshaping dentistry by examining four key areas," says Theodore Ravenel, DMD.
"Social and structural factors play a major role in determining who is diagnosed early, who receives timely treatment and who ultimately survives," says Meng-Han Tsai, PhD.
Miguelangelo HernandezThis year’s collaborative poster was one of more than 2,000 presentations and AU was also one of 100 peer-reviewed to present a physical poster along with their digital copy.
“Aging may not be as fixed as we once believed. That realization has changed how scientists think about what is possible," says Franklin Tay, PhD.
Yun Lei, PhD, has been making great progress in Alzheimer's disease research out of MCG recently, with a new $2.8 million grant and a paper accepted for publication.
Hannah Price, DMD, has received national recognition for research that sheds light on potential surgical risks associated with herbal supplement use.
“I think that there is momentum to make health care better, and I’m excited to continue these partnerships to advance the priorities," says Teal W. Benevides, PhD.
“We saw that patients who live in rural areas were prone to have lower Apgar scores, lower rates of prenatal care and higher rates of preterm delivery,” says Bibiana Avella, MD.
“The study highlights the very high prevalence of CKMS in the adult U.S. population, as well as differences by sex or gender across the lifespan," says Steven Coughlin, PhD.
Lindsey Morris“I came to appreciate and eventually love the remarkable science behind biology and medicine,” says Bangxing Hong, PhD.
“I think I was excited to combine efforts with my family and three stages of Medcalfe education – undergrad, graduate and professor – into one paper,” says Rhys Medcalfe.
"We will be able to make a more specific diagnosis, better classify the cancer, give a better prognosis and enable better therapy choices," says Ravindra Kolhe, MD, PhD.