Kearney Gunsalus

Assistant Professor

Kearney Gunsalus

Assistant Professor

Academic Appointment(s)

Medical College of Georgia
Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

  • Russell Hall 167

Education

  • Ph.D., Cell/Cellular and Molecular Biology University of Wisconsin - Madi, 2021

  • BA, Biochemistry Smith College, 2006

Awards & Honors

  • AU/MCG Woman Who Inspires MCG Office of Faculty Success, 2023

  • Committee on Teaching and Faculty Development Funding Siena College, 2019

  • Summer Scholars Funding Siena College, 2019

  • Summer Scholars Funding Siena College, 2018

  • Science Careers People of the Year AAAS, 2015

Courses Taught Most Recent Academic Year

  • MEDI 5156

    Mod 2: Musculoskeletal
  • MEDI 5161

    Mod 3: Brain & Behavior
  • MEDI 5151

    Module 1: Fundamentals

Scholarship

Selected Recent Publications

  • Dietary Supplementation With Medium-Chain Triglycerides Reduces Candida Gastrointestinal Colonization in Preterm Infants., 2019
    Journal Article, Academic Journal
  • The new face of US science, 2017
    Journal Article, Academic Journal
  • Preparing for the 21st Century Biomedical Research Job Market: Using Census Data to Inform Policy and Career Decision-Making , 2016
    Other
  • Manipulation of Host Diet To Reduce Gastrointestinal Colonization by the Opportunistic Pathogen Candida albicans, 2016
    Journal Article, Academic Journal
  • Transcriptional Profiling of Candida albicans in the Host., 2016
    Journal Article, Academic Journal

College Service

  • MCG Summer Symposium Organizing Committee 2023 - Present

    Role: Committee Member
  • MCG Group on Women in Medicine and Science (GWIMS) 2023 - Present

    Role: Other
  • AU/UGA Medical Partnership SGL Handbook Team 2022 - Present

    Role: Committee Member
  • AU/UGA Medical Partnership SGL Rubric Team 2022 - Present

    Role: Committee Member
  • MCG COC Assessment Subcommittee 2022 - Present

    Role: Committee Member