Stu Thompson
Professor
Academic Appointment(s)
Medical College of Georgia
Department of Medicine: Infectious Disease
Dental College of Georgia
Department of Oral Health and Diagnostic Sciences
Administration
Department of The Graduate School
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.
- STTHOMPS@augusta.edu
- (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
- Editorial: Recent advances in Campylobacter research, 2025
Journal Article, Academic Journal
- 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
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
