Barbara and Sanford Orkin/Georgia Research Alliance Eminent Scholar

Dr. Docampo, Distinguished Research Professor of Cellular Biology, is making advancements in treating and preventing deadly parasitic diseases such as sleeping sickness and Chagas disease, which affect millions of people around the world.

“It is frequently difficult to sell new ideas or high-risk approaches to government agencies. Private donations have given my group the opportunity to undertake seemingly risky projects that have resulted in novel discoveries.”