Head to 3330 Med Sci I this Thursday, May 7 at 12:00pm for a talk from Chelsie Armbruster, “From colonization to infection: Consequences of polymicrobial interactions in the catheterized urinary tract”! Dr. Armbruster will be hosted by MCIDT affiliate Melanie Pearson...
Month: December 2022
4/30: Microbiology & Immunology Seminar Series with Dr. Yue (Yolanda) Huang
The next seminar in the Department of Microbiology & Immunology series is this Thursday, April 30 at noon in 5330 Med Sci I! MCIDT affiliate Teresa O’Meara will host Yue (Yolanda) Huang for a lecture on DNA barcoded libraries to study prominent gut anaerobes.
4/23: Microbiology & Immunology Seminar Series with Dr. Daniel Petras
MCIDT affiliate Marcy Balunas hosts Daniel Petras for a lecture on “Functional metabolomics approaches to uncover the biological roles of specialized metabolites” in the next seminar of the Department of Microbiology & Immunology Series in 5330 Med Sci I at noon...
Studying bird flu in the air to protect people, agricultural operations in Michigan and beyond
Originally posted March 27, 2026 Learn about MCIDT Affiliate Herek Clack’s research on bird flu aerosols, their degradation in livestock environments, and development of new engineering solutions that could reduce viral aerosol infectivity: Michigan News Article:...
4/10: Game changers: Cures for 21st century biological threats
The Bipartisan Commission on Biodefense at the Atlantic Council will be coming to the University of Michigan on April 10th to explore biological threats and efforts to develop the tools required to address future events. Pre-registration is required to attend...
15 U-M faculty named as 2025 AAAS fellows
Originally posted March 26, 2026 Congratulations to MCIDT Affiliates Diane M. Harper and Tim James on being elected to the American Association for the Advancement of Science! Dr. Harper is also the first family medicine physician-scientist to receive this honor! Read...
3/26: Microbiology & Immunology Seminar Series with Dr. Masako Shimamura
The next seminar in the Department of Microbiology & Immunology series is this Thursday, March 26 at noon in 5330 Med Sci II! MCIDT affiliate Jason Weinberg will host Masako Shimamura for a lecture on dysregulated immune responses to Cytomegalovirus in transplant...
3/12: Microbiology & Immunology Seminar Series with Dr. Liman Zhang
MCIDT affiliate Yifan Wang hosts Liman Zhang for a lecture on “Navigating sensitivity, stability and specificity: Exploring the structural basis of inflammasonme pathways” in the next installment of the Department of Microbiology & Immunology Seminar Series in...
New research brings power of AI, robotics, deep datasets to test drugs for devastating bird flu
Originally posted February 2, 2026 Read how MCIDT affiliates Tim Cernak and Adam Lauring are working together to develop novel drug solutions to outbreaks of highly pathogenic avian influenza subtype H5Nx. Michigan News article: New research brings power of AI,...
2/26: Microbiology & Immunology Neidhardt-Freter Seminar with Dr. Sophie Helaine
Head to 5330 Med Sci I this Thursday, February 26 at 12:00pm for a talk from Sophie Helaine on the recalcitrance of stressed bacteria during infection! Dr. Helaine will be hosted by MCIDT affiliate Mary O’Riordan for the Department of Microbiology & Immunology...








