Originally posted July 30, 2026 Listen to MCIDT Affiliate and microbiologist Vern Carruthers talk with NPR on the biology of cyclospora, the parasite behind the ongoing cyclosporiasis outbreak: NPR recording and transcript from "How cyclospora's biology has created...
Register to attend the MAC-EPID Symposium Honoring Dr. Betsy Foxman on “Forty-Two Years of Innovation, Mentorship, and Impact”! The symposium will be held at the Michigan League and virtually on September 28th. For registration and more info visit: Foxman Symposium...
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...
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.
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...
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:...
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...
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...
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...
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...