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:...
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...
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,...
Originally posted February 19, 2026 Congratulations to MCIDT affiliate Meghan Duffy on her new appointment as an Arthur F. Thurnau Professor, recognizing her commitment to undergraduate success! Read about Dr. Duffy and the other appointees: Michigan Record article:...
Originally posted January 6, 2026 Read MCIDT Director Aubree Gordon’s comments to Newsweek about the ongoing flu season and the new influenza strain. Newsweek article: Map Shows States in Worst Tier As ‘Super Flu’ Spreads
Originally posted September 8th, 2025 Read what MCIDT affiliate Meghan Duffy has to say about her team’s study on daphnia and the unexpected impact of parasitic infection on uninfected offspring fitness, and potentially a new way of thinking about virulence across...
Originally posted May 13th, 2025 Learn how MCIDT Affiliate Adam Lauring and his team use viral surveillance to track respiratory viruses, at both the state and national level, to inform vaccine guidelines and provide early warnings of potential outbreaks to the...
Originally posted April 23rd, 2025 Congratulations to MCIDT affiliate Janet Smith on being one of the scholars selected in the 2025 Class of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Smith’s research hopes to expand our understanding biological processes through...
Nursing-home residents’ skin is a source of transmitted harmful and drug-resistant microbes Originally posted on February 26th, 2025 Check out MCIDT Affiliate Teresa O’Meara’s News and Views article in Nature discussing how drug resistant strains of the fungal...
Oringinally posted Feburary 14th, 2025 Congrats to MCIDT Affiliates Denise Kirschner and Adam Lauring for being elected as 2025 fellows of the American Academy of Microbiology. Both have advanced their respective fields, Dr. Kirschner researching Tuberculosis and Dr....