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Congratulations to PhD candidate Christopher Lopez, who successfully defended his thesis, "Studies on cellular and humoral immunity elicited by Influenza A virus infection and vaccination," on June 28, 2023. Chris is pictured with his mentor K evin Legge , PhD (pictured on right). Research...
Dr. Jessica Tucker, an Assistant Professor of Microbiology and Immunology, recently received a new NIH R21 grant from the National Institutes of Health. Project Summary: Host transfer RNAs are cleaved into fragments during infection by diverse bacteria and viruses, yet what triggers this molecular...
Lorellin Durnell, a PhD candidate, recently defended her thesis titled “Measles virus infection triggers a DNA-sensing pathway to stimulate antiviral gene expression.” The defense took place on June 7, 2024. Her mentor, Dr. Patrick Sinn, is pictured with her. Congratulations on this acheivement!...
Kaitlin Yarrington successfully defended her PhD thesis, entitled "c-di-GMP fine-tunes the Pil-Chp system to control type IV pilus-mediated interspecies chemotaxis" on Tuesday, June 4, 2024. This significant milestone in her academic journey was celebrated with her mentor, Dominique Limoli, PhD...
Dr. Ryan Zander, PhD , Assistant Professor in Microbiology and Immunology, has been awarded an American Cancer Society Institutional Research Grant entitled “Regulation of T cell exhaustion by Plac8” from the Holden Comprehensive Cancer Center at the University of Iowa. Dr. Zander’s research...
Dr. Regina McGrane has been chosen for two fellowships: the CURE TAPESTRy Fellowship , aimed at assisting her in crafting professional development materials and initiatives for teaching assistants in General Microbiology labs; and the MOER (Microbiology Open Education Resource) Fellowship funded by...
Graduate student Brianna Steiert successfully defended her thesis, entitled "Elucidation of the Chlamydia trachomatis - Host Interactome," on Friday, May 17, 2024. She is shown here with her mentor, Dr. Mary Weber . Research Chlamydia trachomatis (C.t. ) is the causative agent of the bacterial...
On May 8, 2024, Cami Hippee, a graduate student in the Microbiology Graduate Program, effectively defended her PhD thesis entitled "Measles virus exits human airway epithelia via cell detachment pathways." She is pictured with her mentor, Patrick Sinn, PhD . Research Measles virus (MeV) is the most...
Microbiology undergraduate senior Cassie Sievers (pictured) was awarded the Allen J. Markovetz Award grand prize for the 2024 Spring Undergraduate Poster Symposium. The event had 22 poster submissions from junior and senior microbiology majors, marking a rise from previous years. Undergraduates...