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Mary Weber, PhD Noah Butler, PhD We extend our heartfelt congratulations to Drs. Mary Weber and Noah Butler in our department on their well-deserved promotions to Associate Professor and Full Professor with tenure, respectively.
The American Association of Immunologists (AAI) has appointed Gail A. Bishop, PhD, DFAAI, as the incoming editor-in-chief of The Journal of Immunology (The JI). Dr. Bishop is a professor in the Department of Microbiology and Immunology at the University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine. Her five-...
The ASM Student Chapter at the University of Iowa is a trainee-led organization that connects Microbiology and Immunology undergraduate, graduate, and postdoctoral trainees through professional and social activities to enhance the trainee experience. They host meetings, seminars, and workshops to...
Congratulations to Olivia Fortman, the recipient of the Stinski Undergraduate Research Fellowship for the 2023/2024 academic year. Established in 2013 through funds from a successful patent awarded to Professor Mark F. Stinski, the fellowship supports undergraduates conducting microbiology research...
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Microbiology graduate student Brianne Zyblicki received the 2023 Pulvermacher Graduate Student Teaching Award on March 7, 2023. The Dr. Sarah Pulvermacher Graduate Student Seminar is organized every year by the microbiology graduate students. (L-R: Mr. Neal Pulvermacher. Ms. Brianne Zyblicki, Ms...
Graduate successfully defended his PhD thesis entitled, "Antimicrobial Sensing and Resistance in Clostridioides difficile " on Wednesday, January 25, 2023. Mentor Craig Ellermeier, PhD (left) is pictured with Anthony. Background Anthony was born just outside El Paso, Texas, to parents George and...
Laurel Woods successfully defended her MS thesis, "Mapping Microbial Communities During Cystic Fibrosis Lung infection" on Wednesday, November 9, 2022.
Dr. Stanley Perlman and his lab and will be participating in research for the Midwest Antiviral Drug Discovery (AViDD) Cente r . The Center is based on a recent NIAID five-year U19 grant ($66 million) to the University of Minnesota.In May 2022, the NIAID had awarded approximately $577 million to...