The Honors Symposium is on May 6th at 2:30 pm in 283 Seebohm EMRB. Honors advisor Theresa Ho, PhD, will showcase five outstanding students who will discuss their research during the symposium. Read about the Honors program Presentations: Megan Ahmann - "SARS-CoV-2 Spike-Mediated Infection of Human...
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The Society for Leukocyte Biology (SLB) Council is honored to recognize Dr. Gail Bishop’s contributions to the society and science; her impact is undeniable. She is an invaluable resource to its members and the trainees that participate in the programs. Read story
Congratulations to Microbiology undergraduates Megan Ahmann and Miranda Sturtz, both recipients of the Allen Markovetz award for best poster presentation at the Spring Undergraduate Poster Session.
Stanley Perlman, MD has been selected for the Wall of Scholarship distinction for publishing high-impact articles in a particular scientific field. Congratulations! Read the article.
Read the Carver College of Medicine (CCOM) article discussing the new Nature paper from Drs. Perlman and McCray labs.
On April 5, 2022, Shiloh Lueschow successfully defended her thesis titled, "Prevention and Treatment of Neonatal Necrotizing Enterocolitis and Sepsis Using Antimicrobial Peptides and Probiotics”. She is pictured with her mentor Steven McElroy, MD. Background Shiloh was born and raised in the Peoria...
Congratulations Dr, David Weiss for this honor. The Microbiology Endowed Professorship was established in 2022 to recognize excellence in research and teaching by a primary faculty member in the Department of Microbiology and Immunology. CCOM story
Shea Lowery and Hannah Van Ert each received the inaugural Pulvermacher Graduate Student Teaching Award after the Pulvermacher Graduate Student Seminar on March 8th. This seminar is organized every year by microbiology graduate students. (Pictured L-R Hannah Van Ert, Joel and Neal Pulvermacher,...
On February 2, 2022, Jodi Corley successfully defended her thesis titled, "A Post-transcriptional control of Pseudomonas aeruginosa virulence genes by global regulatory networks”. She is pictured with her mentor Tim Yahr, PhD. Research Pseudomonas aeruginosa is a bacterium that can cause...
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