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Anna Selmecki Tackles Drug Resistance in Pathogenic Fungi
Read the latest profile of Department of Microbiology and Immunology faculty member Anna Selmecki and her research.
Microbiology & Immunology
Ryan Langlois Named McKnight Presidential Fellow
Department of Microbiology and Immunology Faculty member Ryan Langlois has been named a 2020 McKnight Presidential Fellow, a three-year award recognizing early career faculty with exceptional promise...
Microbiology & Immunology
David Masopust Named Distinguished McKnight University Professor
This award recognizes outstanding faculty members who have recently achieved full professor status.
Microbiology & Immunology
Congratulations Marc Jenkins
Marc Jenkins, Director of the Center for Immunology and Regents' and Distinguished McKnight Professor in the Department of Microbiology and Immunology, is the 2020 recipient of the American...
Microbiology & Immunology
University of Minnesota Recognized for Achievements & Impact on the Field of Microbiology
On its 100th anniversary, the American Society for Microbiology recognized the Department of Microbiology and Immunology as a Milestones in Microbiology site for its remarkable...
Microbiology & Immunology, Legacy, Research
Kirsten Nielsen Identifies Differences in Genes that Impact Response to Cryptococcus Infection
Kirsten Nielsen, PhD, Professor, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Minnesota, Medical School and colleagues were the first to examine how Cryptococcus genes impact...
Microbiology & Immunology
Kirsten Nielsen shows that closely related strains of Cryptococcus can have differential virulence
Kirsten Nielsen, PhD, was published in Infection and Immunity for her paper titled, “The Mouse Inhalation Model of Cryptococcus neoformans Infection Recapitulates Strain...
Microbiology & Immunology
Congratulations to Leslie Schiff and Ryan Hunter
Faculty members Leslie Schiff and Ryan Hunter were among the 2019 winners of the CBS Student Board’s Golden Pipette Awards.
Microbiology & Immunology
A Microbial Death Star
Kirsten Nielsen and Laura H. Okagaki-Vraspir blog in ASM about the constant battle between our immune system and microbial pathogens. Follow this link to an American Society for...
Microbiology & Immunology
Masopust lab article in Nature describes how "dirty mice" can improve immune system research
The article describes how UMN scientists are working to develop a new way to study mice which better mimics the adult human immune system.
Microbiology & Immunology
Dr. Kirsten Nielsen addresses her sabbatical work at the University of Queensland, Australia
The University of Queensland, Australia has posted a UQ news article related to Dr. Kirsten Nielsen's work on Cryptococcus.
Microbiology & Immunology
Undergraduate Alysha Lee awarded an ASM Research Fellowship
This fellowship is aimed at highly competitive students who wish to pursue graduate careers in microbiology.
Microbiology & Immunology
Dr. Patrick Schlievert to receive teaching award
Former University of Minnesota Professor Patrick Schlievert, now Chair and Department Executive Officer of the Department of Microbiology at the University of Iowa, has been selected to receive...
Microbiology & Immunology
Gary Dunny Receives Don B. Clewell Award
Gary Dunny received the second Don B. Clewell Award at the 5th International Conference on Enterococci in Chamonix, France for his vision and leadership in the field of Enterococcal research.
Microbiology & Immunology
Dave Masopust Named the 2018 Inductee into the AHC Academy for Excellence in Health Research
Congratulations to David Masopust on his election to the Academic Health Center’s Academy for Excellence in Health Research. The Academy is the AHC’s highest recognition of excellence of...
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