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Microbiologist Leads Climate Change Study
Virginia Rich, assistant professor of microbiology, along with Scott Saleska, associate professor of ecology and evolutionary biology at the University of Arizona, are co-leading the quest of an…
New genus of Bacteria found living inside hydraulic fracturing wells
By: Pam Frost Gorder COLUMBUS, Ohio—Researchers analyzing the genomes of microorganisms living in shale oil and gas wells have found evidence of sustainable ecosystems taking hold there—populated in…
New Graduate Students Autumn 2016
New Microbiology PhD Students Autumn 2016 Siavash Azari Yunxiao Liu Matthew Dunn Stephanie Ray Nien Ching Han Alexander Runyon Lauren Johnson Greta Volpedo Krithika Karthigeyan Ahmed Zayed Welcome to…
Novel compound shows promise against breast cancer
Potential drug doubles survival time in mice by interrupting tumor growth, promoting cancer cell death By: Misti Crane COLUMBUS, Ohio – A promising new compound appears to impede a process that fuels…
Global Climate Impacts
Dr. Matthew Sullivan recently worked with the Byrd Polar and Climate Research Center to participate in an Expert Q&A about the Oceans Ecosystems and the importance of microbes in relation to the…
The Eng1 β-Glucanase Enhances Histoplasma Virulence by Reducing β-Glucan Exposure
Andrew Garfoot, graduate student in Dr. Chad Rappleye's lab, recently had a high profile first author publication in MBio. Below is the abstract of the publication: The fungal pathogen Histoplasma…
Microbiology Student receives NSF Fellowship
Garrett Smith, graduate student in Dr. Kelly Wrighton's lab, received a NSF Graduate Research Fellowship for the 2016-2017 year. Anne Booker, graduate student in Dr. Michael Wilkins's lab, received…
Discovery Themes Talks featuring Infectious Disease
Held on May 13, 2016, the first Discovery Talks program was the culmination of a month of TED-style training for 10 experts in infectious disease at Ohio State. Their final projects, 10-minute TED…
First ever vaccine for deadly parasitic infection may help prevent another global disease outbreak
As scientists scramble to get a Zika virus vaccine into human trials by the end of the summer, a team of researchers is working on the first-ever vaccine to prevent another insect-borne disease –…