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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 –…
HIV Awareness Takes Center Stage
HIV is a disease not often talked about widely in society, but last Tuesday night at The STEAM Factory, it was all anyone could talk about. Students from the course, HIV: From Macro…
The Haiku of Microbes: Served up on petri dishes
Kathleen Sandman has always used innovative approaches to teaching microbiology to undergraduates, both majors and non-majors.
One of the courses she teaches is the introductory microbiology…
Dr. Henkin awarded Distinguished University Professor Award
Dr. Tina Henkin, Professor and Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs, was awarded the 2016 Distinguished University Professor award, with President Drake presenting her the award on April 28. …
Microbiology Undergraduate Awarded Fulbright Scholarship
A graduating senior in Microbiology, Timothy Beavers, was chosen as an Ohio State Fulbright Scholarship finalist for the 2016-2017 academic year. He will travel to Poland to teach and designed a…
Dr. Artsimovitch joins the 2015 Class of AAAS
Five Ohio State faculty among the 2015 class of AAAS FellowsHonor is a measure of scientists’ impact on the worldPublished on…
Unveiling the Viral Ecology of Earth
by Joshua Weitz, Steven Wilhelm, & Matthew Sullivan
Viral infections modify and transform the functioning of individual cells. They do this not just for humans, animals, and plants, but…
American Academy of Microbiology Fellowship Winner
Congratulations to Dr. Daniel Wozniak on being elected to Fellowship in the American Academy of Microbiology!
This mark of distinction for Dr. Wozniak will be recognized at the Academy…