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Plant Used in Traditional Mayan Medicine Holds Potential Leishmaniasis Treatment

A compound isolated from a plant used in Mayan traditional medicine could be a new drug candidate for the parasitic disease visceral leishmaniasis (ACS Infect. Dis. 2015, DOI: 10.1021/acsinfecdis.…

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Plankton Goes Viral - Matthew Sullivan

Dr. Matthew Sullivan recently joined the Department of Microbiology this past June, 2015. In May, he had five publications featured in Science magazine and, along with Research…

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New Graduate Students Autumn 2015

New Microbiology PhD Students Autumn 2015

Kelsey Crossen

Jared Ellenbogen

Emily Lundstedt

Nicholas Sunday

Rodney Tollerson II

 

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Gayathri Natarajan

Microbiology Student awarded with Presidential Fellowship

Congratulations to Gayathri Natarajan on being awarded a Presidential Fellowship!

Gayathri is currently a Microbiology PhD student with  Dr. Abhay Satoskar's lab.

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Dr. Olli Tuovinen

Olli Tuovinen Honored with Service Award

Honors Faculty Service Award

The award recognizes excellence in honors advising, instruction, committee work and other honors initiatives and responsibilities that have enhanced the quality of…

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Two Faculty Positions Available

Department: Microbiology

Position: Tenure Track Faculty Positions

Rank: Assistant/Associate Professor

 

Description: The College of Arts & Sciences,…

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OSU Junior Named Truman Scholar

Ohio State junior David Danesh has been awarded a Harry S. Truman Scholarship.  In 2015, the Truman Foundation awarded 58 scholarships to students who have shown a demonstrated commitment to a…
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Dr. Mette Ibba named 2014 Book Launch Winner

During the 2014 Summer Term, The Office of Distance Education and eLearning (ODEE) announced that its latest Book Launch recipient was the Department of Microbiology’s Dr. Mette Ibba. Dr. Ibba’s…

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Congratulations to Dr. Fredrick & Dr. Seveau!

The Department of Microbiology would like to take the time to notice and congratulate Dr. Kurt Fredrick and Dr. Stephanie Seveau on being promoted! Dr. Fredrick has been promoted to Professor and…