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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…

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.…

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…

New Graduate Students Autumn 2015
New Microbiology PhD Students Autumn 2015
Kelsey Crossen
Jared Ellenbogen
Emily Lundstedt
Nicholas Sunday
Rodney Tollerson II
Welcome to the…

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.
For more…

Olli Tuovinen Honored with Service Award
Honors Faculty Service AwardThe award recognizes excellence in honors advising, instruction, committee work and other honors initiatives and responsibilities that have enhanced the quality of…

Two Faculty Positions Available
Department: Microbiology
Position: Tenure Track Faculty Positions
Rank: Assistant/Associate Professor
Description: The College of Arts & Sciences,…
