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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 History to…
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 course…
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. The…
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 Fellows Honor is a measure of scientists’ impact on the world By: Jeff Grabmeier Published on November 23, 2015 COLUMBUS, Ohio – Five Ohio State…
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 also for the…
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 Fellows…
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 Scientist Jennifer…