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In house collaboration on evolution of a transcription factor
Collaboration between Irina Artsimovitch and Igor Jouline labs resulted in the newest paper published by the American Society of Microbiology flagship journal mBio. The…
Something old, something new combine for effective vaccine against parasitic skin disease
Scientists use CRISPR to edit structural gene in organism that causes leishmaniasis
By: Emily Caldwell
Ohio State News
Scientists are planning for Phase 1 human trials of a…
How good gut bacteria help reduce the risk for heart disease
In a recent paper published in Journal of Biological Chemistry, Joe Krzycki and his colleagues describe an alternative pathway for carnitine (a molecule found in red meat…
Ohio State leads 13 universities to understand climate change and ecosystems
The Ohio State University is one of 14 universities from around the globe that have collectively been awarded $12.5 million from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to launch a new Biology…
A new paper by Tabita Lab: Soil sulfur metabolism surprise
In a paper published in Science, Bob Tabita and his team report a new enzyme involved in sulfur metabolism. Congratulations to Justin North, Kathryn Byerly, Guanqi Zhao, Sarah J. Young,…
New textbook by Tina Henkin
“Snyder & Champness Molecular Genetics of Bacteria, 5th Edition” by Tina Henkin and Joseph Peters has just been published by ASM Press and Wiley. This newly updated edition is the…
How good gut bacteria help reduce the risk for heart disease
Researchers identify a protein responsible for bacteria’s beneficial behavior
By: Emily Caldwell
Scientists have discovered that one of the good bacteria found in the…
How cars can kill coronavirus
Successful partnership with Ford to decontaminate cars during COVID-19 pandemic: a project led by our own Jesse Kwiek and Jeff Jahnes. The full story here.
Igor Jouline named Interim Chair for the Department of Microbiology
Igor Jouline, the Rod Sharp Professor of Microbiology, was appointed interim chair of the Department of Microbiology, effective July 1 through June 30, 2021…