Congrats to MDTP student Jason Saba on his NIH fellowship!
MDTP student Jason Saba (Landick lab) has been awarded an NIH F31 fellowship! Congrats, Jason!
MDTP student Jason Saba (Landick lab) has been awarded an NIH F31 fellowship! Congrats, Jason!
Researchers are uncovering the complex mechanisms by which human gut bacteria accomplish a variety of functions, from transforming compounds derived from food into nutrition for the host to producing molecules that impact human behavior and performance. The Venturelli Lab has now overturned prior knowledge about how polysaccharide utilization loci (PULs) mediate the fitness and community-level interactions of Bacteroides …
Congrats to MDTP students Anna Gregory, Kayley Manuel, Damayanti Rodriguez-Ramos, Kathryn Schmidt, Holly Nichols, as well as incoming student Joie Ling on their NSF GRFP awards! Congrats to Jassim Al-Oboudi on his honorable mention! What a great showing from MDTP students!
The Department of Bacteriology invites applications for Teaching Faculty II. This position is to coordinate and teach several microbiology courses with large enrollments in both the fall and spring semesters. This is a position for an instructor in our undergraduate microbiology curriculum. Five faculty associates work together as a team, rotating through several different courses, …
Anna Huttenlocher, Vilas Distinguished Achievement Professor of Pediatrics and Medical Microbiology and Immunology, will be receiving a Hilldale Award for her contributions to teaching, research and service. Congrats!
The Department of Biological Sciences at Western Illinois University in Macomb has a faculty position for a broadly trained Microbiologist/Virologist who is currently enrolled and close to finishing their Ph.D. or just completed their doctoral program. Postdoctoral scholars are also encouraged to apply. This person would be expected to teach courses such as Introductory Microbiology, …
MDTP student Charlotte Francoeur successfully defended her dissertation, “The ecology of secondary microbial symbionts: Exploring the diversity and function of bacterial and viral associations with fungus-growing ants”.
MDTP student Madison Cox successfully defended her dissertation, “Influencing rumen microbial communities to improve bovine milk production efficiency”.
The Salk Fellows Program is a path for exceptionally talented early-stage career scientists to embark on fully independent research programs as an alternative to traditional postdoctoral studies. We seek bold leaders who are passionate in exploring new frontiers in science and pursuing innovative solutions to fundamental questions in biology. Candidates or recent PhD or MD …
Research Associate (Postdoctoral) Pathobiological Sciences Requirements: PhD required in virology, microbiology, immunology or related field. Experience with viruses (preferentially RNA viruses) along with proficiency in cell culture, molecular virology, and molecular biology techniques. Past experience with antiviral assay development desirable, but not required. Job Duties: The Kawaoka Laboratory studies negative-strand RNA viruses including highly pathogenic …