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Dept. of MMI to Bring 4 Faculty Candidates to Campus

Posted on January 31, 2023

During the month of February, the Department of Medical Microbiology & Immunology will be hosting 4 facultycandidates. Each candidate will give a seminar to the Department to showcase their research. Seminars will take place in …

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Dr. Vanessa Sperandio Featured in Science Direct

Posted on November 1, 2022

Gut colonization by Proteobacteria alters host metabolism and modulates cocaine neurobehavioral responses Gut-microbiota membership is associated with diverse neuropsychological outcomes, including substance use disorders (SUDs). Here, we use mice colonized with Citrobacter rodentium or the …

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Dr. Laura Knoll Receives ACMCIP William Trager Award!

Posted on October 31, 2022

Congratulations to Dr. Laura Knoll on receiving the American Committee of Molecular, Cellular and Immunoparasitology (ACMCIP) William Trager Award for Basic Parasitology! The American Committee of Molecular, Cellular and Immunoparasitology (ACMCIP) is organized under the auspices of …

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Bruce Klein Granted Second NIH MERIT Award

Posted on September 20, 2022

Text taken from Dept. of Pediatrics In 1984, a new infectious disease fellow at the University of Wisconsin Medical School (as it was then called), Bruce Klein, MD, made his first visit to Eagle River, …

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In Memoriam: Cason King (1989-2022)

Posted on August 17, 2022

“Dr. Cason King, passed away suddenly on August 11th, 2022. The family has released an obituary for Cason (see here). I want to further highlight his scientific legacy in our group and emphasize the giant …

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Vanessa Sperandio Featured on “Foodie Pharmacology” Podcast

Posted on August 17, 2022

Foodie Pharmacology is a science podcast built for the food curious, the flavor connoisseurs, chefs, science geeks, plant lovers and adventurous taste experimenters out in the world! Join American ethnobotanist Dr. Cassandra Quave on this …

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Dr. Hryckowian Receives UW Prevention Research Center Small Grant Competition!

Posted on August 12, 2022

The University of Wisconsin-Madison Prevention Research Center (UWPRC) is pleased to announce the 2022-2023 Small Grant Competition award recipients. The grant program supports small-scale and innovative research projects in prevention science, particularly those that will provide …

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Laura Knoll Assumes Role as Associate Dean for Basic Research Training

Posted on June 13, 2022

She will oversee the school’s efforts to train and mentor the next generation of scientists investigating the fundamentals of biomedical phenomena. Known as basic research, this work serves as the critical and essential foundation of …

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Dr. Andrew Mehle Selected for H.I. Romnes Faculty Fellowship

Posted on May 19, 2022

The Romnes Fellowships recognize faculty with exceptional research contributions within their first six years from promotion to a tenured position. The award is named in recognition of the late WARF trustees president H.I. Romnes and …

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Faculty Member Drew Hryckowian Published in “Cell Reports”

Posted on April 18, 2022

Highlights A Vibrio fischeri-infecting bacteriophage, HNL01, is isolated and characterized HNL01 does not disrupt the mutualism between V. fischeri and Euprymna scolopes HNL01-resistant V. fischeri mutants rapidly emerge in vitro When HNL01 is present, squid colonization …

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