A newly described type of chemistry in fungi is both surprisingly common and likely to involve highly reactive enzymes, two traits that make the genes involved useful signposts pointing to a potential treasure trove of …
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UW Chancellor Response to Supreme Court Affirmative Action Ruling
To our campus community, Today, the United States Supreme Court ruled 6 to 3 that Harvard University’s and the University of North Carolina’s use of an applicant’s race as a factor in their admissions processes …
Gaglia Lab and Colleagues Reveal How Key Protein Might Help Influenza A Infect its Hosts
June 22, 2023 By Will Cushman For news media Influenza A is one of two influenza viruses that fuel costly annual flu seasons and is a near constant threat to humans and many other animals. …
MMI Researchers Image Adaptive Immune Systems at Work in Fish
June 15, 2023 By Will Cushman For news media A new study from researchers at the University of Wisconsin–Madison offers a first-of-its-kind visual of a non-mammal species’ adaptive immune system in action. The advance holds …
Mark Mandel Honored with Vilas Mid-Career Investigator Award!
Extraordinary members of the University of Wisconsin–Madison faculty have been honored during the last year with awards supported by the estate of professor, U.S. Senator and UW Regent William F. Vilas (1840-1908). Vilas Distinguished Achievement …
SMPH Chats with Vanessa Sperandio for Women’s History Month
Vanessa Sperandio, PhD, comes from a family of academicians in Brazil. Being surrounded by sociologists, philosophers, historians, and business administrators fostered an initial love of classics, Egyptology, and archeology. Then her high school biology teacher …
Bruce Klein Receives National Science Foundation and Paul G. Allen Family Foundation Grant
New funding to protect bats from fungal epidemic hinges on UW–Madison discoveries March 22, 2023 | By Will Cushman | For news media University of Wisconsin–Madison pediatrician Bruce Klein is trying to save bats. At first blush, …
Congratulations to Dr. Laura Knoll on Being Elected to ASM
Please join us in congratulating Dr. Laura Knoll from the department of Medical Microbiology and Immunology at the University of Wisconsin-Madison on being elected to the American Academy of Microbiology! Over the last 50 years, …
Dept. of MMI to Bring 4 Faculty Candidates to Campus
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 …
Dr. Vanessa Sperandio Featured in Science Direct
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 …