Medical Microbiology & Immunology
@uwmadisonmmi.bsky.social
Comprehensive, scientific research and instruction on microbiology and immunology as they relate to human disease.
RTs ≠ Endorsements
www.mmi.wisc.edu
RTs ≠ Endorsements
www.mmi.wisc.edu
🎉 Congrats to Dr. Jeniel Nett on receiving a Wisconsin Partnership Program Collaborative Health Sciences Grant! Her interdisciplinary research aims to reduce catheter-related infections and improve patient outcomes.
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November 7, 2025 at 3:38 PM
🎉 Congrats to Dr. Jeniel Nett on receiving a Wisconsin Partnership Program Collaborative Health Sciences Grant! Her interdisciplinary research aims to reduce catheter-related infections and improve patient outcomes.
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🎉 Big congratulations to Dr. Andrew Hryckowian on receiving the Vilas Faculty Early-Career Investigator Award! His groundbreaking work on the gut microbiome is shaping the future of infectious disease research.
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November 7, 2025 at 3:36 PM
🎉 Big congratulations to Dr. Andrew Hryckowian on receiving the Vilas Faculty Early-Career Investigator Award! His groundbreaking work on the gut microbiome is shaping the future of infectious disease research.
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Join us Friday as our series features our very own Dr. Sung Chul Park from the Keller Lab!
November 4, 2025 at 9:54 PM
Join us Friday as our series features our very own Dr. Sung Chul Park from the Keller Lab!
📢 MMI Seminar Series
Friday, Oct. 31 | 1520 MSB
“Regulation of Type 1 Interferon Receptor Signaling”
Dr. Jan Rehwinkel, Oxford University
Friday, Oct. 31 | 1520 MSB
“Regulation of Type 1 Interferon Receptor Signaling”
Dr. Jan Rehwinkel, Oxford University
October 28, 2025 at 4:58 PM
📢 MMI Seminar Series
Friday, Oct. 31 | 1520 MSB
“Regulation of Type 1 Interferon Receptor Signaling”
Dr. Jan Rehwinkel, Oxford University
Friday, Oct. 31 | 1520 MSB
“Regulation of Type 1 Interferon Receptor Signaling”
Dr. Jan Rehwinkel, Oxford University
📢 MMI Seminar Series
🗓️ Friday, Oct. 10 | 🕛 12:00 PM | 📍1520 MSB
🎙️ “Collaborating with the Host to Kill the Pathogen”
👩🔬 Dr. Corrie Detweiler, Professor, Univ. of Colorado
Join us for this week’s seminar!
🗓️ Friday, Oct. 10 | 🕛 12:00 PM | 📍1520 MSB
🎙️ “Collaborating with the Host to Kill the Pathogen”
👩🔬 Dr. Corrie Detweiler, Professor, Univ. of Colorado
Join us for this week’s seminar!
October 7, 2025 at 6:26 PM
📢 MMI Seminar Series
🗓️ Friday, Oct. 10 | 🕛 12:00 PM | 📍1520 MSB
🎙️ “Collaborating with the Host to Kill the Pathogen”
👩🔬 Dr. Corrie Detweiler, Professor, Univ. of Colorado
Join us for this week’s seminar!
🗓️ Friday, Oct. 10 | 🕛 12:00 PM | 📍1520 MSB
🎙️ “Collaborating with the Host to Kill the Pathogen”
👩🔬 Dr. Corrie Detweiler, Professor, Univ. of Colorado
Join us for this week’s seminar!
🚨 New paper from Dr. John V. Williams Lab!
Limited nasal interferon (IFN) responses may delay viral clearance & weaken vaccines. Early intranasal IFN boosted immunity in models.
📖 Read in JCI Insight: doi.org/10.1172/jci....
Limited nasal interferon (IFN) responses may delay viral clearance & weaken vaccines. Early intranasal IFN boosted immunity in models.
📖 Read in JCI Insight: doi.org/10.1172/jci....
JCI Insight -
Limited nasal interferon production contributes to delayed respiratory virus clearance and suboptimal vaccine responses
doi.org
September 25, 2025 at 3:09 PM
🚨 New paper from Dr. John V. Williams Lab!
Limited nasal interferon (IFN) responses may delay viral clearance & weaken vaccines. Early intranasal IFN boosted immunity in models.
📖 Read in JCI Insight: doi.org/10.1172/jci....
Limited nasal interferon (IFN) responses may delay viral clearance & weaken vaccines. Early intranasal IFN boosted immunity in models.
📖 Read in JCI Insight: doi.org/10.1172/jci....
🧬 MMI Seminar Series 🧬
Join us Friday, Sept 26 at 12 PM in 1520 MSB!
Dr. Tera Levin (Univ. of Pittsburgh) presents:
"The Evolution of Immunity and Pathogenesis within Environmental Microbial Battlegrounds"
Don't miss it! 👩🔬🌱🦠
#MMISeminar #Microbiology #Immunology
Join us Friday, Sept 26 at 12 PM in 1520 MSB!
Dr. Tera Levin (Univ. of Pittsburgh) presents:
"The Evolution of Immunity and Pathogenesis within Environmental Microbial Battlegrounds"
Don't miss it! 👩🔬🌱🦠
#MMISeminar #Microbiology #Immunology
September 25, 2025 at 3:05 PM
🧬 MMI Seminar Series 🧬
Join us Friday, Sept 26 at 12 PM in 1520 MSB!
Dr. Tera Levin (Univ. of Pittsburgh) presents:
"The Evolution of Immunity and Pathogenesis within Environmental Microbial Battlegrounds"
Don't miss it! 👩🔬🌱🦠
#MMISeminar #Microbiology #Immunology
Join us Friday, Sept 26 at 12 PM in 1520 MSB!
Dr. Tera Levin (Univ. of Pittsburgh) presents:
"The Evolution of Immunity and Pathogenesis within Environmental Microbial Battlegrounds"
Don't miss it! 👩🔬🌱🦠
#MMISeminar #Microbiology #Immunology
📢 Research Seminar
🗓 Today! | ⏰ Noon
🎤 Dr. Selena Sagan, University. of British Columbia
🗓 Today! | ⏰ Noon
🎤 Dr. Selena Sagan, University. of British Columbia
September 19, 2025 at 2:57 PM
📢 Research Seminar
🗓 Today! | ⏰ Noon
🎤 Dr. Selena Sagan, University. of British Columbia
🗓 Today! | ⏰ Noon
🎤 Dr. Selena Sagan, University. of British Columbia
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🍂 Our Fall Newsletter is here! Catch up on the latest updates from our faculty and trainees. Don’t miss out—check it out today! 🍁✨
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September 8, 2025 at 4:02 PM
🍂 Our Fall Newsletter is here! Catch up on the latest updates from our faculty and trainees. Don’t miss out—check it out today! 🍁✨
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🍂 Our Fall Newsletter is here! Catch up on the latest updates from our faculty and trainees. Don’t miss out—check it out today! 🍁✨
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September 8, 2025 at 4:02 PM
🍂 Our Fall Newsletter is here! Catch up on the latest updates from our faculty and trainees. Don’t miss out—check it out today! 🍁✨
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📢 Research Seminar
🗓 Sept 12 | ⏰ Noon
🎤 Dr. Shai Bel, Bar-Ilan University
Join us Sept 12 at Noon for our next research seminar feat. Dr. Shai Bel (Bar-Ilan University). Don’t miss the chance to hear about his work—open to all, come and bring a colleague!
🗓 Sept 12 | ⏰ Noon
🎤 Dr. Shai Bel, Bar-Ilan University
Join us Sept 12 at Noon for our next research seminar feat. Dr. Shai Bel (Bar-Ilan University). Don’t miss the chance to hear about his work—open to all, come and bring a colleague!
September 5, 2025 at 8:14 PM
📢 Research Seminar
🗓 Sept 12 | ⏰ Noon
🎤 Dr. Shai Bel, Bar-Ilan University
Join us Sept 12 at Noon for our next research seminar feat. Dr. Shai Bel (Bar-Ilan University). Don’t miss the chance to hear about his work—open to all, come and bring a colleague!
🗓 Sept 12 | ⏰ Noon
🎤 Dr. Shai Bel, Bar-Ilan University
Join us Sept 12 at Noon for our next research seminar feat. Dr. Shai Bel (Bar-Ilan University). Don’t miss the chance to hear about his work—open to all, come and bring a colleague!
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Gearing up for a fantastic Fall Seminar Series @uwmadisonmmi.bsky.social! Kickoff is this Friday with the Dr. Rod Welch Distinguished Lecture by Vic DiRita!
September 3, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Gearing up for a fantastic Fall Seminar Series @uwmadisonmmi.bsky.social! Kickoff is this Friday with the Dr. Rod Welch Distinguished Lecture by Vic DiRita!
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Laura Knoll studies the host/pathogen interactions of protozoan parasites, including T. gondii, the causative agent of toxoplasmosis, C. parvum and E. histolytica. #WARF100 @uwchancellor.bsky.social @uwmadisonmmi.bsky.social https://www.warf.org/commercialize/uw-madison-inventor-profiles/knoll/
September 4, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Laura Knoll studies the host/pathogen interactions of protozoan parasites, including T. gondii, the causative agent of toxoplasmosis, C. parvum and E. histolytica. #WARF100 @uwchancellor.bsky.social @uwmadisonmmi.bsky.social https://www.warf.org/commercialize/uw-madison-inventor-profiles/knoll/
COOL IMAGE ALERT from the Rey Lab: Gut Bacterial Molecules Triggering Astrocytes
These images show astrocytes—normally protective brain cells—turn destructive when exposed to a gut bacterial molecule, a reaction usually only seen in brain injury or stroke.
These images show astrocytes—normally protective brain cells—turn destructive when exposed to a gut bacterial molecule, a reaction usually only seen in brain injury or stroke.
August 29, 2025 at 3:28 PM
COOL IMAGE ALERT from the Rey Lab: Gut Bacterial Molecules Triggering Astrocytes
These images show astrocytes—normally protective brain cells—turn destructive when exposed to a gut bacterial molecule, a reaction usually only seen in brain injury or stroke.
These images show astrocytes—normally protective brain cells—turn destructive when exposed to a gut bacterial molecule, a reaction usually only seen in brain injury or stroke.
🦑Work from Avery Imes (Dr. Mark Mandel’s lab) is on the ASM cover of Applied & Environmental Microbiology!
✨ The Editor’s Spotlight article highlights a new squid model for studying microbe–host interactions.
🔗 journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/...
✨ The Editor’s Spotlight article highlights a new squid model for studying microbe–host interactions.
🔗 journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/...
August 26, 2025 at 4:25 PM
🦑Work from Avery Imes (Dr. Mark Mandel’s lab) is on the ASM cover of Applied & Environmental Microbiology!
✨ The Editor’s Spotlight article highlights a new squid model for studying microbe–host interactions.
🔗 journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/...
✨ The Editor’s Spotlight article highlights a new squid model for studying microbe–host interactions.
🔗 journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/...
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Congratulations to Dr. Jacob Vander Griend on his successful PhD defense today! Really proud of all of your work on systems-level studies in Vibrio fischeri. @uwmadisonmdtp.bsky.social @uwmadisonmmi.bsky.social
August 12, 2025 at 2:39 AM
Congratulations to Dr. Jacob Vander Griend on his successful PhD defense today! Really proud of all of your work on systems-level studies in Vibrio fischeri. @uwmadisonmdtp.bsky.social @uwmadisonmmi.bsky.social
Meet Our Researchers: John Williams
“Viruses are like super cool little beasts. Plus, disease always involves the virus and the host – that biological conversation fascinates me.”
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“Viruses are like super cool little beasts. Plus, disease always involves the virus and the host – that biological conversation fascinates me.”
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August 12, 2025 at 2:39 PM
Meet Our Researchers: John Williams
“Viruses are like super cool little beasts. Plus, disease always involves the virus and the host – that biological conversation fascinates me.”
mmi.wisc.edu/meet-our-res...
“Viruses are like super cool little beasts. Plus, disease always involves the virus and the host – that biological conversation fascinates me.”
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Congratulations to Dr. Mark Mandel on receiving a NSF collaborative award to develop CRISPR technologies first in Vibrio bacteria and then adapt those broadly!
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August 11, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Congratulations to Dr. Mark Mandel on receiving a NSF collaborative award to develop CRISPR technologies first in Vibrio bacteria and then adapt those broadly!
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Drs. Sperandio and Alexander featured by PBS Wisconsin to discuss the gut microbiome's connection to human health. Check out the video!
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Watch Gut instincts: Microbes, addiction and immunity on PBS Wisconsin
Margaret Alexander and Vanessa Sperandio share research on gut microbes and human health.
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August 11, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Drs. Sperandio and Alexander featured by PBS Wisconsin to discuss the gut microbiome's connection to human health. Check out the video!
pbswisconsin.org/watch/univer...
pbswisconsin.org/watch/univer...
Meet Our Researchers: Dr. Gustavo Caballero-Flores
“Since my very first biology classes, I have always been intrigued by the microscopic organisms present in our body, and all around us, and how we interact with them every day without realizing it.”
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“Since my very first biology classes, I have always been intrigued by the microscopic organisms present in our body, and all around us, and how we interact with them every day without realizing it.”
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August 8, 2025 at 1:50 PM
Meet Our Researchers: Dr. Gustavo Caballero-Flores
“Since my very first biology classes, I have always been intrigued by the microscopic organisms present in our body, and all around us, and how we interact with them every day without realizing it.”
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“Since my very first biology classes, I have always been intrigued by the microscopic organisms present in our body, and all around us, and how we interact with them every day without realizing it.”
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Congrats to Dr. Jenny Gumperz on receiving a UWCCC grant to advance Leukemia immunotherapy!
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August 8, 2025 at 1:48 PM
Congrats to Dr. Jenny Gumperz on receiving a UWCCC grant to advance Leukemia immunotherapy!
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Meet Our Researchers: Dr. Jing Fan!
“Be kind to yourself, be kind to others. Enjoy the experience of being a scientist and a student, the experience full of excitement, curiosity, stress, challenges, and fulfillment.”
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“Be kind to yourself, be kind to others. Enjoy the experience of being a scientist and a student, the experience full of excitement, curiosity, stress, challenges, and fulfillment.”
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August 5, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Meet Our Researchers: Dr. Jing Fan!
“Be kind to yourself, be kind to others. Enjoy the experience of being a scientist and a student, the experience full of excitement, curiosity, stress, challenges, and fulfillment.”
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“Be kind to yourself, be kind to others. Enjoy the experience of being a scientist and a student, the experience full of excitement, curiosity, stress, challenges, and fulfillment.”
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Congratulations to Dr. Anna Huttenlocher on receiving the 2026 SLB Legacy Award!
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June 13, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Congratulations to Dr. Anna Huttenlocher on receiving the 2026 SLB Legacy Award!
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We'll be hosting a research seminar this Friday featuring Dr. Jeffrey Foster from Northern Arizona University!
May 6, 2025 at 6:01 PM
We'll be hosting a research seminar this Friday featuring Dr. Jeffrey Foster from Northern Arizona University!
Friday! Join us as we feature Dr. Aimee Shen in our MMI Seminar Series!
April 29, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Friday! Join us as we feature Dr. Aimee Shen in our MMI Seminar Series!