Medical Microbiology & Immunology
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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
Join us Friday as the MMI Seminar Series features Dr. Claire O'Leary!
November 11, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Join us Friday as the MMI Seminar Series features Dr. Claire O'Leary!
🎉 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!
🧬 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
🍂 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!
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.
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✨ 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/...
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.”
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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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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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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!
Friday! Join us as the MMI Seminar Series features Dr. Nobuhiko Kamada from the University of Michigan!
April 1, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Friday! Join us as the MMI Seminar Series features Dr. Nobuhiko Kamada from the University of Michigan!
We are thrilled to announce the publication of the Spring 2025 edition of the Department of Medical Microbiology & Immunology Newsletter! In this edition, we achievements from current and former members of the department!
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March 7, 2025 at 3:32 PM
We are thrilled to announce the publication of the Spring 2025 edition of the Department of Medical Microbiology & Immunology Newsletter! In this edition, we achievements from current and former members of the department!
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Register for the 2025 Perlman Symposium! Attendees can attend in-person or virtually for FREE!
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February 28, 2025 at 2:39 PM
Register for the 2025 Perlman Symposium! Attendees can attend in-person or virtually for FREE!
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Next Friday! Join us as our seminar series features Dr. Juliet Morrison from UC-Riverside!
February 21, 2025 at 8:16 PM
Next Friday! Join us as our seminar series features Dr. Juliet Morrison from UC-Riverside!
Friday! Join us as the MMI Seminar Series features Dr. Tamia Harris-Tryon from UT Southwestern!
February 11, 2025 at 5:58 PM
Friday! Join us as the MMI Seminar Series features Dr. Tamia Harris-Tryon from UT Southwestern!