The Microbiology & Immunology Division has accomplished a great deal in the past year. Both our faculty and students have had tremendous success in awards, grants, and publications. In addition, the division anticipates a 118% increase in external grant funding, which is a testament to the incredible work being done within the division.
Active Searches
We are actively recruiting for the following positions:
- Assistant Professor
- Assistant Professor
- Assistant Professor with HCI
- Assistant Professor with HCI
Student Achievements
Congratulations to our many students with significant achievements over the past year! The following students received awards and honors this year:
Magali Ayala
Kaylyn Bauer
Krystal Charley
Ty Chiaro
Krystal Chung
Mike Faust
Arevik Ghazaryan
Lisa Gibbs
Erik Hughes
Emily Innis
Owen Jensen
Jinze Li
Yong Lin
Diego Lopez
Franklin Maloba
Becca Mellema
Morgan Nelson
Michael Olson
Stephanie Orozco
Linda Sircy
William Tang
Jake Thompson
In addition, the following students received grant awards:
Cindy Barba
F Award
O'Connell Lab
William Tang
F Award
O'Connell Lab
Beth Williams
3i Graduate Fellowhip
Planelles Lab
Grants and Publications
The following faculty received notable grants and publications:
Grant recipients:
Patrice Mimche
EphB/EphrinB signaling in Systemic Sclerosis
Keke Fairfax
Durable Schistosome induced metabolic alterations to the myeloid lineage
Keke Fairfax
Schistosome antigen induced modulation of metabolism
Baoyu Liu
On the plasticity of Beta-cell antigen recognition by diabetogenic CD8 T cells
Janis Weis
Borrelia burgdorferi mitogen in development of arthritis
Matt Mulvey
Ryan O’Connell
June Round
Mechanisms of fungal involvement during intestinal disease
June Round
Bacteriophage pathobiology of inflammatory bowel disease
Publication numbers per Faculty:
|
Faculty |
# Publications |
Faculty |
# Publications |
|
Maria Bettini |
7 |
Matt Mulvey |
3 |
|
Matt Bettini |
3 |
Ryan O'Connell |
13 |
|
Allison Carey |
2 |
Aaron Petrey |
1 |
|
Brian Evavold |
9 |
Vicente Planelles |
12 |
|
Keke Fairfax |
5 |
June Round |
11 |
|
Hans Haecker |
1 |
Zac Stephens |
2 |
|
Scott Hale |
3 |
Dean Tantin |
2 |
|
Elizabeth Kolawole |
5 |
Warren Voth |
1 |
|
Tracey Lamb |
6 |
Diane Ward |
9 |
|
Patrice Mimche |
4 |
Matthew Williams |
7 |
Increase in External Grant Funding for the Department and for the M&I Division:
|
2020 |
2021 (projected) |
Increase |
|
|
Department |
15,601,429 |
17,171,858 |
110% |
|
M&I Division |
12,381,656 |
14,671,880 |
118% |