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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

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🚨Friday! Join us as Dr. John Schoggins from UT Southwestern gives a talk as part of our seminar series!

10.03.2026 13:49 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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The Perlman Symposium The Departments of Medical Microbiology & Immunology and Bacteriology have sponsored the Perlman Symposium on Antibiotic Discovery and Development since 2010. The symposium highlights the medical aspe...

Why attend the #PerlmanSymposium?
🔬 4 invited speakers
⚡️ 2 poster sessions
🤝Networking + reception (in person!)
✅Register by April 30:
perlman.mmi.wisc.edu

09.03.2026 14:45 👍 7 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
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🚨 Registration is OPEN!
Join us for the 2026 Perlman Symposium on Antibiotic Discovery & Development
🗓 May 15, 2026 | ⏰ 9–5
📍 In-person or virtual (FREE!)
🔗 perlman.mmi.wisc.edu

03.03.2026 15:16 👍 6 🔁 4 💬 1 📌 0
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Friday! Join us as our seminar series features Dr. William Bentley from the University of Maryland!

24.02.2026 15:01 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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🎉🔬Congratulations to JD Sauer of @UWMadison on his election to the American Academy of Microbiology Class of 2026. His research on Listeria monocytogenes is advancing our understanding of host–pathogen interactions and immune defense.
mmi.wisc.edu/professor-sa...

16.02.2026 15:49 👍 4 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
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🚨🍄Nancy Keller Fungal Research Published in PNAS!

“What we hope people take away from this paper is that scientists are actively studying this serious issue. We’re working hard to understand why it’s happening.”
-Nancy Keller

mmi.wisc.edu/nancy-keller...

📸: Dr. Anna Pringle

12.02.2026 15:26 👍 9 🔁 3 💬 0 📌 0
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👨‍🏫🔬Faculty Spotlight: Dr. Federico Rey
"Explore your interests, follow your passion. Be flexible."
mmi.wisc.edu/meet-our-res...

10.02.2026 15:47 👍 6 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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😎 🔬 Cool Science Image!

While examining confocal data of GFP-labeled macrophages infected with mCherry-labeled BCG, a heart-shaped cell stood out among the population. Image captured by one of our graduate students! 💚❤️

📸Marina Slawinski, May Lab

03.02.2026 21:17 👍 4 🔁 3 💬 0 📌 0
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Postdoc, Postgrad, and Research Intern Vacancies Browse Postoc and Research Intern vacancies at UW–Madison.

Postdoc position available in my lab! Project will focus on how the microbiome-derived metabolite butyrate shapes C. difficile fitness and pathogenesis & will build on our previous/ongoing work in this space. Apply here:
hr.wisc.edu/postdoc-and-...

06.02.2026 17:26 👍 13 🔁 13 💬 0 📌 0
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😎 🔬 Cool Science Image!

While examining confocal data of GFP-labeled macrophages infected with mCherry-labeled BCG, a heart-shaped cell stood out among the population. Image captured by one of our graduate students! 💚❤️

📸Marina Slawinski, May Lab

03.02.2026 21:17 👍 4 🔁 3 💬 0 📌 0
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🎉Congratulations to Professor JD Sauer on Receiving the Vilas Associates Award!
mmi.wisc.edu/professor-jd...

03.02.2026 15:47 👍 12 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
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Tomorrow! The MMI Seminar Series is back featuring Dr. Amali Samarasinghe!

29.01.2026 15:18 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 1
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Tomorrow! The MMI Seminar Series is back featuring Dr. Amali Samarasinghe!

29.01.2026 15:13 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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📸 🔬Cool Science Image from the John Williams Lab!
LLC-MK2 cells infected with HMPV containing a green fluorescent reporter imaged at 10X magnification using Echo Revolve microscope.

13.01.2026 16:43 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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🔬✨Cool science image from the John Williams lab! Fixed HMPV-infected LLC-Mk2 cells stained for the viral fusion protein. Viral plaques visualized with TrueBlue and imaged at 10× on an Echo Revolve microscope.

09.01.2026 14:58 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Congratulations to 4 MMI postdocs (Andrew Gale, Elizabeth Horton, Bethany Korwin-Mihavics, & Chi Yan) who received WPP grants!
The Wisconsin Partnership Program is a grantmaking program committed to improving health for all through research initiatives.
mmi.wisc.edu/4-mmi-postdo...

19.12.2025 15:07 👍 2 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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Congratulations to 4 MMI postdocs (Andrew Gale, Elizabeth Horton, Bethany Korwin-Mihavics, & Chi Yan) who received WPP grants!
The Wisconsin Partnership Program is a grantmaking program committed to improving health for all through research initiatives.
mmi.wisc.edu/4-mmi-postdo...

19.12.2025 15:07 👍 2 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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Dr. Mandel Research Featured in ASM Microcosm Journal The Mark Mandel Lab is featured in the Fall 2025 issue of Microcosm, the flagship magazine of the American Society for Microbiology (ASM). The article, “Shedding Light on the Vibrio–Squid Symbiosis,” ...

Dr. Mark Mandel's research was featured in ASM's Microcosm Journal!
mmi.wisc.edu/dr-mandel-re...

11.12.2025 18:28 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Next Monday, December 8th, Anna Gregory from the Hryckowian Lab will be giving her dissertation defense seminar!

02.12.2025 20:02 👍 5 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
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Congratulations to Katie Barnes from the Knoll Lab on receiving Microbiology Society's 2026 Prize!
mmi.wisc.edu/katie-barnes...

02.12.2025 15:46 👍 8 🔁 2 💬 3 📌 0
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Join us for our last seminar of the Fall semester on Friday, December 5th featuring Dr. Victor Torres!

21.11.2025 19:25 👍 3 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 1
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Join us for our last seminar of the Fall semester on Friday, December 5th featuring Dr. Victor Torres!

21.11.2025 19:25 👍 3 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 1
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Friday! Dr. Sean Crosson will be giving a research seminar in 1520 MSB!

18.11.2025 18:48 👍 4 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 1
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Friday! Dr. Sean Crosson will be giving a research seminar in 1520 MSB!

18.11.2025 18:48 👍 4 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 1
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Join us Friday as the MMI Seminar Series features Dr. Claire O'Leary!

11.11.2025 17:43 👍 2 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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🎉 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.

mmi.wisc.edu/dr-jeniel-ne...

07.11.2025 15:38 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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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.
mmi.wisc.edu/dr-andrew-hr...

07.11.2025 15:36 👍 15 🔁 1 💬 2 📌 1
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Join us Friday as our series features our very own Dr. Sung Chul Park from the Keller Lab!

04.11.2025 21:54 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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📢 MMI Seminar Series
Friday, Oct. 31 | 1520 MSB
“Regulation of Type 1 Interferon Receptor Signaling”
Dr. Jan Rehwinkel, Oxford University

28.10.2025 16:58 👍 3 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
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📢 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!

07.10.2025 18:26 👍 2 🔁 1 💬 1 📌 0