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MGSA 3MT Competition

MGSA Graduate Student Retreat held on May 31, 2024

The Microbiology Graduate Student Association held a retreat on May 31, 2024. This retreat was sponsored by the Department of Microbiology and the Graduate School Student Retention and Inclusion Grant. Many events were held throughout the day and included:
Ronnie Fulton

Ronnie Fulton Name 2024 T3P Scholar

Ronnie Fulton, PhD Candidate in the Downs Lab has been name a 2024 "Transition to the Professoriate" (T3P) Scholar.

2024 Summer Research Grant Recipients

2024 Summer Research Grant Recipients

Dr. Aaron Mitchell

Dr. Aaron Mitchell elected to American Academy of Arts and Sciences

Microbiologist elected to American Academy of Arts and Sciences
2024 GRFP

Trent Lab Earns NSF GRFP Award and Honorable Mention

Faculty Research Spotlight


Xiaorong Lin

Microbe-Host Interactions, Molecular Microbiology, Microbial Physiology, Bioinformatics and -omics/Computational Biology

Research in Lin laboratory focuses on medical mycology: We study the molecular mechanisms of fungal pathogenesis and microbial communication and development. We also investigate targeted drug delivery and antifungal vaccine development. The long-term goal of our research is to seek better approaches…