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Medical Microbiology & Immunology @uwmadisonmmi.bsky.social · 19d

📢 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!

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Medical Microbiology & Immunology @uwmadisonmmi.bsky.social · Sep 25

🚨 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....

JCI Insight - Limited nasal interferon production contributes to delayed respiratory virus clearance and suboptimal vaccine responses

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Medical Microbiology & Immunology @uwmadisonmmi.bsky.social · Sep 25

🧬 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

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Medical Microbiology & Immunology @uwmadisonmmi.bsky.social · Sep 19

📢 Research Seminar
🗓 Today! | ⏰ Noon
🎤 Dr. Selena Sagan, University. of British Columbia

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Medical Microbiology & Immunology @uwmadisonmmi.bsky.social · Sep 8

🍂 Our Fall Newsletter is here! Catch up on the latest updates from our faculty and trainees. Don’t miss out—check it out today! 🍁✨
mmi.wisc.edu/wp-content/u...

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Medical Microbiology & Immunology @uwmadisonmmi.bsky.social · Sep 8

🍂 Our Fall Newsletter is here! Catch up on the latest updates from our faculty and trainees. Don’t miss out—check it out today! 🍁✨
mmi.wisc.edu/wp-content/u...

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Medical Microbiology & Immunology @uwmadisonmmi.bsky.social · Sep 5

📢 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!

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Mark Mandel @markjmandel.bsky.social · Sep 3

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!

Medical Microbiology & Immunology Fall 2025 Seminar Series Flyer. Talks are Fridays at Noon in MSB 1520.

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WARF (Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation) @warfnews.bsky.social · Sep 4

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/

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Medical Microbiology & Immunology @uwmadisonmmi.bsky.social · Aug 29

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.

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Medical Microbiology & Immunology @uwmadisonmmi.bsky.social · Aug 26

🦑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/...

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Mark Mandel @markjmandel.bsky.social · Aug 12

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

Mark and Jake smiling, in the atrium of the Microbial Sciences Building at UW-Madison

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Medical Microbiology & Immunology @uwmadisonmmi.bsky.social · Aug 12

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...

Medical Microbiology & Immunology @uwmadisonmmi.bsky.social · Aug 11

Congratulations to Dr. Mark Mandel on receiving a NSF collaborative award to develop CRISPR technologies first in Vibrio bacteria and then adapt those broadly!
mmi.wisc.edu/news-departm...

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Medical Microbiology & Immunology @uwmadisonmmi.bsky.social · Aug 11

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...

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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Medical Microbiology & Immunology @uwmadisonmmi.bsky.social · Aug 8

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.”
mmi.wisc.edu/meet-our-res...

Medical Microbiology & Immunology @uwmadisonmmi.bsky.social · Aug 8

Congrats to Dr. Jenny Gumperz on receiving a UWCCC grant to advance Leukemia immunotherapy!
mmi.wisc.edu/gumperz-and-...

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Medical Microbiology & Immunology @uwmadisonmmi.bsky.social · Aug 5

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.”
mmi.wisc.edu/meet-our-res...

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Medical Microbiology & Immunology @uwmadisonmmi.bsky.social · Jun 13

Congratulations to Dr. Anna Huttenlocher on receiving the 2026 SLB Legacy Award!
mmi.wisc.edu/dr-anna-hutt...

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Medical Microbiology & Immunology @uwmadisonmmi.bsky.social · May 6

We'll be hosting a research seminar this Friday featuring Dr. Jeffrey Foster from Northern Arizona University!

Medical Microbiology & Immunology @uwmadisonmmi.bsky.social · Apr 29

Friday! Join us as we feature Dr. Aimee Shen in our MMI Seminar Series!

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UW Division of Infectious Disease @uwinfdisease.bsky.social · Apr 24

Congrats to Dr. Andes and colleagues on their new patent! www.warf.org/wp-content/u... @uwmadisonmmi.bsky.social

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Medical Microbiology & Immunology @uwmadisonmmi.bsky.social · Apr 1

Friday! Join us as the MMI Seminar Series features Dr. Nobuhiko Kamada from the University of Michigan!

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Medical Microbiology & Immunology @uwmadisonmmi.bsky.social · Mar 25

5 days left to register for the 2025 Perlman Symposium! We’ve already broken our registration and poster submission record! Join your friends and colleagues on April 25 and make this the most memorable event yet!
perlman.mmi.wisc.edu

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...

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Medical Microbiology & Immunology @uwmadisonmmi.bsky.social · Mar 18

Register for the 2025 Perlman Symposium today! Registration closes March 30. perlman.mmi.wisc.edu

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...

perlman.mmi.wisc.edu

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