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Medical Microbiology and Immunology

2016 News and Awards

November 28, 2016
New publication:

Congratulations to Ramadan A. Ali, Leah Wuescher &Randall G.Worth!
Title: Authors: Ramadan A. Ali, Leah M. Wuescher, Keith R. Dona, and Randall G. Worth
NCBI - PubMed.gov

November 20, 2016
New publication:

Congratulations to Gayatri Subramanian, Ritu Chakravarti &Saurabh Chattopadhyay !
Title: Authors: Gayatri Subramanian, Karen Pan, Ritu Chakravarti and Saurabh Chattopadhyay.
Journal: Bio-Protocol

November 7, 2016
Congratulations Jessica Saul-McBeth on your article in the Blade!

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November 7, 2016
2016 Great Lakes Water Conference - WTOL
Congratulations Dr. Jason Huntley! He was featuring on this!

October 31, 2016
New publication:

Congratulations on your new publication with Infection and Immunity Dr. Wooten!

September 27, 2016
New publication:
Congratulations Dr. Saurabh Chattopadhyay!

Title:
Authors: Chattopadhyay S, Sen GC

August 11, 2016
Recent Graduate Dr. Xiaojun "Wilma" Wu of Dr. Jason Huntley Lab has her manuscript “FmvB: A Francisella tularensis Magnesium-Responsive Outer Membrane Protein that Plays a Role in Virulence” published in PLOS One
Congratulations!


UT News
July 25, 2016
UT Researcher receives nearly $2 million grant for Lyme disease study
Wooten 2016




UT News
June 27, 2016




Congratulations to Amanda Kitson the 2016 Earl H. Freimer, M.D., Award for Excellence in Microbiology & Immunology
Amanda



June 6, 2016
Congratulations Adam on your successful defense!
DISSERTATION DEFENSE
For the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Biomedical Sciences/ Medical Microbiology and Immunology track
CANDIDATE: Adam Blatt
TITLE: Role of complement regulatory proteins propendin and Factor H in platelet/granulocyte aggregate formation
MAJOR ADVISOR: Viviana Ferreira, DVM, PhD

Ada

Congratulations!










Wilma
April 22,2016
Congratulations to Xiaojun "Wilma" Wu on her successful defense!
DISSERTATION DEFENSE

For the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy in the Medical Microbiology and Immunology track
CANDIDATE: Xiaojun (Wilma) Wu
TITLE: Two Francisella tularensis outer membrane proteins involved in metal acquisition and virulence
MAJOR ADVISOR: Jason Huntley, PhD
















April 19, 2016
UT scientists hosted a public discussion on Zika, Ebola
co-hosted by our very own Dr. Travis Taylor











April 12, 2016
Congratulations Yvette on your successful thesis defense!

THESIS DEFENSE
For the Degree of Master of Science in Biomedical Science in Bioinformatics Proteomics & Genomics
CANDIDATE: Yvette Unoarumhi
TITLE: Evolution of a Bacteria Global Regulator Lrp
MAJOR ADVISOR: Jyl S. Matson, PhD







MMI newest faculty member
Saurabh Chattopadhyay, Ph.D.,
Assistant Professor in Virology
Dr. Chattopadhyay's "Ubiquitination of the Transcription Factor IRF-3 Activates RIPA, the Apoptotic Pathway that Protects Mice from Viral Pathogenesis" article has recently been accepted for publication.
Welcome and Congratulations!







Congratulations to our 2016 UT - COM & LS Graduate Student Award Winner:
Yvette Awards

Yvette Unoarumhi
Award for
Master of Science in Biomedical Sciences Basic Science Tracks Outstanding Student
Recently published work: Evolution of a global regulator: Lrp in four orders of γ-Proteobacteria


March 17-18, 2016
Congratulations 2016 CBGS Graduate Research Forum winners!
Top Poster Presentations
1st Place - Brian Youseff
2nd Place - Jessica Saul-McBeth
3rd Place - Cara DeAngelis



Brian Y
Published: Monday, 2/1/2016
Brian Youseff, of the Medical Microbiology and Immunology Track, is the latest student to have his research published in the Blade. We encourage you all to take a moment to enjoy it and congratulate Brian on his fine work.



Dr J Huntley


Jason Huntley, Ph.D., Assistant Professor in MMI, received his second consecutive award from the to research water quality and algal bloom toxicity in Lake Erie. Specifically, he is testing conditions that promote microcystin-degrading bacteria to form biofilms on filters currently used in municipal water treatment facilities. Congratulations, Jason!!


M Wooten

January 1, 2016
Dr. R. Mark Wooten has been promoted to Professor in the Medical Microbiology & Immunology department.
Congratulations Mark!



Huntley 2016 Award

Congratulations to Dr. Jason Huntley that was presented
the Dean's Award for Outstanding Research in the New Investigator

January 2016