Congratulations to Aloysius Klingelhutz, PhD for being honored with the Carver College of Medicine Collegiate Teaching Award. bit.ly/4b2INhf

Last night, members of the Microbiology Undergraduate Student Association (MUSA) went on a tour of Big Grove Brewery in Iowa City! 🍻Learn more about MUSA - bit.ly/3Q9BL2p

Congratulations to all awardees! Angie Robertson, our Department Administrator, received the Distinguished Research Administrator Award, which recognizes staff members who performed exceptional service in support of research at the UI.Department of Microbiology and Immunology Carver College of Medicine

🔬 Calling all Microbiology majors! 🦠 Share your research at our Microbiology Undergraduate Poster Session on April 25th in the EMRB atrium from 3:30-5:30 PM. Let's showcase your work!
Send abstracts by Friday, April 19th to Professor Klingelhutz: [email protected]

Congratulations, Julie, for being awarded the 2024 Board of Regents Staff Excellence Award!! bit.ly/4aUbEV7

Who will be crowned the Mightiest of the Microbes?
It's down to Godzilla (Rabies) v. Kong (Chlamydia).
Rabies beat Ebola by 1 vote! Hurry, voting ends Friday, 4/12 at 4pm. forms.gle/W2Qy9jVCyq2ah3…

Who will make it to the 'SHIP?
2 Lethal Viruses
2 Bacteria that begin with a 'C'
It's anyone's guess.

Voting ends NOON on WED, 4/10.

🎉 Huge congrats to Paige McCaslin, 🧬 microbiology grad student, on receiving the 2024 National Science Foundation (NSF) Graduate Research Fellowship! 🌟 What an amazing accomplishment! 🎓 UI Graduate College

Microbiology undergraduates presenting at the Spring Undergraduate Research Festival (SURF). bit.ly/3TLm4zh
Jennifer DeVries (pictured)
Faith Fairbairn (pictured)
Kelsey Greenwood (pictured)
Zach Grissom (pictured)
Jillian Hall
Sydney Ryan
Cassie Sievers

🎉 Congratulations to Chris Ceplecha for being awarded the 2024/25 Stinski Undergraduate Research Fellowship! 🏆
bit.ly/3TBDa2o

In Round 3 of Microbe Madness, a tie between Vibrio cholerae and Staph aureus caused a delay! Vibrio's overtime win pushed it into the Elite Eight.

Diarrheal pathogens dominate, STD pathogens persist, 3 viruses & 5 bacteria remain.
Vote: forms.gle/oaFmGXTJjBFDB6…

🎉 Anthony Rojas Chávez has successfully defended his doctoral thesis! 🥳bit.ly/3TL4yuS

April showers bring May flowers 🌧️🌷

TODAY! - Join us for the Microbiology PhD Thesis Seminar with graduate student Anthony Rojas Chávez on Monday, April 1st, at 10am in MERF 2117! 🎓🔬

Thank you for making a difference and giving back on One Day for Iowa! 💛🖤 #1DayForIowa

One Day for Iowa, the University of Iowa's 24-hour online giving day, is tomorrow, Wednesday, March 27! 🗓️ 1day.uiowa.edu #1DayforIowa Your gift matters!
Donate Here: 1dayforiowa.org/mi24

🔥 Microbe Madness Round 1 Recap!
Big10 Conference dominates!📷
STD Conference scores big with Chlamydia, Neisseria, & HPV victories! 📷
Cinderella story: Leishmania defeats Hep C, but can it defeat Ebola?
Round 2 voting open until April 1st📷 forms.gle/X3VRkBfqHMpUHP…

Join us for the Microbiology PhD Thesis Seminar with graduate student Anthony Rojas Chávez on Monday, April 1st, at 10am in MERF 2117! 🎓🔬
UI Graduate College UI Biomedical Science

Microbe Madness kicks off today! 32 microbes face off. Dethrone reigning champ C. diff!!
1. Fill out your bracket.
2, Vote weekly for your favorites in virtual battles!
Round 1 voting ends Thursday at noon. Vote early, not often! Recruit friends! forms.gle/51HT6xPyBHDGwe…