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We strive to make scientific discoveries and create new knowledge with the potential for clinical translation. Students and trainees work alongside our dedicated faculty to conduct basic science and translational research across a broad spectrum of interests within microbiology and immunology.
Dr. Huiping Zhou VCU Distinguished Mentor Award Winner
Thu, Sep 19, '24
Dr. Jason Carlyon publication in Nature Communications
Sat, Sep 14, '24
Dr. Richard Marconi receives ASM Award for Applied and Biotechnological Research
Mon, Sep 9, '24
Dr. Richard Marconi named senior member of the National Academy of Inventors
Fri, Mar 1, '24
Dr. Paige Allen was awarded an F32 to study how Orientia tsutsugamushi modulates immune signaling. Dr. Travis Chiarelli was awarded an F32 to examine how the Anaplasma phagocytophilum exploits regulated exocytosis to disseminate infection. Paige and Travis are postdoctoral fellows in Dr. Jason Carlyon’s laboratory.
Read our Department of Microbiology and Immunology November 2024 Newsletter!
As healers, scientists, faculty and learners in the VCU School of Medicine, we have a responsibility to condemn racism and all forms of discrimination. We will continue to own our history with transparency and humility, learning from the mistakes of the past and building on strengths of the present to create a more just and equitable future.