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Portrait of Dr. Melanie Pearson
Department News
Melanie Pearson, Ph.D., is promoted to Associate Professor. Congratulations!
On May 16, 2024, the Regents of the University of Michigan promoted Melanie Pearson, Ph.D., to Associate Professor on the Research Track, effective September 1, 2024.
Photos of Jaime Fuentes, Faith Anderson and Andrés Rivera Ruiz, M&I 2924 Rackham Graduate School Fellows
Department News
Meet three M&I graduate students who received prestigious fellowships from U-M Rackham Graduate School
Faith Anderson, Jaime Fuentes, and Andrés Rivera Ruiz, M&I Ph.D. candidates, have been awarded prestigious fellowships from Rackham Graduate School, in recognition of their academic excellence. Congratulations, we’re so proud of you!
blue gloves in hospital hanging IV bag
Health Lab
Commonly used antibiotic brings more complications, death in the sickest patients
In emergency rooms and intensive care units across the country, clinicians make split-second decisions about which antibiotics to give a patient when a life threatening infection is suspected. Now, a study reveals that these decisions may have unintended consequences for patient outcomes.
stethoscope
Health Lab
Too much iron can cause big problems for the immune system
A study builds on previous work that found depriving T cells of iron prevented cells from proliferating. The current study, published in PNAS, found that excess iron is just as problematic.
Portrait of the 4 Graduate Program in Immunology alumni
Department News
An Alumni Career Panel Session, organized by the Graduate Program in Immunology
Four Graduate Program in Immunology alumni participated in a panel discussion about their career paths.
Professor Mary O'Riordan (left) and Dr. Anna-Lisa Lawrence hold the MacNeal Award plaque
Department News
Dr. Anna-Lisa Lawrence receives the 2023 MacNeal Distinguished Dissertation Award.
This M&I award recognizes outstanding dissertations.
American Association for the Advancement of Science logo
Medical School News
Four Medical School faculty recognized by American Association for the Advancement of Science
Four with Medical School ties are among 12 University of Michigan faculty and staff members recognized by the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) as 2023 fellows in recognition of their extraordinary achievements.
Florescent image of a human ovarian follicle
Health Lab
Spatial atlas of the human ovary with cell-level resolution will bolster reproductive research
New map of the ovary provides a deeper understanding of how oocytes interact with the surrounding cells during the normal maturation process, and how the function of the follicles may break down in aging or fertility related diseases.
M&I Administrative team in front of Aloha sign
Department News
M&I grant administration team attends and presents at the National Council for University Research Administrators (NCURA) conferences
M&I grant administration team attends and presents at the National Council for University Research Administrators (NCURA) conferences
Blue image of a microscopic helix strand
Health Lab
Researchers discover urine based test to detect head and neck cancer
At-home test can detect tumor DNA fragments in urine samples, providing a non-invasive alternative to traditional blood-based biomarker tests
Malini Raghavan, Ph.D., and members of her laboratory
Medical School News
Medical School faculty embrace honor, history and future tied to named professorships
There are many intriguing aspects to the honor of a faculty member holding a named professorship in the University of Michigan Medical School: the excitement of receiving one of the highest honors the U-M can bestow on a faculty member; an understanding of the rich history of the person(s) for whom their professorship is named; and the flexibility of what the professorship allows the holders to do during their career. On April 1, the Medical School hosted a celebration of faculty who were appointed to named professorships in 2023.
Closeup of knee with caregiver holding the joint and examining it.
Health Lab
Lipid mediator Maresin 1 helps improve muscle regeneration
How lipid mediators -- potent regulators of the immune response after an injury -- varied with the acute loss of a large volume of skeletal muscle, also known as volumetric muscle loss (VML) is the focus of new research from the University of Michigan.
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Department News
Support M&I on Giving Blue Day
Support the Microbiology and Immunology Annual Fund on Giving Blue Day.
Portraits of Jona Kalaj and Angela Kelly
Department News
M&I 2023 AdMIration Award goes to Jona Kalaj and Angela Kelly for DEI work
In December 2023, Jona Kalaj and Angela Kelly received a 2023 Department of Microbiology and Immunology AdMIration award for their dedication to the department’s DEI goals
Mike Imperiale smiles holding a signed photo of the campus
Department News
Mike Imperiale is Professor Emeritus of M&I
In January 2024, Michael J. Imperiale, PhD, Arthur F. Thurnau Professor, started his tenure as Professor Emeritus after his retirement from the University of Michigan (U-M) Department of Microbiology and Immunology (M&I) in December 2023.