Department of Microbiology
Microbial Pathogenesis and Genetics
Immunofluorescent image of germinating spores of Bacillus anthracis
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Immunology
Immunohistochemical stain of a kidney glomeruli from a mouse with lupus
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Virology
Electron micrograph of a Sindbis virus budding from an infected cell
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Structural Biology
3D-rendering of the structures of a bacteriophage
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Cancer
Highly differentiated adenocarcinoma from the human gastrointestinal tract
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37primary faculty and more than $15.8 million in active NIH grantsupport, the Department of Microbiology is dedicated to excellence in research, teaching and training.
 

Bird flu: to fear and not to fear


"Dr. Ming Luo's lab is working on fusion inhibitors that target a viral protein called hemagglutinin, and by blocking it, take away the ability of a virus to enter into human cells."

 
Microbial Pathogenesis and Genetics
Immunology
Virology
Structural Biology
Cancer

Massive computing power needed to unravel gut bug/cancer link

microbiome
The Mix: Research News at UAB interviews Microbiology Professor Elliot Lefkowitz, Ph.D., as he describes some of the challenges involved in microbiome data analysis.

Dr. Lefkowitz podcast by TheMixUAB

Rankings

In 2010 the National Research Council ranked UAB Microbiology 11th for number of publications, citations, grants, diversity and number of PhDs.