Microbial Pathogenesis and Genetics Immunofluorescent image of germinating spores of Bacillus anthracis> Read More
Immunology Immunohistochemical stain of a kidney glomeruli from a mouse with lupus> Read More
Virology Electron micrograph of a Sindbis virus budding from an infected cell> Read More
Structural Biology 3D-rendering of the structures of a bacteriophage> Read More
Cancer Highly differentiated adenocarcinoma from the human gastrointestinal tract> Read More
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."
Massive computing power needed to unravel gut bug/cancer link
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.