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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Microbial Pathogenesis and Genetics
Immunology
Virology
Structural Biology
Cancer

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

37primary faculty and more than $15.8 million in active NIH grant support, 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."

UAB Microbiology Professor Elliot Lefkowitz, Ph.D., describes some of the challenges involved in microbiome data analysis.