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Department of Microbiology

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

Microbial Pathogenesis and Genetics

Immunology

Virology

Structural Biology

Cancer

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RANKINGS

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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

http://themixuab.blogspot.com/2013/04/bird-flu-to-fear-and-not-to-fear.html

"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

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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.