MSU Microbiology, Genetics, & Immunology

@MSUMGI

The official X account of the Department of Microbiology, Genetics, & Immunology @michiganstateu.

East Lansing, MI mgi.natsci.msu.edu Joined September 2015

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MSU Microbiology, Genetics, & Immunology @MSUMGI 4d

New research from the @Abramovitch Lab! First author Adam Kibiloski and colleagues found that lactate and phosphate together increase acidity inside tuberculosis bacteria, contributing to growth arrest under acidic conditions.

Read in PLOS Genetics: tinyurl.com/53p962nb

MSU Microbiology, Genetics, & Immunology @MSUMGI 5d

Congratulations to MGI Associate Professor Kirstin Parkin who was honored with two awards from the College of Human Medicine! She received the Outstanding Curriculum Contribution Award and was inducted into the Gold Humanism Society.

Read more: tinyurl.com/22ze738p

Kirstin Parkin smiles at the camera. She is wearing a purple sweater and standing in front of windows.

MSU Microbiology, Genetics, & Immunology @MSUMGI Nov 2

Meet Madison Enviya, an MGI grad student in the DiRita Lab studying how the gut pathogen Campylobacter jejuni senses and responds to changes in oxygen & how these changes support its growth during infection.

Madison Enviya smiles while working at a laboratory bench. She wears a white lab coat over a burgundy shirt, with her hair pulled back. A Bunsen burner and other laboratory equipment are visible in front of her.

Close-up of Madison Enviya's purple-gloved hands holding a clear petri dish while using a blue inoculating loop inside it. Additional petri dishes and laboratory supplies are visible on the black work surface.

MSU Microbiology, Genetics, & Immunology @MSUMGI Oct 30

New research from Drs. Hong, Fiebig, O’Halloran, Crosson, and colleagues in mSystems shows that two closely related genes in the gut bacterium B. fragilis play distinct roles in shaping its cell membrane and helping it withstand stress.

MSU Microbiology, Genetics, & Immunology @MSUMGI Oct 30

Next up in our Micro Biography series is MGI Emeritus Professor Robert Uffen.

Read about his journey here: tinyurl.com/39kn247h

Portrait of Dr. Robert Uffen, MGI emeritus professor, smiling in front of a computer in his home office. Below his photo, white text on a dark green background reads: “To those contemplating new careers in whatever field, and this includes my own grandchildren, here’s my honest advice: listen to all the well-meaning ideas others offer to you but, finally, know that your future is your own decision to find.” A QR code in the lower right corner links to his MGI micro biography.