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Major technical advance in synthetic biology

September 27, 2010

The milestone achievement involves Dr. Clyde Hutchison, emeritus professor of the department, and a large research team at the J. Craig Venter Institute…

Teaching award for Dr. Marcia Hobbs

September 27, 2010

Dr. Marcia Hobbs received the Freshman Basic Science Teaching Award for 2010 at the Annual Whitehead Lecture and Awards Ceremony on Wed., Aug 18…

Norma Berryhill Lecturer 2010…Dr. Jenny Ting

September 27, 2010

The medical school has announced that Dr. Jenny Ting, William Rand Professor of Microbiology and Immunology, will give the prestigious Norma Berryhill Lecture on Nov 3, 2010…

Pseudomonas needs calcium for motility!

July 29, 2010

This inference is reported in January 2010 PNAS by Dr. Matt Wolfgang and collaborators, and highlighted in the Spring issue of UNC’s Endeavors magazine…

Kwun Wah Wen is the 2010 Manire Award recipient

July 22, 2010

The Department of Microbiology and Immunology is pleased to announce that Kwun Wah Wen is the 2010 Manire Award recipient. Kwun Wah is a fourth year MD/Ph.D.student in Blossom Damania’s lab. The selection committee felt that Kwun Wah’s research accomplishments were most impressive…