Mary Weber teaching

$16.4M

Total external grant funding in FY2025.
Instructor Cami Hippee

99

Publications in highly‑regarded journals, including 41 senior‑author papers.
2025/2026 Microbiology Graduate Program Class

2,069

Students we reached over 44 courses.
Microscope

28th in Microbiology among all medical schools

 Blue Ridge Institute for Medical Research - FY25 NIH Funding

Old Capitol

15th among public medical schools

Blue Ridge Institute for Medical Research -  FY25 NIH Funding

News

Scientific Careers Retreat Recap

Monday, October 13, 2025

Early-career faculty named 2025 Stead Family Scholars

Friday, October 3, 2025

Jeremiah Johnson Selected as an Investigator in the Stead Family Scholars Program

Tuesday, September 30, 2025

Angela Liu Receives a Graduate College Post-Comprehensive Research Award

Tuesday, September 30, 2025

Dr. Jessica Tucker Receives V Foundation for Cancer Research Grant

Tuesday, September 23, 2025

Dr. Mary Weber Received NIH R01 Grant Renewal to Advance Chlamydia Research

Thursday, September 4, 2025

Jonathon Bernardi received NIH fellowship award

Wednesday, September 3, 2025

PhD candidate Paige Richards triumphantly defends her thesis

Wednesday, August 20, 2025

UI Faculty Member Authors Chapter in Premier Infectious Diseases Textbook

Thursday, August 7, 2025

Dr. Li Wu Received NIH R01 Grant to Investigate HIV-1 Innate Immune Regulation

Wednesday, July 23, 2025

Events

College of Pharmacy PSET Seminar Series: Eric Sundberg, PhD promotional image

College of Pharmacy PSET Seminar Series: Eric Sundberg, PhD

Tuesday, April 21, 2026 11:30am
College of Pharmacy Building

The Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Experimental Therapeutics (PSET) in the College of Pharmacy will host a seminar presented by: 

Eric Sundberg, PhD
Professor and Chair
Department of Biochemistry
Emory University School of Medicine
Atlanta, Georgia

All are welcome to attend. No pre-registration required.

Seminar Series: Department of Microbiology and Immunology

Tuesday, April 21, 2026 3:00pm to 4:00pm
Bowen Science Building

Each semester, we are proud to host outstanding seminar speakers. Everyone is encouraged to attend.

POSTPONED: Biology Career Seminar: Iowa Biology to MBA and the business of biotech promotional image

POSTPONED: Biology Career Seminar: Iowa Biology to MBA and the business of biotech

Tuesday, April 21, 2026 5:30pm
Virtual
POSTPONED: Biology Career Seminar: Iowa Biology to MBA and the business of biotech
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Seminar: Dr. Cynthia Nau Cornelissen promotional image

Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Seminar: Dr. Cynthia Nau Cornelissen

Thursday, April 23, 2026 10:30am to 11:20am
Medical Education Research Facility

This event is open to the public.

Urgent threat Neisseria gonorrhoeae utilizes human-specific protein receptors to overcome nutritional immunity

Cynthia Nau Cornelissen, PhD
Georgia State Washington

https://biomedical.gsu.edu/profile/cynthia-nau-cornelissen/

Faculty Co-Hosts: Miles Pufall, PhD and Jessica Tucker, PhD

Seminars

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