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Publication Highlights
Cell Host & Microbe - March 24, 2025
Transcriptional repressor Capicua is a gatekeeper of cell-intrinsic interferon responses
S. Manivasagam, J. Han, A. Teghanemt, H. Keen, B. Sownthirarajan, B. Cheng, A. Singh, A. Lewis, O.A. Vogel, G. Loganathan, L. Huang, M. Panis, D.K. Meyerholz, B. tenOever, J.T. Perez, S. Manicassamy, P.D. Issuree, B. Manicassamy
Welcome to the Department
Welcoming Dr. Amanda Dudek to the Department
We are excited to announce that Dr. Amanda Dudek will be joining the Department of Microbiology and Immunology on April 30th. We encourage everyone to extend a warm welcome to her upon her arrival.

Amanda Dudek, PhD
Assistant Professor of Microbiology and Immunology
News
Microbiology graduate student publishes first-author paper
Wednesday, August 21, 2024
New faculty bring grants to the University of Iowa
Thursday, August 8, 2024
Graduate student Andrea Sánchez-Peña passed her defense
Thursday, July 11, 2024
PhD candidate Christopher Lopez triumphs on thesis defense
Friday, June 28, 2024
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