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Department of Microbiology, Immunology, and Cancer Biology

Microbiology, Immunology, and Cancer Biology is the largest basic science department at UVA, comprising an outstanding group of faculty, students and post-doctoral fellows conducting cutting-edge research in many exciting areas of basic biology and human disease.

Our research takes an integrated and cross-disciplinary approach to address questions in three key major fields: Microbiology, Immunology, and Cancer Biology.

Salmonella’s Strange Recipe for Defeating the Immune System

In a new discovery about potentially deadly salmonella, UVA researchers have determined that the foodborne bacteria has a most unexpected way of telling where it is in the body: It uses its food as its GPS.
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Rheumatoid Arthritis Discovery Leads to Treatment For Joint Inflammation

Researchers at the University of Virginia School of Medicine have identified an unexpected contributor to rheumatoid arthritis that may help explain the painful flare-ups associated with the disease and points to a potential new treatment for the autoimmune disorder.
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Pancreatic Cancer Discovery Reveals How the Aggressive Cancer Fuels Its Growth

A new discovery about pancreatic cancer sheds light on how the cancer fuels its growth and may help explain how promising cancer drugs work – and for whom they will fail
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News All News »

Dr. Criss elected to the leadership team of the American Society of Microbiology’s (ASM) Council of Microbial Sciences!

Congratulations to our chair Dr. Kodi Ravichandran, one of 2019’s most highly cited researchers according to Web of Science!

Pancreatic Cancer Discovery Reveals How the Aggressive Cancer Fuels Its Growth

Erickson Lab Ids Biological Changes Triggered by Tick Bites

UVA Reveals E. Coli’s Secret for Causing the Worst Possible Infection

UVA-Led Program Seeks To Broaden The Pool of Stem Researchers

 

Seminars All Seminars »

MIC Seminar -- Kate Fitzgerald, PhD "Regulation of Inflammation by Nucleic Acid Binding Proteins"

Mar
4

MIC Seminar -- Dr. Anita Hjelmeland

Mar
11

MIC Graduate Student Seminar

Mar
18

MIC Seminar -- Justin Drake, PhD

Mar
25

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14 Feb

A warm welcome to the prospective graduate students interviewing today @uva_bims! Looking forward to meeting you and sharing our great program with you.

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MIC Seminar – 2/19/2020 – Toni Darville, M.D., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
“Use of Chlamydia trachomatis Natural Infection Studies in Women to Guide Vaccine Development”
Host: Isabelle Derré, Ph.D.
Date: Wednesday 2/19/20
Time: 4PM - 5 Location: Pinn 1-17

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13 Feb

Childhood Brain Tumor Discovery May Unlock New Treatments for Many Cancers @hui_zong @MedicineUVA #research https://shar.es/a3TPDx via @UVA

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Hiring Alert - the @AnnaCliffe1 lab is looking for a Lab Tech....Apply here:
https://uva.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/UVAJobs/job/Charlottesville-VA/Lab-Technician-2_R0014013

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