Justin Anast awarded IAFP scholarship

Justin Anast, 3rd year PhD student in Dr. Schmitz-Esser's lab, received an International Association of Food Protection (IAFP) student travel scholarship to attend the annual meeting which will be held in Louisville, Kentucky.

Dennis Psaroudakis presents at PAG

Dennis Psaroudakis, a Fulbright Grantee from Germany who has been studying in the IM program for the last two semesters, presented the research he and his co-workers at Carolyn Lawrence-Dill's lab have been doing at the Plant and Animal Genome Conference 2019 in San Diego. ]

Microbiology Graduate Teaching Assistantships for 2019-2020

The Undergraduate Microbiology Program is seeking Graduate Teaching Assistants for Fall 2019 and Spring 2020.  We are seeking applicants who have a background in microbiology and an interest in teaching and providing mentorship to undergraduates from diverse backgrounds.

Recent Publications by IM Faculty and Students

IM students and faculty have bee busy! Below are recent publications by IM students, faculty, and affiliates. Would you like your research showcased? Send your paper to nlambrec@iastate.edu in time for the next edition!

Bold Indicates ISU faculty and affiliates 

^Indicates publications by IM students

Dr. Jarboe receives patent for her genetic engineering of E. coli

Dr. Laura Jarboe, Associate Professor in the Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering and former Chair of the Interdepartmental Microbiology Program,  has recently received a patent for “metabolic engineering of membrane proteins to improve E. coli membrane integrity and production of fatty acids”

Open Positions in Computational Microbial Genomics

Dr. Iddo Friedberg, Associate Professor in Veterinary Microbiology and Preventive Medicine, is currently searching for students to work in his lab. Specifically, working to understand the relationship between genome structure, evolution, and antibiotic resistance.

To learn more about the position, visit Dr. Friedberg's webpage. You can also email Dr. Friedberg at [ idoerg@iastate.edu ].

Recent Publications by IM Faculty and Students

Below are recent publications by IM students, faculty, and affiliates. Would you like your research showcased? Send your paper to nlambrec@iastate.edu in time for the next edition!

*Indicates ISU faculty and affiliates 

^Indicates publications by IM students

Taylor Wherry earns David Francis Award

Taylor Wherry, IM student in the Department of Veterinary Pathology, earned the David Francis Award for second place poster presentation in the NC1202 Enteric Diseases of Food Animals division at the Conference for Research Workers in Animal Diseases (CRWAD) in Chicago, Illinois.

Outreach: Ames Science Fair

The Microbiology Graduate Student Organization (MGSO) had their 2018 Outreach event this October 2018 helping ay the Ames Science Fair located at Edwards Elementary School. This was a family event where grade school students and parents got to run from classroom to classroom to learn about different microbiology techniques!