Welcome to the Department of Immunology & Microbiology
MISSION STATEMENT
To stimulate leading-edge research and scientific training in a diverse and welcoming community. We focus our collective expertise on fundamental mechanisms in immunity and infection, and work together to transform the power of scientific discovery into novel therapies for infectious diseases, autoimmunity and cancer.
3/19/25 | This month's Research Achievement Highlights (REACH) forum featured various presenters, including Aimee Pugh Bernard, PhD. They shared tips on how to navigate medical misinformation through connection. You can read a summary of the forum in the article linked below.
3/13/2025 | STEM Poster Day Brings Science Under the Gold Dome of the Colorado Capitol
Young researchers from the CU School of Medicine and others showcased their work at the event.
3/12/2025 | Researchers from the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus and funded by the NIH, studied a new method to deliver antibiotics, specifically gentamicin, directly into the bladder tissue to better treat UTIs.
03/03/2025 | Cu Anschutz Basic Science Departments Chairs, Leslie Berg, PhD, Julie Cooper, PhD, David DiGregorio, PhD, Heide Ford PhD, Casey Greene, PhD Wendy Macklin, PhD, and Science Communicator, Aimee Pugh Bernard, PhD wrote an Op-Ed about NIH funding needs titled, "Opinion: The Critical Need for Science Funding" which was featured in the online newspaper Front Porch.
READ IT HERE
3/24/2025 | Jenna J. Guthmiller, PhD, Assistant Professor of Immunology and Microbiology, is a corresponding author of an article, “Long-lasting B cell convergence to distinct broadly reactive epitopes following vaccination with chimeric influenza virus hemagglutinins,” published March 24 by Immunity.
3/7/2025 | Kyla Ost, PhD, Assistant Professor of Immunology and Microbiology, is a co-author of a research article, “Neonatal fungi promote lifelong metabolic health through macrophage-dependent β cell development,” published by Science.
Dr. Emma Sheriff, former PhD student in the Duerkop lab, had her paper entitled “Enterococcal quorum-controlled protease alters phage infection” selected as the best paper of 2024 published in FEMS Microbes.
Immunology PhD Students Marina Good (Guthmiller Lab), Mansoor Mohammad (Hsieh Lab), Ana Fairbanks-Mahnke (Clark Lab), and Maureen Hohen Rauhut (Rincon Lab) will be presenting posters at the upcoming STEM Post Day at the Capitol.
In addition, Rachael Kostelecky, Elizabeth Spear,and Gabrielle Vragel, who are studying to get their Microbiology PhD in Linda van Dyk's lab, have been invited to join lawmakers on the floor of the state senate to celebrate their work.
This event is open to the public and attendance is welcome and encouraged.
Get to Know Curtis Henry, PhD, CU Cancer Center deputy associate director, Office of EAS
Curtis Henry, PhD, developed a passion for science early, inspired by his family and his cousin’s battle with leukemia. Now, he studies how comorbidities impact the immune system’s fight against cancer. Through patience and perseverance, he’s turned challenges into opportunities, driving his mission to find better treatments.
Watch the Interview on LinkedIn
AAI Lifetime Achievement Award
Leslie Berg, PhD is the recipient of the 2025 Lifetime Achievement Award, granted, “In recognition of a remarkable career of scientific achievement and contributions to AAI and the field of immunology.”
AAI ASPIRE Award
Jenna Guthmiller, PhDis a recipient of the 2025 AAI ASPIRE Award, granted “For early-career research accomplishments and professional promise in the field of immunology.”
2025 CU Anschutz Research Award
Raul Torres, Ph.D. has been selected to receive the Research Mentor Award for the 2025 CU Anschutz Research Award program and the award ceremony will be February 19th at 4 pm in the Elliman Conference Center.
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