Newsworthy research stories, accomplishments, and spotlights from the department
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New mega RNA virus may hold the key to mass oyster die-offs
Curtis Suttle and a team of scientists have discovered a previously unknown virus in farmed Pacific oysters during a mass die-off in B.C., Canada.
Seventy-year-old Parkinson’s drug shows promise against tuberculosis
A new study led by Yossef Av-Gay reveals benztropine’s potential to treat the world’s deadliest infectious disease and combat growing antibiotic resistance.
Celebrating the Career and Retirement of Karen Smith
The Department of Microbiology and Immunology and the greater UBC community celebrate the career and retirement of lecturer Karen Smith.
Welcome Dr. Sreeparna Vappala to the Department of Microbiology and Immunology!
We are excited to welcome lecturer Dr. Sreeparna Vappala to our teaching faculty.
Bacterial fingerprints in soil show where copper is buried
Sean Crowe and a team of researchers have identified buried copper ore by testing the DNA of microbes in the surface soil.
Fighting Fungal Disease in Corn
Researchers in the Kronstad lab are investigating how the fungal pathogen Ustilago maydis drains the health from its host, paving the way for new crop protection strategies.