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Tropini lab in the Vancouver Sun
Newsworthy research stories, accomplishments, and spotlights from the department
Sreeparna Vappala
Welcome Dr. Sreeparna Vappala to the Department of Microbiology and Immunology!
We are excited to welcome lecturer Dr. Sreeparna Vappala to our teaching faculty.
U. maydis-infected corn
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.
Sean Crowe
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.
Brett Finlay
Brett Finlay Receives John McNeill Excellence in Health Research Mentorship Award
Brett Finlay has been awarded the 2024 John McNeill Excellence in Health Research Mentorship Award, recognizing his outstanding mentorship of the trainees in his lab.
PacTB 2025
MBIM Researchers Present at PacTB 2025
Trainees Julia Kleetz and Leah Rankine-Wilson share how their research advances therapeutic discovery for tuberculosis.
Bob Hancock
Rapid Bedside Test Predicts Sepsis with Over 90 Per Cent Accuracy
MBIM professor Bob Hancock and a team of Canadian scientists have developed a blood test and portable device that can determine the onset of sepsis faster and more accurately than existing methods.