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Mar28
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Margaret Riley, Ph.D.Professor of Biology, UMass Amherst11:30amMicrobiology Seminar Series -
Apr2
Targeted Cancer Therapy with Engineered Salmonella
Neil Forbes, Ph.D.Associate Professor of Chemical Engineering, UMass Amherst11:30amMicrobiology Seminar Series -
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Agnel Sfeir, Ph.D.Paine Webber Chair in Cancer Genetics, Sloan Kettering Institute, Memorial Sloan Ketting Cancer Center11:30amMicrobiology Seminar Series -
Apr11
Microbiology Student Spotlight
Yahaira Bermudez, Spaulding-Smith Fellow, Selected for Scientist Mentoring and Diversity Program
Yahaira Bermudez was one of two UMass graduate students that have been selected for the 2023-24 Scientist Mentoring & Diversity Program (SMDP), a one-year career mentoring program that pairs ethnically diverse students and early career researchers with industry mentors in the medical technology, biotechnology and consumer healthcare industries.
Department News
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Rich Lab Paper Among Most Downloaded in 2023
A paper by former graduate student Patrick Pearson and Professor Stephen Rich, is among the most downloaded articles in 2023 for the journal Vector Borne and Zoonotic Diseases. -
Lovley Recognized in Research.com’s 2023 List of Top Scientists
Four UMass Amherst faculty scholars representing a range of disciplines in the natural and health sciences have been recognized nationally and globally in Research.com’s 2023 list of top scientists and also earned high rankings in their specific fields of research. -
Microbiology Bioinformatics Course Incorporates Use of the Unity High-Performance Computing Platform
The University has recently expanded its Research Computing and Data team to support the work of faculty, staff and students. The newly established team invites faculty to explore the collaborative, multi-institutional, high-performance computing (HPC) platform known as Unity. Kristen DeAngelis has involved undergraduate microbiology students in research and bring them to bioinformatics proficiency using Unity in her MICROBIO 567 Bioinformatics Lab course. UMass Amherst faculty and staff researchers can request a Unity account and access support from a team of research computing facilitators and systems administrators. Students are also able to access Unity through faculty and research staff groups. -
Tiny Earth Part of Microbiology Laboratory Curriculum
World AMR Awareness Week is held between November 18 and 24 each year to highlight the growing problem of antimicrobial resistance, which occurs “when bacteria, viruses, fungi, and parasites change over time and no longer respond to medicines, making infections harder to treat and increasing the risk of disease spread, severe illness, and death” (World Health Organization). Erika Hamilton, Senior Lecturer of Microbiology, has incorporated a curriculum-based undergraduate research experience (CURE) called Tiny Earth in to her Microbiology 312 course, General Microbiology Laboratory.
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