UBC’s Dr. Carolina Tropini, an Assistant Professor in the Department of Microbiology and Immunology and the School of Biomedical Engineering, has been named a Distinguished Investigator by the Paul G. Allen Frontiers Group. The award will provide four groups of researchers with US$1.5M in funding over a three-year period to pursue projects in health, disease and technology centred on the emerging field of immunometabolism. As one of 10 new Allen Distinguished Investigators, who will be working together in teams of two or three, Dr. Tropini will explore how immune... Read More
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Wednesday, February 3, 2021
Friday, January 29, 2021
When the new semester began and classes continued through a mix of in-person and online platforms, concerns rose about how to achieve the high standard of a UBC education. Teaching in a pandemic has many new rules to consider, but our 3rd-year microbiology lab course (MICB 322 – Molecular Microbiology Laboratory) paved the way for success. Taught by Jennifer Sibley, MICB 322 teaches students to work safely with microorganisms and lay the technical foundation for their careers. By introducing students to basic skills such as lab safety, appropriate bench setup and working... Read More
Tuesday, December 22, 2020
Published by the California Institute of Technology Library, this innovative open-access microbiology textbook is written by Elitza Tocheva’s supervisor Grant Jensen, Professor of Biophysics and Biology, and Research Scientist Catherine Oikonomou. The Atlas offers offers a visual story of the microbial cell, using real 3D imaging data to showcase the complex structures that make these cells tick, and draws on the specialized expertise of the Jensen Lab at Caltech in state-of-the-art 3D cryogenic electron microscopy (cryo-EM). Over the last 15 years, this technique has allowed... Read More
Tuesday, December 1, 2020
India ink stain to reveal the polysaccharide capsule on yeast cells of the AIDS-associated pathogen Cryptococcus neoformans. As a scientist who studies fungal pathogens in the Kronstad lab, PhD candidate Linda Horianopoulos admits that fungal pathogen research is often underappreciated. To combat this, she shares that the most important thing for people to know is that fungal pathogens are out there. “At any given time, it’s estimated that a quarter of the world’s population has a fungal infection.” “The other thing I think... Read More
Friday, October 23, 2020
Parvin Bolourani, the Outreach, Alumni Engagement, Postdoctoral Fellows & Project Coordinator in the Department of Microbiology and Immunology, was recently awarded a President’s Staff Award for Enhancing UBC Experience! “Parvin brings passion and dedication to the many roles she serves in the department and UBC” shares Department Head, Dr. Michael Murphy. “Among the more visible is Parvin’s excellence in coordinating our seminar series, symposiums, and the many other events that bring us together. More behind the scenes, Parvin brings the same... Read More