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They will study the potential relationship between vitamin D deficiency, gut microbial imbalance and inflammation as contributors to Alzheimer’s disease and related dementia, or ADRD.

Manning, an MSU Research Foundation Professor in the Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics (MMG) was awarded the Alice C. Evans Award for Advancement of Women.

MSU expert Shannon Manning, who studies bacteria associated with foodborne illness, such as E. coli, salmonella and Campylobacter jejuni, shares some tips to stay healthy and to stop the spread of antibiotic resistance

Shannon Manning was awarded the William J. Beal Outstanding Faculty Award for "outstanding total service to the university” in the areas of teaching, research, service, and community outreach, among others.

Working with the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services, Michigan State University researchers have shown that antibiotic resistance genes are prevalent in the bacterium Campylobacter jejuni, a leading cause of foodborne illness.

Shannon Manning provides an overview of her research efforts

The secret to the deadly 2011 E. coli outbreak in Germany has been decoded, thanks to research conducted at Michigan State University.

Using a $7.3 million federal grant that establishes a new cooperative research center at Michigan State University, a group of investigators is studying the microbes that live in our intestines, analyzing the role they play in food- and water-borne illnesses that kill millions of people each year worldwide.