What's New
November 14, 2024
Professor Richard Lenski, a Michigan State University Hannah Distinguished Professor in the department of Microbiology, Genetics, & Immunology, has been awarded the Microbiology Society Prize Medal 2025. The medal is awarded to an outstanding microbiologist who is a global leader in their field and whose work has had significant impact in microbiology and beyond.
November 13, 2024
MGI Research Foundation Professor Shannon Manning is part of a group that has received a $4M NIH grant to study the potential relationship between vitamin D deficiency, gut microbial imbalance and inflammation as contributors to Alzheimer’s disease and related dementia.
November 11, 2024
Adam Kibiloski, a third-year doctoral student in MGI Professor Rob Abramovitch's lab, attended the Midwest Microbial Pathogenesis Conference this past summer and provided a first-hand account of his trip.
November 4, 2024
Annabella is currently an NSF graduate and MSU plant science fellow, and plans to use her experience as a first-generation and non-traditional student to help expand inclusivity in STEM and higher education.
November 3, 2024
Dr. Phillip Delekta is an Assistant Professor in MGI. These are his responses to the Micro Biography questions.
October 29, 2024
A Michigan State University student recently presented research at the International Ecological Society of America meeting.Abigail Lippert, an undergraduate student in the Department of Microbiology, Genetics,&Immunology,or MGI, traveled to Long Beach, Calif., with support from MGI.