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Artist's conception of gut microbes
February 28, 2024
Ask someone what they think of when they hear the phrase “bile acids,” and you might get a few unpleasant answers.  Ask Robert Quinn, assistant professor in Michigan State University’s Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology housed in the College of Natural Science, and you’ll kickstart a conversation about some of the most versatile and crucial actors in the human gut. 
Dr. Rob Abramovitch and a volunteer work with lab equipment.
February 1, 2024
“You’d be surprised to learn how few technologies that have been researched in labs for years actually make it to market,” says Frank Urban, director of venture creation – life sciences for Spartan Innovations. “But without getting to the market, that research doesn’t play out into changing people’s lives.“Dr. Abramovitch’s passion is not only to do tuberculosis research, but to drive that forward, to be a cause of change in the world.”
Rich Lenski
January 30, 2024
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The latest issue of Science magazine has a long-format research article on the bacterial populations in an experiment started in 1988 by EEB and MGI faculty member Richard Lenski.With a team of researchers from Spain, France, and Harvard, Lenski and colleagues used high-throughput genomic methods to analyze the fitness effects of hundreds of thousands of mutations in the E. coli bacteria, and how those effects changed over time as the experiment proceeded.
Black and white image of an alveolar macrophage
January 9, 2024
The department formerly known as MMG — the Department of Microbiology & Molecular Genetics — has officially changed its name to the Department of Microbiology, Genetics, & Immunology, or MGI.
Richard Lenski, Ph.D.
December 18, 2023
   Richard Lenski, Ph.D., a Hannah Distinguished Professor in the Department of Microbiology, Genetics, & Immunology, was awarded the 2024 Meritorious Faculty Award. The College of Natural Science gives this award annually to a faculty member who demonstrates excellence in the areas of teaching and research. The award recognizes those who “exemplify MSU’s commitment to the land-grant mission of teaching, research and outreach through their dedication to professional, community and/or MSU service.”
3D resin model of bateriaphage attacking bacteria
December 7, 2023
Matt Schnizlein, Ph.D., is a second-year Postdoctoral Candidate in MGI whose small business, Inktree Miniatures, creates 3D resin models of everything from fantastical creatures to scientific marvels.