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Bobby Zuniga stands in a lab and smiles at the camera. He is wearing a lab coat.

Bobby Zuniga awarded NIH Kirschstein Fellowship to study immune cell regulation

A graphical abstract of the paper published by MGI's Kefei Yu in Molecular Cell.

MSU researchers detail molecular mechanisms driving adaptive immune response

Dohun Pyeon smiles at the camera.

Dohun Pyeon named MSU Research Foundation Professor

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Dissertation Fellowships awarded to two MGI graduate students

MGI graduate students awarded Plant Resilience Institute Seed Grants

Soledad Soverina smiles at the camera. She is standing outside in a garden.

Soledad Soverina awarded Barnett Rosenberg Endowed Research Assistantship

Jared Godfrey smiles at the camera. He is wearing a lab coat and standing in his lab.

Jared Godfrey awarded NIH Kirschstein fellowship

Dr. Gemma Reguera and graduate student Maria Guzman smile with Maria's award certificate.

2026 MGI Awards Ceremony honors outstanding students

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MSU student Faith Nhkum combines artistic passion with interest in STEM

Dr. Pyeon smiles at the camera.

Dohun Pyeon named AAAS Fellow

MGI Professor Dohun Pyeon was recognized for his research in cancer studies.

Sarah Gonzalez Henao holds up a petri dish. She is standing in her lab.

NASA fellowship sends MGI graduate student to France for astrobiology research

Sarah Gonzalez Henao has been selected for the NASA Eartly Career Collaboration Award.

Dr. Mohamed Khalil looks through a microscope.

MSU scientists uncover how HPV-positive cancers hide from the immune system — and how to make them visible again

The discovery opens a potential path to new cancer therapies, pointing to the development of drugs that block MARCHF8 to treat patients who currently have no effective treatment options.

A person in a dark room looks at a screen that has a hot pink and orange image in the shape of a heart.

December 12, 2025

MSU scientists create first human heart organoid to replicate A-fib

The models enable new ways of evaluating heart development, diseases and drug responses.

Scott Mulrooney stands with a large group of students in Can Tho, Vietnam.

December 9, 2025

Faculty voice: Teaching in Vietnam strengthens global academic ties

A long-standing partnership of shared learning builds cultural and scholarly connections.

December 2, 2025

Groundbreaking technique unlocks secrets of bacterial shape-shifting

New approach revolutionizes flow cytometry’s potential for unculturable and understudied microbes

December 2, 2025

Two MGI professors honored with College of Natural Science awards

Professor Sean Crosson won the Outstanding Faculty Award, and Hannah Distinguished Professor Rich Lenski received the Junior Faculty Mentoring Award.

MGI doctoral student Julia Kelliher smiles at the camera. She is sitting on a bench and there are plants behind her.

December 1, 2025

New global guidelines streamline environmental microbiome research

STREAMS project brings together researchers from around the world to improve how microbiome studies are reported.

Pictures of Robert Quinn and James Tiejde are shown against a dark green background.

November 12, 2025

MGI faculty recognized as top global researchers

Robert A. Quinn and James Tiedje were recognized on the 2025 "Highly Cited Researchers" list

A green and white image commemorating the 125th anniversary of MSU's department of microbiology, genetics, & immunology.

October 29, 2025

125 years of impact: MSU's Department of Microbiology, Genetics, & Immunology

In honor of this landmark occasion, the department hosted the Whittam-Brubaker Symposium on October 17.

Dr. Aathmaja Anandhi Rangarajan works at her lab bench.

October 10, 2025

Uncovering zinc's role in cholera signaling

New findings suggest that metal availability—especially zinc—could play a widespread role in regulating bacterial behavior.

Woman in MSU lab coat looks through microscope.

August 13, 2025

Global mycology collaboration thrives at MSU

Longstanding Brazilian partnership expands with Harvard collaboration and plans for Rwandan training center.

Homecoming of Discovery

Barrick re-joins the MSU community to continue a landmark experiment and expand his research on honeybee microbiomes.

Cancer cells, shown in red, prevent the presentation of antigens, shown in green, and evade T cells, which kill cancer cells as a part of the body’s immune system. Image courtesy of Lexi Vu in the Pyeon lab at Michigan State University.

New $3M NIH grant supports Henry Ford + MSU researchers studying HPV-positive head and neck cancers

This research offers great potential to develop new solutions to help activate the body’s immune system so it can eliminate this cancer.

Phil Delekta looks at the camera. He is wearing a white shirt and a red tie. He has a bear, glasses, and short brown hair. He is standing in front of windows.

Phillip C. Delekta named Lilly Teaching Fellow

MGI Assistant Professor Phillip C. Delekta has been selected as a 2025 Lilly Teaching Fellow, a prestigious honor that recognizes his commitment to excellence in undergraduate education.

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Hidden bacterial redundancy could be antibiotic game-changer

MSU researchers have made a discovery that could reshape how we target pathogens like staph infections.

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MSU researchers map the worldwide threat of antibiotic resistance in livestock waste

This study shows that livestock manure is a major reservoir for antibiotic resistance genes, some of which can potentially transfer to bacteria that infect humans

Aathmaja Rangarajan stands next to the ASM Microbe sign in Los Angeles, CA.

From bucket list to podium: A postdoc's experience at ASM Microbe

Dr. Aathmaja Rangarajan shares highlights of her trip, which was supported by the Peggy Cotter Travel Award.

Sarah Gonzalez sits on the rocks at the Santa Elena Ophiolite in Costa Rica.

Biofilms and the search for life beyond earth

New research reveals how microbial communities survive in extreme environments and what that might mean for finding life on Mars.

An adult rough-skinned newt rests in the gloved hand of doctoral student Sam Westcott.

The genetic blueprint of a neurotoxin

A cross-disciplinary team of MSU researchers aims to identify the genes responsible for producing one of nature’s most powerful neurotoxins.

Christoph Adami sits for a formal portrait. He's wearing a black jacket and shirt. The background behind him is dark gray. He is smiling.

Christoph Adami honored with William J. Beal Outstanding Faculty Award

Adami is being recognized for significant contributions across multiple scientific fields including evolutionary biology, neuroscience, and artificial intelligence.

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Bobby Zuniga stands in a lab and smiles at the camera. He is wearing a lab coat.

July 8, 2026Bobby Zuniga awarded NIH Kirschstein Fellowship to study immune cell regulation

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A graphical abstract of the paper published by MGI's Kefei Yu in Molecular Cell.

June 23, 2026MSU researchers detail molecular mechanisms driving adaptive immune response

Dohun Pyeon smiles at the camera.

June 8, 2026Dohun Pyeon named MSU Research Foundation Professor