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The inhabitants of Earth are mostly microbes, and their activities are central to human welfare. Microbes can cause disease, but a properly functioning microbiome is essential for health. Microbes spoil food, but drive many forms of food production. Microbes mediate organismic decay, but catalyze numerous geochemical processes essential for life on Earth.
Research in the Penn Microbiology Department focuses on infectious agents that threaten global health, with an emphasis on understanding molecular mechanisms and developing key new methods. Areas of focus include SARS-CoV-2, HIV, pathogenic bacteria of the airway and gut, cancer causing viruses, emerging infectious diseases, and the human microbiome. On the host side, faculty study many areas of immunology related to infection, including innate and adaptive immunity, tumor immunology and vaccine development.
Departmental Events
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Prokaryotic Seminar
Monday, April 29, 4pm, 209 Johnson Pavilion
Taylor Yount :: St. Geme Lab
“Kingella kingae Minor Pilins have Critical Roles in Type IV Pili-mediated Processes”
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Virology Seminar
Tuesday, Apr 30, 12pm, 209 Johnson Pavilion
Sonja Zolnoski, Bushman Lab :: Pushkal Ramesh, White Lab
“Tracking cell clones in CAR T therapy using integration site distributions”
"HPV E7 mediated immortalization: How many host targets are enough?"
- Microbiology Seminar