MICROBIOLOGY & IMMUNOLOGY

 

The Department of Microbiology and Immunology at the University of British Columbia provides a stimulating environment in which to pursue a graduate or undergraduate research program. Our faculty is internationally recognized for contributions in microbiology, molecular biology and immunology. Students will have the opportunity to experience the most up to date molecular approaches to the study of problems in microbiology and immunology.

 

RECENT NEWS

  • Wednesday, May 4, 2022
    Nicole Wang from the Haney lab awarded a Governor General’s Gold Medal!
    Nicole Wang, an MSc student from the Haney lab, has been awarded a Governor General’s Gold Medal – an award for the top achieving student (academics and research) in all of UBC.
  • Friday, April 29, 2022
    International Day of Immunology 2022
    For International Day of Immunology, the UBC Department of Microbiology and Immunology interviewed three immunologists from different parts of the department to highlight their research.
  • Tuesday, March 29, 2022
    New nasal spray treats Delta variant infection in mice, indicating broad spectrum results
    The researchers, including scientists at UBC, Université de Sherbrooke, and Cornell University, believe this is the first treatment of its kind proven to be effective against all COVID-19 variants of concern reported to date.

PUBLICATIONS

  • Crowe Lab
    Ferruginous oceans during OAE1a and collapse of the marine sulfate pool
  • Hancock Lab
    Targeting the Pseudomonas aeruginosa Virulence Factor Phospholipase C With Engineered Liposomes
  • Jean Lab
    Photodynamic and Contact Killing Polymeric Fabric Coating for Bacteria and SARS-CoV-2

EVENTS

May24

Exit Seminar - NTRBC regulates adaptation and intercellular interactions of Pseudomonas aeruginosa

Tuesday, May 24, 2022 - 12:30pm Morgan Alford
Ph.D. Candidate - Hancock Lab; UBC Killam & Vanier Doctoral Scholar Details

May31

Graduation Tea 2022

Tuesday, May 31, 2022 - 12:30pm Details

Jun7

Seminar - Mycobacterium abscessus pathogenesis and treatment using the zebrafish model of infection

Tuesday, June 7, 2022 - 12:30pm Dr. Laurent Kremer
Ph.D. in Molecular Microbiology, Director of Research (DR1) at INSERM; Team-Lead “Mycobacterial Pathogenesis and Novel Therapeutic Targets” at the Institut de Recherche en Infectiologie de Montpellier (IRIM), Montpellier, France. Details