Support Our Research | The Microbiology department harbors a collaborative scientific community whose members share a passion for microbes and scientific exploration. We are uncovering the mechanisms used by diverse microbes to survive in nature and to interact with host organisms. Our research ranges from understanding fundamental biological mechanisms to addressing specific infectious disease challenges that are critical for human health. |
| David Knipe at ASV2026Micro's David Knipe recently gave the Bernard Fields Lecture on "Sensing of Viral and Host DNA in Virus-Infected Cells: A New Mechanism for Activating the cGAS Pathway" at the annual American Society for Virology meeting at the University of Minnesota, July 27-30 |
| Anna Brogan receives Sternberg Thesis PrizeCongratulations to Anna Brogan of the Rudner lab on being awarded the Nat L. Sternberg Thesis Prize for outstanding Ph.D. work in the field of bacterial molecular biology. Anna will be presenting at the 2026 Molecular Genetics of Bacteria and Phages Meeting at the University of Wisconsin, August 3-7 |
| The ancient weapons active in your immune system todayQuanta Magazine |
| Inside the Labs of HMS: Preventing the Next PandemicMembers of the lab of Jonathan Abraham work together to investigate how viruses infect cells - so the world is better prepared for whatever comes next. |
| Sophie Helaine receives Dorothy Ornitz FellowshipCongratulations to Sophie Helaine for being the inaugural recipient of the Dorothy Ornitz Fellowship at Harvard Medical School. The Ornitz Fellowship is awarded to support bold, imaginative, and highly intuitive research with the potential to transform medicine in profound ways. |
