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Department of Microbiology and Immunology

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Graduate Program

Our faculty prepare students for challenging research and/or teaching careers in immunology, microbial pathogenesis, or microbial genetics.

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Arkansas Tick Study

Assess the colonization rates of bacterial pathogens in ticks.

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News & Announcements

American Society for Microbiology UAMS Student Chapter Hosts Lunch for MBIM Summer Students

UAMS now officially has a chapter of the American Society of Microbiology for students and postdoctoral trainees.

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MBIM Trainees in Summer 2023 Conferences and Courses

MBIM students and postdocs continue to make the MBIM department and UAMS proud in recent international meetings and courses this summer. Great work everyone! Conferences and Meetings Het Adhvaryu (student, Voth Lab)Poster (Travel Award), American Society for Rickettsiology, Snowbird, UT, July 8-11 Naiha Ahmad (student, Liu Lab)Talk (Travel Award), American Society for Virology, Athens, GA, […]

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Ph.D. Graduates (July 2023)

Congratulations to our newly minted Ph.D. graduates Dr. Hayley Theriot and Dr. Michael Eledge who both defended this July.

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UAMS Using $2.4 Million NIH Grant to Study Bacterium that Causes Tick-borne Relapsing Fever

UAMS’ Jon Blevins, Ph.D., a professor in the College of Medicine Department of Microbiology and Immunology, is leading the four-year study funded by a $2.4 million grant from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases at the National Institutes of Health (NIH).

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Outstanding Research and Education

The faculty of the Department of Microbiology and Immunology in the College of Medicine at UAMS are internationally recognized for outstanding research and are highly regarded for teaching, mentoring and inspiring students in the medical sciences. We offer diverse research opportunities and a broad educational experience to prepare students, postdoctoral fellows and research scientists for productive careers in the biomedical sciences. Please explore our website for more information about our department and our work.

Most Recent Research Publications

  • Uracil-DNA glycosylase of murine gammaherpesvirus 68 binds cognate viral replication factors independently of its catalytic residues
    September 25, 2023 by Kyle R Smith
  • Evolutionary potential of the monkeypox genome arising from interactions with human APOBEC3 enzymes
    August 14, 2023 by Brenda Delamonica
  • Evolutionary potential of the monkeypox genome arising from interactions with human APOBEC3 enzymes
    July 10, 2023 by Brenda Delamonica
  • Pulmonary Expression of Interleukin-17 Contributes to Neutrophil Infiltration into the Lungs during Pneumonic Plague
    June 20, 2023 by Hayley M Theriot
  • A longitudinal study of SARS-CoV-2 antibody seroprevalence and mitigation behaviors among college students at an Arkansas University
    June 8, 2023 by Jaimi L Allen

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Department of Microbiology and Immunology
College of Medicine
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
4301 W. Markham St.
Little Rock, AR 72205
Phone: 501-686-5145
Fax: 501-686-5359
Email: mbim@uams.edu

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