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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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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

  • MicroRNAs Contribute to Host Response to <em>Coxiella burnetii</em>
    December 20, 2022 by Madhur Sachan
  • Repurposing live attenuated trivalent MMR vaccine as cost-effective cancer immunotherapy
    December 2, 2022 by Yuguo Zhang
  • Cartilage-inspired surface textures for improved tribological performance of orthopedic implants
    November 26, 2022 by Firuze Soltani-Kordshuli
  • Expression Ratios of the Antiapoptotic BCL2 Family Members Dictate the Selective Addiction of Kaposi's Sarcoma-Associated Herpesvirus-Transformed Primary Effusion Lymphoma Cell Lines to MCL1
    November 23, 2022 by Daniel Dunham
  • Neutrophil inflammasomes sense the subcellular delivery route of translocated bacterial effectors and toxins
    November 23, 2022 by Changhoon Oh
  • IFNγ and Antibody Synergize To Enhance Protective Immunity against Chlamydia Dissemination and Female Reproductive Tract Reinfections
    November 14, 2022 by Jessica I Gann
  • Characterization of the arthropod associated lipoprotein (Alp) in the tick-mammalian transmission cycle of Borrelia turicatae
    October 12, 2022 by Clay D Jackson-Litteken
  • Myxoma virus lacking the host range determinant M062 stimulates cGAS-dependent type 1 interferon response and unique transcriptomic changes in human monocytes/macrophages
    September 14, 2022 by Steven J Conrad
  • Characterization of Morreton virus as an oncolytic virotherapy platform for liver cancers
    September 2, 2022 by Bolni Marius Nagalo
  • Editorial: Obligate intracellular bacteria: Evasion and adaptative tactics shaping the host-pathogen interface
    August 1, 2022 by Isaura Simões

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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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Mailing Address: 4301 West Markham Street, Little Rock, AR 72205
Phone: (501) 686-7000
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