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Department of Microbiology and Immunology

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

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News & Announcements

Ph.D. Defense: Lucy Fry, Ph.D.

April 22, 2025 | mmanzano

Lucy Fry from the Weinkopff Lab successfully defended her dissertation (“Host Factors in Cutaneous Leishmaniasis: Mechanisms of Inflammatory Response, Lymphatic Remodeling, and Protective Immunity”) on April 10, 2025. Lucy will be pursuing her postdoctoral training in the lab of Dr. Beth Tamburini at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus in Denver, CO. Congratulations Dr. […]

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Dr. Gyan Sahukhal Receives Inaugural AR Health Ventures Accelerator (ARHVA) Award

January 16, 2025 | mmanzano

Dr. Gyan Sahukhal, Assistant Staff Scientist in Dr. Mohamed Elasri‘s lab, received one of three inagural AR Health Ventures Accelerator Award from UAMS BioVentures. This program is designed to accelerate the development of therapies from bench to bedside. Dr. Sahukhal’s project aims to target biofilm regulators when treating staph infection. He is featured in the […]

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UAMS Receives $2.9 Million NIH Grant to Study Virus that Can Trigger Cancers

January 6, 2025 |

A discovery at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) that a viral protein helps a cancer-associated herpesvirus evade the immune system has led to a five-year, $2.9 million research grant from 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

  • <em>Staphylococcus aureus</em> Biofilm-Associated Infections: Have We Found a Clinically Relevant Target?
    April 26, 2025 by Karen E Beenken
  • Enhanced Translational Activity Is Linked to Lymphatic Endothelial Cell Activation in Cutaneous Leishmaniasis
    April 25, 2025 by Lucy Fry
  • SAMD9 senses cytosolic double-stranded nucleic acids in epithelial and mesenchymal cells to induce antiviral immunity
    April 22, 2025 by Gaopeng Hou
  • HIF-α signaling regulates the macrophage inflammatory response during <em>Leishmania major</em> infection
    April 7, 2025 by Lucy G Fry
  • Platelets Modulate Leukocyte Population Composition Within Perivascular Adipose Tissue
    February 26, 2025 by Adam Corken

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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
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Email: mbim@uams.edu

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