Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics
Monday, January 27, 2020
Snakes Could Be the Original Source of the New Coronavirus Outbreak in China
Pitt virologists answer questions concerning coronavirus and how the recent outbreak started.
Friday, January 3, 2020
Researchers Find More Effective Way to Administer Tuberculosis Vaccine
As part of the global push to prevent tuberculosis, Distinguished Professor JoAnne Flynn and a group of Pitt and National Institutes of Health researchers have discovered that intravenously injecting the standard tuberculosis vaccine could boost its power.
Tuesday, January 30, 2018
Student Helps NASA Thwart Microbial Hitchhikers on Future Mars Missions
Emily Klonicki spent the summer in a NASA lab helping to develop filters to keep microbes from contaminating Mars.