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Fred Hutch virologist Keith Jerome, MD, PhD, and evolutionary biologist Jesse Bloom, PhD, were recently elected to the 2025 ...

Scientists have developed a cutting-edge way to fight stubborn UTIs by using nanogels to deliver antibiotics directly to ...

Mar. 17, 2025 — A new study reveals a novel approach to mitigating tissue damage caused by Streptococcus pyogenes, the flesh-eating bacterium responsible for severe infections such as ...

Scientists have long thought that babies can’t form experiential memories. Turns out, they can. Adults just can’t remember them.

Hospital sink drains are a hidden reservoir of antibiotic-resistant bacteria, highlighting the urgent need for stricter ...

Graduate training in the Department of Microbiology and Immunology, provides education and research opportunities in each of our four core disciplines: bacterial pathogenesis, eukaryotic pathogenesis ...

Researchers have discovered that an enzyme can serve as an ideal target for developing new therapeutics against Lyme disease, and most likely other tick-borne diseases as well.