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Microbiology, Immunology, and Pathology

Degree Programs

Residencies and Externships

Combined Anatomic Pathology Residency and Ph.D. Combined Clinical Pathology Residency and Ph.D. Combined Comparative Medicine Residency and M.S./Ph.D. Combined Microbiology Residency and Ph.D.

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Areas of Expertise

Our researchers work to understand the pathology, improve the diagnostics, and develop more effective treatments, vaccines, and cures for internationally important infectious diseases.

Anatomic Pathology Bacteriology Cancer Biology Clinical Diagnostics Clinical Pathology Computational Biology Genomics Immunology Microbiome Mycobacterial Diseases Parasitology Pedagogy Prion Biology RNA Biology Vector Biology Virology

COVID-19 Infectious Disease Expertise in MIP The faculty, staff, and students of the Department of Microbiology, Immunology & Pathology (MIP) at Colorado State University are actively working to address the COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic for our community, the country, and the world. Learn More

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Allure: How Living in Space Will Change the Way We Age

In 2019, scientists published research that showed that astronaut Scott Kelly’s telomeres, the caps of DNA that protect our chromosomes and shorten as we age on Earth, actually grew longer while he was on a 340-day space mission compared to his grounded twin, Arizona State Senator Mark Kelly.

Science Magazine: This wildlife vet tracks deadly microbes in the African jungle. Now, he’s on the trail of COVID-19

The discovery has highlighted how little is known about Mycobacterium leprae, the bacterium that causes leprosy, says immunologist John Spencer of Colorado State University, Fort Collins. The chimp find suggests leprosy “has other niches that it has adapted to,” Spencer says.

High Country News: Why Utah’s wild mink COVID-19 case matters

Anna Fagre: “It’s always concerning when you find a pathogen in wildlife that can make both the animals and people sick. It becomes a risk for wildlife conservation and public health.”

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