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Microbiology, Immunology, and Pathology Education, research, and clinical diagnostics to improve animal and human health locally and globally

With a focus on understanding the pathology, improving the diagnostics, and developing more effective treatments, vaccines, and cures for internationally important infectious diseases, the Department of Microbiology, Immunology, and Pathology is home to world-renowned scientists and leaders in laboratory research. Students have the opportunity to gain hands-on experience by working alongside faculty with specialties in bacteriology, mycobacterial diseases, prion biology, vector-borne infectious diseases, virology, and computational biology.

Degree Programs

Residencies and Externships

Biomedical Research Training for Veterinarians 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

Bacteriology Immunology Mycobacterial Diseases Prion Biology Vector-Borne Infectious Disease Virology

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CSU team uncovers potential for Rift Valley fever virus transmission in Colorado livestock

CSU researchers found that mosquitoes that could transmit the virus were abundant in feedlots and at nearby sites.

AgWeb: Zoetis Establishes Veterinary Research Lab at CSU

Zoetis has signed an agreement with Colorado State University (CSU) to establish a research lab at CSU that will explore the livestock immune system and target new immunotherapies – paving the way for new alternatives to antibiotics in food-producing animals.

Gee-whiz! Microbiology student wins Graduate Women in Science fellowship

Microbiology Ph.D. student Jessie Haugen Frenkel is one of five female researchers from around the country to win the Graduate Women in Science National Fellowship.

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