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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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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.

Groundbreaking marks milestone for Center for Vector-Borne and Infectious Diseases

The CSU College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences and the Department of Microbiology, Immunology, and Pathology celebrated a new era in infectious disease research, with a groundbreaking for the Center for Vector-Borne Infectious Diseases on June 18.

Fulbright awards enable exploration of antibiotic-resistant bacteria, leprosy, FIV

Three faculty members in the Department of Microbiology, Immunology, and Pathology have been named 2019-20 U.S. Fulbright Scholars, receiving support for research projects in Spain, Brazil, and Australia.

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