Department of Microbiology, Immunology, & Pathology


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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 faculty 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 Education Research Genomics Hematopathology 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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The Atlantic: Bats Could Hold the Secret to Better, Longer Human Life

In laboratory experiments, bats have been dosed with so much virus that their tissues end up chock-full—clocking some 10 million units of Ebola virus per milliliter of serum, or 10 million units of the MERS coronavirus per gram of lung——and researchers were still unable to discern serious problems with the bats’ health. Bats and their viruses have, in effect, struck “an immunological detente,” says Tony Schountz, a bat immunologist at Colorado State University.

American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene: Charles H. Calisher, 2023 Walter Reed Medalist

VIDEO: Tom Monath explains why he nominated Charles Calisher for the 2023 Walter Reed Medal.

Coloradoan: CSU professor emeritus Charles Calisher receives Walter Reed Medal for work on arboviruses

Longtime Fort Collins resident Charles Calisher, an emeritus professor of microbiology at Colorado State University, was recently awarded the American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene’s top honor, the Walter Reed Medal, for his extensive achievement in the field.

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