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Fall 2014: "Sharing Vegetables, Sharing Science Education: CSA Powers International Student Training" This year's Micro and Immuno CSA bounty helped to fund 2 students Sukhmani and Karthik. For them, this meant the difference between being able to support their work in top-tier research laboratories without having to worry about finances, stipends or research funds. Click the article to find out why, as author Kaitlin Flynn puts it "the vegetable share MIDIS partnership makes for a delicious and fruitful collaboration for all involved. "
Fall 2014: "Sharing Vegetables, Sharing Science Education: CSA Powers International Student Training" This year's Micro and Immuno CSA bounty helped to fund 2 students Sukhmani and Karthik. For them, this meant the difference between being able to support their work in top-tier research laboratories without having to worry about finances, stipends or research funds. Click the article to find out why, as author Kaitlin Flynn puts it "the vegetable share MIDIS partnership makes for a delicious and fruitful collaboration for all involved. "
Fall 2011: The MIDIS Steering Committee has approved an exciting new use for MIDIS funds! Starting in Fall 2011, international students enrolled in the M&I Master's Degree Program will be eligible to apply for up to $1000/semester in matching funds to support research experiences in M&I faculty labs.Contact Heidi Thompson [heiditho@umich.edu], the Graduate Administrator, to apply for this support.
Fall 2011: The MIDIS Steering Committee has approved an exciting new use for MIDIS funds! Starting in Fall 2011, international students enrolled in the M&I Master's Degree Program will be eligible to apply for up to $1000/semester in matching funds to support research experiences in M&I faculty labs.Contact Heidi Thompson [heiditho@umich.edu], the Graduate Administrator, to apply for this support.
Summer 2011: "Adventures in Philanthropy!" A team of nearly twenty current students, postdocs, and faculty members worked together to raise nearly $3000 for MIDIS, one parsnip at a time! If this story inspires you, why not make a donation to MIDIS now, and/or sign up for next summer's "Micro and Immuno CSA"? As indicated in the entry above, these funds are ALREADY IN USE building human capital, by providing matching funds for early-stage graduate students from disease endemic countries!!
Summer 2011: "Adventures in Philanthropy!" A team of nearly twenty current students, postdocs, and faculty members worked together to raise nearly $3000 for MIDIS, one parsnip at a time! If this story inspires you, why not make a donation to MIDIS now, and/or sign up for next summer's "Micro and Immuno CSA"? As indicated in the entry above, these funds are ALREADY IN USE building human capital, by providing matching funds for early-stage graduate students from disease endemic countries!!
Fall 2010: Prompted by a desire to establish ways for students whose career aspirations do not require PhD-level training or who desire additional training before applying to PhD or professional schools, the Department of Microbiology and Immunology gained approval for a new Master's Degree Program.
Fall 2010: Prompted by a desire to establish ways for students whose career aspirations do not require PhD-level training or who desire additional training before applying to PhD or professional schools, the Department of Microbiology and Immunology gained approval for a new Master's Degree Program.
Fall 2009: Inspired by graduate students' interest in interdisciplinary training at the interface of public health and infectious diseases, the University of Michigan has approved a new dual degree program, comprised of a PhD in Microbiology and Immunology and a master's degree in Epidemiology through the School of Public Health! For more information about this program and how MIDIS students can participate, please check out the information here.
Fall 2009: Inspired by graduate students' interest in interdisciplinary training at the interface of public health and infectious diseases, the University of Michigan has approved a new dual degree program, comprised of a PhD in Microbiology and Immunology and a master's degree in Epidemiology through the School of Public Health! For more information about this program and how MIDIS students can participate, please check out the information here.
Fall 2008: After research rotations exploring a number of viral pathogens and fundamental biology of RNA, MIDIS trainee Angela Hopkinson joins Vincent Young's research group to perform work on microbial populations in the gut and GI pathogens. We look forward to watching your progress!
Fall 2008: After research rotations exploring a number of viral pathogens and fundamental biology of RNA, MIDIS trainee Angela Hopkinson joins Vincent Young's research group to perform work on microbial populations in the gut and GI pathogens. We look forward to watching your progress!
Summer 2008: MIDIS PhD trainee, Dr. Clement Ndongmo returns to his home continent. He has recently accepted a position with the CDC-Zambia as Senior HIV Virologist under the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) program in Zambia. Like in Haiti and as a member of the laboratory infrastructure team, Clement will provide support services to satisfy the overall operational objectives of the AIDS Program-Zambia. Congratulations Dr. Ndongmo! We are proud of you for helping demonstrate the MIDIS potential!
Summer 2008: MIDIS PhD trainee, Dr. Clement Ndongmo returns to his home continent. He has recently accepted a position with the CDC-Zambia as Senior HIV Virologist under the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) program in Zambia. Like in Haiti and as a member of the laboratory infrastructure team, Clement will provide support services to satisfy the overall operational objectives of the AIDS Program-Zambia. Congratulations Dr. Ndongmo! We are proud of you for helping demonstrate the MIDIS potential!
December 2007:Former MIDIS trainee Dr. Adewunmi Nuga, Ph.D. serves as a flag bearer in the University of Michigan Winter Commencement. Having completed her PhD thesis research in retroviral RNA, Adewunmi has initiated postdoctoral studies in HIV pathogenesis with Dr. Kathleen Collins. Congratulations, Dr. Nuga! Keep in touch!!
December 2007:Former MIDIS trainee Dr. Adewunmi Nuga, Ph.D. serves as a flag bearer in the University of Michigan Winter Commencement. Having completed her PhD thesis research in retroviral RNA, Adewunmi has initiated postdoctoral studies in HIV pathogenesis with Dr. Kathleen Collins. Congratulations, Dr. Nuga! Keep in touch!!
Spring 2007:New MIDIS trainee Angela Hopkinson's face will grace buses and subways throughout New York City this summer, as part of an advertising campaign promoting academic excellence at the City College of New York, which Angela attended prior to coming to Michigan. We're proud of you, Angela!
Spring 2007:New MIDIS trainee Angela Hopkinson's face will grace buses and subways throughout New York City this summer, as part of an advertising campaign promoting academic excellence at the City College of New York, which Angela attended prior to coming to Michigan. We're proud of you, Angela!
January 2006: Luz Blanco's latest research, aimed at better understanding the interaction between cholera toxin and target cells, which is important for the development of vaccines delivered by mucosal routes, has been published in Cellular Microbiology. Congratulations Luz!
January 2006: Luz Blanco's latest research, aimed at better understanding the interaction between cholera toxin and target cells, which is important for the development of vaccines delivered by mucosal routes, has been published in Cellular Microbiology. Congratulations Luz!
August 2005: Medicine at Michigan features an article about MIDIS. We are proud to be a part of the University of Michigan's global outreach efforts!
August 2005: Medicine at Michigan features an article about MIDIS. We are proud to be a part of the University of Michigan's global outreach efforts!
May 2005: Adewunmi Nuga's abstract entitled "Non-random packaging of host RNAs in Moloney Murine Leukemia Virus" was selected for an oral platform presentation at the 2005 Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Meeting on Retroviruses. Congratulations, Adewunmi!
May 2005: Adewunmi Nuga's abstract entitled "Non-random packaging of host RNAs in Moloney Murine Leukemia Virus" was selected for an oral platform presentation at the 2005 Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Meeting on Retroviruses. Congratulations, Adewunmi!
March 2005: Clement Ndongmo writes: Since February 2005, I’m serving as a Public Health Laboratory Specialist in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. This is a consultancy position with CDC/Haiti through the Association of Public Health Laboratories (APHL) , to provide assistance in support of the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) in Haiti . PEPFAR is a US 5-year global initiative funding plan to combat the HIV/AIDS epidemic essentially in the most afflicted nations of Africa and the Caribbean.
March 2005: Clement Ndongmo writes: Since February 2005, I’m serving as a Public Health Laboratory Specialist in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. This is a consultancy position with CDC/Haiti through the Association of Public Health Laboratories (APHL) , to provide assistance in support of the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) in Haiti . PEPFAR is a US 5-year global initiative funding plan to combat the HIV/AIDS epidemic essentially in the most afflicted nations of Africa and the Caribbean.
February 2005: Thanks to the Huron High School students of the African Diaspora Club (ADC) for their efforts to publicize MIDIS by selling our T-shirts at the Bichini Bia Congo troup's recent Congolese dance performances, "Beto Ba Ndombi-Black Like Me", at Washtenaw Community College. Thank you again for all your enthusiasm and helping to spread awareness!
February 2005: Thanks to the Huron High School students of the African Diaspora Club (ADC) for their efforts to publicize MIDIS by selling our T-shirts at the Bichini Bia Congo troup's recent Congolese dance performances, "Beto Ba Ndombi-Black Like Me", at Washtenaw Community College. Thank you again for all your enthusiasm and helping to spread awareness!
November 2004: Clement Ndongmo's paper from his days as a researcher at the Centers for Disease Control, about new ways to monitor whether or not monkey viruses that resemble HIV have been transmitted to humans, is featured in the 11/08/2004 issue of IDLinx : HIV/Immunodeficiency Newsletter : "New Multiple Antigenic Peptide-Based Enzyme Immunoassay for Detection of Simian Immunodeficiency Virus Infection in Nonhuman Primates and Humans" C. B. Ndongmo, W. M. Switzer, C. P. Pau, C. Zeh, A. Schaefer, D. Pieniazek, T. M. Folks, and M. L. Kalish Journal of Clinical Microbiology (2004) Vol. 42, No. 11 p.5161-5169, *Present address: Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-0620.
November 2004: Clement Ndongmo's paper from his days as a researcher at the Centers for Disease Control, about new ways to monitor whether or not monkey viruses that resemble HIV have been transmitted to humans, is featured in the 11/08/2004 issue of IDLinx : HIV/Immunodeficiency Newsletter : "New Multiple Antigenic Peptide-Based Enzyme Immunoassay for Detection of Simian Immunodeficiency Virus Infection in Nonhuman Primates and Humans" C. B. Ndongmo, W. M. Switzer, C. P. Pau, C. Zeh, A. Schaefer, D. Pieniazek, T. M. Folks, and M. L. Kalish Journal of Clinical Microbiology (2004) Vol. 42, No. 11 p.5161-5169, *Present address: Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-0620.
Abstract: Infections with human immunodeficiency virus types 1 and 2 (HIV-1 and HIV-2, respectively) are zoonotic infections. In Africa, the potential exists for additional cross-species transmissions from at least 33 different species of simian immunodeficiency virus (SIV)-infected nonhuman primates (NHPs) through hunting and butchering of these animals for food. Here we describe a highly sensitive and specific enzyme immunoassay (EIA) with chemically modified, multiple antigenic peptides (MAPs) developed for the detection and discrimination of antibodies to SIV genetic lineages...
Abstract: Infections with human immunodeficiency virus types 1 and 2 (HIV-1 and HIV-2, respectively) are zoonotic infections. In Africa, the potential exists for additional cross-species transmissions from at least 33 different species of simian immunodeficiency virus (SIV)-infected nonhuman primates (NHPs) through hunting and butchering of these animals for food. Here we describe a highly sensitive and specific enzyme immunoassay (EIA) with chemically modified, multiple antigenic peptides (MAPs) developed for the detection and discrimination of antibodies to SIV genetic lineages...
Congratulations, Clement!
Congratulations, Clement!