University of Iowa Department of Microbiology and Immunology

05/01/2026

The Spring Undergraduate Research Festival was held on last week on April 22nd to celebrate the research, scholarship, and creative work of University of Iowa undergraduates.

Read more about the festival here: https://bit.ly/48lfLuz

04/27/2026

Calling all Microbiology and Immunology Postdocs 🗣

Join us for the UIPDA Inaugural Postdoc Conference. All Postdocs are invited to participate (give a short oral presentation, poster presentation, or just attend).

📅Please register by April 30th to attend. We hope to see you there!

04/17/2026

04/14/2026

PhD candidate Riley McFarlane passed her defense yesterday. Congratulations! https://bit.ly/4c9wmDU

04/10/2026

Congratulations to Microbiology graduate students Mikaela Daum and Kyle Rapchak on receiving the Pulvermacher Graduate Student Teaching Award!🏆

Read more about the award here: https://microbiology.medicine.uiowa.edu/news/2026/04/pulvermacher-teaching-awards-recognize-graduate-excellence

04/06/2026

Happy Graduate & Professional Students Week! Thank you to all of our graduate and professional students for the hard work and dedication you put into the department.

See the list of events this week: https://grad.uiowa.edu/grad-success/graduate-and-professional-student-appreciation-week

04/03/2026

Dr. Gina McGrane oversaw the Solon High School visit, here are some highlights from the March 2026 Solon visit! 📸

03/27/2026

A huge shout out to this years Stinski Undergraduate Research Fellowship awardees, Josefina Frisina and Morgan Kremer! Congratulations on this incredible achievement!

03/25/2026

Congratulations to Dr. Al Klingelhutz on receiving the John P. Long Teaching Award!

Read more about it here: https://microbiology.medicine.uiowa.edu/news/2026/03/dr-aloysius-klingelhutz-named-recipient-john-p-long-teaching-award

03/25/2026

🎉 One Day for Iowa is TODAY! 🎉
🎓 OK, alumni—this is your moment! 💛🖤
Show your Hawkeye pride and help support our department’s education and research missions. Your gift makes a real impact!

👉 Give here to direct your support to our area:

12/12/2025

🎓✨ Celebrating Xavier Tijerina’s successful PhD defense!
👏 Huge congratulations on this amazing achievement! 🎉
🧪🔬 Read story here: https://bit.ly/4oXm7Wl