Department of Microbiology and Immunology

Department News and Announcements



Anice Lowen, PhD

New Academy Election

Congratulations to Dr. Anice Lowen who was inducted as a fellow into the 2024 class of the American Academy of Microbiology by the American Society for Microbiology.


Julie Pfeiffer, PhD
Keynote Speaker: Julie Pfeiffer, PhD

First Annual M&I Postdoc Symposium

Microbiology and Immunology held its first annual "Postdoc Symposium", October, 2023. The symposium featured talks by postdoctoral fellows and keynote speaker, Julie Pfeiffer, PhD, who gave a talk on, “How bacteria and circadian rhythms influence enteric virus infecKon”.

Cheryl Day, Seema Lakdawala, Anice Lowen

SOM Researcher Appreciation Day 2023

Congratulations to Drs. Cheryl Day, Seema Lakdawala, and Anice Lowen on being selected for SOM Researcher Appreciation Day for 2023.


Headshot images of Luisa Cervantes-Barragan and Byron Au-Yeung

New Grant Award

Congratulations to Dr. Luisa Cervantes-Barragan (Microbiology and Immunology) and Dr. Byron Au-Yeung (Department of Medicine, Winship Cancer Institute) for their Emory University Research Committee (URC) grant award, "Identification of a subpopulation of naive T cells with increased colitogenic potential in human and mice."



Department Administration

Department Chair:
Jeremy M. Boss, PhD
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Department Administrator:
Matthew Kroll
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Sr. Program Coordinator:
Jenny O'Neil
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Office Manager:
Rebecca Masel
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Administrative Assistant:
Stacie Copeland
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Communications Manager/Web Developer:
Harriet Moore
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Mng Sr Dir, Development:
Jonathan Russell
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