Welcome to the Department of Microbiology and Immunology


February 4, 2026
François Jean's team has discovered two chemical compounds with potent and wide-ranging antiviral activity that protect mice from influenza A infection.
January 28, 2026
Carolina Tropini's team has engineered gut bacteria that dim their fluorescent glow in the presence of illness.
January 26, 2026
The Department of Microbiology and Immunology and the greater UBC community celebrate the career and retirement of Professor Michael (Mike) Gold.
Virus-mediated cognitive impairment
Microbiome alphabet soup: The HVP, HMBR, OHMR, and HCMPH
Breaking down (intestinal) barriers: Interrogating the role of an aged gut in a model of multiple sclerosis
Advancing tuberculosis drug discovery by new chemical scaffolds and harnessing the concept of target protein degradation
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