American Society for Microbiology

Professor Wei Qin receives ASM Award for Early Career Environmental Research

Wei Qin holds a petri dish in front of projection screen showing bacteria. Photo by Fred Zwicky.
The School of Molecular & Cellular Biology at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign is pleased to announce that Wei Qin, Assistant Professor of Microbiology, has received the 2027 Award for...

Cari Vanderpool elected Fellow of American Academy of Microbiology

Headshot of Cari Vanderpool
Congratulations to Cari Vanderpool, professor of microbiology, who was recently elected a fellow in the American Academy of Microbiology.

New work provides broader understanding of how bacteria obtain essential nutrients in soil and during infection

Hand holds pile of soil.
In a recently published study from the University of Illinois, researchers have identified a new class of bacterial importers in over 250 species.

Salyers Receives ASM Award

Abigail Salyers
Professor of Microbiology Abigail Salyers has been given the American Society for Microbiology Graduate Microbiology Teaching Award. The honor is given to an individual for distinguished teaching at the graduate level and outstanding mentoring of graduate and postgraduate students.

Woese to Recieve Achievement Award

Carl Woese
Professor of Microbiology Carl Woese will be honored this year with the Abbott-ASM Lifetime Achievement Award for his work on microbe diversity.