H. Pylori’s Survival Strategy: Shut off the Energy

Microbiology professor Steven Blanke, graduate student Ik-Jung Kim and their colleagues discovered how a disease-causing bacterium, Helicobacter pylori, undermines the body’s immune defenses. Photo by L. Brian Stauffer.
Researchers report in a new study that the bacterium Helicobacter pylori – a major contributor to gastritis, ulcers and stomach cancer – resists the body’s immune defenses by shutting down energy production within the cells of the stomach lining that serve as a barrier to infection.

The Evolution of Influenza

Chris Brooke headshot.
Influenza is one of the most adaptable viruses known to man. By tracking down flu’s weak spots, Christopher Brooke’s lab hopes to aid in the development of new treatments.

Tajkhorshid Lab: Battling antimicrobial resistance

EMRE.png
Each year, at least 23,000 people die from infections caused by antibiotic resistant bacteria in the U.S., according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Using computer modeling, researchers from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and Sandia National Laboratories are...