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Microbiology and Immunology

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Björn F. C. Kafsack, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of Microbiology and Immunology

Rm. W-705
Tel: (212) 746-5439
Fax: (212) 746-8587

Developmental Regulation of Malaria Parasites

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News And Updates

Study Reveals Functions of Proteins that Protect Chromosome Ends

Researchers at Weill Cornell Medicine have gleaned new insights on the ways cells maintain the tips of their chromosomes, or telomeres. The findings...

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Protein Found in Aggressive Ovarian Cancers Promotes Tumor Growth by Bringing In Protective Immune Cells

Ovarian tumors can be made more sensitive to immunotherapy by blocking the recruitment of certain cells to the area surrounding the cancer, according...

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Events

April 30, 2021 - 4:00pm

Diversity Week - Making Precision Medicine Socially Precise

Department of Microbiology and Immunology and Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine Esteban G. Burchard, MD, MPH Harry Wm. and Diana V. Hind Distinguished Professor in Pharmaceutical Sciences Professor and Vice Chair, Departments of Bioengineering & Therapeutic Sciences and Medicine Director, Center for Genes, Environments & Health University of California, San Francisco

Event Details
February 8, 2021 - 12:00pm

Department Of Microbiology And Immunology Monthly Research In Progress Seminars

Sarah Schrader, MD/PhD
Candidate Nathan Lab
“Perturbation of arginine biosynthesis in mycobacteria elicits  tolerance, persistence, and MIC-shifted resistance to antibiotics with  other targets”

Tingting Li, PhD
Guo Lab
“Gut bacterial transamination impacts host amino acid homeostasis and physiology”

Please email Deidre McIntosh-Brown, dem2017@med.cornell.edu. for ZOOM details.

Meetings will occur from 12:00-1:00 pm on the 2nd Monday of each month from October 12, 2020-July 12, 2021 Via Zoom