Yale Microbiology PhD students Neha Arun, Megha Nair, Nora Nelson, and Christina Paraggio, received the Ruth L. Kirschstein NRSA Individual Predoctoral F31

The sheathed flagellum of the pathogen Vibrio cholerae supports bacterial motility, environmental survival, and persistent colonization of the human gut. Here, the authors determine near-atomic struct...

Microbiologist Joseph Mougous, PhD, recently joined YSM to continue his groundbreaking studies on how bacteria arm and defend themselves.

NEW YORK, NY—The Foundation is thrilled to announce the selection of the 2026–2028 class of Senior Fellows in Biomedical Science. This year’s cohort represents eight exceptional scientists at the vang...

The lab of Jun Liu has cracked a 50 year old puzzle to reveal the precise shape and structure of the bacterium responsible for gum disease

/PRNewswire/ -- The Jane Coffin Childs Memorial Fund for Medical Research (Jane Coffin Childs Fund/JCC Fund) is an unwavering supporter of biomedical research,...

Within cells, across diverse organisms, macromolecular condensation enables spatial and temporal organization of biochemical reactions by organizing proteins and nucleic acids into compositionally dis...

Neha Arun, a Ph.D. candidate in the Yale Graduate Program in Microbiology, has been awarded a Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (NRSA)

The award, which supports interdisciplinary collaborations, will support Andrew Goodman’s research into how drugs and microbes alter the gut microbiome.

Researchers took a detailed image of the cholera bacteria’s flagella, which could explain how they move so quickly and offer new routes for treatment.

Umbrella toxin particles produced by Actinobacteria contain five spokes tipped with variable lectin domains. Here, Zhao et al. show that these lectins mediate species-specific binding to a previously ...

In situ structures reveal molecular insights into infection initiation of bacteriophage Ur-lambda.

Yale School of Medicine faculty members were recognized for publishing studies that rank in the top 1% based on the number of citations they received in their

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), a peer reviewed journal of the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) - an authoritative source of high-impact, original research that broadly spans...

Yale researchers identified a transcription factor that creates a perfect haven for HIV to hide. It could be a target for clearing the virus.

The Dot/Icm machine in Legionella pneumophila is one of the most versatile type IV secretion systems (T4SSs), with a remarkable capacity to translocate over 330 different effector proteins across the ...

Grunst received the university's John Addison Porter Prize for his dissertation on viral Spike proteins.

Mikey Grunst, Ph.D. , a recent graduate of the Yale Graduate Program in Microbiology, has been awarded the 2025 John Addison Porter prize.

Jiaqi Guo is a Postdoctoral Associate at Yale School of Medicine

Francisella tularensis is an intracellular bacterial pathogen that causes the zoonotic disease tularemia. Following uptake by host cells, the bacteria rapidly escape the phagosome and replicate intracellularly. In previous studies, we found that ...

Ya-Chi Ho, MD, PhD, has been promoted to Associate Professor with Tenure in the Department of Microbial Pathogenesis at Yale School of Medicine.

Helicobacter pylori has evolved distinct flagellar motility to colonize the human stomach. Rotation of the H. pylori flagella is driven by one of t...

Hualiang Pi, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Microbial Pathogenesis and member of the Yale Microbial Sciences Institute, receives Searle Scholars grant.

A new Yale study reveals the molecular process that helps pathogens thrive in hostile environments — and may offer important insights into antibiotic resistance.

A new Yale study reveals the molecular process that helps pathogens thrive in hostile environments — and may offer important insights into antibiotic resistance.

Pradeep Uchil, PhD, has been promoted to Associate Professor Term in the Department of Microbial Pathogenesis.

The Yale Microbial Sciences Institute faculty member will collaborate on a microbial science project connecting scholars in three countries

The American Association for the Advancement of Science has elected eight Yale faculty members as part of its latest class of fellows.

Associate Professor Hesper Rego, Ph.D. will receive support from the Hypothesis Fund to investigate the connection between M. tuberculosis metabolism and