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A New Tool for Healthcare Gives Better Outbreak Forecasts

Pinpointing an outbreak’s peak, the approach can boost health systems’ preparedness and risk communication.

A graph shows a line curving up to a peak and then decaying away

Research

New Gene-Editing Tech Holds Promise for Treating Complex Genetic Diseases

Advanced biotechnology repurposes two bacterial immune systems to correct large stretches of DNA.

A microscope image shows human cells. There are two blue spheres in the center, surrounded by a green structure, with orange dots scattered around the green structure.

Research

High-Resolution Structure Reveals How Microcins Target Bacteria

The Davies Lab and NIH researchers reveal the first high-resolution structure of a microcin binding its bacterial receptor.

microsin structure

Accolades

Virus Slayer Awarded ‘Genius Grant’ by MacArthur Foundation

The award recognizes Jason McLellan’s work to investigate how viruses infect our cells and to develop new treatments for infectious disease.

Portrait of Jason McLellan in a suit, standing in front of three-dimensional displays of proteins

Announcements

In Memoriam: Emin Ulug

Emin Ulug, retired Molecular Biosciences Associate Professor of Instruction passed away on September 12 after a long illness.

Emin Ulug and Hank Bose

Research

Re-engineered Antibodies Kill Bacteria Directly

These antibodies use a clever trick to slip deep into a bacteria’s outer membrane, where they can do real damage.

A microscope image of a bacterium that has been treated with a re-engineered antibody that disrupts the outer membrane and causing the bacterium to spill its contents.

Research

Davies Lab Research Finds Wide Diversity of Microcins

The study, recently published in Nature Communications, could lead to new ways to treat antibiotic-resistant infections.

Variety of microcins

Announcements

LCID Researcher's Work to Translate Science Featured on UNESCO Website

Dr. Grace Kago's science e-learning community for native Kikuyu speakers is chosen for UNESCO's Open and Inclusive Science Hub.

Grace Kago, Ph.D.

Newsletter

Julie Gerberding Discusses Precision Health at 2025 LaMontagne Symposium Keynote Lecture

The title of Dr. Gerberding's lecture was "Beyond One-Size-Fits-All: Rebuilding Trust and Advancing Precision Public Health in the AI Era"

Julie Gerberding speaking at 2025 LaMontagne Symposium

Research

Maynard, McLellan Labs Study Boosting Pertussis Vaccines

Researchers in the labs of LCID members Jennifer Maynard and Jason McLellan have made discoveries in understanding and enhancing immunity against pertussis.

Pertussis