Department of Pathology Microbiology and Immunology

January 2, 2026

Division of Animal Care leader Jeanne Wallace to retire

At Vanderbilt Health, Wallace recruited and built a team of veterinarians and operations managers to provide a high-quality animal care program to support researchers with Vanderbilt Health and Vanderbilt University.

By John Howser
November 7, 2025

Romney Humphries named vice chair of Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology

Humphries also will serve as executive medical director of the Pathology and Laboratory Medicine Clinical Service Center.

By Bill Snyder
Cryogenic electron microscopy (cryo-EM) resolution of the structure of a respiratory syncytial virus fusion protein (shades of pink) bound to fragments of two antibodies (dark/light and blue/green) designed by the researchers’ protein language model, MAGE.
November 4, 2025

AI can speed antibody design to thwart novel viruses: study

While the study focused on development of antibody therapeutics against existing and emerging viral threats, the implications of the research are much broader.

By Bill Snyder
October 29, 2025

Alice Coogan to retire; Adam Seegmiller to succeed as chair of Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology

The Department of PM&I continues to be one of the leading and most innovative of its kind in the nation.

By John Howser
October 23, 2025

New resources help people take action to prevent inherited diseases

To launch a connection search, someone with a specific gene variant signs up to meet others who share that variant, beginning a process of discovering new connections with unknown relatives and encouraging family members to get tested.

By Tom Wilemon
Mariana Byndloss, DVM, PhD
October 9, 2025

Mariana Byndloss honored by microbiology society

Byndloss, who joined the Vanderbilt faculty in 2018, studies the links between the gut microbiota (the microorganisms that reside in the intestines), host metabolism and disease.

By Leigh MacMillan
July 8, 2025

Vanderbilt, Parse Biosciences scientists envision an antibody ‘atlas’ for measles, mumps, rubella

Researchers will scan the landscape of plasmablasts, the first antibody-producing, B-type immune cells that respond to MMR infection.
By Bill Snyder
July 1, 2025

New lab for transplant, other specialized testing launches at Vanderbilt Medical Laboratories

The new Histocompatibility and Immunogenetics Laboratory launched its first phase of testing June 26 and ultimately will fully support clinical testing for the Vanderbilt Transplant Center, the nation’s third busiest transplant center by volume.
By Leigh MacMillan
June 26, 2025

VUMC postdoc wins Jane Coffin Childs Fellowship

Each year the JCC Fund awards three years of salary support to 25-30 of the “best and brightest” postdoctoral fellows.
By Bill Snyder
June 17, 2025

VUMC-led research a step closer to understanding, preventing asthma 

“Findings from this study indicate that children who develop wheezing have different airway characteristics early in life, even before they develop asthma,” said Tina Hartert, MD, MPH.
By Bill Snyder
May 28, 2025

VUMC infectious disease experts explain what antibiotic resistance means for individuals and populations — and how to protect against it

A rising global health threat, antibiotic resistance presents several complications, but protection is possible.
By Evan Dorian
May 8, 2025

Heidi Hamm, Eric Skaar elected members of the National Academy of Sciences

Hamm and Skaar are among 120 voting members and 30 international members of the NAS whose elections were announced on April 29.
By Bill Snyder
April 28, 2025

Jeffrey Rathmell elected an honorary member of the American Society for Clinical Investigation 

Rathmell is among 49 current, full-time members of the Vanderbilt faculty who have been elected to membership in the ASCI.
By Bill Snyder
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