Message From The Chair

The Department of Microbiology and Immunology (formerly the Department of Molecular Genetics and Microbiology) has been the home for world-class research programs in areas ranging from microbial pathogenesis, immunology and model organism genetics to cancer biology since its founding in 1970. Our mission is to advance the knowledge of the fundamental causes, means of prevention and treatment of human diseases.

We are dedicated to graduate training and are committed to providing a highly interactive atmosphere in which students and post-doctoral fellows will thrive.

Explore our website to learn more about the life of the department, our graduate program and research projects.

Dr. David Thanassi, Chair

The Department of Microbiology and Immunology welcomes Dr. Hwan Kim as its newest faculty member. The focus of Dr. Kim's research is on tick-borne diseases caused by Rickettsia species.

Dr. Brian Sheridan, Assistant Professor of Microbiology and Immunology, is the recipient of the 2019 Excellence in Early Career Research Award from the Renaissance School of Medicine at Stony Brook University.

Dr. Bruce Futcher, Professor, and Dr. Steffen Mueller, Research Associate Professor, were honored as new members of the SBU Chapter of the National Academy of Inventors on May 1, 2019.

Dr. Christina Lazzarini, a postdoctoral research associate in Professor Maurizio Del Poeta's lab, received a Young Academic Inventor Award at the annual meeting of the SBU Chapter of the National Academy of Inventors on May 1, 2019. 

Research performed by Matthew Simons, a graduate student in Professor Erich Mackow's laboratory, and published in the May 2019 issue of the Journal of Virology was selected as an article of significant interest by the editors.