Posts written by zimmers


Holiday Party

September 5, 2023

The Holly Foyer has been reserved for our annual Holiday Party on December 14, 2023.  More details will be forthcoming as they become available.




Thanksgiving Potluck

September 5, 2023

We have so much to be thankful for. MIMG is starting an annual Thanksgiving Potluck luncheon on November 7, 2023. The department will purchase the turkey. Please bring your favorite dish from your native country to share with everyone.  More details to come.  




Lab Pumpkin Decorating Contest

September 5, 2023

Lab Pumpkin Decorating Contest – October 2023. MIMG will purchase one pumpkin for each lab to decorate for the Halloween season.  Be sure to watch your email for more information, so you can pick your prized pumpkin, from the MIMG pumpkin patch.  More details to come.  




Yan Xiang, PhD’s article featured in Virology Podcast

September 5, 2023

Dr. Yan Xiang’s recent article Human SAMD9 is a poxvirus-activatable anticodon nuclease inhibiting codon-specific protein synthesis was recently featured and discussed on the TWIV Podcast https://www.microbe.tv/twiv/twiv-1035/.  “This podcast is very popular among both virus experts and enthusiasts and we are thrilled to have had our work highlighted” stated Dr. Xiang.  You can watch the show […]




Elizabeth Leadbetter, PhD is an MPI on new R01 Award

September 5, 2023

Elizabeth Leadbetter, PhD is an MPI on an R01 award entitled Adiponectin signaling and macrophage function.  Congratulations Dr. Leadbetter.