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Molecular Pathogenesis
Molecular Pathogenesis: research incorporate the study of host-pathogen interactions at the level of cellular and molecular networks with application to the understanding of virulence factors, host resistance to pathogens, and emerging (and resurgent) infectious disease agents.
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JUN 28, 2021Cell & Molecular Biology
Though originally thought of as strictly a waste disposal system, extracellular vesicles (EVs) have been shown to have m ...JUN 11, 2021Cell & Molecular Biology
The immune system can detect and destroy pathogenic and cancerous cells, but sometimes those dangerous cells can evade t ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 16, 2021Cell & Molecular Biology
Over the past 20 years, Lyme has gone from a virtually unknown disease to the most reported vector-borne illness in the ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 21, 2021Immunology
Genetic variants of the SARS-CoV-2 virus have emerged and tightened their grip on global communities as the pandemic rag ...Written By: Tara FernandesAPR 19, 2021Microbiology
The world is full of microbes that have colonized nearly every environment including the human body. The vast majority o ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 31, 2021Clinical & Molecular DX
The build-up of fat inside the liver is a worrying sign that points to the possibility of conditions such as nonalcoholi ...Written By: Tara FernandesMAR 17, 2021Cell & Molecular Biology
Some brain diseases including mad cow disease and the human version Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD), Kuru, and fatal fam ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 10, 2021Genetics & Genomics
Diphtheria was once a leading cause of death for children; immunization programs eventually changed that for most countr ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 08, 2021Genetics & Genomics
Huntington's disease begins with symptoms like movement and balance problems, weakness, and behavioral disturbances, and ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 02, 2021Cell & Molecular Biology
Retroviruses can infect cells and insert themselves into the genetic code of their host. Sometime in the past 50,000 yea ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 15, 2021Microbiology
Bacteria have colonized nearly every environment on Earth, including the human body. While most of the microbes we encou ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 29, 2021Genetics & Genomics
Humans are far more likely to get several types of cancerous tumors than our closest evolutionary cousins, chimpanzees. ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 25, 2021Cell & Molecular Biology
For many years, scientists have relied on cells that grow in dishes and animal models to learn more about human diseases ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 23, 2021Microbiology
About a year ago, I wrote about the virus that would come to be known as SARS-CoV-2 for the first time. And while we've ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 11, 2021Cell & Molecular Biology
Naturally occurring chemicals make more appealing medicines for many people, but there is not always evidence that they' ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 08, 2020Microbiology
N. meningitidis bacteria live in the noses and throats of many people without causing illness. But in about 1 in 10 carr ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 27, 2020Cell & Molecular Biology
The sun emits different kinds of light and rays including visible and ultraviolet (UV) and infrared. Some of those forms ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 29, 2020Genetics & Genomics
The CRISPR-Cas9 genomic editing system holds great promise for treating genetic errors that cause human disease. But we ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 28, 2020Microbiology
Scientists and clinicians know that oral health and inflammation, which is a part of many diseases, are connected.Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 25, 2020Cell & Molecular Biology
Ewing sarcoma is a rare kind of cancer that tends to impact young people and occurs in bones or the tissue around them. ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 18, 2020Cell & Molecular Biology
It's thought that as much as half of the global population carries a bacterium called Helicobacter pylori in their stoma ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 13, 2020Microbiology
Researchers in the lab of Camille Ehre, Ph.D. at the UNC School of Medicine have created amazing images of the pandemic ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 02, 2020Microbiology
Helicobacter pylori can be found in as much as fifty percent of the world's population.Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 30, 2020Cell & Molecular Biology
Our bodies need vast numbers of proteins to function. Dysfunctional proteins, which can be caused by errors in the genes ...Written By: Carmen Leitch
JUN 28, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
Though originally thought of as strictly a waste disposal system, extracellular vesicles (EVs) have been shown to have m
...
JUN 11, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
The immune system can detect and destroy pathogenic and cancerous cells, but sometimes those dangerous cells can evade t
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 16, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
Over the past 20 years, Lyme has gone from a virtually unknown disease to the most reported vector-borne illness in the
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 21, 2021
Immunology
Genetic variants of the SARS-CoV-2 virus have emerged and tightened their grip on global communities as the pandemic rag
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
APR 19, 2021
Microbiology
The world is full of microbes that have colonized nearly every environment including the human body. The vast majority o
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 31, 2021
Clinical & Molecular DX
The build-up of fat inside the liver is a worrying sign that points to the possibility of conditions such as nonalcoholi
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
MAR 17, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
Some brain diseases including mad cow disease and the human version Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD), Kuru, and fatal fam
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 10, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
Diphtheria was once a leading cause of death for children; immunization programs eventually changed that for most countr
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 08, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
Huntington's disease begins with symptoms like movement and balance problems, weakness, and behavioral disturbances, and
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 02, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
Retroviruses can infect cells and insert themselves into the genetic code of their host. Sometime in the past 50,000 yea
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 15, 2021
Microbiology
Bacteria have colonized nearly every environment on Earth, including the human body. While most of the microbes we encou
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 29, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
Humans are far more likely to get several types of cancerous tumors than our closest evolutionary cousins, chimpanzees.
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 25, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
For many years, scientists have relied on cells that grow in dishes and animal models to learn more about human diseases
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 23, 2021
Microbiology
About a year ago, I wrote about the virus that would come to be known as SARS-CoV-2 for the first time. And while we've
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 11, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
Naturally occurring chemicals make more appealing medicines for many people, but there is not always evidence that they'
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 08, 2020
Microbiology
N. meningitidis bacteria live in the noses and throats of many people without causing illness. But in about 1 in 10 carr
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 27, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
The sun emits different kinds of light and rays including visible and ultraviolet (UV) and infrared. Some of those forms
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 29, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
The CRISPR-Cas9 genomic editing system holds great promise for treating genetic errors that cause human disease. But we
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 28, 2020
Microbiology
Scientists and clinicians know that oral health and inflammation, which is a part of many diseases, are connected.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 25, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
Ewing sarcoma is a rare kind of cancer that tends to impact young people and occurs in bones or the tissue around them.
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 18, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
It's thought that as much as half of the global population carries a bacterium called Helicobacter pylori in their stoma
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 13, 2020
Microbiology
Researchers in the lab of Camille Ehre, Ph.D. at the UNC School of Medicine have created amazing images of the pandemic
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 02, 2020
Microbiology
Helicobacter pylori can be found in as much as fifty percent of the world's population.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 30, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
Our bodies need vast numbers of proteins to function. Dysfunctional proteins, which can be caused by errors in the genes
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch