Department News
4th Annual Youth Summit | An all Immunology & Microbiology Science Experience
03/07/2026 | This year's Annual Youth Summit featured Immunology and Microbiology focused science experiences. This free summit was open to students and their families from 3rd grade to college. Throughout the event, Attendees had the chance to participate in engaging workshops, learning about non-enveloped or enveloped virus resistance to soap, antigen/antibody specific interactions, and the microbes that ferment foods and make up your microbiome. In addition, professionals in healthcare and STEM industries were present to support inspiring learners to explore careers in medicine, STEM, and related fields. Volunteers who led this event were Katharine Wilhelmsen, Desiree Straign, Emma Cox, Avishi Singh, Thomas Carrillo, Kalyn Barton and Dr. Linda van Dyk.
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Meet the Scientist: Siddharth Krishnamurthy, PhD
Siddharth Krishnamurthy, PhD was featured in CU Anschutz's February 2026 Meet the Scientist titled, Unlocking the Secrets of Retroelements and Their Impact on Health. "
TEDxCU | ON THE CONTRARY
Aimee Bernard, PhD will be speaking at TEDxCU ON THE CONTRARY on April 4th @ 2pm
"Dr. Aimee Bernard is an immunologist, medical educator, and science communicator devoted to sharing her love of science with the world beyond academia. Aimee’s mission is to build bridges between science and society, transforming jargon into connection and curiosity into conversation. In her TEDx talk, Aimee will share the importance of spreading accessible science in an era of significant disinformation and distrust in science." Learn more and get tickets here
Meet the Scientist: Breck Duerkop, PhD
12/04/2025 | Meet the Scientist: studies the way bacteriophages alter the microbiome and the role the effects might play on health and disease as described in a recent issue of Meet the Scientist titled, How Do These Skilled Invaders Change the Way Bacteria Behave? Read it Here
CU Anschutz Today: Liyen Loh, PhD & Laurent Gapin, PhD
11/10/2025 | CU Anschutz Today: & were featured in CU Anschutz Today. Learn more about their innovative research in the Researchers Discover Connection Between a Distinct Immune Cell and Colitis by Chris Casey. READ IT HERE
Research Series: Kyla Ost, PhD
09/15/2025 | Research Series: Kyla Ost, PhD was featured in CU School of Medicine's Research Series in a text called, "Investigating the ‘Dark Side’ of Gut Microbes in the Ost Lab." READ THE TEXT HERE
Meet the Scientist: Thomas ‘Tem’ Morrison, PhD
05/23/2025 | Meet the Scientist: Thomas ‘Tem’ Morrison focuses on how dangerous viruses infect humans and how our bodies work to clear them in “Lifeguard on Duty: Better Understanding the Body’s First Responders” READ MORE HERE
CU Anschutz Today: Jared Klarquist, PhD
04/23/25 | READ CU Anschutz Today featuring Assistant Research Professor, Jared Klarquist, PhD in "B Cells Found to Be Crucial for Long-Term Vaccine Protection, New Study Shows" here discussing new insight from a recently published study in The Journal of Clinical Investigation.
Research Achievement Highlights (REACH) forum: Aimee Bernard, PhD
3/19/25 | This month's Research Achievement Highlights (REACH) forum featured various presenters, including Aimee Pugh Bernard, PhD. They shared tips on how to navigate medical misinformation through connection. You can read a summary of the forum in the article linked below. 'BREAKING THROUGH THE NOISE': CU RESEARCHERS FIND WAYS TO BUILD TRUST
STEM Poster Day 2025
3/13/2025 | STEM Poster Day Brings Science Under the Gold Dome of the Colorado Capitol: Young researchers from the CU School of Medicine and others showcased their work at the event. READ MORE HERE
CU Anschutz News: Michael Schurr, PhD
3/12/2025 | Researchers from the University of Colorado Anschutz, including Michael Schurr, PhD, and funded by the NIH, studied a new method to deliver antibiotics, specifically gentamicin, directly into the bladder tissue to better treat UTIs. READ ABOUT THE STUDY HERE
Basic Science Chairs Op-Ed
03/03/2025 | Cu Anschutz Basic Science Departments Chairs, Leslie Berg, PhD, Julie Cooper, PhD, David DiGregorio, PhD, Heide Ford PhD, Casey Greene, PhD Wendy Macklin, PhD, and Science Communicator, Aimee Pugh Bernard, PhD wrote an Op-Ed about NIH funding needs titled, "Opinion: The Critical Need for Science Funding" which was featured in the online newspaper Front Porch. READ IT HERE
