bacteria • viruses • fungi • protozoa • horizontal gene transfer • cell-cell signaling • microbial life cycle • microbe-environment interactions • biological niches • signaling • bacterial sex • microbial development • chromosome structure
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Microbiology
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Faculty Spotlight
Sebastian Lourido
Associate Professor of Biology; Core Member, Whitehead InstituteSebastian Lourido exposes parasite vulnerabilities and harnesses them to treat infectious disease.