Microbiology

Microbiology

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

Sallie (Penny) W. Chisholm
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Sallie (Penny) W. Chisholm

Institute Professor

Sallie (Penny) W. Chisholm studies the biology, ecology, and evolution of the single most abundant marine phytoplankton species in order to understand the forces that shape microbial ecosystems.

Kingdoms collide as bacteria and cells form captivating connections

An abundant phytoplankton feeds a global network of marine microbes

Imperiali Lab News Brief: combining bioinformatics and biochemistry

Sauer & Davis Lab News Brief: structures of molecular woodchippers reveal mechanism for versatility

Laub Lab News Brief: anti-viral defense system in bacteria modifies mRNA

Pursuing the secrets of a stealthy parasite

News Brief: Lamason Lab uncovers seven novel effectors in Rickettsia parkeri infection

A genome-wide screen in live hosts reveals new secrets of parasite infection