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ALT MGI Associate Professor Emeritus Scott Mulrooney stands at the front of a classroom at Can Tho University in Vietnam, teaching students seated at rows of desks.
ALT Scott Mulrooney speaks at a podium during the International Workshop on Innovations in Biotechnology at Can Tho University. A projected slide beside him reads “Microbial Technology: Current Needs and Future Perspectives.”
ALT Scott Mulrooney, wearing red and gold academic regalia, stands onstage with Can Tho University graduates in black and red gowns holding their certificates.
ALT Danielle Gregory, wearing a white lab coat, safety glasses, and purple gloves, examines a culture plate while working inside a biosafety cabinet. Her reflection is visible in the cabinet glass.
ALT Purple-gloved hands hold a red agar plate while streaking a bacterial culture across its surface inside a laboratory biosafety cabinet.
ALT Danielle Gregory collects a fecal sample from a black-and-white dairy cow inside a dairy facility. She wears gray coveralls and reaches over a railing beside the cow.
ALT Scrapbook-style collage highlighting MGI Professor Ned Walker’s September 2026 trip to Casablanca, Morocco. Photos show Casablanca’s waterfront, the Hassan II Mosque beneath a clear blue sky, and a large spread of pastries and other foods. Text explains that Walker traveled to Casablanca for meetings of two Strategic Advisory Groups supporting NIH-funded International Centers of Excellence for Malaria Research projects. His work with the groups supports international research partnerships focused on malaria in Burkina Faso and Mali. The MGI logo appears in the upper right corner.
ALT Close-up microscopic view of elongated, rod-shaped bacteria clustered on a textured surface.
ALT Smiling middle-aged man in a gray blazer and plaid shirt standing by a large window in a modern building.
ALT Smiling scientist wearing glasses and blue gloves holds a petri dish in a laboratory setting.
ALT Conference highlight featuring MGI graduate students Rosemary Northcote and Emily Perez at the Microbial Stress Response Gordon Research Conference. At top, Emily gives a talk titled “Opposing HRxxN Histidine Kinase Inputs Tune the Brucella General Stress Response.” Below, Rosemary and Emily stand beside their research posters. A graphic over Rosemary’s photo notes that she received a poster award. The graphic is branded in MSU green with the Spartan helmet logo.
ALT Colorized microscopy image showing clusters of round Staphylococcus aureus bacterial cells in shades of purple against a blue background. A bright green label reads “Staphylococcus aureus.”
ALT A green-tinted microscopy image of clusters of Staphylococcus aureus cells behind a quote from Neal Hammer, MGI associate professor: “We seek to understand the metabolic basis of Staphylococcus aureus pathogenesis and antibiotic resistance to find new ways to treat infection.”
ALT Grayscale microscopy image showing a single Brucella abortus bacterial cell. A scale bar at the bottom indicates 200 nanometers, and a bright green label reads “Brucella abortus.”
ALT A green-tinted microscopy image of Brucella abortus behind a quote from Sean Crosson, MGI professor: “We study how Brucella is able to survive inside its animal hosts. Improving our understanding of this process is important as we look towards the development of vaccines or antimicrobial therapies.”
ALT Portrait of MGI graduate student Grace Semaan smiling outdoors. She has long, dark curly hair and is wearing a blue top. The graphic includes her quote: “I study cyanobacteria isolated from harmful algal blooms across the Great Lakes to understand how different factors like population dynamics, nutrient availability, and temperature impact bloom occurrence.” A QR code links to more information about Grace.
ALT Portrait of Robert Hausinger, University Distinguished Professor in MSU’s Department of Microbiology, Genetics, & Immunology. Hausinger, wearing glasses and a light green button-down shirt, smiles at the camera in a bright indoor setting.
ALT Close-up of clustered purple spherical bacteria cells on a blue background under a microscope.
ALT Bryttan Adams smiles while working at a laboratory bench in a white lab coat and blue gloves. She holds a pipette over a multiwell plate, with tubes, pipette tips and other laboratory supplies arranged on the bench in front of her.
ALT Fluorescence microscope image of cells from a mouse cancer cell line used in Bryttan Adams’ research, showing GFP expression.