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ALT A Hawaiian bobtail squid swims in a glass bowl.
ALT Leah Knoor examines switchgrass growing in a transparent experimental container called a gnotocosm. She wears a burgundy sweater and a black glove while standing in front of an illuminated growth chamber containing additional plants.
ALT Two rectangular containers hold rows of Arabidopsis seedlings illuminated by blue light. Their branching root systems show blue fluorescence from coumarins, a class of chemical compounds produced by plant roots.
ALT Two rectangular containers hold rows of Arabidopsis seedlings illuminated by blue light. Their branching root systems show blue fluorescence from coumarins, a class of chemical compounds produced by plant roots.
ALT Assistant Professor Phillip Delekta, wearing a white shirt, dark tie, and glasses, gestures toward a projected slide while teaching a genetics class. The slide displays diagrams and explanations of genetic mutations and reading frames.
ALT MGI graduate student Jade Le Bris sits at a laboratory biosafety cabinet wearing a white lab coat, protective glasses, and purple gloves. She works with a pipette and laboratory supplies inside the cabinet, with her reflection visible in the glass.
ALT Scanning electron micrograph of Streptococcus agalactiae, also known as Group B Streptococcus, at 15,000 times magnification. Image captured by Macy Pell, a former member of the Manning Lab.
ALT Student Conference Highlight graphic featuring MGI graduate student Elly Scheeres of the Olive and Crosson Labs. A photo shows Elly presenting at a podium beside a projected research slide, with conference attendees seated in the foreground. Text identifies the event as the 78th Annual Brucellosis Conference in Bozeman, Montana, and lists her presentation title: “Brucella abortus LPS structure dictates pathway-specific TLR4 signaling in a primary bovine alveolar macrophage model.” The cream-colored graphic features green watercolor accents, a dotted airplane flight path, and an outlined globe.
ALT MGI graduate student Bryce Waller stands at a podium giving a research presentation at the Mycological Society of America Annual Meeting. Audience members sit facing two large screens displaying a methods slide with diagrams illustrating stages of fungal growth and processing.
ALT Blue and purple graphic announcing Ritam Sinha’s selection for Infection and Immunity’s Emerging Voices in Microbiology. On the right is a circular portrait of Sinha, smiling and wearing glasses and a blue plaid shirt, with a small image of an Infection and Immunity journal cover. Large text on the left reads, “I Was Selected! Infection and Immunity Emerging Voices in Microbiology,” above the ASM Journals logo.
ALT MGI Professor Dohun Pyeon stands onstage during Michigan State University’s faculty investiture ceremony as university officials prepare to present him with a medallion. Faculty members in academic regalia are seated onstage behind him.
ALT Two Michigan State University officials place a medallion around Dohun Pyeon’s neck during the faculty investiture ceremony.
ALT Dohun Pyeon, center, smiles for a photo with two Michigan State University officials after receiving his medallion recognizing him as an MSU Research Foundation Distinguished Professor.
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.