We are currently looking for an Assistant Professor of Microbiology, within the area of microbial cell biology! microbiology.osu.edu/news/open-facu…

Pls share: Microbiology faculty position available at Texas A&M University.

Kaspar Lab, Fall 2024 edition! Last lab meeting of the semester, and holiday white elephant gift exchange results! So thankful for all of these students, getting to be in the lab with them, and watching them grow over time. Wouldn’t be anywhere without them. Onwards to 2025!

Another new year, time for another semester directing first year Microbiology/Immunology

Sometimes we forget about the importance of oral health, especially for adolescents. Support oral health research to keep our most vulnerable out of the hospital or staying home from school with something as simple as tooth decay! #SupportOralHealthResearch

Supporting undergraduate research at Office of Undergraduate Research Denman Forum! Izzy Williams and Allen Choi, both senior undergraduates, presented today - both are first authors on lab publications. Congrats Izzy and Allen! Izzy also presenting at AADOCR next week.

We are excited and thankful to have received a NoA today from NIDCR on a new R03 examining nutritional niches within oral biofilms. This grant was reviewed last summer and went through council in the fall. Encouraging to see new grants being released given the circumstances

Tomorrow, 1:30pm. AADOCR in NYC. Honored to be a speaker alongside Drs. Jessica Mark Welch and mBio Editor in Chief Marvin Whiteley #microbiology #dentistry

Kaspar Lab at AADOCR 2025 in New York City!! Excited to see Iris, Nicole and Jacob give their first presentations at a national conference #AADOCR2025

TWiM 330: More mouth microbiology 🦷 TWiM explains how to recode E. coli so it uses only one stop codon, and an exploration of the mechanisms of bacterial adhesion within dental plaque. Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Michael Schmidt, and Michele Swanson. 📺 bit.ly/4id8lvq

AADOCR continues to support community water fluoridation as a safe, effective, and evidence-based intervention for the prevention of dental caries. aadocr.org/science-policy… #caries #cavities #dentalcare #oralhealth