Michele Swanson
University of Michigan Medical School
Michele Swanson, ASM president for 2018-2019, is a Professor at the University of Michigan Medical School. With Vincent Racaniello, Michael Schmidt and Elio Schaechter, she is one of the hosts of the podcast This Week in Microbiology.
Latest from Michele Swanson
This frass doesn’t stink
Aug. 8, 2019
How the microbiome and gut anatomy of a wood-feeding beetle promotes lignocellulose deconstruction, and bacteria that degrade PET plastic.
In the company of Elio
July 12, 2019
Elio Schaechter's career, his work in microbiology, and his love for microbes and mushrooms.
Unexpectedly pathogenic bacteriophages
June 1, 2019
An extracellular bacterium associated with Paramecium, and induction of antiviral immunity by a bacteriophage that prevents bacterial clearance.
Intercellular microbial trade
April 26, 2019
How a chemosynthetic symbiont stores energy for its marine flatworm host, and extraction of nutrients from host cells by E. coli injectisome components.
I hear you
March 29, 2019
How cleaved cochlin protein sequesters bacteria in the inner ear to preserve hearing function.