Center for Molecular Microbiology

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The Center for Molecular Microbiology (CMM) was established in October of 2000 to formally bring together infectious disease researchers and clinicians from the Colleges of Dentistry, Medicine and Veterinary Medicine in order to function as an interdisciplinary group of collaborating scientists to address the issues of infectious diseases.

Infectious diseases are among the most critical health problems worldwide.
One out of every three people worldwide is infected by Mycobacterium tuberculosis, the causative agent of tuberculosis.
Re-emerging infectious agents, as well as new antibiotic-resistant strains, make infectious diseases a major health problem of the new millennium. Between 1973 and 1999, more than 35 newly emerging infectious diseases were identified.
Without rapid development of antimicrobials and vaccines, we face an era of drastically increased morbidity and mortality from infectious diseases.

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Eleventh Annual Mark Wilson Conference