The Behnsen lab embraced the jolly spirit of the season by having a Christmas potluck and holding a lab-wide Secret Santa gift exchange....

Things got spooky during lab meeting today! (㇏(•̀ᵥᵥ•́)ノ) Ed, Roberto, and Olivia definitely looked boo-tiful in their costumes. (˼●̙̂ ̟...

The Behnsen lab has produced some exciting research involving cross-kingdom interactions between Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium...

The Behnsen lab spent an exciting weekend attending the 2024 Midwest Microbial Pathogenesis Conference (MMPC) in a neighboring state. The...

Dr. Behnsen, Kanchan Jaswal, and Roberto Flores had an amazing time attending the Microbial Toxins and Pathogenicity GRC at the...

We took the liberty of celebrating another member of the lab this month. ♪ (｡´＿●`)ﾉ┌iiii┐ヾ(´○＿`*) ♪(*･ω･)ﾉ”┌iii┐♡♪o~(...

Join us in congratulating our very own Dr. Judith Behnsen on her promotion to Associate Professor. Here's to more years of success! ヾ(...

We love celebrating lab birthdays with a slice of cake! Help us wish 3 of our members a happy birthday. ♪ (｡´＿●`)ﾉ┌iiii┐ヾ(´○＿`*)...

We presented our two new graduate students with some pizza and laughs. This fresh and warm welcome is sure to motivate them on their PhD...

Ciera and Ed are the newest additions to the Behnsen team. Woohoo! We have started a new tradition to inaugurate new members. We greeted...

The Behnsen lab was excited to attend the 2023 Midwest Microbial Pathogenesis Conference (MMPC) close to home. The 29th annual conference...

Let our preview steal the spotlight while Salmonella steals some iron. Check out this new research describing a new iron acquisition...

The Behnsen lab attended the 7th Annual GEMS Research Symposium on Friday the 13th. Roberto was awarded a boo-tiful certificate of...

Cheers to this mug-nificent lab tradition! Every time a lab member releases a a piece of published work under their name they receive a...

Dr. Behnsen, Kanchan Jaswal, and Olivia Todd thoroughly enjoyed their time at the Midwest Neglected Infectious Diseases Meeting @ UIUC. A...

Ever wonder what kind of diverse microbial communities could be inhabiting your gut microbiome right now? If the answer is yes... then...

Dara Kiani successfully defended his thesis titled "Proteus mirabilis utilizes a contact dependent growth inhibition system to kill...

Jason Devlin successfully defended his thesis titled "The Role of Chitinases and Fungal Siderephores in Salmonella enterica serovar...

Picnic @ Tom (Ping) Memorial Park. Yummy snacks and fun card games galore!

The Behnsen lab is proud and honored to celebrate Jason Devlin and Dara Kiani's completion of the GEMS PhD program @ UIC. We wish our two...