Research Breakthrough Could Help Diagnose, Treat Biofilm Infections

By Lorena Anderson, University Communications

Professor Clarissa Nobile, works on biofilm research

Biofilms — colonies of...

Fellowship Funds Undergrad’s Research on Biofilms

UC Merced undergraduate students can find opportunities to conduct research in a lab as early as their freshman year — what’s less common is getting...

http://www.ucmerced.edu/news/2015/biomedical-researcher-named-campuss-first-pew-scholar

Biomedical Researcher Named Campus’s First Pew Scholar

Clarissa J. Nobile, one of 22 researchers named Pew...

Candida albicans biofilms are composed of highly adherent and densely arranged cells with properties distinct from those of free-floating (planktonic) cells. These biofilms are a significant medical...

http://www.cell.com/current-biology/abstract/S0960-9822%2814%2901151-8

The human microbiome contains a diverse array of microbes that affect human health. A recent study finds that fungal biofilms...