Brissette Lab at the University of North Dakota

09/26/2026

Midwest Microbial Pathogenesis Conference! UND representing!

09/22/2026

"The greater danger is allowing uncertainty to convince us to stop building, mentoring, investing in ambitious ideas, supporting vulnerable communities, or imagining a future worth creating until conditions improve."

06/11/2026

Today, the North Dakota State Office of Rural Health presented Dr. Shawnda Schroeder with the Outstanding Rural Health Educator/Mentor award at the Dakota Conference on Rural Health.

Dr. Schroeder's unwavering commitment to education is highly valued, and the Department appreciates her outstanding service.

We offer our heartfelt congratulations to Dr. Schroeder.

05/22/2026

You will be seeing a few of these in the next few weeks and we are so proud! 💚

Please join us for the dissertation defense of Mangan Golden, PhD candidate in Indigenous Health.

Dissertation Title:
BROADENING THE VIEW OF MEDICAL EDUCATION TO BETTER SERVE INDIGENOUS POPULATIONS

Date: Wednesday, June 3, 2026
Time: 9-10:30 am Central Time
Zoom Link: https://und.zoom.us/j/94130498951?pwd=WAZOzqNqYhBXbvJyqpIRWnBn11OaLW.1

We hope you'll join us in supporting Mangan as she defends her doctoral work.

05/22/2026

🎉 Please join us for the dissertation defense of Anna Charlotta Kihlström, PhD candidate in Indigenous Health. 🎉

Dissertation Title:
Bridging Relational and Institutional Accountability: A Mixed Methods Study of Implementing Sámi Ethical Research Guidelines in Finland’s Public Health Sector

Thursday, June 4, 2026
9-10 am Central Time
https://und.zoom.us/j/94938035328

We hope you'll join us in supporting Anna as she defends her doctoral work. 🎓

05/21/2026

https://www.usatoday.com/story/graphics/2026/05/17/tick-bites-emergency-room-maps-where/89991884007/?utm_medium=email

As temperatures climb, ER visits for tick bites surge. Cases reach highest levels in 10 years, according to CDC data.

04/02/2026

https://blogs.und.edu/for-your-health/2026/04/01/brissette-named-assistant-dean-for-graduate-and-postdoctoral-studies-at-und-school-of-medicine-health-sciences/

Dr. Catherine Brissette, professor in the UND School of Medicine & Health Sciences (SMHS) Department of Biomedical Sciences, has been named Assistant Dean for Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies at the School. A veteran researcher focused on infectious disease – particularly the tick-borne Borrelia ...

02/18/2026

https://careers.und.edu/jobs/department-of-biomedical-sciences-chair-and-professor-tenured-grand-forks-north-dakota-united-states

Salary/Position Classification $300,000+ commensurate with experience annual, Exempt This position will work onsite the Grand Forks, ND campus. Purpose of Position The Chair of the Department of Biomedical Sciences will provide leadership and strategic direction for the department. This role involve...