False-color SEM of a C. difficile spore (blue) and vegetative cell (red)

False-color image of C. difficile vegetative cell and Ruthenium Red-stained flagella.

Immunofluorescence analysis using anti-C. difficile SlpA serum reveals intense staining in the colonic lumen of Syn-LAB 2.0-fed animals (right), but not mock-treated animals (left)

Good food + good company = Successful experiments (that's our excuse anyway). Saffron Indian Restaurant

Dr. Vedantam and Dr. Viswanathan, courtesy of Tech Launch Arizona.

Dude, where's my slide?

VVL members getting hand sanitizer bottles ready.

Shylaja Ramamurthy holding a bottle of VVL-made hand sanitizer, mid-Covid Pandemic.

Things can get wild in Tucson, even in town! If you keep your eyes peeled, you may spot coyotes walking about.

The quintessential Tucson desert view @ the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum