<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><item href="/news/2023-03-investiture-ceremony-honors-msus-sean-crosson-as-a-rudolph-hugh-endowed-chair.aspx" dsn="blogs"><homehero>true</homehero><unit>College of Natural Science,Microbiology</unit><pubDate>03/29/2023</pubDate><title>Investiture ceremony honors MSU's Sean Crosson as a Rudolph Hugh Endowed Chair</title><description><p>Michigan State University microbiologist Sean Crosson, a professor in the MSU Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics (MMG), with joint appointments in the College of Natural Science and the College of Veterinary Medicine, was honored as a Rudolph Hugh Endowed Chair at an investiture ceremony held March 23 at MSU's Wharton Center.</p></description><author>Val Osowski</author><hero-image><img src="/_assets/images/news/2023/2023-03-investiture-ceremony-honors-msus-sean-crosson-as-a-rudolph-hugh-endowed-chair.banner.crosson%20lab.jpg" alt="Members of the Crosson-Fiebig lab pose for a group shot following Dr. Crosson’s investiture ceremony (L to R): Thomas Kim, Samy Mechrouki, Esther Chen, Sergio Hernandez-Ortiz, Aretha Fiebig, Sean Crosson, Matt Schnizlein, Hunter North, Melene Alakavuklar, Emily Perez, Maeve McLaughlin. Credit: Harley J. Seeley"/></hero-image><image><img src="/_assets/images/news/2023/preview2023-03-investiture-ceremony-%20honors-msus-sean-crosson-as-a-rudolph-hugh-endowed-chair.banner.crosson%20lab.jpg" alt="Sean Crosson and his wife and long-time collaborator, Aretha Fiebig, jointly oversee a large, highly engaging group of students, postdocs and undergrads who assist with the lab's research."/></image><tags><tag>Investiture</tag><tag>Rudolph Hugh Endowed Chair</tag><tag>endowed faculty</tag><tag>infectious disease</tag><tag>microbial pathogenesis</tag><tag>microbiology and molecular genetics</tag><tag>mmg</tag></tags></item>