ITP News
Thomas Kepler Featured in Boston Magazine
Findings from a new study led by Dr. Thomas Kepler and colleagues at Boston University School of Medicine, in collaboration with researchers at Duke University School of Medicine, has significant implications for an HIV vaccine: http://bit.ly/1oM5Pid
John Connor Featured in USAToday
John Connor is researching ways to quickly detect diseases and viruses using portable devices and LED lights. They are currently awaiting federal approval to test this method on Ebola. You can read more about this in the USAToday article featuring Dr. Connor's work here: http://usat.ly/1t2VzBw
John Connor in WIRED
Dr. John Connor discussed research into Ebola treatments with WIRED Magazine. The article can be viewed here: http://wrd.cm/1slinMr
ITP Welcomes Five New Trainees
The Immunology Training Program has welcomed five new trainees:
Postdoctoral Trainees:
Blanche Ip - Nikolajczyk Lab
Luis Agosto - Henderson Lab
Pre-doctoral Trainees:
Ian Francis - Microbiology, Wetzler Lab
Alicia Wooten - Molecular & Translational Medicine, Lafyatis Lab
Raquel Rodriguez - Molecular & Translational Medicine, Ingalls Lab
Kristie Hilliard Gets First Place in 20th Russek Student Achievement Day
Kristie Hilliard won the first place prize for the Microbiology Department at the 20th Annual Henry I. Russek Student Achievement Day Friday May 2, 2014 for a presentation entitled "The Lung-Liver Axis Facilitates Innate Immunity and Survival During Pneumonia."