Hisashi Akiyama Appointed to Assistant Professor
Congratulations to Dr. Hisashi Akiyama on his appointment as an Assistant Professor! Although new to this role, Hisashi has already been a significant contributor to the VIM department. Since becoming a Research Assistant Professor in 2017, Hisashi has served as co-investigator on numerous projects in collaborations that span the university. He has also secured funding […]
Sita Ramaswamy at CASE workshop in DC
On April 6-9, 2025, Sita Ramaswamy joined doctoral students from BU, UMass and MIT at Capital Hill to attend the American Association for the Advancement of Science Catalyzing Advocacy in Science and Engineering (CASE) workshop. The group met with Congressman Jim McGovern (D-MA) as well as the staff of Senator Ed Markey (D-MA), Senator Elizabeth […]
Ivy Hughes and Chelsey Skeete win awards at GMS Research Symposium
Ivy Hughes and Chelsey Skeete, both from the Gummuluru lab, were award winners at the 1st Annual GMS Research Symposium. Ivy Hughes received Best Poster Presentation for their poster entitled “CARD8 Evasion During Viral Assembly Guides HIV-1 Evolution” Chelsey Skeete received a Research Talk Award and was selected for an oral presentation entitled “Morphine Enhances […]
Brianna Close Receives ISAR Award
Congratulations to Brianna Close in the Davey Lab on being the recipient of the Chu Family Scholarship from the International Society for Antiviral Research. This award provides funds to advance the careers of early career level women with potential for significant contributions in the field of basic, applied, and clinical aspects of antiviral research and […]
Sita Ramaswamy Successfully Defends
Congratulations to Sita Ramaswamy in the Gummuluru Lab on the successful defense of her dissertation entitled “Elucidating Mechanisms of HIV-1 Intron-containing RNA-induced Inflammatory Response” on March 18, 2025. Kudos to you, Sita!
Nathan Sanders Successfully Defends
Congratulations to Nathan Sanders in the Mizgerd Lab on successfully defending his dissertation entitled “Animal Models for Investigating Coronavirus Heterotypic Immunity” on March 5, 2025. Now Nathan heads back to complete the MD part of his MD/PhD degree. Best of luck to you Nathan!
Ellen Suder Successfully Defends Dissertation
Congratulations to Ellen Suder in the Mühlberger Lab on the successful defense of her dissertation entitled “Leveraging Marburg Virus Model System to Elucidate Filovirus Gene Expression Illuminates VP30 Interplay with Genomic Regulatory Sequences” on February 21, 2025. Nice job, Ellen!