{"id":2033,"date":"2012-05-29T12:15:36","date_gmt":"2012-05-29T16:15:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/virol-immunol-microbio\/?page_id=2033"},"modified":"2023-10-02T16:31:03","modified_gmt":"2023-10-02T20:31:03","slug":"news","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/virol-immunol-microbio\/news\/","title":{"rendered":"News"},"content":{"rendered":"<header>\n<header>\n<header>\n<header><\/header>\n<\/header>\n<\/header>\n<\/header>\n<h1>Microbiology Alum, Drew Weissman, receives Nobel Prize!<\/h1>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\">Congratulations to Microbiology Alum, Drew Weissman, on being awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine! Read the BU Today story<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\">\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/bu-article\/drew-weissman-wins-nobel-prize-in-medicine\/\" style=\"font-size: 16px;\">here<\/a><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<h1>Victoria Volfson Sedletsky Successfully Defends Dissertation<\/h1>\n<p>Congratulations to Victoria Volfson Sedletsky in the Dooms Lab\u00a0on the successful defense of her dissertation entitled \u201cAnalysis of T Cell Subsets in Systemic Sclerosis Patients Reveals Altered Composition and Features of Dysfunction\u201d on September 28, 2023. Kudos to Vicky!<\/p>\n<h1>Jennifer Snyder-Cappione Named August 2023 Distinguished Faculty of the Month<\/h1>\n<p>Congratulations to Dr. Jennifer Snyder-Cappione on being named the August 2023\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/camed\/2023\/08\/02\/jennifer-snyder-cappione-phd-named-augusts-distinguished-faculty-of-the-month\/\">Distinguished Faculty of the Month<\/a>!<\/p>\n<h1>Chernoh Sallieu Jalloh Successfully Defends Dissertation<\/h1>\n<p>Congratulations to Chernoh Sallieu Jalloh in the Gummuluru Lab\u00a0on the successful defense of his dissertation entitled \u201cFrom HIV-1 to SARS-CoV-2: Exploring the Molecular Pathways of Viral RNA-Driven Inflammasome Activation and Inflammatory Response in Myeloid Cells\u201d on June 20, 2023. Nicely done, Sallieu!<\/p>\n<h1>Neelou Etesami Successfully Defends Dissertation<\/h1>\n<h1><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\">Congratulations to Neelou Etesami in the Mizgerd Lab<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\">\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\">on the successful defense of her dissertation entitled \u201cDynamics and Requirements for Protective Lung B Cell after Pneumococcal Infection\u201d on April 13, 2023. Well done, Neelou!<\/span>2023 Microbiology Travel Award<\/h1>\n<p>We are pleased to announce the 2023 Microbiology Travel Award recipients. There is one first place and two second place winners, and they are:<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">1st place<\/span>:\u00a0<strong>Victoria Kleiner<\/strong>\u00a0(graduate student \u2013 Fearns lab) will be attending the American Society for Virology Annual Meeting in Athens, GA from June 24-28, 2023.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">2nd place<\/span>:\u00a0<strong>Callie Donahue<\/strong>\u00a0(graduate student \u2013 Davey lab) will be attending the American Society for Virology Annual Meeting in Athens, GA from June 24-28, 2023.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">2nd place<\/span>:\u00a0<strong>Erika Smith<\/strong>\u00a0(graduate student\u2013 Snyder-Cappione lab) will be attending the 10th International gamma delta T Cell Conference in Lisbon, Portugal from June 20-23, 2023.<\/p>\n<h1><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\">Congratulations to Victoria, Callie, and Erika!<\/span><\/h1>\n<h1>2023 Russek Award Winners for Microbiology<\/h1>\n<p>We are delighted to announce the Microbiology Graduate Students who have won the 2023 Russek Student Achievement Awards. Congratulations to:<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">1st Prize<\/span>:\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<strong>Devin Kenney <\/strong>(Douam Lab)<br \/>\n<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">2nd Prize<\/span>:\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<strong>Jonathan Kilroy <\/strong>(Henderson Lab)<\/p>\n<h1><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/virol-immunol-microbio\/news\/previous-news\/\" style=\"font-size: 16px;\">Click here for Previous News<\/a><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\">!<\/span><\/h1>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Microbiology Alum, Drew Weissman, receives Nobel Prize! Congratulations to Microbiology Alum, Drew Weissman, on being awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine! Read the BU Today story\u00a0here. 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