Michel Azer, a Masters student in the Nikolajczyk Lab<\/a>, was a finalist at the American Academy of Periodontology Balint Orban Award Competition for excellence in basic research on periodontal disease. Kudos, Michel!<\/p>\n Congratulations to Stephanie D’Souza in the Kepler Lab<\/a> for winning a poster award at the 2015 GSI Symposium<\/a>.<\/p>\n Akshaya Ramesh in Thomas Kepler\u2019s lab<\/a>, won an award at the Duke CHAVI-ID<\/a> annual conference held September 23-26, 2015 for her poster entitled \u201cImmunogenomics of the Rhesus macaque, an animal model for HIV vaccine development.” Congratulations, Akshaya.<\/p>\n Congratulations to Fadie Coleman in Jay Mizgerd\u2019s Lab<\/a> on the successful defense of her dissertation entitled, \u201cInfluence of Macrophage NF-kB Activation on Pneumococcal Pneumonia\u201d on September 29, 2015. Great job, Fadie!<\/p>\n Luis Agosto, a postdoctoral fellow in the Henderson Lab<\/a>, was awarded a Mathilde Krim Fellowship in Basic Biomedical Research<\/a> from the American Foundation for AIDS Research (amfAR). This career development award is to facilitate the transition from postdoctoral fellow to an independent career in HIV\/AIDS research. Congratulations, Luis!<\/p>\n Barb Nikolajczyk<\/a> organized the Sept 22 BUMC Provost Workshop<\/a> \u201cInflammation Symposium: Bipartisan Support by DAMPs and PAMPs\u201d (co-organizer, Dan Remick). This is the first of a planned series of discussions on inflammation held in collaboration with the Inflammation Training Program, which aim to develop and support scientific teams to tackle the pathogenic aspects of uncontrolled inflammation.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n This Friday, September 25, 2015, Friday, the 14th<\/sup> Annual Sue Kim Hanson Lecture in Immunology will take place.\u00a0 This year\u2019s speaker is Jean-Laurent Casanova, M.D., Ph.D.<\/a> Investigator, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Professor, St. Giles Laboratory of Human Genetics of Infectious Diseases, The Rockefeller University.\u00a0 The title of his seminar is:\u00a0 \u201cToward a Genetic Theory of Childhood Infectious Diseases.\u201d\u00a0 The seminar will take place at 12:00 Noon \u00a0in Kiefer Auditorium, Evans 1.<\/p>\n The Department would like to welcome incoming PhD students R Baer (Galagan Lab), Alexander Barron (Browning Lab) , Molly Braun (Fearns Lab), Tessa Didonato (Fearns & Muhlberger Labs), and Kyle Pedro (Henderson Lab).<\/p>\n Welcome back to Emily Nelson, a Graduate Student in the M\u00fchlberger Lab<\/a> who recently returned from Sierra Leone where she was part of the Ebola diagnostics team of Erasmus University\/Partners in Health. Welcome home, Emily!<\/p>\n Lee Wetzler<\/a> helped organize a NIAID workshop entitled “Gonorrhea Vaccines: The Way Forward” which was held June 29-30.<\/p>\n Congratulations to Suzanne Kijewski in Rahm Gummuluru’s lab<\/a> on the successful defense of her dissertation entitled, “Mechanistic Differences in Interactions of HIV-1 and HIV-2 with Dendritic Cells” on July 16, 2015. Well done, Suzanne!<\/p>\n Emily Nelson, a graduate student in the M\u00fchlberger Lab<\/a> has joined the Ebola diagnostic team of Erasmus University\/Partners in Health in Sierra Leone. Stay safe Emily!<\/p>\n Congratulations to Andy Henderson <\/a>who has been named Chairperson for the AIDS Molecular and Cellular Biology NIH Study Section<\/a>.<\/p>\n The Department of Microbiology mourns the loss of David Seldin, who was a member of the Microbiology Faculty since 1996.\u00a0 He was a revered researcher, teacher, mentor, colleague, and friend.\u00a0 For more on Dave\u2019s life and accomplishments, please see the article in BU Today http:\/\/www.bu.edu\/today\/2015\/david-seldin-obituary\/<\/a><\/p>\n Congratulations to Ron Corley <\/a>who was elected as a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)<\/a> for his contributions to the field of immunology, particularly in elucidating innate functions of antibodies and B cells and their roles in accelerating adaptive immunity.<\/p>\n Welcome back to Adam Hume, a Research Scientist in the M\u00fchlberger Lab<\/a> who recently returned from Sierra Leone where he was part of the Ebola diagnostics team of Erasmus University\/Partners in Health. Glad you are back home, Adam!<\/p>\n Congratulations to Gregory Wasserman<\/span>, the 2015 Corwin Award recipient. The Corwin Award recognizes a student who exemplifies the characteristics of an outstanding departmental \u201ccitizen.\u201d Values of collegiality, scientific integrity, commitment to scientific endeavor, and active participation in departmental activites are all components taken into account when the selection of the Corwin Award recipient is made. These values best epitomize the contributions of Dr. Larry Corwin, a former member of the Microbiology Department for whom the award is named.<\/span><\/p>\n We are pleased to announce that Jake Awtry, a BU undergrad working in John Connor’s lab<\/a> has been awarded the Mark W. Riemen Summer Research Prize<\/a> and the accompanying FROG Award for supplies. There was a high number of applications for this award, and it was felt that Jake’s application was among the best.\u00a0 Congratulations to Jake on his award.<\/p>\nStephanie D’Souza wins Award at the GSI Symposium<\/h2>\n
SEPTEMBER\/OCTOBER<\/h2>\n
Akshaya Ramesh receives Duke CHAVI-ID Award<\/h2>\n
Fadie Coleman successfully defends her dissertation!<\/h2>\n
Luis Agosto Receives Mathilde Krim Fellowship from amFAR<\/h2>\n
BUMC Provost Workshop Symposium co-organized by Barb Nikolajczyk<\/h2>\n
14th Annual Sue Kim Hanson Lecture<\/h2>\n
JULY\/AUGUST NEWS<\/h2>\n
Microbiology Department Welcomes Incoming Students<\/h2>\n
Welcome back Emily Nelson<\/h2>\n
Lee Wetzler Helps Organize NIH Workshop<\/h2>\n
Suzanne Kijewski Successfully Defends her Dissertation<\/h2>\n
Emily Nelson in Sierra Leone<\/h2>\n
Andrew Henderson Named Chair of NIH Study Section<\/h2>\n
David Seldin<\/h2>\n
MAY\/JUNE NEWS<\/h2>\n
Ronald Corley Elected AAAS Fellow<\/h2>\n
Welcome back Adam Hume<\/h2>\n
Greg Wasserman is 2015 Corwin Award Winner<\/h2>\n
Jake Awtry in John Connor’s Lab is Awarded the Mark W. Riemen Summer Research Prize<\/h2>\n
Kristie Hilliard Successfully Defends her Dissertation<\/h2>\n