Congratulations to Albert Jones in the Dooms lab<\/a> on the successful defense of his dissertation entitled “IL-7-Dependent Regulation of Conventional and Regulatory T Cells in Type 1 Diabetes” on November 17, 2021. Nicely done, Albert!<\/p>\n Cheers to Rachel Yuen in the Snyder-Cappione lab<\/a> on the successful defense of her dissertation entitled “An Investigation of the Interconnections between Aging, Chronic Inflammation, and Anti-Viral Immunity” on November 5, 2021. Nice work, Rachel!<\/p>\n Congratulations to Allison Thomas in the Sagar<\/a> lab on the successful defense of her dissertation entitled “Investigating the Role of Antibody-Dependent Cellular Cytotoxicity in the Prevention of Mother-to-Child Transmission of HIV-1 Through Breastfeeding” on July 28, 2021. Well done, Allison!<\/p>\n We are happy to announce that Allison Thomas from the Sagar<\/a> lab is the recipient of Microbiology’s 2021 Corwin Award. The Corwin Award was established in 1994 to recognize a Microbiology Graduate Student who displays the qualities of an outstanding departmental \u201ccitizen\u201d, one whose exemplary scholarly and\/or scientific achievement, values of collegiality and scientific integrity, and active participation in department and campus activities best epitomize the contributions of the former member of our department, Larry Corwin. Allison embodies all of these qualities and richly deserves this award!<\/p>\n We would like to congratulate Aditya Mithal in the Mostoslavsky<\/a> lab on the successful defense of his dissertation entitled “Induced Pluripotent Stem Cell Based Modeling of Gastrointestinal Disease using Human Intestinal Organoids” on April 30, 2021. Nice work, Aditya!<\/p>\n We are delighted to announce the Microbiology Graduate Students who have won 2021 Russek Student Achievement Awards. Congratulations to:<\/p>\n 1st<\/sup> Prize:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Allison Thomas <\/strong>(Sagar Lab) Please note that the 27<\/span>th<\/span><\/sup>\u00a0<\/span>Annual<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>Henry I. Russek Student Achievement Day<\/a>\u00a0<\/span>will be held virtually on two days, May 6 and 7, 2021.<\/span><\/p>\n Victoria Volfson Sedletsky in the Dooms<\/a> lab is the recipient of a 2021\u00a0 Boston University Women’s Guild Award<\/a>. Congratulations, Vicky. Nicely done!<\/p>\n Congratulations to Neelou Etesami in the Mizgerd<\/a> lab who was awarded a Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (NRSA) F30 Individual Predoctoral Fellowship Award from National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute for her work on protective lung memory B cell functions and dynamics during respiratory infection. Good job, Neelou!<\/p>\nRachel Yuen Successfully Defends Dissertation<\/h2>\n
Allison Thomas Successfully Defends Dissertation<\/h2>\n
2021 Corwin Award<\/h2>\n
Aditya Mithal Successfully Defends Dissertation<\/h2>\n
2021 Russek Award Winners for Microbiology<\/h2>\n
\n2nd<\/sup> Prize:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Michael Breen <\/strong>(Fearns Lab)
\nHonorable Mention:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Jeffrey Kuniholm <\/strong>(Henderson Lab)<\/p>\nVictoria Volfson Sedletsky wins BU Women’s Guild Award<\/h2>\n
Neelou Etesami Receives NIH F30 Award<\/h2>\n
Christine Odom Receives NIH F31 Award<\/h2>\n