June 2016 – We welcome Katie Hill to the Criss Lab
6/22/2016
Welcome to the newest member of the Criss Lab, Katie Hill, a rising third year undergraduate at UVA! Katie is investigating how bacterial genes important for antibiotic resistance impact N.…
June 2016 – Stephanie and Jacqueline Receive 2016 Wagner Fellowships
6/22/2016
Huge congratulations to Stephanie and Jacqueline, who were selected for the 2016 Robert R. Wagner Fellowship Awards! They were selected by the Directors of Graduate Studies from a highly competitive…
June 2016 – We welcome Sam Clark to the Criss Lab
6/22/2016
A big welcome to Sam, the newest Criss Lab Laboratory Specialist! Sam graduated from the University of Mary Washington in May 2016. His research will explore mechanisms of N. gonorrhoeae…
May 2016 – Kylene Daily Joins OSU Medical Scientist Training Program
5/22/2016
We wish Kylene a fond farewell! Kylene was accepted into The Ohio State University’s Medical Scientist Training Program, which begins Summer 2016.
May 2016 – Jacqueline Appointed to Infectious Diseases Training Grant
5/22/2016
Congratulations to Jacqueline, who was selected for a second year of predoctoral support by the NIH Infectious Diseases Training Grant (T32 AI007046)!
Criss Lab Raven Society Members
4/27/2016
Congratulations to Jacqueline and Stephanie! Jacqueline was elected president of the Raven Society, and Stephanie was selected for membership. The Raven Society is the oldest honorary society at the University…
April 2016 – Stephanie 2nd Place at 2016 Huskey Research Exhibition
4/22/2016
Congratulations to Stephanie, who received 2nd Prize for her presentation in the “Pathogens, Parasites and Cellular Conflict” session at the 2016 Huskey Graduate Research Exhibition. This year, over 100 graduate…
Travel Award to ASM Microbe 2016 for Stephanie
3/4/2016
Congratulations to Stephanie, who received a Travel Award to attend the 2016 ASM Microbe General Meeting! Stephanie will present her work on how Neisseria gonorrhoeae lytic transglycosylases contribute to bacterial…
Harrison Undergraduate Research Award for Urmila Bharathan
2/3/2016
February 2016: Congratulations to second-year Urmila Bharathan, who received a 2016-2017 Harrison Undergraduate Research Award! The award will support Urmila to continue her studies on Neisserial defenses against neutrophil antimicrobial…
Invitation to present at NIH Imagestream Working Group
2/3/2016
February 2016: Asya was invited to present her recent research using imaging flow cytometry at the National Institutes of Health Imagestream Working Group meeting. She attended with Joanne Lannigan, Director…
