Jonathan publishes article in Cellular Microbiology
12/2/2014
December 2014: Congratulations to Jonathan, whose manuscript “The lipooligosaccharide-modifying enzyme LptA enhances gonococcal defense against human neutrophils” was accepted at Cellular Microbiology! A link to the manuscript can be found…
Brittany, Louise, and Kylene publish in Cellular Microbiology
10/4/2014
October 2014: Congratulations to Brittany, Louise, and Kylene, whose manuscript “Opa+ Neisseria gonorrhoeae exhibits reduced survival in human neutrophils via Src family kinase-mediated bacterial trafficking into mature phagolysosomes” was accepted…
American Society for Microbiology Supported Lecture at Lynchburg College
10/2/2014
October 2014: Alison and Stephanie spoke with undergraduate microbiology students at Lynchburg College, where Alison gave a lecture sponsored by the American Society for Microbiology.
Criss Lab attends International Pathogenic Neisseria Conference
10/1/2014
October 2013: Alison, Asya, Rick, Jonathan, Stephanie, and Louise presented their work at the International Pathogenic Neisseria Conference in Asheville, NC.
9/16/2014
September 2014 - the U19 “Ecopathogenomics of sexually transmitted infections” was funded by the National Institutes of Health. Alison is a collaborator for all projects in this multi-project systems biology grant.…
Alison receives Dean’s Award for Excellence in Teaching
9/10/2014
September 2014 - Alison received the Dean’s Award for Excellence in Teaching! Information about the award can be found here. An excerpt of the Award poster can be found here.
8/16/2014
August 2014 - R21 AI110889, “Gonococcal Nuclease Mediated Escape from Neutrophil Extracellular Traps” (Alison Criss, PI) was funded by the National Institutes of Health
Criss lab members appointed to Training Grants
7/16/2014
July 2014 - Congratulations to Stephanie and Jacqueline for appointment to the Infectious Diseases and the Medical Scientist Training Program training grants, respectively!
Promotion to Associate Professor
7/16/2014
July 2014 - Alison was promoted to Associate Professor of Microbiology, Immunology, and Cancer Biology
Neutrophil 2014 International Symposium
6/16/2014
June 2014 - Asya presented a poster at Neutrophil 2014 International Symposium in Montreal, Canada
