May 2018 – Allie passes her qualifying exam
6/18/2018
Allie passed her qualifying exam and is officially a PhD candidate in Microbiology. Congratulations, Allie!
May 2018 – Urmila and Katie graduate
6/18/2018
Congratulations to Urmila and Katie, who graduated from UVA with their bachelor’s degrees! Urmila will attend VCU Medical School in the fall, and Katie is working at Guidepoint while making…
March 2018 – Stephanie invited to talk at Keystone Cells vs. Pathogens Symposia
4/3/2018
Stephanie was selected to give a short talk at the Keystone Symposia on Cells vs. Pathogens: Intrinsic Defenses and Counterdefenses in Monterey, California. Congratulations on a beautiful talk, Stephanie!
January 2018 – Alison was named to the 2018 class of Pinn Scholars
1/5/2018
Alison was named to the 2018 class of Pinn Scholars, named for Vivian Pinn, the first African-American and female graduate of the UVA School of Medicine. The Pinn Scholars program…
November 2017 – Even more good grant news arrived
11/5/2017
Even more good grant news arrived, with the renewal of R01 AI097312 on “Survival of Neisseria gonorrhoeae after primary human neutrophil challenge” being funded by the National Institute of Allergy…
Sept 2017 – The Thematic Issue on Neisseria in the FEMS journal Pathogens and Disease
9/30/2017
The Thematic Issue on Neisseria in the FEMS journal Pathogens and Disease was released. Alison and colleague Chris Tang (Oxford, UK) jointly guest edited the issue. It is available at…
Sept 2017 – Jacqueline publishes in Current Opinion in Hematology
9/30/2017
Congratulations to Jacqueline, whose review with Alison on gonococcal pathogenesis in the female genital tract was accepted for publication in Current Opinion in Hematology! The article can be accessed HERE.
Sept 2017 – Cold Spring Harbor Microbial Pathogenesis and Host Response Meeting
9/5/2017
Alison and Jacqueline attended the Cold Spring Harbor Meeting on Microbial Pathogenesis and Host Response. Alison gave a talk, and Jacqueline presented a poster.
August 2017 – More exciting grant news
8/5/2017
More exciting grant news – new R01 AI127793 on nutritional immunity in Neisseria gonorrhoeae pathogenesis was funded by the National Institutes of Allergy and Infectious Diseases of the NIH. Alison…
