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New Grad Students!
Join us in welcoming Grant Warren, Ali Almousawi, and Ore Omoba to the lab! Read more about their scientific journeys and what their...
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Jun 13, 20241 min read
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Happy Birthday Justin!
The lab celebrated Justin's birthday this week with what else but Stan's Donuts! As you might be able to tell by how they are mostly...
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May 23, 20241 min read
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AAI Conference
Justin, Sid, Ally, and Enzo attended the AAI (American Association of Immunologists) Annual Meeting held in Chicago in the beginning of...
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May 23, 20241 min read
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Congrats Ally!
In November 2023, the lab got one degree hotter when Ally Bennett successfully defended her thesis "Viral Infection Induces Subset- and...
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May 23, 20241 min read
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Welcome Sid!
In September 2023, the lab welcomed post-doc Siddhartha Sengupta into the lab. Sid received his PhD from the School of Tropical Medicine...
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May 23, 20241 min read
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Par-Tee Time (haha, get it?)
Science isn't all we do! In July 2023, the lab went out to Top Golf for a fun outing. Even though it was scorching hot (as you can tell...
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May 23, 20241 min read
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Enzo Passes Prelim
In June 2023, Enzo LaMontia-Hankin passed his preliminary exam! Enzo came into the lab with a strong science background, and has only...
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May 23, 20241 min read
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Ally Publishes a Paper
In February 2023, Ally Bennett published as first author in Aging Cell. Even though the experiments she conducted were very nuanced in a...
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May 23, 20241 min read
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Congrats Clay!
Back in August of 2022, Clayton Wollner, the lab's first graduate student defended his thesis: "Investigating Protein Expression,...
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May 23, 20241 min read
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We're Back
Hi everyone! Long time no see. Even though we haven't been too active on here, the lab has been hard at work. Stay tuned for all the...
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May 15, 20241 min read
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Summer Rotation Student
This summer, we had an MSTP student, Mason Clark, rotate in our lab. Mason has been working on the composition of the lipid nanoparticles...
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Aug 19, 20221 min read
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Goodbye Michelle!
This past Monday was Michelle's last day as lab manager. We celebrated her time at the lab with dinner at Vintage. Good luck at your new...
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Aug 17, 20221 min read
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American Society for Virology (ASV) 42nd Annual Meeting
Justin, Clay, Ally, and Jake attended the 41st Annual Meeting of the American Society for Virology, which took place in Milwaukee from...
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Jul 14, 20221 min read
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