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richner8
Jun 13, 20241 min read
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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richner8
May 23, 20241 min read
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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richner8
May 23, 20241 min read
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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richner8
May 23, 20241 min read
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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richner8
May 23, 20241 min read
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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richner8
May 23, 20241 min read
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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richner8
May 23, 20241 min read
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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richner8
May 23, 20241 min read
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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richner8
May 23, 20241 min read
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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richner8
May 15, 20241 min read
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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richner8
Aug 19, 20221 min read
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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richner8
Aug 17, 20221 min read
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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richner8
Jul 14, 20221 min read
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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