Congratulations to Alexandra Torres Maisonet
6/2/2026
Congratulations to Alexandra Torres Maisonet on her successful qualifying exam and advancement to PhD candidacy in May 2026!
Congratulations to Dr. Ian Liyayi!
6/2/2026
Congratulations to Dr. Ian Liyayi, who defended his PhD in February 2026 and graduated in May 2026!
Ian Liyayi was named the 2026 Department of MIC Outstanding Graduate Student!
6/2/2026
Ian Liyayi was named the 2026 Department of MIC Outstanding Graduate Student!
Criss Lab Trivia Night, April 2026
6/2/2026
6/2/2026
Mallory Lane officially joined the Criss lab at the UVA School of Medicine Lab Coat Ceremony
May 2023: Amy advances to PhD candidacy
5/10/2023
Congratulations to Amy, who successfully passed her qualifying exam on May 10! Amy is investigating ribosomal protein turnover and zinc homeostasis in Neisseria gonorrhoeae.
April 2023: Aimee’s review on gonococcal metabolism accepted
4/30/2023
Congratulations to Aimee, whose review “Dinner Date: Neisseria gonorrhoeae central carbon metabolism and pathogenesis” was accepted for publication in Emerging Topics in Life Sciences!
April 2023: Congratulations Dr. Lacie Werner!
4/24/2023
Lacie Werner defended her PhD on April 24, entitled “The complement-independent role of C4b-binding protein in Neisseria gonorrhoeae pathogenesis.” Congratulations Dr. Werner!
February 2023: Asya’s manuscript accepted in Journal of Leukocyte Biology
2/19/2023
Congratulations to former Criss lab Senior Scientist Dr. Asya Smirnov and many coauthors from the lab and at UVA on acceptance of “Phagocytosis via complement receptor 3 enables microbes to evade killing…
February 2023: Lacie’s manuscript accepted in PLOS Pathogens
2/8/2023
Congratulations to Lacie, former lab members and coauthors Allie, Jocelyn, and Asya, and collaborators Anna Blom, Frida Mohlin, Meagan Belcher Dufrisne, and Linda Columbus on acceptance of her manuscript “Neisseria gonorrhoeae co-opts…
