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MIC’s new primary faculty member Dr. Sarah Dremel comes to us from The National Cancer Institute – HIV and Malignancy Branch. She is interested in the interface of Virology and…
Join us in congratulating our six graduates from 2023-24 academic year. Brandon Thompson- Petri lab Sarah Wang- Dudley lab Sara Dochnal- Cliffe lab Jessica Annis- Brown lab Alison Francois- Cliffe…
Caroline Riedstra from the Drew Dudley Lab wins prize in Thesis Slam!
Caroline Riedstra explains her research: Melanoma is one of three most likely forms of cancer to spread to and grow within the brain. Therefore, it is important for us to…
MIC Students and Faculty help Host Local High Schoolers for Latest Discover Medicine Session
The UVA School of Medicine’s Student National Medical Association (SNMA) Chapter was excited to host another session of the 2023-2024 Discover Medicine program on Thursday, March 21. They welcomed 11…
Audrey Putelo and Melanie Rutkowski, PhD are making strides in understanding how to personalize treatment to individual patients’ needs, but challenges remain. Deep in the maze of laboratories on the…
2024 Phenomenal Women Award Winner: Jen Kashatus!
"Jennifer is a gifted scientist who implements and optimizes many of the challenging techniques and protocols that the Kashatus lab uses. She frequently and selflessly donates her time and efforts…
2024 Phenomenal Women Award Winner: Alexys Riddick!
"Alexys is a 5th year Ph.D. candidate in the Hui Zong lab. She is dedicated to DEI and is very supportive of all people around her. She is known for…
MSTP Student Evan Lamb Awarded Prestigious NIH F30 Fellowship
Evan Lamb is a MSTP student in the Alison Criss lab. F30 Project Title: “Defining Mechanisms of Complement-Mediated Killing of Neisseria Gonorrhoeae” Evan is investigating how the complement cascade of the…
Hervé Agaisse, PhD, Awarded $ 3.5 Million to Study the Role of Host Factors in Shigellosis
Hervé Agaisse, PhD, a professor in the department of Microbiology, Immunology, and Cancer Biology, was recently awarded a five-year, 3.5 million R01 grant from the NIH to investigate the role…
MIC Researchers Identify Unknown Factor in HIV Transmission
Department of Microbiology, Immunology, and Cancer Biology researchers have found long-sought answers to questions about HIV transmission, and those findings could lead to new ways to prevent the disease’s spread.…
