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MIC Graduate Student Erica Buonomo in the William Petri Lab leads discovery on C. difficile infection and immune response

6/30/2016

Erica Buonomo and researchers in the Petri lab found an important and unexpected role for eosinophils, a type of white blood cell. These cells are often vilified for their role…

Cutting-edge tumor modeling and research by Dr. Dan Gioeli and his lab

6/21/2016

The Gioeli lab continues their work with the HemoShear platform to better understand complex cancer biology. The goal is to one day use these models to develop optimal treatments for…

Slaying Pneumonia with M-CSF

6/17/2016

MIC Graduate student Alexandra Bettina's paper M-CSF Mediates Host Defense during Bacterial Pneumonia by Promoting the Survival of Lung and Liver Mononuclear Phagocytes  was recently accepted and has also just been…

We welcome Sarah Ewald, PhD to our department!  

5/4/2016

Sarah Ewald has an appointment with the Carter Immunology Center and is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Microbiology, Immunology, and Cancer Biology.  Her research interest include: Host-parasite interactions…

Travel Awards to Criss Lab Graduate Students

4/27/2016

Stephanie Ragland and Jacqueline Stevens are recipients of the Igor Stojilkovic Memorial Travel Awards, to present their research at the International Pathogenic Neisseria Conference in Manchester, UK in September 2016.…

Three MIC Graduate Students Win Recognitions at 2016 Huskey Research Exhibition

4/7/2016

Congratulations to:  Claudia Han (1st Prize "Cancer and Immunology") , Sarah Pollock (1st Prize "Growth, Recovery and Energy") and Stephanie Ragland (2nd Prize "Pathogens, Parasites and Cellular Conflict") for their work…

Jeffrey Teoh has won the GBS Student Leadership Award

3/22/2016

We congratulate Jeff Teoh who has won the GBS Student Leadership Award!

Emily Billings has won the 2016 Jill E. Hungerford Award

3/22/2016

Emily Billings has won the 2016 Jill E. Hungerford Award as the Outstanding Graduate Student from the GBS.  Congratulations!

R01 for Dave Kashatus, PhD from the National Cancer Institute to study the role of mitochondrial fission in pancreatic cancer!

2/18/2016

David Kashatus, PhD has received an R01 grant titled “Exploring the role of mitochondrial fission in pancreatic tumorigenesis”. The grant will be funded by the National Cancer Institute from 07/01/2016…

Immune Cells, Weight Control, Disease Resistance linked by DNA

2/11/2016

The Mike Brown Laboratory in the Department of Medicine (Nephrology) at the Carter Immunology Center studies the role of genes in the immune system and has shown that many genes…