IIB Celebrates Black History Month - Richard A. Goldsby
Richard A. Goldsby, Phd, has made significant contributions to both the field of immunology and broader societal discourse. He is the Thomas B. Walton, Jr. Memorial Professor of Biology Emeritus at Amherst College, Massachusetts.
Honoring Black History Month
In collaboration with the Department of Molecular Genetics and Microbiology, the Department of Integrated Immunobiology hosted a two-hour luncheon honoring Black History Month.
IIB Celebrates Black History Month - Julian H. Lewis
Julian H. Lewis accomplished many significant “firsts” in his lifetime and is known to be one of the earliest African Americans in history to hold both an MD and a PhD.
David Tobin elected to American Academy of Microbiology class of 2024
In February, David Tobin, co-primary faculty member with IIB and MGM was one of 65 new American Academy of Microbiology fellows elected to the Class of 2024.
IIB Celebrates Black History Month - William A. Hinton
William Hinton was born in 1883 to parents who had grown up enslaved in North Carolina. Hinton attended the University of Kansas and then Harvard. He received his M.D. from Harvard Medical School (HMS) in 1912, but as an African American, was barred from practicing surgery in Boston.
Jessica Portillo awarded “Diversity Matters Award” from Duke Microbiome Center
On January 26, 2024, Jessica Portillo was awarded the “Diversity Matters Award” from the Duke Microbiome Center (DMC). Jessica is a grad student in Molecular Genetics and Microbiology and a member of Raphael Valdivia's lab.
PhD candidate Agastya Sharma awarded NIH F31 grant
Agastya Sharma's Fellowship application was awarded from the NIH after receiving a perfect score. Agastya is currently a Molecular Genetics and Microbiology grad student in the lab of Raphael Valdivia.
2023 Departmental Newsletter
As 2023 draws to a close, I wanted to wish everyone a happy holiday season and a fulfilling new year. Great things have been happening in IIB and I would like to take this opportunity to highlight some our major accomplishments for the year.
Melissa Harnois earns PhD in Immunology
Congratulations to Dr. Melissa Harnois, who successfully defended her dissertation entitled, "Evaluating Humoral Immune Responses Against HLA and Cytomegalovirus in Human Lung Transplantation".
PhD candidate Naren Mehta awarded NIH F31 grant
On November 27th, Naren Mehta of Maria Ciofani's lab was awarded a highly prestigious F31 grant from the The National Institutes of Health, supporting 3 years of funding.