Fernando Souza Receives NIH Diversity Supplement
Congratulations to Fernando Souza for receiving a diversity supplement from the NIH to fund his graduate thesis.
Fernando is studying how the innate immune system forms a successful granuloma against a novel environmental pathogen called Chromobacterium violaceum. He is in Ed Miao's lab.
Jessica Portillo awarded Burroughs Wellcome Fund 2023 GDEP award
Congratulations to Jessica Portillo for her work on:
The Role of Host Genetics in Modulating the Beneficial Effects of the Gut Commensal Akkermansia muciniphila
Jessica Portillo of Raphael Valdivia's lab, is one of the 2023 Burroughs Wellcome Fund Graduate Diversity Enrichment Program (GDEP) awards recipient.
Researchers Unveil Groundbreaking Genetic Manipulation System for Akkermansia muciniphila and its Potential Health Benefits
In groundbreaking work in the field of probiotic research, a team led by Dr. Raphael Valdivia in the Duke Department of Integrative Immunobiology has described a system for the genetic manipulation of Akkermansia muciniphila, an emerging probiotic microbe with remarkable immunomodulatory properties. The study, published in the journal Nature Microbiology and available online, uncovers the microbe’s role in regulating cholesterol biosynthesis through its consumption of intestinal mucus.
School of Medicine Celebrates 2023 Faculty Award Recipients
Congratulations to Kevin Saunders and Wilton Williams for receiving 2023 Duke School of Medicine Faculty Awards!
Integrative Immunobiology is proud to acknowledge the faculty members who were selected as recipients of this year’s School of Medicine faculty awards. Congratulations on these well-deserved honors!
Grad Student Cole Beatty wins 28th annual Cora Verhagen Award
Cole Beatty, PhD candidate in Daniel Saban’s lab, is the 28th Cora Verhagen winner for his presentation entitled “Severity of meibomian gland dysfunction is distinguishable in patients by tear leukocyte changes: an observational study using 36-color flow cytometry”. Meibomian Gland Dysfunction (MGD) is when the oil glands of the eye become dysfunctional, which leads to manifestations of ocular surface disease, such as dry eye disease.
Richard Flavell, PhD, FRS featured speaker at 23rd Annual Amos Research Lecture
Presenting a lecture entitled, "Modeling human immunity, disease, and even human organs in NextGEN humanized mice," Richard Flavell, PhD, FRS will be the featured speaker at the 23rd Annual D. Bernard Amos Research Lecture.
Emerging Pathogens Initiative HHMI award given to Raphael Valdivia
The Howard Hughes Medical Institute is committing $100 million to a new Emerging Pathogens Initiative to support basic research targeted at preparedness for emerging pathogens that could threaten human health in the future. Thirteen project teams involving 70 scientists from 29 institutions will collaborate on the research.
Saban and COVID Recovery in Women vs. Men
Congratulations to Daniel Saban‘s lab including Chen Yu, Sejiro Littleton, Joan Kalnitsky, Rose Mathew and colleagues for the research published this week that shows women may be better equipped to fight COVID than men.
Read the press release. The press release issued by Duke Health has generated quite a bit of news coverage and social media buzz on a very timely topic.