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The Institute Joins Universal Influenza Vaccine Consortium
The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), part of the National Institutes of Health, has initiated the Collaborative Influenza Vaccine Innovation Centers (CIVICs) program, a new network of research centers that will work together in a coordinated, multidisciplinary effort to develop more durable, broadly protective and longer-lasting influenza vaccines. NIAID will provide up […]
Dr. Everett Stone Competes on Forged in Fire on the History Channel
Our very own Dr. Everett Stone recently competed on the TV show Forged in Fire on the History Channel. Congratulations Dr. Stone! The full episode can be viewed here: https://www.history.com/shows/forged-in-fire/season-6/episode-30 photo credit: Marsha Miller Dr. Stone was recently featured in the Texas Scientist Magazine. https://cns.utexas.edu/news/the-tool-maker-the-double-life-of-everett-stone
New cancer treatment uses enzymes to boost immune system and fight back
In our most recent paper, we show that administration of a pharmacologically optimized enzyme (PEGylated kynureninase; hereafter referred to as PEG-KYNase) that degrades Kyn into immunologically inert, nontoxic and readily cleared metabolites inhibits tumor growth. Enzyme treatment was associated with a marked increase in the tumor infiltration and proliferation of polyfunctional CD8+ lymphocytes. We show that PEG-KYNase […]
GRA George Delidakis wins Poster Prize at EMBO Antibodies Conference
GRA George Delidakis recently attended the EMBO Antibody and Complement: Effector functions, Therapies and Technologies Conference in Girona, Spain and was awarded one of two Poster Awards. The Conference was attended by an international group of faculty, students, and scientists from the biotech industry who work on understanding the diverse and complex roles of antibodies […]
Dr. Erik Johnson accepts Data Scientist position at Epic Systems
Congratulations to Dr. Erik Johnson on his Data Scientist position at Epic Systems!
Dr. Joseph Dekker accepts Sr. Scientist position at Molecular Templates
Congratulations to Dr. Joseph Dekker who has accepted a position as Sr. Scientist in Immunology at Molecular Templates in Austin, TX.
Alumnus Dr. Eva-Maria Strauch joins the Faculty at the University of Georgia
Congratulations to Dr. Eva-Maria Strauch who has joined the faculty of the University of Georgia, Department of Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Sciences! http://www.strauchlab.com/ Eva-Maria Strauch, Ph.D.
Alumnus Dr. Jason Cantor Joins Morgridge Institute, UW-Madison
Jason Cantor joins Morgridge Institute, UW-Madison Congratulations Dr. Cantor on your new position at the Morgridge Institute! Jason Cantor
Undergraduate Researcher Justin Mirazee awarded ThinkSwiss Research Scholarship and URF Fellowship
Justin Mirazee, Undergraduate Researcher, was awarded the ThinkSwiss Research Scholarship to assist research in Dr. Sai Reddy’s lab at ETH-Zürich for Summer 2018. Justin will be learning how to use CRISPR-Cas9 to modify antibody expression in murine hybridoma cell lines and engineer other complex proteins such as chimeric antigen receptors (CARs) for immunotherapy. In addition, […]
