Emory Microbiology and Immunology

Please join us for an M&I seminar on November 21st by Michael R. Howitt, PhD, Assistant Professor, Stanford University. Talk Title: "The Impact of Commensal Eukaryotes on Mucosal Immunity and the Bacterial Microbiota".

Please join us for an M&I seminar on October 17th by Joan Yuan, PhD, Associate Professor, Division of Molecular Hematology, Lund Unversity. Talk Title: "The role of early life origin B cells in immune regulation".

Congratulations Luisa Cervantes Barragan, PhD, for her promotion to Associate Professor of Microbiology and Immunology, effective September 1, 2024.

Congratulations! Chaoran Li, PhD! 2024 ICIS-Regeneron New Investigator Award for Excellence in Cytokine & Interferon Research Winner cytokinesociety.org/chaoran-li-phd… via @httpstwittercomCytokineSociety @ChaoranLiEmory

Emory University announces recipients of the first Max Cooper Prize in Immunology. (L-R) Pamela J. Bjorkman of California Institute of Technology; K. Christopher Garcia of Stanford University; and Ian A. Wilson of Scripps Research Institute. news.emory.edu/stories/2024/0…

Congratulations to Drs Luisa Cervantes Barragan and Alison Kohlmeier on being selected for the 2024 Emory SOM Researcher Appreciation Day #ResearcherAppreciationDay, 🔗bit.ly/2024Researcher…

Please join us for an M&I seminar on September 19th by Tuoqi Wu, PhD, Assistant Professor of Immunology, UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas. Talk Title: "Transcriptional Regulation of Long-Term T Cell Immunity".

M&I Postdocs hosting annual Postdoctoral Symposium, Friday October 25th, 1:30-5:30pm, Whitehead Auditorium. Keynote speaker Kodi Ravichandran, BVSci, PhD, Washington University, St. Louis. M&I postdocs invited to submit abstract for opportunity for short talk. @EmoryPostdocs

Dr. David Steinhauer Received Emory Provost’s Distinguished Teaching Award news.emory.edu/stories/2024/0…

Emory University announces recipients of the first Max Cooper Prize in Immunology | Emory University | Atlanta GA news.emory.edu/stories/2024/0…

Please join us for an M&I special seminar on August 13th by David M. Allman, PhD, Professor of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Pennsylvania. Talk Title: "The unfolded protein response in humoral immunity: Unexpected inputs and consequences".

Congratulations to Dr. Anice Lowen who was inducted as a fellow into the 2024 class of the American Academy of Microbiology by the American Society for Microbiology. asm.org/Press-Releases… @anice_lowen

Dr. Joanna Goldberg among Emory faculty named 2023 fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science news.emory.edu/stories/2024/0…

National Academy of Sciences selects Seema Lakdawala as Kavli Fellow news.emory.edu/stories/2024/0…

Please join us for a Microbiology and Immunology special seminar on May 10th by Jake Kohlmeier, PhD, Associate Professor. Talk Title: "Dynamics and protective functions of resident memory T cells in the respiratory tract".

Please join us for the Igor Stojiljkovic Memorial Lecture, April 15, 2024, 2-3 pm, Whitehead Auditorium. Speaker is Mario Feldman, PhD. Talk Title: “Biogenesis of Outer Membrane Vesicles in Gut Bacteria”.

Please join us for a department seminar on March 21 by Stephen C. Jameson, PhD. Topic: "I Think You Should Leave: Regulating T Cell Recirculation and Residency".

Please join us for a faculty candidate seminar on March 7 by Tom Bartlett, PhD. Topic: "Cell Shape and Envelope Biogenesis in Bacterial Pathogens: Discovery, Mechanism, and Impact".