Penn IGG

Congratulations to Kris Stallings (IGG 1st year), who was recently awarded the 2026 Women of Color at Penn Graduate Student Award! For your many accomplishments in the classroom, lab, and the Penn community, we are so proud of you, Kris!

IGG is hosting our annual Virtual Admissions Open House on Nov 3 & 5 (7pm both nights). Register with the qr code or here: forms.gle/6t5cX5Xm74hfbW… Attend both nights and you're eligible for feedback on your application from current IGG students. Hope to see you there!

We are now accepting applications for Fall 2026 from October 1st through December 1st! More info about requirements and the application link can be found here: med.upenn.edu/bgs/phd-applic…

Calling all BGS alumni - come celebrate 40 years of BGS with us this fall, as we bring together alumni, students, and faculty to revisit where we've been and make new, lasting connections. We can't wait to welcome you back to campus! Register here: pennmed.events.alumniq.com/go/bgs40

Pride Month Celebration - June 9 @LTBGS_Penn @PennCDB @CAMBUpenn @pennbgs @RTAatPennMed

We're counting down the days to #BGSGraduation2025! Please join us in congratulating this year's amazing graduates - their profiles can be found here!🎉🎓 med.upenn.edu/bgs/bgs-2025-g…

Congratulations to @kkariko (@PennNSG), Virginia Lee (@PennPathLabMed), @EJohnWherry (@PennSysPharmATT) & Mark Devlin (@physatpenn) on their election to @theNASciences! tinyurl.com/5eehdtms

Exciting news in IGG!

Happy to share that our paper on immune targeting of T. gondii cysts and the role of this stage in persistence is finally out in @NatureMicrobiol - Thanks again to all co-authors that made this possible! nature.com/articles/s4156…

Congratulations to Sara Cherry, PhD and the High-Throughout Center for AutoImmune Therapeutic Discovery (HIT-AI) on being named one of two new Colton Centers of Excellence this week! 🔬: med.upenn.edu/HIT-ID/

For those immunologists still on twitter - from the marrow to the thymus, from innate to adaptive - will consider suggestions - but need help for the B cells open.spotify.com/playlist/0aCA8…

Join us for an engaging event that takes you on a journey through the cosmos! We’ll explore the wonders of space and astronomy, debunk myths about star signs, and uncover the fascinating science behind the stars. Please register at gsc.upenn.edu/events

Each January, the University of Pennsylvania and our surrounding communities come together to commemorate the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. For more details and a full event listing, visit aarc.upenn.edu/mlk

Don’t miss Yi-Wei summarizing his amazing work as an Assistant Professor. This will be both, great science and a lot of fun!

Join us for the Spring 2025 Accountability Groups Introductory Workshop! This event is for current Penn grad students who are interested and committed to joining a spring semester writing group (Feb-May). Learn more about writing accountability groups at gsc.upenn.edu/writing-groups

Join us for Spill the Tea tomorrow! Hang out with LTBGS and Penn Med Pride and talk openly about grad school and life. We will have activities and sweet treats as well!

Happy to share our latest preprint from 1st author & @IGGPenn PhD student @vazquez_marrero on how GM-CSF potentiates cytokine production in human monocytes during bacterial infection! Congrats to Victor, his undergrad mentees Allyson Lu & @DreslerMV, & postdoc @mikelhaggadone!