Jinyi Tang, PhD, received an NIHK99/R00 grant! The award was issued for Jinyi's work developing mucosal vaccines, which he and the @jie-immunology.bsky.social lab have shown to offer additional protection against COVID-19.

Read more: immunology.virginia.edu/jtang_k99/

Gislane de Almeida Santos, PhD, is an expert in how the lung immune responses can cause long-term lung damage after viral infection. Outside of @jie-immunology.bsky.social's lab, she also volunteers at the UVA Internat'l Center, sharing Brazilian food and culture, and the UVA Postdoc Assoc.

Xiaoqin Wei, PhD, is a key player in the Sun Lab, having worked with @jie-immunology.bsky.social at the Mayo Clinic before UVA. She is an expert in long-COVID, identifying therapeutic targets to prevent lung diseases after viral infections. Xiaoqin is also a hiker and runner!

Asmaa Mohamed, PhD, is using engineered T cells to treat ovarian cancers and improve immunotherapies in the @immunegirl.bsky.social Lab. She came to UVA for its collaborative research environment and culture of mentorship. She's also a baker, multi-talented crafter, and history enthusiast!

@jie-immunology.bsky.social lab postdoc Jinyi Tang, PhD, studies immune cell behavior in the lungs after viral infections and mucosal vaccine development. He joined the CIC from the Mayo Clinic in 2021 and recently received a prestigious NIH K99 award! He's also a fan of movies, games, and hiking.

Member @alisoncrissuva.bsky.social is featured in this week's @uvahealth.bsky.social Research in Motion video!

"Our research uncovers how the foot soldiers of our immune system, called neutrophils, recognize and respond to microbes."

It was our pleasure to host everyone at #SIS2025 last weekend! Read our event recap here:
www.immunology.virginia.edu/cic-hosts-20...

The #SIS2025 swag bags are ready -- are you? We're looking forward to hosting the Southeastern Immunology Symposium at UVA in 3 days!

Rossymar Rivera Colón, a PhD student mentored by @immunegirl.bsky.social, won the 3rd Place and Audience Choice awards at this year's Grad Thesis Slam! Her talk, "Giving T-Cells Their Power Back," used comic book-inspired design to explain how she engineers T cells to fight cancer. Congrats, Ross!

Daniel Zegarra-Ruiz, PhD, received an award from @lupusresearch.bsky.social to study the role of the gut microbiome in lupus progression! Congratulations, Daniel!

Read more: www.immunology.virginia.edu/daniel-zegar...

#immunology #immunosky #medsky #lupus

Three CIC trainees are in this year's UVA PhD+ Grad Thesis Slam final! Ross Rivera Colon, Emily Grayson, and Ariana Sabzevari will have 3 minutes to present their research to a general audience with only 1 slide.

Come support them at the event on April 23!

Abstracts for the 2025 Southeastern Immunology Symposium are due in one week (Apr. 21)! Join Drs. @miriammerad.bsky.social, Mathis, Kipnis, and more on UVA's beautiful campus!

immunology.virginia.edu/sis2025/

#immunology #immunosky #medsky #SIS2025

Congratulations to Iana Niknezhad (left) and Aditi Shanbhag (right) for receiving summer research funding! Mentored by Daniel Zegarra-Ruiz, PhD, Iana and Aditi will study the relationships between diet, gut microbiome, and lupus. Congratulations to you both!

#immunology

"I use a systems biology approach to uncover how the immune system contributes to heart disease, the leading cause of death worldwide."

2nd-yr grad student @malcolmo.bsky.social, advised by @jsauce7.bsky.social, received an NSF Graduate Student Fellowship for his work. Congratulations Malcolm!

Our next member spotlight is Natasha Sheybani, PhD, who is also featured in today's UVA Health News publication for receiving a $5.5 million DoD award to fund patient-centered breast cancer research. Welcome to the CIC, Dr. Sheybani!

www.immunology.virginia.edu/new-member-i...

#immunology #cancer

The CIC has been growing! Over the next few days, we'll be featuring new members of our community. Today, we're highlighting @nelson-lab.bsky.social, a new faculty member at UVA and a specialist in Tuberculosis research.

www.immunology.virginia.edu/new-member-i...

#immunology #medsky #immunosky