Congratulations to Pitt Micro/Immuno students Avani Parikh (Lohmueller lab) and Zac Ingram (Ambrose lab) on giving excellent selected talks for the Pitt BGSA Symposium today!

Our MIDS Program student Meriem presented a poster at #ABRCMS2023 entitled, "Characterizing New Humanized Mouse Models for Investigating HIV-1 Infection.” She received both a travel grant and an award in immunology for her poster presentation! We are so proud of her!

Please join me and @AmitSharmaOSU in Palm Springs for this fun #retrovirus meeting with a fantastic line up of keynote speakers, including Priyamvada Acharya Rahm Gummuluru Yong Xiong Lab !

Congratulations to Pitt Micro/Immuno MSTP student Danica Lee and her mentor Daniella Schwartz !

So proud of Catherine Phelps for honorably representing Pitt Micro/Immuno and the entire School of Medicine!

Pleased to share this exciting story from the lab led by Zac Ingram with contributions from @akhughson & simon watkins & Melissa Kane PhD 🔬 !

Congratulations to @akhughson for successfully defending her MPH thesis Infectious Diseases and Microbiology today! You did a fantastic job and I can’t wait to see all the wonderful things you do next!

My fun fact: I published a scientific paper with a Catholic priest. What’s your fun fact? #cshlretro

One of the nicest retrovirologists I’ve ever known, Dr. Eric Freed @NCICCR_HIVDRP , gave a phenomenal keynote talk at #cshlretro with great advice for all of us. I’m happy that he has been one of my unofficial mentors. 👏🏼

Congratulations 🎉 to Tullia Bruno, PhD from Pitt Micro/Immuno for receiving the distinguished mentor award this year from Pitt School of Medicine Graduate Studies ! Very well deserved!

Congratulations to Pitt Micro/Immuno PhD students Sam Butler ( Vignali Lab ) for winning this year’s scientific achievement award and Jenna Nosek (DeLuca lab) for being the finalist for most well-rounded student!

If you are attending #ABRCMS2024 and are interested in microbiology and/or immunology, stop by the Pitt Micro/Immuno booth (1012) and say 👋🏼!We also have a catered event on Friday evening!