Amazing lab and mentor looking for a post-doc in Philadelphia! Lab Whelan took a chance on me as an undergrad with no experience and is single handedly the reason I fell in love with science. 🔬

Great day today at #ABA2024. Grateful for the opportunity to share some of our work and hear about others.

Congratulations to Annie Sullivan MS and Connor Guzior MS MPH on successful masters thesis defenses! Dr. Mashkoor Choudhry Loyola's Department of Surgery

Booxs & a Bluetooth keyboard has truly changed the game for outdoor writing in the sun. Spending a lovely Sunday afternoon relaxing on the beach working on my qualifying exam.

Great abstract session this year for the 3rd Annual LUMC Research Day! Loyola MD/PhD Program Loyola Surgery LoyolaMedEd Loyola Medicine Loyola Medicine MD Loyola Vascular Surg Vivian Gahtan Steven De Jong Ankush Gosain Manuel Portalatin

Loyola MD/PhD made a nice showing at the Chicago Inter-MSTP Mini Retreat! We had a fantastic time chatting with fellow physician-scientists in training and learning about the awesome work being done at UIC, NU, Rosalind Franklin, & UChicago. Looking forward to the next gathering!

🚨 Great alternatives to BioRender are now available!! 📢 NIAID News offers a collection of public figures and icons for everyone to use. Check it out at bioart.niaid.nih.gov

Andy Hoisington and Moses New-Aaron flexing on great data related to Microbiome and TBI as well as Alcohol, HIV and bacterial clearance at the #AIRIG2024 meeting in Chicago. NIAAA News Dr. Samantha Yeligar, MS, PhD Andrew Hoisington

Vivian Gahtan Loyola's Department of Surgery Loyola Medicine Wrapping up a great second session here at #AIRIG2024. Next is our NIAAA News sponsored mentoring session. Thank you for making today possible. #NIAAA #Alcohol Dr. Liz Kovacs

Choudhry lab at #AIRIG Dr. Mashkoor Choudhry it’s been a great day to learn from so many amazing researchers in #alcohol and #immunology

So great to connect with fellow alcohol researchers and friends at #AIRIG2024 in Chicago. Suthat Liangpunsakul, Llorente Lab, and Wiramon

Vivian Gahtan Loyola's Department of Surgery Loyola Medicine NIAAA News Dr. Liz Kovacs CoPARC Another successful #AIRIG in the books. Thank you all for bringing such great ideas and enthusiasm today! NIAAA News

Very exciting work coming out of Lab Whelan !!

Check out a Recent paper I had the privilege of Co-authoring with Carly, recent graduate from the lab of Dr. Mashkoor Choudhry 🧫🔬

🔬New Article: Bacterial dysbiosis and decrease in SCFA correlate with intestinal inflammation following alcohol intoxication and burn injury 📖A recent study by Professor Choudhry’s team at Loyola University Chicago (USA) revealed that alcohol and burn injury induce bacterial

Heavy drinking + burn trauma = a perfect storm in the gut. New research shows this combo wrecks the microbiome, depletes butyrate, and fuels inflammation—hinting at a critical window for intervention after injury.

Loyola representing at the @jointmeeting - the biggest MD/PhD meeting that happens annually here in Chicago. Mary Grace and Madison helped plan the meeting this year and Claudia Rose serves as one of our institutional representatives for APSA. A great networking opportunity!