Neglected Infectious Disease Lab
Department of Pathobiological Sciences
Neglected Infectious Disease Lab
Department of Pathobiological Sciences
Jun 2019 New preprint on filarial chemosensory biology available on bioRxiv! Jun 2019 We wish our first cohort of lab undergrads success in their journeys ahead! Eric Chen (NIH IRTA Fellow), Alexis Mann (PhD, Johns Hopkins), Katie Kudrna (DVM, UW-Madison). Jun 2019 Nic gives talk at UW PacBio launch party on long-read RNAseq in filarial parasites May 2019 Nathalie Dinguirard joins us from the Yoshino Lab as a joint research specialist. Apr 2019 Eric, Tran, and Katie present posters at UW Undergraduate Research Symposium Apr 2019 Kendra receives 2019 NSF GRFP Honorable Mention Feb 2019 The lab is excited to share our latest work at the upcoming Molecular Helminthology and WAAVP 2019 meetings. Oct 2018 Large-scale helminth genomics effort appears in Nature Genetics. Our lab contributed primary analyses of potentially druggable GPCRs and ion channels. Sep 2018 New preprint with Bartholomay & Kimber labs on chemosensation in filarial parasites. Sep 2018 Kendra joins the lab as a CBMS PhD student. Abdi, Gabi, and Nick join us as undergrad researchers. Sep 2018 Collaboration on the Bge cell line is published. Aug 2018 Nic presents at the 15th International Symposium on Schistosomiasis in Rio de Janeiro Jul 2018 Zach joins the lab as a research intern! Jul 2018 Paul Airs joins the lab as a Postdoc! May 2018 Kathy Vaccaro joins the lab as a Research Specialist! Apr 2018 Paper on stage and sex-specific differences in Brugia exosome cargo in press at PLoS NTD Apr 2018 Benzimidazole paper appears in PLoS NTD Dec 2017 Lab contributes to BioRxiv preprint on comparative genomics of major helminths Oct 2017 BioRxiv preprint on the discovery of genetic loci underlying benzimidazole resistance Oct 2017 Lab receives funding from NCVP / AHS Aug 2017 Alexis joins the lab as an Honorary Research Fellow Aug 2017 Contribution to Nature Communications paper on the genetics of a phoretic behavior Jul 2017 Divyaa starts PhD program at Florida State University May 2017 Nic joins the lab as a Merck KGaA Postdoc Fellow May 2017 Justice joins the lab as an Undergrad Lab Assistant Apr 2017 Mostafa joins editorial board of Molecular and Biochemical Parasitology Mar 2017 Lab receives NIH/NIAID K22 Phase II Award Feb 2017 Divyaa joins the lab as a joint Research Intern Feb 2017 Eric joins as an Undergraduate Researcher Feb 2017 Troy joins the lab as a Research Specialist Jan 2017 The lab officially opens!