Department of Immunology

James Nevin has received the 2019 Lepow Award at the Graduate Student Research Day. This award, established in 1986 in honor of Dr. Irwin H. Lepow, a well-known faculty member, researcher and founding father of UConn Health, is given to the outstanding fourth-year student in the Biomedical Science Ph.D. Program. James is under the mentorship of Dr. Pramod Srivastava.
Dr. Ju Chen has been selected as a recipient of the 2019 AAI Careers in Immunology Fellowship. This award provides one year salary support for Dr. Chen’s work in the study of IL-17 in colorectal cancer development and therapy.
Dr. Chuan Li received the Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis and Vascular Biology Travel Award for Young Investigators for his abstract presentation during the Vascular Discovery: From Genes to Medicine 2019 Scientific Sessions in Boston, MA. Only 10 recipients were selected from close to 1000 presenters at this conference. Dr. Li is a postdoctoral fellow in Dr. Beiyan Zhou’s lab.
Congratulations to Dr. Laura Haynes on receiving an NIH R21 grant entitled, “Impact of Aging and Influenza Infection on Muscle Health.”
The American Association of Immunologists announces the 2019 recipients of AAI Awards for outstanding research and career achievements. Former Immunology graduate student Dr. Clinton Mathias of Western New England University has received this honor for outstanding service to AAI and the immunology community as director of the AAI High School Teachers Program from 2012-2018.
Congratulations to Dr. Joel Pachter on receiving an NIH R21 grant titled “Extracellular vesicles and neuroinflammation”.
The Office of Faculty Affairs takes the opportunity throughout the year to celebrate UConn Health faculty. Each faculty member they spotlight has been selected from recent nominations received from our department chairs, center directors, and educational leadership. Our own Dr. Evan Jellison was selected for this recognition. Watch the Faculty Spotlight video.

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