Get Flu Shot, Contribute to Science

Posted on October 27, 2015June 22, 2016 by Kristin Wallace

Study nurse Carlene Bartolotta applies a bandage after giving the flu shot to Nick Cesaro — Dr. Laura Haynes studies the efficacy of the flu vaccine in older patients and urges them to get their flu shot this year. Read the Full Story on UConn Health Updates >

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Posted on October 14, 2015 by Tracy Anderson

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Dr. Tissa Manavalan and Dr. Michael Murphy Receive Travel Awards

Posted on October 2, 2015 by Kristin Wallace

Dr. Tissa Manavalan and Dr. Michael Murphy — Congratulations to Dr. Tissa Manavalan and Dr. Michael Murphy for receiving travel awards to attend the 48th annual meeting of the Society for Leukocyte Biology in Raleigh, North Carolina.

Dr. Pramod K. Srivastava Named a “Master of Immunology”

Posted on September 21, 2015 by Kristin Wallace

Dr. Pramod K. Srivastava — Cancer Immunology Research (the AACR journal devoted to Cancer Immunology) has named Dr. Pramod K. Srivastava of our Department a “Master of Immunology” in the September 2015 issue. Dr. Srivastava is also a Senior Editor of Cancer Immunology Research. View his article entitled “Neoepitopes of Cancers: Looking Back, Looking Ahead”.

Dr. Haynes Talks About the Flu Vaccination

Posted on August 20, 2015 by Kristin Wallace

Elderly woman receiving a flu vaccine — Dr. Laura Haynes discusses the timing of flu vaccination. Read the Full Story on UConn Today >

Dr. Laura Haynes Invited to Speak at a Satellite Symposium on Immunosenescence of the 4th European Congress of Immunology

Posted on August 3, 2015February 21, 2017 by Kristin Wallace

Dr. Laura Haynes — Dr. Laura Haynes is an invited speaker at a Satellite Symposium on Immunosenescence of the 4th European Congress of Immunology in Vienna, Austria. She will speak on September 6th on influenza vaccines for the elderly, which is the main focus of her laboratory’s work.

Graduate Student Roslyn Taylor Receives Fellowship

Posted on June 25, 2015 by Kristin Wallace

Roslyn Taylor — Immunology graduate student Roslyn Taylor has received an American Heart Association fellowship studying microglial responses in recovery after intracerebral hemorrhage.

Dr. Linda Cauley is Invited to Speak at the Society for Leukocyte Biology Annual Meeting

Posted on June 25, 2015 by Kristin Wallace

Linda Cauley — Dr. Linda Cauley is an invited speaker at the annual meeting of the Society for Leukocyte Biology in Raleigh, North Carolina from September 27-29, 2015. Her presentation during a special session for investigators with the highest JLB citations in 2014,will feature work from a recent JLB article entitled, “Lung-resident memory CD8 T cells (TRM) are indispensable for optimal cross-protection against pulmonary virus infection”.

Dr. Richard Zeff receives the First Year Teaching Award

Posted on May 22, 2015 by Kristin Wallace

Dr. Richard Zeff — Dr. Richard Zeff received the First Year Teaching Award at the School of Medicine’s Annual Spring Awards ceremony. Nominated by first year medical and dental students, this award recognizes Dr. Zeff’s teaching of the first year Basic Medical Sciences curriculum.

Spring 2015 Ph.D. Dissertation Defenses

Posted on May 20, 2015 by Kristin Wallace

Nandini and Sonali — Congratulations and best wishes to Nandini Acharya and Sonali Bracken on their Ph.D. dissertation defenses.