News and Events
Upcoming Events
Upcoming Talks:
Brian will be giving a talk at the 2022 FASEB Translational Neuroimmunology Meeting (August 28-Sep 2, 2022).
Upcoming Conferences:
Catch Brian, Nydia, Irving, Tracy, and Juan at ASN 2022 (April 10-14, 2022).
News and Happenings
(To see news before May 2020, check out the archive.)
Dec 20, 2021
Irving receives NINDS Diversity Supplement
Irving was awarded a 3-year grant to support his thesis work studying interactions between innate immunity and neurotransmission. Congrats to Irving!
Aug 25, 2021
Tracy passes her qualifying exam
A huge congratulations to Tracy for passing her qualifying exam and advancing to candidacy. Excellent job!
Aug 1, 2021
Ben and Sarah join the lab
Ben is a sophomore majoring in CBN and philosophy and is joining the lab as an undergraduate intern. Sarah is a sophomore CBN major joining the lab through the Aresty Research Assistants program. Welcome aboard!
July 31, 2021
The lab's first paper is out
We are excited to share the lab's first research article, "Fibrillar α-synuclein induces neurotoxic astrocyte activation via RIP kinase signaling and NF-κB," now out in Cell Death and Disease. Tracy and Nydia led the project, with contributions from almost everyone!
July 21, 2021
Nick, Marissa, and Po present at virtual ASV 2021 conference
Nick, Marissa, and Po were selected to give oral presentations at the virtual American Society of Virology 221 Conference. All three did an outstanding job! Well done!
July 7, 2021
Joanne joins the lab
Joanne joins the lab as a much-needed administrative assistant. She is also working with the Abriara lab. Welcome!
June 11, 2021
Nydia wins the Young Investigator Educational Enhancement Award
Nydia was selected for the prestigious YIEE Award from the American Society for Neurochemistry. Congrats to Nydia!
June 4, 2021
Graduate Summer Fellowship Awards
Congrats to both Tracy and Marissa for being awarded summer fellowship awards from the Rutgers Division of Life Sciences.
June 1, 2021
New grant from NIMH
We have been awarded an R21 from the National Institute of Mental Health! This grant will fund our efforts to investigate maternal Zika Virus (ZIKV) infection as an environmental risk factor for mental illness, in collaboration with Dr. Alex Kusnecov in the Department of Psychology.
May 19, 2021
Marissa passes her qualifying exam
A huge congratulations to Marissa for passing her qualifying exam and advancing to candidacy. We are so proud of you!
April 29, 2021
Winnie and Medha successfully defend their senior theses
Winnie and Medha successfully passed their senior thesis defenses and will graduate from the Cell Biology & Neuroscience (CBN) major. Both Winnie and Medha have done an outstanding job and are headed to exciting new ventures (Winnie to dental school at the University at Buffalo, Medha to the NIH IRTA Postbac program).
April 26, 2021
Undergraduate Fellowship Awards
We've had another great year for UG fellowships! New awards include:
Nick Panzera: DLS Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship
Po-Lun Kung: DLS Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship
April 16, 2021
Irving joins the lab
Irving has officially joined the lab! Irving is currently a first year student pursuing a PhD in the Neuroscience program. Welcome!
Mar 1, 2021
Nydia passes her qualifying exam
A huge congratulations to Nydia for passing her qualifying exam and advancing to candidacy. Nydia is our first PhD candidate in lab history!
Feb 4, 2021
Notice of Award for R01
The lab has officially received an R01 from NINDS! This grant is a huge milestone for our lab and we are excited to continue our research studying RIPK3 signaling and its roles in inflammatory astrocyte activation.
Jan 14, 2021
Juan joins the lab
Juan is an undergraduate CBN senior who will be working with the lab as a research technician following graduation. Welcome!
Aug 12, 2020
Nick joins the lab
Nick is an undergraduate student joining the lab through the Aresty Research Assistants program. Welcome aboard!
June 22, 2021
Updates coming!
We are working on updating the backend of our news page! Check back soon to catch up on the past year of news (a lot has happened!)
July 1, 2020
Summer Conference Presentations
Both Colm and Marissa were chosen for oral presentations at (virtual) conferences this summer. Colm gave a short talk at an online workshop for the American Society of Virology, while Marissa spoke at the FASEB Translational Neuroimmunology Meeting. Congrats to both!
May 20, 2020
Aisha Patel named Henry Rutgers Scholar
Aisha successfully defending her honors thesis and was recognized as a Henry Rutgers Scholar, an honor awarded to graduating seniors with the very best thesis work across the entire Rutgers School of Arts and Sciences. Congrats to Aisha!
May 1, 2020
Undergraduate Fellowship Awards
We've had a great year for UG fellowships! New awards include:
Medha Krishnagiri: Parkinson's Foundation Summer Student Fellowship
Po-Lun Kung: DLS Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship
Winnie Wong: DLS Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship and Aresty Undergraduate Research Fellowship