A Commitment to Immunology
Coleen McNamara, MD, Receives Thomas Jefferson Award for Scholarship
Coleen McNamara, MD, Professor of Medicine and Director of the Beirne B. Carter Center for Immunology Research (CIC), has been awarded the prestigious Thomas Jefferson Award for Scholarship by the University of Virginia. The award recognizes faculty who exemplify excellence … Read More
Jie Sun, PhD, Secures Grants Totaling $6.2 Million to Study Aging and Chronic Diseases After Viral Injury
Harrison Distinguished Teaching Professor of Medicine Jie Sun, PhD, in the UVA Beirne B. Carter Center for Immunology Research and the Department of Medicine’s Division of Infectious Diseases and International Health, has secured two new five-year NIH R01 awards totaling … Read More
CIC Hosts 2025 Southeastern Immunology Symposium
On Friday, June 6, and Saturday, June 7, 349 immunologists from 19 institutions met at UVA’s Newcomb Hall for the 2025 Southeastern Immunology Symposium. Across 26 talks and 172 posters, participants shared cutting-edge research on the role of the immune … Read More
Melanie Rutkowski, PhD, Receives Funding to Study Breast Cancer Metastasis
Resident Member Melanie Rutkowski, PhD, has received an Exceptional Project research grant from the Breast Cancer Alliance. The award, issued to researchers “pursuing innovative, high-impact research in breast cancer,” will fund Rutkowski’s project “Defining How the Gut Microbiome Promotes Lung-associated … Read More
Member Update: Kelsey Voss, PhD
Kelsey Voss, PhD, Assistant Professor of Pharmacology, was recently voted to join the CIC membership. Voss, who came to UVA from a postdoctoral position at Vanderbilt, is an expert in the immune system’s interactions with physiological iron. All cells need … Read More
Anne Sperling Recognized at the 2025 American Thoracic Society Conference in San Francisco
The Recognition Award for Scientific Accomplishments recognizes outstanding scientific research contributions in basic or clinical arenas to enhance the understanding, prevention and treatment of respiratory disease, critical illness, or sleep disorders and recognizes exemplary professionalism, collegiality and citizenship through mentorship … Read More