See link for full details: https://www.immunology.virginia.edu/event/the-annual-meeting-of-the-aai-located-in-honolulu-hawaii/ 2025 AAI Meeting Website: https://immunology2025.aai.org/ Look for these CIC members at the 2025 AAI meeting presenting their research.

Two undergraduate students mentored by Daniel Zegarra-Ruiz, PhD, Iana Niknezhad and Aditi Shanbhag, received funding for summer research this week. Zegarra-Ruiz is an Assistant Professor of Microbiology, Immunology, and Cancer Biology and Resident Member of the CIC. His team studies … Read More

Malcolm O’Malley, a second-year graduate student in the Department of Biomedical Engineering advised by Jeffrey Saucerman, PhD, has received a Graduate Research Fellowship from the National Science Foundation (NSF). He is a member of the CIC’s Immunology Training Program, having … Read More

Melanie Rutkowski, PhD, recently was voted to become a Resident Member of the Beirne B. Carter Center for Immunology Research. Her team will take over the research space vacated by former CIC director Vic Engelhard, PhD, after his retirement. Rutkowski, … Read More

Natasha Sheybani, PhD, an Assistant Professor of Biomedical Engineering at the University of Virginia, was recently voted to become a member of the CIC. As research director of the Focused Ultrasound Cancer Immunotherapy Center, she specializes in using Focused Ultrasound … Read More

Dr. Christine Nelson, PhD, recently joined the CIC membership. Nelson’s research focuses on understanding the immune response to Mycobacterium tuberculosis (TB). Originally from Minnesota, she pursued her graduate studies in immunology with a focus on cancer and autoimmunity before transitioning … Read More