National Postdoc Appreciation Week Programming
Looking ahead to National Postdoc Appreciation Week, we encourage our postdocs to check out the University’s programming, described below.
Hogan McKee, MBChB, Shares Career Insights With Local High School
CIC trainee Hogan McKee, MBChB, recently presented to the Monticello High School Science National Honor Society. The Science National Honor Society hosts symposia given by outside speakers to expose high school students to career options in STEM. Dr. McKee, mentored … Read More
Two World-Class Postdocs Receive Immunology Innovation Awards
Naomi Bryant, PhD, and Liam Fitzsimmons, PhD, are the two first postdoctoral researchers to receive the CIC’s new Immunology Innovation Awards. These awards recognize the brightest up-and-coming scientists across Immunology and aids in recruiting them to the Center. Bryant was … Read More
Sun Lab Identifies COVID-19 Cancer Risk
Wei Quian, PhD, and resident member Jie Sun, PhD, recently published a paper in Cell showing that severe COVID-19 or flu infections can increase the risk for developing lung cancer in the future. By studying the effects of severe infections … Read More
CIC Members Present at AAI 2026
We had an excellent showing at the 2026 American Association of Immunologists meeting. Congratulations to all our presenters and award recipients!
CIC Receives $1,200,000 to Launch an Initiative supporting research studying the human immune system in disease
The Beirne B. Carter Center for Immunology Research (CIC) is thrilled to announce that it has received a $1,200,000 gift from the Beirne Carter Foundation (BCF). The Foundation’s latest commitment will help translate new discoveries of how the immune system … Read More
Loren Erickson, PhD, Featured in Immunology Explained
Resident Member Loren Erickson, PhD, wrote a blog post for the American Association of Immunologists’ Immunology Explained series. In his article, Erickson describes his research on Alpha-gal syndrome, an allergy that can be initiated by a bite from the lone … Read More
Melanie Rutkowski, PhD, featured in Research in Motion
Resident member Melanie Rutkowski, PhD, was featured in this week’s Research in Motion video! “We are hoping to catalyze our discoveries into paradigm-shifting immune therapies, not only for cancer patients, but also other diseases in which the microbiome is dysregulated.”
Member Update: Anny Zhou, PhD
Anny Zhou, PhD, Drash Professor of Medicine in the Division of Pulmonary & Critical Care, Department of Medicine, Department of Genome Science and Director of UVA’s Translational Genomic Center, was recently invited to join the CIC’s membership. Zhou joined UVA … Read More
Melanie Rutkowski, PhD, Wins Victoria’s Secret Award to Study Ovarian Cancer
CIC resident member Melanie Rutkowski, PhD, was awarded the 2025 Victoria’s Secret Global Fund for Women’s Cancers Rising Innovator Grant. The award, in partnership with Pelotonia and the American Association for Cancer Research, funds innovative research projects in breast and … Read More