The Beirne B. Carter Center for Immunology Research (CIC) hosted its annual Carter Immunology Lecture on October 6, 2025. The lecture honors Beirne Carter, whose generosity provided the initial gift needed to establish our Research Center. This year, the CIC … Read More
Michael Brown, PhD, resident member of the Beirne B. Carter Center for Immunology Research (CIC) and Professor of Medicine in the Nephrology Division, received an R01 grant award from the NIH exceeding $3,000,000 for his project “Paired receptor signaling for NK … Read More
Jinyi Tang, PhD, a postdoctoral researcher mentored by Jie Sun, PhD, was selected to receive an NIH K99/R00 award. This prestigious grant will fund up to two years of Tang’s research at UVA and another three years when he transitions … Read More
Sarah Ewald, PhD, CIC resident member and Associate Professor of Microbiology, Immunology, and Cancer Biology, was awarded a five-year, $2.35 million R35 grant from the NIH. These funds will allow the Ewald Lab to further study the role of the … Read More
Merkel cell carcinoma is a rare, aggressive form of skin cancer usually caused by Merkel cell polyomavirus. The virus, which most people carry, is typically harmless. In 2,500 Americans each year, the viral genome becomes incorporated into skin cells, leading … Read More
CIC Resident Member and Assistant Professor of Microbiology, Immunology, and Cancer Biology Kristin Anderson, PhD, received a $50,000 award from the Michael Pascucci Cancer Association. MPCA is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization dedicated to eradicating cancer by funding research grant programs. … Read More
Megan Mazzei, a 2nd-year graduate student mentored by Coleen McNamara, MD, won a Poster Award at the 2025 Atherosclerosis Gordon Research Conference in Barcelona, Spain on June 27, 2025. Her presentation, “Humanized Mice with G6PD Deficiency Have Decreased Atheroprotective IgMOSE … Read More
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
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
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
