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.
Cara Hatzinger from Rutkowski Lab Receives an F31 Grant to Study the role of TLR5 signaling as a modulator of FLT3 ligand therapeutic efficacy for ovarian cancer
Cara Hatzinger from Rutkowski Lab just received an F31, Investigating the role of TLR5 signaling as a modulator of FLT3 ligand therapeutic efficacy for the treatment of ovarian cancer. Ovarian cancer is the most fatal gynecological malignancy with most patients … Read More
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
Jeff Sturek, MD, PhD Featured in SOM Medicine in Motion Newsletter
To watch more Research in Motion videos in this series, visit the School of Medicine website research landing page
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!
UVA Researcher Jie Sun Secures $3.8M NIH Grant to Advance Next-Generation Respiratory Immunity and Vaccine Design
A major new federal grant is set to advance research into respiratory immunity at the University of Virginia, where Harrison Distinguished Teaching Professor Jie Sun, PhD, has been awarded a $3.8 million from the National Institutes of Health. The funding … Read More
CIC Members to present exciting research at the American Association of Immunologists annual meeting in Boston, MA, April 15-19
See link for full details: https://www.immunology.virginia.edu/event/the-annual-meeting-of-the-aai-located-in-boston-ma/ 2026 AAI Meeting Website: https://immunology2026.aai.org/ Look for these CIC members at the 2026 AAI meeting presenting their research.
Partnership in Discovery: CVRC and CIC Host AstraZeneca for Two Day Event
A vibrant exchange of scientific discovery and potential strategic collaboration took place February 23–24, 2026 at the University of Virginia, as researchers from AstraZeneca met with faculty from across the School of Medicine. The Robert M. Berne Cardiovascular Research Center … Read More