January 28th-31st 2024 - Banff, Alberta, Canada
Keystone Meeting Myeloid Cell Diversity
At the beautiful Banff Springs Hotel, Alberta, Canada – Notable moments include an excellent poster presentation by Paula Grasberger and High Tea over discussions of macrophage resistance to killing
March 7-10th 2024 - Palm Springs, California
New Frontiers in HIV Research Symposium on HIV/AIDS in Palm Springs, California
Congrats Paula Grasberger on a fantastic oral presentation and Abby Sondrini on winning best poster!
March 29th 2024
Congrats Amanda Modica on getting into the Drexel PhD Program!
March 23rd 2024 – Boston, Massachusetts
New England Science Symposium
Amanda Modica sharing her science at the the poster session!
https://dicp.hms.harvard.edu/events/2024-new-england-science-symposium-ness
May 10th 2024 – Natick, Massachusetts
Lab outing to Level 99
Some challenging games that only teamwork can solve!
May 16-17th 2024 – NYC, New York
Annual REACH Meeting in NYC
Impressive oral presentation by Paula Grasberger and poster presentation by Abby Sondrini – some well-deserved time for exercise, cat paraphernalia, and boba in the city!
May 22nd 2024
Congrats Amanda on finishing your NIH PREP postbac project! Well done on your final presentation. Enjoying a small ice cream treat to celebrate
June 14th 2024 – Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Honored to present at the University of Toronto Immunology Dept. 40th Anniversary Symposium. Great to engage with old classmates, including Dr. Brad Jones, PIs, and my PhD adviser, Prof. Mario Ostrowski
June 10th 2024
Welcome Rofail Wassef, our new Research Associate! Looking forward to characterizing NK cell responses to HIV-infected macrophages
June 25th, 2024 – Marlborough, Massachusetts
Farewell Paint and Sip for Amanda Modica – good luck with grad school at Drexel in Philly. You are the Western Blot Queen!
July 1st, 2024
Major congratulations to Paula Grasberger on being awarded an NIAID F31 Fellowship! Fantastic project studying the mechanisms of how macrophages resist perforin- and FasL-mediated apoptosis
September 2024
Welcome Tara and Sheldon to the Lab!
As WPI Undergraduates, they will be spending their last year studying how different HIV accessory proteins rgeulate NK cell ligands
October 2nd, 2024 - Stow, Massachusetts
Honey Pot Hill Orchard Apple Picking
A lab tradition since 2021! Apple picking, apple cider donuts, and a hedge maze...
November 18-20th, 2024 - Rockville, Maryland
NIH Martin Delaney Collaboratory Annual Meeting
Paula gave a fantastic presentation on the Role of Macrophage and HIV Cure to the HIV Community Members - some great discussion!
December 9-13th, 2024 - Ft Lauderdale, Florida
HIV Persistence Meeting during Therapy Meeting
Congrats to both Paula and Abby for fabulous poster presentations!
Some fun science in the sun! Congrats Paula and Abby for fabulous poster presentations!
December 15th, 2024
Clayton and Balazs Joint Lab Holiday Party
Yankee Swap, Chinese, and Gingerbread House Competition! Thanks for a great year everyone!