https://www.blackinimmuno.org/events daily 0.75 2024-04-26 https://www.blackinimmuno.org/events/immunity-aging-panel-immune-responses-to-vaccines-pathogens-across-age-groups monthly 0.5 2024-04-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f8f484235a51347910fcd18/fe800dbb-7c7c-4d56-830a-8efbd00cfd34/20240424_133900_0000.jpg Upcoming Events - Immunity & Aging Panel: Immune Responses to Vaccines & Pathogens across Age Groups - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.blackinimmuno.org/events/submission-due-for-3-minute-flash-talks-k7flk monthly 0.5 2023-09-24 https://www.blackinimmuno.org/events/black-in-immuno-week-2022-btnfy monthly 0.5 2023-09-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f8f484235a51347910fcd18/7b4e79f1-cdf7-4f79-b056-dc8c32b69a4f/Save+the+date_v3-01.jpg Upcoming Events - Black In Immuno Week 2023 - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.blackinimmuno.org/events/the-changemaker-series-an-exploration-of-advocacy-and-activism-in-stem-tbrg2 monthly 0.5 2023-03-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f8f484235a51347910fcd18/44b12cfa-2830-4aee-a416-083f64a46a7c/12.png Upcoming Events - The Changemaker Series: Social Media & Advocacy with Dr. Danielle Twum - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f8f484235a51347910fcd18/d1a87d90-e777-4c82-8ad7-ae457a1118dc/ChageMakerSeries+Banner+%282%29.png Upcoming Events - The Changemaker Series: Social Media & Advocacy with Dr. Danielle Twum - About the Speaker: Dr. Danielle Twum Dr. Twum is a talented biotechnology professional passionate about science and advancing healthcare. She is currently the Medical Science Liaison and Associate Director at Blueprint Medicines. She is also an AAAS IF/THEN STEM Ambassador. She received her PhD in Cancer Immunology at the University at Buffalo where she studied the role of IRF8 in regulating metastatic behavior in macrophages. You can find her on social media @forgedonyx. https://www.blackinimmuno.org/events/submission-due-for-3-minute-flash-talks monthly 0.5 2023-09-24 https://www.blackinimmuno.org/events/the-changemaker-series-an-exploration-of-advocacy-and-activism-in-stem monthly 0.5 2023-02-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f8f484235a51347910fcd18/1648486502631-7X2VD1UJ4756VK4FUP62/8.png Upcoming Events - The Changemaker Series: An exploration of advocacy and activism in STEM - About the Speaker: Dr. Juliet Daniel Dr. Daniel is a professor and Cancer Biologist in the Department of Biology. Her research includes elucidating the molecular/genetic causes of the disparities in incidence and poor outcomes of triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) in Black women. Dr. Daniel is the co-founder of the Canadian Black Scientist Network which is an organization working towards supporting the development and creating mentorship opportunities for Black Canadian Scientists. She is also a member of the President’s advocacy committee for Building an Inclusive Community at McMaster and a founder of the Canadian Multicural LEAD Organization for mentoring and training high school students. In addition, she co-founded the African Caribbean Faculty Association of McMaster (ACFAM) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f8f484235a51347910fcd18/44b12cfa-2830-4aee-a416-083f64a46a7c/12.png Upcoming Events - The Changemaker Series: An exploration of advocacy and activism in STEM - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.blackinimmuno.org/events/2021-translational-talks monthly 0.5 2022-01-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f8f484235a51347910fcd18/a50789e1-8df5-423a-8472-ed229b38a0b8/0040501-19BS%25252B075.jpg Upcoming Events - Immuno at the Bedside: Translational Science Talks - Devon Eddins, PhD Talk Title: Pathogenic neutrophilia in Black patients affected by severe COVID-19 Twitter: @eddinsmed Devon is a James T. Laney Doctoral Fellow in the laboratory of Eliver Ghosn at the Lowance Center for Human Immunology, Emory University School of Medicine in Atlanta, GA. Devon’s studies are centered on the laboratory’s goal of understanding tissue-resident versus tissue-recruited immune lineages and responses, with emphasis on innate immune regulation mediated by tissue-resident macrophages in antiviral immunity. To this end, Devon’s recent studies have employed multi-omic single-cell technologies—including high-dimensional 30+ parameter flow cytometry and virus-inclusive scRNA-seq—to study immune responses in hospitalized COVID-19 patients requiring ICU admission and mechanical ventilator support. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f8f484235a51347910fcd18/ce63a8a0-08e1-4dd4-97ba-8d7f34215554/Capture+Kola+-+Olotu+Titilayo+mabel.jpg Upcoming Events - Immuno at the Bedside: Translational Science Talks - Oladipo Elijah Kolawole, PhD Talk Title: COVID -19 Vaccine Research and Development Journey in Africa. Twitter: @OladipoKolawol5 Dr. Oladipo Elijah Kolawole is an International Fellow of ICMR/AU-STRC, with a Ph.D. in Medical Virology and Immunology from the Ladoke Akintola University of Technology. Presently, he holds a faculty position (HOD) at the Department of Microbiology, Adeleke University, Ede, Osun State, Nigeria. He focuses on vaccines and diagnostic kits development for neglected tropical diseases. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f8f484235a51347910fcd18/490cf1a8-5514-46e0-b758-e56530f3e93f/20210520_080613+-+Cornelius+Taabazuing.jpg Upcoming Events - Immuno at the Bedside: Translational Science Talks - Cornelius Taabazuing, PhD Talk Title: Proteolytic regulation of pyroptosis Twitter: @taabaman Dr. Taabazuing is a postdoctoral fellow in the Department of Chemical Biology at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in the lab of Dr. Daniel Bachovchin. He earned his bachelor’s and his Ph.D. at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. As a graduate student, he worked on understanding the chemistry of the enzymes that sense and regulate the adaptive response to hypoxia. His current research is focused on understanding the molecular mechanism of innate immune activation and regulation. He recently discovered a new inflammasome belonging to the ZU5 domain containing family of proteins that activates the innate immune system. He uncovered the molecular mechanisms of activation and revealed fundamental bidirectional crosstalk between apoptotic and pyroptotic signaling networks. As an independent investigator, he will study the molecular regulation of other ZU5 proteins that sense genotoxic stress and regulate immunity. Dr. Taabazuing also cares deeply about improving diversity and equity in STEM and has been involved in many initiatives that are aimed at increasing representation. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f8f484235a51347910fcd18/d005b1bc-2e29-44d9-974d-febab1d7e873/professional+picture+-+Tonya+Aaron.jpg Upcoming Events - Immuno at the Bedside: Translational Science Talks - Tonya Aaron Talk Title: Inflammation limits the longevity of humoral immunity by inhibiting plasma cell retention in the bone marrow Twitter: @taaron24 Tonya Aaron is a 7th year MD/PhD candidate at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine in the laboratory of Dr. David Fooksman in the Department of Pathology. She was born and raised in Fort Lauderdale, Florida and received her B.A in Biochemistry/Molecular Biology. Her research focuses on the effects of inflammation on the longevity of humoral immunity in the context of model antigen immunizations and infection models. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f8f484235a51347910fcd18/9e24ab5f-9825-4dce-bbab-41f7e72bd6ba/MR_biopic.jpg Upcoming Events - Immuno at the Bedside: Translational Science Talks - Makeda Robinson, PhD Talk Title: The evolution of an infectious disease specialist during COVID-19 Twitter: @MakedaLRobinson Dr. Makeda Robinson is from Long Beach, California. She earned her MD and PhD from Stanford University School of Medicine and is currently a Postdoctoral Infectious Diseases specialist at the University. She is a recipient of a Howard Hughes Medical Institute Fellowship and is a Jackie Robinson Foundation Scholar. Her current research focuses on understanding virus-host dynamics in the setting of emerging viral pathogens which has led her to pursue translational approaches to diagnose and treat novel infections. In response to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, Dr. Robinson has developed a research project centered on better understanding age-dependent differences in the immune response to infection to identify key windows for treatment and predict disease progression. In parallel she is working to spread evidence-based information about COVID-19, and has commented on current issues surrounding the pandemic in CNBC, USA Today, and The Huffington Post. https://www.blackinimmuno.org/events/2021-public-mistrust monthly 0.5 2022-01-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f8f484235a51347910fcd18/c9aa6e54-db7c-44bd-9bbe-35d71d612097/31C81C97-C972-49DF-8668-916C1E212B3E+-+Val+Lew.jpg Upcoming Events - Overcoming Public Mistrust in Science Panel - Valerie Lewis, PhD Twitter: @DrValLewis Dr. Valerie Lewis is a postdoctoral researcher at the Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation (OMRF) and the VA Medical Center in Oklahoma City, OK (VAMC-OKC). Her research focuses on sex bias in autoimmune disorders, such as lupus and Sjogrens Syndrome. Dr. Lewis additional responsibility includes diversity outreach at both institutions. She has been integral in establishing HBCU research programs at OMRF and the VAMC-OKC. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f8f484235a51347910fcd18/edd84e00-804d-42cb-a354-7cfa2c2e5fad/Kozik_160604724.PORTRAIT-01.COVER.jpg Upcoming Events - Overcoming Public Mistrust in Science Panel - Ari Kozik, PhD Twitter: @dr_kozik Dr. Kozik is a Research Investigator in the Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine at the University of Michigan. Dr. Kozik studies microbial-immune relationships in adult asthma, with emphasis on asthma phenotype and treatment responses. Dr. Kozik’s broad interests include microbiome-immune interactions, integrative multi-omics, applied bioinformatics, and biopsychosocial frameworks to address health disparities. She is passionate about transforming systems to sustain future generations of research scientists, and has worked on a number of initiatives to promote equity in STEM. Dr. Kozik is the Co-Founder and Vice President of the Black Microbiologists Association (Black In Microbiology), and a member of the Microbes and Social Equity Working Group. Dr. Kozik has been engaged in outreach and science communication efforts to various groups throughout the pandemic to address topics including recognizing disinformation, understanding Covid-19 pathogenesis, mitigation strategies, and vaccine development. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f8f484235a51347910fcd18/f2436ca4-3c22-4604-888f-045f87906d1d/Tiara_Griffen_Q1v2+-+Tiara+G.jpg Upcoming Events - Overcoming Public Mistrust in Science Panel - Ti’ara Griffen, PhD Twitter: @blkstemhero Ti'ara Griffen is a recent graduate of Morehouse School of Medicine's Biomedical Sciences PhD program. While in the program, her dissertation research was focused on characterizing transcriptomic and proteomic signatures in Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia, a B cell derived hematological malignancy. With this research she hopes to improve diagnostics and treatment strategies for CLL patients. She is currently in a drug development training program in industry focused on teaching her how to apply oncology biomarker discoveries in clinical trials. Outside of her research career, Ti'ara enjoys reading Marvel and DC comics, watching Disney+ series, and spending time with her family, friends, and dogs. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f8f484235a51347910fcd18/3fcbaf0c-34e9-42c3-9968-62ce696a2b79/white+coat+headshot+-+Akilah+Jefferson+Shah.jpg Upcoming Events - Overcoming Public Mistrust in Science Panel - Alika Jefferson Shah, MD MSc Twitter: @DrAkilahJ, Akilah A. Jefferson, MD, MSc is an Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences College of Medicine (UAMS) and Arkansas Children’s Hospital (ACH). She is also a researcher at the Arkansas Children’s Research Institute (ACRI) and holds a joint appointment in the Department of Medical Humanities and Bioethics at UAMS. Dr. Jefferson received her medical degree from Tulane University School of Medicine and completed Internal Medicine residency at George Washington University. Dr. Jefferson completed her Allergy and Immunology fellowship at the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases at the National Institutes of Health. She is also trained in health policy and bioethics, completing post-graduate training in both fields at Georgetown University and the National Institutes of Health, respectively. She joined the faculty at UAMS/ACH in 2020. Dr. Jefferson is a clinician scientist in the ACRI asthma research program. Her research is focused on asthma, health disparities, health policy, and ethics. She has a special interest in novel approaches to health policy and social determinants related to disparate asthma health outcomes. Dr. Jefferson is a member of the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology (AAAAI), American College of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology (ACAAI), and American Academy of Pediatrics. She is board certified in Internal Medicine and Allergy/Immunology. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f8f484235a51347910fcd18/29630123-15df-4c94-968d-729f577dd9de/Chris+Bourne.jpg Upcoming Events - Overcoming Public Mistrust in Science Panel - Chris Bourne Twitter: @TheBourneImmuno Chris Bourne is a 5th year PhD Candidate at Weill Cornell/Sloan-Kettering Institute. He received a BA in Biology and Spanish Literature from Swarthmore College. For his graduate work he studies cancer immunotherapy, aiming to use T cells to deliver drugs to tumors, and uncover novel immunotherapuetic targets. He is Director of Sponsorships and Partnerships for Black in Cancer and is passionate about diversity in biomedical research. He has also done outreach about COVID-19 to underserved high school communities. https://www.blackinimmuno.org/events/2021-careers monthly 0.5 2022-01-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f8f484235a51347910fcd18/b1332f40-6b47-4749-b802-bfe87697591c/Silver+J.jpg Upcoming Events - Careers In Immuno Panel - Jonathan Silver, PhD Twitter: @JonSilver Jonathan Silver, PhD received his BS in Biology from UNC-Chapel Hill with Honors in 2005 and completed a doctorate in Immunology at the University of Pennsylvania in 2011. His doctoral work focused on understanding how gp130/IL-6 family cytokines regulate the immune response to Toxoplasma Gondii, an obligate intracellular parasite. He did his postdoctoral fellowship at Medimmune where he focused on understanding how a cytokine called IL-33 regulates smoke-associated changes in anti-viral immune responses and showed that Type 2 Innate Lymphoid Cells exhibit a phenotypic plasticity that can be associated with promoting exaggerated anti-viral inflammation. He has continued to work in biopharma and is now a Senior Scientist serving as the lead biologist on several pre-clinical drug programs. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f8f484235a51347910fcd18/859476f3-a7a9-48a2-83d4-a75f5686fafd/ACTG+Headshot+Small+-+Ashton+Trotman-Grant.jpg Upcoming Events - Careers In Immuno Panel - Ashton Trotman-Grant Twitter: @ATrotmanGrant Ash is a PhD candidate in the Department of Immunology at the University of Toronto. He studies T cell development, synthetic biology and thymic regeneration in the lab of Dr. Juan Carlos Zúñiga-Pflücker. With an interest in entrepreneurship, he recently co-founded a start-up with his supervisor and collaborating scientists called Notch Therapeutics, where they aim to develop off-the-shelf engineered T cells for different diseases. Beyond the lab, he is a proponent of science communication, entrepreneurship and youth mentorship. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f8f484235a51347910fcd18/ed11dc5f-3726-4f40-95fc-e2a3f1504af0/JW_headshot.jpg Upcoming Events - Careers In Immuno Panel - Jonathan Wosen, PhD Twitter: @JonathanWosen Jonathan Wosen is The San Diego Union-Tribune’s biotech reporter. He also covers the San Diego Zoo. Before joining the U-T in April 2020, Jonathan was a student in the UC Santa Cruz Science Communication Program. He holds a doctorate in immunology from Stanford, and has interned at STAT News, the Santa Cruz Sentinel, and Knowable magazine. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f8f484235a51347910fcd18/033f9ee5-bdd4-4bdb-b607-0deeedf6d9d6/Twum_Headshot_2021.jpg Upcoming Events - Careers In Immuno Panel - Danielle Twum, PhD Twitter: @forgedonyx From Ghana, West Africa, Danielle Twum received her B.A. in Biology from Vassar College where she studied the effects of climate change on coral bleaching. Danielle received her Ph.D. in Cancer Immunology from the University at Buffalo where she studied the immunology of breast cancer metastasis. Dr. Twum is an AAAS IF/THEN Ambassador, an initiative aimed at increasing the visibility of women in STEM as role models for young girls. If she is not reading romantic novels, you’ll find Dr. Twum enjoying Indian and Korean food, pretending to be Beyoncé’s background dancer, or getting lost in the wormhole that is the BBC Earth YouTube channel. https://www.blackinimmuno.org/events/2021-genderequity monthly 0.5 2022-01-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f8f484235a51347910fcd18/44bc761e-7c96-423f-aa84-9fe7d4685577/fairfax-keke.jpg Upcoming Events - Gender Equity: Closing the Gender Gap - Keke Fairfax, PhD Twitter: @LabFairfax Keke Fairfax received her AB from the University of Chicago in 2003 and her PhD from Yale in Microbial Pathogenesis in 2009. Her dissertation work focused on identifying novel fatty acid binding proteins in the human hookworm Ancylostoma ceylanicum. She completed her post-doctoral training in Schistosoma mansoni immuno-parasitology with Edward Pearce and Gwendalyn Randolph in 2014. Dr. Fairfax began her independent laboratory at Purdue University in 2014 and moved to the University of Utah in 2018. The Fairfax laboratory at the University of Utah broadly focuses on using the helminth parasite Schistosoma mansoni as a tool to understand both, the relative contributions of schistosome antigen vs IL-4 in inducing host immuno-modulation, and the complex interplay between lymphoid and stromal cells necessary to develop an optimal T and B cell memory response. Under this umbrella we currently have three main projects: 1) Understanding the immunological implications of maternal schistosomiasis; 2) Dissecting the role of IL-4 in shaping the cellular environment of peripheral lymph nodes during homeostasis and antigenic challenge; 3) Delineating the mechanistic role of antigen driven immunological re-programing in helminth-induced protection from metabolic diseases. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f8f484235a51347910fcd18/327c2f61-5bb8-468a-a46e-3bf1df1b6c79/Kirstin+M.+Sylvester.jpg Upcoming Events - Gender Equity: Closing the Gender Gap - Kirstin Sylvester Twitter: @kirty_michelle Kirstin is a 2nd year doctoral student in Oklahoma State University’s Counseling Psychology program. She received her master’s and bachelor’s degrees from Mercer University and the University of Kentucky, respectively. She is a nationally certified counselor, and her research interests include resilience, stress and coping, and underrepresented women in STEM fields. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f8f484235a51347910fcd18/fbe08a19-0da9-409b-8bd3-e3b827c7324f/Monkgomotsi+Maseng.jpg Upcoming Events - Gender Equity: Closing the Gender Gap - Monkgomotsi Maseng A Medical laboratory Scientist currently working with the School of Allied Health Profession, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Botswana. She holds a Bachelor of Applied Science degree in Laboratory Medicine from RMIT University, Melbourne, Australia (2009) and a Diploma in Medical Laboratory Technology from Institute of Health Sciences, Gaborone (2000). A self-motivated hard working individual with passion on pathogenesis and immunology of infectious diseases as well as antimicrobial drug resistance. She is passionate about gender equity in science and was awarded Gender Equity Diversity and Inclusion (GEDI) grant by SANTHE to raise awareness in gender equity in science in Botswana. She has also won Telescope award from International Astronomy Union that will be donated to one of the schools in the country as one way of promoting science in the country. https://www.blackinimmuno.org/events/2021-dei monthly 0.5 2022-01-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f8f484235a51347910fcd18/50352731-537c-4c61-b731-403df77c58bf/Rob+Rivers.jpg Upcoming Events - DEI Initiatives in Immunology Panel - Robert Rivers Twitter: @robclayrivers Rob Rivers is a program director in the Office of Minority Health Research Coordination at National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases. He leads programs focused on increasing the diversity of the biomedical research work force and expanding NIDDK’s research portfolio in health disparities related research. His BS and PhD are in chemistry. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f8f484235a51347910fcd18/db6e8028-1b08-410c-a8db-a30cec189ee9/Jasmine+Danielle+Collins.jpg Upcoming Events - DEI Initiatives in Immunology Panel - Jasmine D. Collins, PhD Twitter: @jdcollinsphd Dr. Jasmine Collins received her Ph.D. in Educational Policy, Organization and Leadership with a concentration in Higher Education from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and remains there as an Assistant Professor of Organizational and Community Leadership. Her work focuses on understanding the impact of institutional structures and climates on educational experiences and outcomes for racially minoritized students and faculty in postsecondary contexts. Her research can be found in outlets such as the Journal of Leadership Education, Journal of Leadership Studies and International Journal of STEM Education. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f8f484235a51347910fcd18/70cd4f8c-632e-44c5-ac88-4610592b6ccd/D_Anne+Duncan+2+.jpg Upcoming Events - DEI Initiatives in Immunology Panel - D’Anne Duncan, PhD Twitter: @danne_phd Dr. D’Anne Duncan is the current assistant dean for diversity and learner success in University of California San Francisco’s Graduate Division and is an assistant adjunct professor in the Department of Social Behavioral Sciences at UCSF. She is committed to biomedical PhD and postdoctoral education and training, diversity, and passionate about inclusive excellence in the academy. Dr. Duncan is trained as a neuro-immunologist and earned her PhD in neuroscience from Northwestern University. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f8f484235a51347910fcd18/812f2ccc-fcc7-4035-86cf-e46cda7536b0/Joanna+Shisler.jpg Upcoming Events - DEI Initiatives in Immunology Panel - Joanna Shisler Dr. Shisler is a Program Director at the National Science Foundation https://www.blackinimmuno.org/events/2021-basic-science-talks monthly 0.5 2022-01-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f8f484235a51347910fcd18/e3f347b3-04ec-4145-8c65-55bba5e4194e/20190808_094935+-+Yassin+Elfaki.jpg Upcoming Events - Immuno at the Bench: Basic Science Talks - Yassin Elfaki, PhD Talk Title: Pancreatic inflammation in type 1 diabetes: do innate lymphoid cells play a role? Twitter: @yassin_elfaki Dr Elfaki received his BSc in medical laboratory science (microbiology) in 2009 from Sudan University of Science and Technology (SUST), Khartoum, Sudan. He received his MSc in medical laboratory science (microbiology) in 2013 while working in SUST as a teaching assistant then as a lecturer. In 2015, he was awarded a scholarship from the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) to do PhD at the Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research (HZI), Braunschweig, Germany. Under supervision of Prof Jochen Huehn, Dr Elfaki's work focused on regulatory T cell development during influenza A virus infection. Since 2019, after obtaining his PhD, he's been working as a postdoctoral research fellow at University College London's Institute of Immunity and Transplantation, London, UK. His work in the lab of Prof Lucy Walker has been on innate lymphoid cells in type 1 diabetes. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f8f484235a51347910fcd18/46e6866d-7cac-4e35-8405-447ea2c9e5df/DSCF1740+copy+-+Zuri+Sullivan.jpg Upcoming Events - Immuno at the Bench: Basic Science Talks - Zuri Sullivan, PhD Talk Title: Intestinal response to nutrient sensing Twitter: @zurisullivan Dr. Zuri Sullivan is an HHMI Hanna H. Gray postdoctoral fellow in the Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology at Harvard University. Her work in the laboratory of Dr. Catherine Dulac aims to define mechanisms by which neuroimmune interactions regulate sickness behavior. Dr. Sullivan conducted her doctoral work in the laboratory Dr. Ruslan Medhzitov in the Department of Immunobiology at Yale University, where she defined a novel role for gammadelta T-cells in the intestinal response to nutrient sensing. Dr. Sullivan is the recipient of numerous awards and honors including the HHMI Hanna H. Gray fellowship, Yale University John Addison Porter Dissertation Prize, National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship, and Fulbright Scholarship. In addition to her scientific contributions, she has led numerous initiatives aimed at increasing scientific literacy among the public and increasing diversity and inclusion within academia at both the institutional and national scales. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f8f484235a51347910fcd18/4ce3bf02-d1be-4e1b-b76b-a8871e19b5de/Ukpong_Eyo_03_DA+-+Ukpong+Eyo.jpg Upcoming Events - Immuno at the Bench: Basic Science Talks - Ukpong Eyo, PhD Talk Title: P2RY12 Regulation of Sexually Dimorphic Cellular and Behavioral Phenotype Twitter: @Ukpongeyo Dr. Eyo was born in Nigeria and grew up in several different countries. He immigrated to the US in 2003 to pursue undergraduate studies at Northwest Missouri State University. He then went on to graduate school at the University of Iowa where he developed a keen interest in real-time imaging of microglia during development under the mentorship of Dr. Michael Dailey. Following his Ph.D studies, Eyo joined the lab of Dr. Long-Jun Wu, first at Rutgers University in New Jersey, then at Mayo Clinic in Minnesota to study microglial-neuronal communications. In August 2018, Eyo started his independent lab in the Department of Neuroscience and the Center for Brain Immunology and Glia (BIG) to continue his research on microglia with a focus on the developing brain. Eyo has a long-standing interest in microglia, myeloid cells that represent the major immune cell lineage in the resting brain parenchyma. In the 3 years Eyo has been independent, he has been immensely successful, with several short term and 2 new R01 awards supporting his work, and 13 publications. Eyo is an engaging speaker, and his insights into the behavior of a poorly understood immune cell type in an immunologically distinct anatomical compartment should be of great interest to all immunologists. His career path and success also make him an important role model for graduate students and postdocs as they pursue their own developing careers. Away from the lab, Eyo enjoys time with his blessed family including his wife, two sons, and two daughters. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f8f484235a51347910fcd18/1d207d10-57c6-44b5-9f03-0a1ef9b55269/Headshot+%281%29.jpg Upcoming Events - Immuno at the Bench: Basic Science Talks - Sara Suliman, PhD Talk title: Integration of genetic and transcriptional profiles of innate cells to decipher mechanisms of TB susceptibility Twitter: @SaraSuliman13 Sara Suliman is an immunologist by training with a focus on understanding risk of progression to active TB disease and developing predictive biomarkers. She is currently an assistant professor at the division of experimental medicine at UCSF and the Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital. She was an instructor at the Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical Schools, where she focused on dissecting host factors associated with TB risk, including genetic associations and T cell responses. She also led the COVID-19 diagnostics accelerator lab under the Mass General Brigham Center for COVID Innovation. https://www.blackinimmuno.org/events/black-in-immuno-week-2022 monthly 0.5 2023-09-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f8f484235a51347910fcd18/7c598f8c-6c5d-4084-8976-ba9a5a2dc2b4/Save+the+date.jpeg Upcoming Events - Black In Immuno Week 2022 - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.blackinimmuno.org/events/2021-patient-adovocacy monthly 0.5 2022-01-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f8f484235a51347910fcd18/c9b6a588-e895-415b-94d1-e3dd96da5d4b/IMAG0360_2.jpg Upcoming Events - Patient Advocacy Panel - Lisa Agyen Twitter: @AKA_LeeA Lisa Agyen has been living with Long Covid since infection in March 2020. After repeated poor experiences gaining access to support and care for the condition she became active in the Long Covid Support Group in Autumn 2020. This involved co-authoring an article in the Lancet, joining the NHS Long Covid Taskforce meetings as a patient representative and producing a survey to record the experience and ability to access Long Covid Clinics. Currently a Programme Manager in the Civil Service, she has worked on various government Programmes over the past 20 years and prides herself on being the kind of person that 'makes things happen'. Lisa is of Ghanaian heritage and lives in South London with her husband and three sons who are all football crazy. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f8f484235a51347910fcd18/995cb596-471a-420a-9c77-b720ab439cea/SN-for-Web-scaled.jpg Upcoming Events - Patient Advocacy Panel - Syreeta Nolan Twitter: @nolan_syreeta Syreeta serves as co-feounder of Disabled in Higher Education on Twitter, Board member of HealthAdvocateX and is the founder of JADE (Justice, Advocacy and Disability Education) as a holistic disabled justice platform focused on empowering disabled students, faculty, staff and alumni through community and support. She will soon graduate with her Bachelor’s in Human Health Psychology from the University of California San Diego. Her lived experience as a Black, Indigenous, bisexual, Disabled woman have informed her advocacy goals along with her career goals. She hopes to continue to obtain a PhD in Health Policy or Prevention Science toward her goal to transform the mental health field through comprehensive preventive systems similar to what we have in our physical health system. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f8f484235a51347910fcd18/311bfc52-fed0-42c9-8dd3-142b1892ed02/Shilpa-Venkatachalam_2017_sm.jpg Upcoming Events - Patient Advocacy Panel - Shilpa Venkatachalam, PhD MPH Twitter: @ghlforg Shilpa Venkatachalam, PhD, MPH, is Associate Director, Patient-Centered Research, at the Global Healthy Living Foundation (GHLF), CreakyJoints® and Co- Principal Investigator (PI) of ArthritisPower® Patient-Powered Research Network. She is a rheumatoid arthritis patient who has been living with the disease for four years. Dr. Venkatachalam completed her undergraduate degree in Mumbai, before moving to the U.K. to complete a master’s degree in literature at the University of Durham, and earned her PhD in critical theory at the University of Nottingham, U.K. Following significant life events that required navigating health systems as patient and a caregiver, she earned an advanced master’s degree in global health from New York University (NYU), during which she also won the prestigious Paul Ambrose Scholars Program fellowship awarded by the by the Association for Prevention Teaching and Research. She was among 25 chosen by The Young Persons Chronic Disease Network in collaboration with American Cancer Society and the Harvard Global Equity Center for The Global Cancer Advocacy Training. In addition, she has been a regular panelist on global health topics from the Ambassador’s Club at the United Nations. She has international experience in health care, and has worked in India and in Chad in both private sectors and public sectors on chronic disease-related projects. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f8f484235a51347910fcd18/0d52cfd9-cd45-4d73-94d1-8ba24d83d493/FB+top++-+Faye+Bruce.jpg Upcoming Events - Patient Advocacy Panel - Faye Bruce Twitter: @FayeBruce17 Faye has a portfolio that is largely centred around expertise in and passion to address health disparities in the Black Caribbean and African community. She is a clinician, and an academic leading on programmes in health at Manchester Metropolitan University. Faye is the Chair of the Caribbean & African Health Network (CAHN) a National organisation which was formed in 2017 which has an ambition to eradicate health disparities within a generation for Black people and works at both the strategic and operational level to effect that change. The organisation provides support to Black people including advocacy services, counselling, and other Faye is the Co-Chair for the Greater Manchester and Eastern Cheshire Ethnic Black and Asian Maternity Workstream and sits on the Race and Health Observatory Maternity Stakeholder. She is sits on the Northern Care Alliance Board as a Non-Executive Director and also a community representation for Manchester Cathedral Faye has been appointed as a Member of Greater Manchester Mayor’s Race Panel. She is involved in several pieces of research which include the role of Co-Investigator in nursing and racism at Sheffield Hallam University and also maternity research with RCOG and THIS Institute (Cambridge University) on maternity related developments to reduce risk in maternity service. Faye was appointed as a Deputy Lieutenant Greater Manchester in 2021 https://www.blackinimmuno.org/events/blackinimmunoweek-keynote-2021 monthly 0.5 2022-01-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f8f484235a51347910fcd18/0c69b51c-5951-4793-b0a3-184b343ad2c0/F.Osier.jpg Upcoming Events - BlackInImmunoWeek Keynote with Dr. Faith Osier - About the Speaker: Faith Osier, PhD Twitter: @FaithOsier Faith is a Professor of Malaria Immunology and the Executive Director of the IAVI Human Immunology Laboratory at Imperial College London. IAVIs mission is to translate scientific discoveries into affordable, globally accessible public health solutions. Her team includes scientists, managers and operational staff, PhD and Masters’ students. The project portfolio includes HIV, TB, Emerging Infectious Diseases – Marburg, Lassa, Ebola, Covid-19 – and Malaria. The projects span discovery science, preclinical and clinical vaccine development. The lab specializes in GCLP-grade immunoassays to enable product registration with regulatory authorities and is the central biorepository for IAVIs clinical research centers worldwide. Faith has deep expertise is in malaria where she believes that we can “Make Malaria History” through vaccination. She previously led two core teams of over 25 scientists across KEMRI–Wellcome, Kenya and Heidelberg University Hospital, Germany. Her teams’ projects focused on creating highly effective malaria vaccines through vaccine candidate discovery, identifying immune correlates of protection and unravelling important mechanisms underlying antibody-dependent protection. They designed an innovative custom protein microarray KILchip©, a first of its kind in Africa. She and her team built a SMART network of partners that enabled the assembly of 10,000 samples from across Africa to probe KILchip©, the largest study of this nature. Faith is the current President of the International Union of Immunological Societies (> 60,000 members globally) – the first African and only second woman in this role. She has won multiple prestigious prizes including the Royal Society Pfizer, the Sofja Kovalevskaja and the UKRI-MRC/DFID African Research Leader Awards. She is a 2018 TED Fellow and a Fellow of the African Academy of Sciences. She serves on Boards and Expert Committees at the WHO, Wellcome, UKRI, MVI-PATH & BactiVac, and has a global footprint as a keynote & motivational speaker. She is an Official #TOGETHERBAND Ambassador for the UN Sustainable Development Goal 3: Good Health & Well-being. She is passionate about emerging African scientists as key agents of change, delivering the health interventions the continent urgently needs. https://www.blackinimmuno.org/events/immunochats-tdw89 monthly 0.5 2021-09-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f8f484235a51347910fcd18/1630782130324-6H0C6UW0U4VO77BJ2H2O/ImmunoChats_Sep21.png Upcoming Events - ImmunoChats - Make it stand out Alt text: A graphic poster featuring a series of cartoon people talking to each other. A big bubble in the centre contains the follow information: #ImmunoChats. Save the date. Thurs Sept 23. Participate in our monthly Twitter chat series entitled #ImmunoChats. We will discuss current trends in immunology, share resources and connect you with scientists in the field. https://www.blackinimmuno.org/events/covid-panel monthly 0.5 2021-07-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f8f484235a51347910fcd18/1625371130565-4TVF0WIBRQLRQR2OFQT1/Copy+of+Event+Brite+Flyers+Needed+Flyers+Fulfilled+%283%29.png Upcoming Events - Live Panel Discussion - COVID Vaccination - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.blackinimmuno.org/events/immunochats monthly 0.5 2021-09-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f8f484235a51347910fcd18/1624346933615-63T3F6LQR7E20TO8V9XL/ImmunoChats_Jun21_v2.png Upcoming Events - ImmunoChats - Make it stand out Alt text: A graphic poster featuring a series of cartoon people talking to each other. A big bubble in the centre contains the follow information: #ImmunoChats. Save the date. Thurs June 24th. Participate in our monthly Twitter chat series entitled #ImmunoChats. We will discuss current trends in immunology, share resources and connect you with scientists in the field. https://www.blackinimmuno.org/events/blackinx-conference monthly 0.5 2021-05-04 https://www.blackinimmuno.org/events/blackinimmunoweek-2021 monthly 0.5 2021-09-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f8f484235a51347910fcd18/1631432090255-PJ1R2HC0Y1IJ1WI88VDE/BII_Twitter_Schedule_FNL.png Upcoming Events - BlackInImmunoWeek 2021 - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f8f484235a51347910fcd18/1631432038145-CCALWRI4HWR83ATPZUC5/BII_Twitter_Announcement_FNL.png Upcoming Events - BlackInImmunoWeek 2021 - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.blackinimmuno.org/events/blackinimmunoweek-party monthly 0.5 2020-12-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f8f484235a51347910fcd18/1606578416061-CAGCIJAJ0YB726PX6CMT/image-asset.jpeg Upcoming Events - #BlackInImmunoWeek Party https://www.blackinimmuno.org/events/blackinimmunoweek-yoga-session monthly 0.5 2020-11-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f8f484235a51347910fcd18/1605915722526-1LXWWA56RJKIS2HR6PLC/image-asset.png Upcoming Events - #BlackInImmunoWeek Yoga Session https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f8f484235a51347910fcd18/1605913609049-3ZDXP2F2S2GZV7FQ6TAR/image-asset.png Upcoming Events - #BlackInImmunoWeek Yoga Session - Amber Wallin Twitter: @Burr_Iam Amber Wallin is a whole hot mess. She is the Founder of Hot Mess Yoga, and an advocate for body-positive, sweaty yoga to match your messy millennial lifestyle. She’s taught over 1,000 yoga classes, and actively provides continuing education workshops to yoga students and professionals. Brace your edges when you take Amber’s class, because the laughs will bring you to your mat and the sweat will keep you there. https://www.blackinimmuno.org/events/blackinimmunoweek-wellness-workshop monthly 0.5 2020-12-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f8f484235a51347910fcd18/1605915689599-AIS1FJR7ZUDCA5KZ45IP/image-asset.png Upcoming Events - #BlackInImmunoWeek Wellness Workshop https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f8f484235a51347910fcd18/1605290161421-4T1OIUS801ULP7R1HH4K/Catherine.png Upcoming Events - #BlackInImmunoWeek Wellness Workshop - About the Speaker: Catherine N. Kibirige, PhD Twitter: @CatherineKibir1 Dr. Catherine N. Kibirige is a clinical research scientist with over 10 years of experience supporting HIV epidemiological cure-related research. She has specialized in Immunological and microbiological assay design and is now focused on translating her research into useful tools for patient care. She obtained her Masters degree in Biochemistry from the University of Bath, her PhD in Molecular Microbiology and Immunology from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and conducted her post-doctoral research with the U.S. Military's HIV Research Program. Her current role is working as a Research Associate for the IAVI Human Immunology Laboratory, based at the Chelsea and Westminster Hospital Campus of Imperial College, London. https://www.blackinimmuno.org/events/immunology-crossover-tedx-style-talks monthly 0.5 2020-12-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f8f484235a51347910fcd18/1605379629061-YIK310KNCQ28JHC550JA/Screen+Shot+2020-11-14+at+10.46.17+AM.png Upcoming Events - Immunology Crossover TEDx Style Talks - Onyinye I. Iweala, MD, PhD Twitter: @onyiiwealamdphd Onyinye I. Iweala, M.D., Ph.D. is an allergist and immunologist certified by the American Board of Allergy and Immunology and an Assistant Professor in the Department of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology Allergy, and Immunology at the University of North Carolina (UNC)-Chapel Hill. As part of the UNC Food Allergy Initiative, she studies the immunologic mechanisms behind alpha-gal mammalian meat allergy. She has presented her work at several national meetings. Dr. Iweala received her Ph.D. in Experimental Pathology from Harvard University and her medical degree from Harvard Medical School. She completed a residency in Internal Medicine at Massachusetts General Hospital and a clinical and research fellowship in Allergy and Immunology at UNC-Chapel Hill. Dr. Iweala is married with three children. Her hobbies include singing -- especially a capella music, running, high intensity interval training, and dance. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f8f484235a51347910fcd18/1605289845009-LXP71FKZ5EWI1IAIC6T8/Asher%2BWilliams.jpg Upcoming Events - Immunology Crossover TEDx Style Talks - Asher Williams, PhD Talk Title: Cell-Free Biosynthesis of Conjugate Vaccines Twitter: @Asher__Williams Dr. Asher Williams is a Trinidad & Tobago National Scholar who earned a B.Sc. in Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering at NYU in 2015. She worked as a bioengineering intern at NASA before pursuing a Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. Her graduate work focused on harnessing bacterial production systems to generate pain-relieving compounds and anticoagulant drugs through metabolic engineering. As part of ongoing efforts to separate the food chain from the drug chain, she concentrated on optimizing regulatory and genetic processes within cells to improve production of specific high-value compounds and enzymes. She was awarded an RPI Presidential Graduate Research Fellowship and during her graduate career she mentored several graduate and undergraduate students, presented at research conferences, and published over 10 co-authored papers in peer-reviewed journals, with a patent pending. Dr. Williams also served as Vice President of the Black Graduate Student Association at RPI and worked on several initiatives and efforts to increase the recruitment and retention of minoritized students in graduate education. She is currently a Presidential Postdoctoral Research Fellow at Cornell University, where her research is aimed at developing a platform for cell-free biosynthesis of conjugate vaccines against enteric infections. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f8f484235a51347910fcd18/1605915350157-93FFR41BAJBVA2CAAOVX/image-asset.png Upcoming Events - Immunology Crossover TEDx Style Talks https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f8f484235a51347910fcd18/1605289731973-FFZG99BM8MUKIYWYJ2GF/image-asset.jpeg Upcoming Events - Immunology Crossover TEDx Style Talks - Bryan Bryson, PhD Talk Title: How to learn new (viral) languages Twitter: @brybry0814 Bryan Bryson is the Esther and Harold Edgerton Assistant Professor of Biological Engineering at MIT and a member of the Ragon Institute of MGH, MIT, and Harvard. Bryan completed his undergraduate studies at MIT in mechanical engineering before obtaining a PhD in biological engineering also at MIT. After graduate school, Bryan went to the Harvard TH Chan School of Public Health where he trained with Sarah Fortune and became interested in new approaches to examine host pathogen interactions in TB infection. Bryan started his lab a little over two years ago where his lab focuses on bridging quantitative approaches to understand how the immune system eliminates deadly pathogens. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f8f484235a51347910fcd18/1605379705448-OU6CJFCTRJRU8LGE6Z02/Screen%2BShot%2B2020-11-14%2Bat%2B10.47.52%2BAM.jpg Upcoming Events - Immunology Crossover TEDx Style Talks - Tonya J. Webb PhD Twitter: @scienceempress Dr. Tonya J. Webb is a tenured Associate Professor at the Department of Microbiology and Immunology for the University of Maryland School of Medicine (UMSOM). She earned her B.S. in Biology/Chemistry at Prairie View A&M University (Cum Laude). She completed a doctoral degree in Microbiology and Immunology, at Indiana University with studies focused on investigating the role of CD1d1 molecules and NKT cells in antiviral immunity. Her post graduate work includes postdoctoral fellowships at Indiana University School of Medicine and at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine. Dr. Webb’s academic career at UMSOM included positions of increasing responsibility in Microbiology and Immunology; studies on oncology at the Greenebaum Comprehensive Cancer Center; and currently as a member of the Center for Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine. She has received numerous honors and awards throughout her career, including the NIH, AACR, and a host of professional and academic societies. She founded a biotech company, WebbCures, LLC in 2016. Dr. Webb also contributes significant time to local and national service to increase diversity and equity in academic medicine and healthcare; and finds time to mentor and share her experiences with STEM scholars and aspiring scientists. https://www.blackinimmuno.org/events/blackinimmunoweek-technology-panel monthly 0.5 2020-12-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f8f484235a51347910fcd18/1605288816721-ZRW3MUPCIZ4UIP5WKWBH/Screen%2BShot%2B2020-11-13%2Bat%2B9.32.49%2BAM.jpg Upcoming Events - #BlackInImmunoWeek Technology Panel - Bryan Bryson, PhD Twitter: @brybry0814 Bryan Bryson is the Esther and Harold Edgerton Assistant Professor of Biological Engineering at MIT and a member of the Ragon Institute of MGH, MIT, and Harvard. Bryan completed his undergraduate studies at MIT in mechanical engineering before obtaining a PhD in biological engineering also at MIT. After graduate school, Bryan went to the Harvard TH Chan School of Public Health where he trained with Sarah Fortune and became interested in new approaches to examine host pathogen interactions in TB infection. Bryan started his lab a little over two years ago where his lab focuses on bridging quantitative approaches to understand how the immune system eliminates deadly pathogens. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f8f484235a51347910fcd18/1605398056214-QB0KZDKVGPII5HMJACTX/image-asset.jpeg Upcoming Events - #BlackInImmunoWeek Technology Panel - Tonya J. Webb PhD Twitter: @scienceempress Dr. Tonya J. Webb is a tenured Associate Professor at the Department of Microbiology and Immunology for the University of Maryland School of Medicine (UMSOM). She earned her B.S. in Biology/Chemistry at Prairie View A&M University (Cum Laude). She completed a doctoral degree in Microbiology and Immunology, at Indiana University with studies focused on investigating the role of CD1d1 molecules and NKT cells in antiviral immunity. Her post graduate work includes postdoctoral fellowships at Indiana University School of Medicine and at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine. Dr. Webb’s academic career at UMSOM included positions of increasing responsibility in Microbiology and Immunology; studies on oncology at the Greenebaum Comprehensive Cancer Center; and currently as a member of the Center for Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine. She has received numerous honors and awards throughout her career, including the NIH, AACR, and a host of professional and academic societies. She founded a biotech company, WebbCures, LLC in 2016. Dr. Webb also contributes significant time to local and national service to increase diversity and equity in academic medicine and healthcare; and finds time to mentor and share her experiences with STEM scholars and aspiring scientists. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f8f484235a51347910fcd18/1605289093122-2PC7FRQN95G7QMX8PW3D/image-asset.jpeg Upcoming Events - #BlackInImmunoWeek Technology Panel - Asher Williams, PhD Talk Title: Cell-Free Biosynthesis of Conjugate Vaccines Twitter: @Asher__Williams Dr. Asher Williams is a Trinidad & Tobago National Scholar who earned a B.Sc. in Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering at NYU in 2015. She worked as a bioengineering intern at NASA before pursuing a Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. Her graduate work focused on harnessing bacterial production systems to generate pain-relieving compounds and anticoagulant drugs through metabolic engineering. As part of ongoing efforts to separate the food chain from the drug chain, she concentrated on optimizing regulatory and genetic processes within cells to improve production of specific high-value compounds and enzymes. She was awarded an RPI Presidential Graduate Research Fellowship and during her graduate career she mentored several graduate and undergraduate students, presented at research conferences, and published over 10 co-authored papers in peer-reviewed journals, with a patent pending. Dr. Williams also served as Vice President of the Black Graduate Student Association at RPI and worked on several initiatives and efforts to increase the recruitment and retention of minoritized students in graduate education. She is currently a Presidential Postdoctoral Research Fellow at Cornell University, where her research is aimed at developing a platform for cell-free biosynthesis of conjugate vaccines against enteric infections. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f8f484235a51347910fcd18/1605398005182-QE9XH4BB2FVE4WTQZSKH/image-asset.jpeg Upcoming Events - #BlackInImmunoWeek Technology Panel - Onyinye I. Iweala, MD, PhD Twitter: @onyiiwealamdphd Onyinye I. Iweala, M.D., Ph.D. is an allergist and immunologist certified by the American Board of Allergy and Immunology and an Assistant Professor in the Department of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology Allergy, and Immunology at the University of North Carolina (UNC)-Chapel Hill. As part of the UNC Food Allergy Initiative, she studies the immunologic mechanisms behind alpha-gal mammalian meat allergy. She has presented her work at several national meetings. Dr. Iweala received her Ph.D. in Experimental Pathology from Harvard University and her medical degree from Harvard Medical School. She completed a residency in Internal Medicine at Massachusetts General Hospital and a clinical and research fellowship in Allergy and Immunology at UNC-Chapel Hill. Dr. Iweala is married with three children. Her hobbies include singing -- especially a capella music, running, high intensity interval training, and dance. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f8f484235a51347910fcd18/1605915540125-5TJ15ID01JF3A0UWSGGG/image-asset.png Upcoming Events - #BlackInImmunoWeek Technology Panel https://www.blackinimmuno.org/events/adaptive-immunity-tedx-style-talks monthly 0.5 2020-12-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f8f484235a51347910fcd18/1605287462594-NRC3ASFN7X2ZFX4SBGSG/Screen%2BShot%2B2020-11-13%2Bat%2B9.10.31%2BAM.jpg Upcoming Events - Adaptive Immunity TEDx Style Talks - Michael Okreeh, PhD Talk Title: CXCR4 regulates B cell receptor editing and Ig lambda recombination Michael Okoreeh is from southern California and graduated from the University of California, Riverside with a Bachelor of Science in Biochemistry in 2014. After graduation, Michael spent a year as an NIH sponsored research technician studying immune system development at the University of Chicago. These experiences shaped his passion of research and scientific discovery. Michael is pursuing an MD/PhD degree at the University of Chicago and has recently completed his PhD in Immunology in the lab of Marcus Clark. Michael’s thesis focused on understanding the molecular mechanisms during B cell development that promote self-tolerance and antibody diversification. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f8f484235a51347910fcd18/1605287867208-K5XQHIZVX2S9P6JMIN9N/Screen%2BShot%2B2020-11-13%2Bat%2B9.17.15%2BAM.jpg Upcoming Events - Adaptive Immunity TEDx Style Talks - Ane Ogbe, PhD Talk Title: HIV and SARS-COV-2: Assaying my way through 2 pandemic viruses Twitter: @aneogbe My research interest is focused on gaining more understanding into the complex and dynamic role of T cells particularly CD4+ T helper cells in the development of immunity to infectious diseases. For my Ph.D studies, I furthered the understanding of the role the Egr2/3 genes in immune response. We identified a novel role of these genes as key players in regulating CD4+ Tfh cell differentiation. For the last few years, I have focused more on human immunology where I research on the role of CD4+ Tfh cells as one of the cellular drivers of humoral immune response leading to the induction of broadly neutralising antibodies (bnAbs) in HIV infection. Faced with a pandemic, I have used my knowledge and skillsets in HIV immunology to work on characterising the immunology induced by SARS-COV-2 in natural infection. The insights gained from my work on HIV and SARS-COV-2 immunology is crucial in informing the development of vaccine strategies useful for the rational design of prophylactic and therapeutic vaccines. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f8f484235a51347910fcd18/1605915297272-JP6VZH0EF7CZTJORDJ3M/image-asset.png Upcoming Events - Adaptive Immunity TEDx Style Talks https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f8f484235a51347910fcd18/1605287992375-IACIJGN4HGWUVQFC15VM/image-asset.jpeg Upcoming Events - Adaptive Immunity TEDx Style Talks - Azza Gadir, PhD Talk Title: Microbes and the Immune System: the Invisible Connection to Reversing Food Allergies Twitter: @AzzaGadir Dr. Azza Gadir grew up in London and received an MSc in the Immunology of Infectious Diseases from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine and her PhD in Immunology from University College London. Dr. Gadir completed her postdoctoral training in the laboratory of Professor Talal Chatila at Boston Children’s Hospital / Harvard Medical School, where her published research focused on the immunological mechanisms that underlie the role of the gut microbiome in conferring protection against diseases early in life. For this work, she holds issued and pending patents and has collaborated with industry partners to accelerate the discovery of microbiome-related immunotherapies for food allergy. Dr. Gadir currently serves as the Director of Research and Development at Seed Health, a venture-backed microbiome company that accelerates breakthrough science into live biotherapeutics or microbial products that target pervasive, unmet medical needs. The current pipeline includes interventions for infectious disease, allergy, and inflammatory conditions across various body sites and windows of development. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f8f484235a51347910fcd18/1605287725244-ZSI5T24BNDTIWB0I3G0E/Screen%2BShot%2B2020-11-13%2Bat%2B9.14.46%2BAM.jpg Upcoming Events - Adaptive Immunity TEDx Style Talks - Avery D. Posey Jr., PhD Talk Title: Training the Immune System to Fight Cancer. Twitter: @IAmDrDex Avery D. Posey, Jr., Ph.D. is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Systems Pharmacology and Translational Therapeutics, a member of the Parker Institute for Cancer Immunotherapy, and a Research Health Scientist at the Philadelphia Veterans Administration Medical Center. Dr. Posey holds a Ph.D. in Genetics from the University of Chicago, a B.S. in Biochemistry from the University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC), and a second B.S. in Bioinformatics from UMBC. Dr. Posey completed postdoctoral training in the laboratory of Carl June, where he generated glycosylation-specific chimeric antigen receptors to precisely target tumor-glycoforms of MUC1. The Posey Laboratory focuses on the development of novel cancer therapies that genetically alter cancer patients’ own T cells to improve the ability of the immune system to fight cancer. This research involves antigen discovery to identify tumor-specific targets, engineering strategies to surmount the tumor microenvironment, and altering the signaling influences of T cells to develop robust anti-tumor efficacy. https://www.blackinimmuno.org/events/blackinimmunoweek-career-panel monthly 0.5 2020-12-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f8f484235a51347910fcd18/1605398185532-JV4BV3TMULC9GHAGDTM4/Bianca%2BBaker.jpg Upcoming Events - #BlackInImmunoWeek Career Panel - Bianca Baker, PhD Bianca Baker received her bachelors in Microbiology and her doctorate in Immunology from Virginia Tech. Currently, she is the Associate Director, Medical and Clinical Affairs for Dompe Pharmaceuticals. She has over 5 years of pharmaceutical industry experience with an extensive background in Medical Affairs across various therapeutic areas including Immunology, Ophthalmology/Optometry, Allergy, and Dermatology. Bianca was recently selected as a 2020 Ophthalmic World Leaders Fellow, a program that recognizes emerging leaders with a high potential to make an impact in Ophthalmology for year-long mentorship and professional development. She resides with her family in Suffolk, VA. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f8f484235a51347910fcd18/1605286396108-W7ZBGHDXZEWXM9ZOWBSI/image-asset.jpeg Upcoming Events - #BlackInImmunoWeek Career Panel - Layal Liverpool, PhD Twitter: @layallivs Layal Liverpool is a science journalist with expertise in virology and immunology. Her writing has appeared in New Scientist, Wired and the Guardian. Currently, she is a Trainee Digital Journalist at New Scientist, based in Berlin, Germany. Previously, Layal worked as a researcher at University College London and the University of Oxford in the UK. Her PhD research focused on investigating how invading viruses are detected by the body’s immune system. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f8f484235a51347910fcd18/1605286664071-MIUGHLXRYA62N6208RTC/image-asset.jpeg Upcoming Events - #BlackInImmunoWeek Career Panel - Caleph B. Wilson, PhD Twitter: @HeyDrWilson Dr. Caleph B. Wilson is an immunologist and currently an industry field application scientist. He holds a bachelor’s degree in Biology from Alcorn State University, and earned his Ph.D. in Pathobiology from The Pennsylvania State University where he studied innate immunity. His postdoctoral training was in cellular immunotherapy at the University of Pennsylvania’s Perelman School of Medicine. Beyond his lab work, Dr. Wilson has been a science policy fellow, and held leadership posts in various student and postdoctoral organizations. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f8f484235a51347910fcd18/1605286482604-6PC9VXA2MSG55S8V2UES/image-asset.png Upcoming Events - #BlackInImmunoWeek Career Panel - Yaw Bediako, PhD Twitter: @YawBediako_ Yaw is a Research Fellow and Head of Advancement at the West African Centre for Cell Biology of Infectious Pathogens at the University of Ghana. He is an immunologist with broad interest in investigating immune function among African populations in order to better address immunopathology associated with infectious and non-infectious diseases among these populations. Following the completion of a PhD at Northwestern University in Chicago, Yaw completed post-doctoral fellowships at the KEMRI-Wellcome Trust Programme in Kenya and at the Francis Crick Institute in London, which were focused on understanding the immunological mechanisms by which immunity to Malaria is naturally acquired and maintained. He is currently expanding this work in his own research group at WACCBIP. Yaw’s research group is currently working on projects that include: Exploring the mechanisms underlying the acquisition of naturally acquired immunity to malaria; Identifying immune predictors of HPV-associated cervical cancer progression in the context of HIV infection; Investigating the mechanisms of cellular and humoral immunity to SARS-CoV-2 infection among African populations. He is also currently a Crick African Network fellow, a member of the eLife Early Career Advisory Group, an Affiliate member of the African Academy of Sciences, and Lead for the African Science Initiative, an online networking platform for young African scientists. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f8f484235a51347910fcd18/1605915250374-8UVH288K8OFBH4BVJZG3/5.png Upcoming Events - #BlackInImmunoWeek Career Panel https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f8f484235a51347910fcd18/1605286721812-GY4AXEIY4MDNUXJ1AQZA/image-asset.jpeg Upcoming Events - #BlackInImmunoWeek Career Panel - Avery August, PhD Twitter: @averyxaugust Avery August is Howard Hughes Medical Institute Professor, Professor of Immunology, Vice Provost for Academic Affairs, and a Presidential Advisor on Diversity and Equity at Cornell University. He received a BS in Medical Technology from California State University at Los Angeles, a PhD in Immunology from Cornell University’s Weill Cornell Graduate School of Medical Sciences and a post-doctoral fellowship at the Rockefeller University as a National Science Foundation Post-Doctoral Fellow. After a brief stint in industry at the R.W. Johnson Pharmaceutical Research Institute as a Scientist in Drug Discovery, he moved to The Pennsylvania State University, where he was Distinguished Professor, prior to moving to Cornell as Chair of the Department of Microbiology & Immunology in the College of Veterinary Medicine. He assumed his current position as Vice Provost in 2018. His research focuses on understanding the immunological basis for the balance of inflammation and pathology. https://www.blackinimmuno.org/events/innate-immunity-tedx-style-talks-and-qa monthly 0.5 2022-01-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f8f484235a51347910fcd18/1605287182767-4RWL0W08YHKL40KC49BU/image.jpg Upcoming Events - Innate Immunity TEDx Style Talks and Q&A - Berenice Mbiribindi, PhD Talk Title: The Impact of Viral Peptides on Natural Killer Cell Function Twitter: @BereniceMbiri Dr. Mbiribindi was a Senior Postdoctoral Research Fellow at Stanford University – school of Medicine in Prof Sheri Krams’s lab (Transplant Immunology Lab). Her research interests focuses on NK cells and the impact of the major histocompatibility complexes class I (MHC-I) in modulating their functions. Combining in silico and in vitro analysis, she was working on understanding the role of NK cells in the context of Epstein Barr Virus (EBV) latent infection and their involvement in EBV related complications. Dr. Mbiribindi is joining Genentech later this year and her research will focus on Immunotherapy. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f8f484235a51347910fcd18/1605912737338-EC4XFAK77DZG4LV2AM7A/Screen%2BShot%2B2020-11-20%2Bat%2B2.51.36%2BPM.jpg Upcoming Events - Innate Immunity TEDx Style Talks and Q&A - De’Broski Herbert, PhD Talk Title: Overcoming barriers, pushing limits, and dispelling the imposter myth Twitter: @DeBroski1 The Herbert laboratory explores the cellular and molecular regulatory networks controlling the inflammation that drives host protective immunity and tissue repair in humans and rodents infected with parasites. This research program is particularly focused on parasitic helminths, which are a major cause of morbidity in human populations and agricultural animals across the globe. The body of literature generated by this program has provided foundational insight(s) into the host-parasite interaction regarding the development of M2 macrophages, eosinophil effector functions, Type 2 innate lymphocytes (ILC2), and conventional T helper 2 cells (TH2). In recent years, we have turned our focus to the major gaps in understanding Trefoil factor (TFF) biology. TFFs (TFF1-3) are a family of small (6-14kDa) tissue reparative cytokines known to drive tissue repair through regulation of mucus viscosity, epithelial cell adhesion molecule expression, and cell survival. Despite this knowledge, the previous lack of in vivo validated TFF receptor(s) was a major obstacle to progress in this area. My group has identified a family of orphan type 1 transmembrane proteins in the leucine rich repeat and nogo interacting protein family (LINGO) as putative TFF receptors. The biology that we are uncovering behind this discovery stands to impact the fields of parasite immunology, mucosal immunology, and regenerative medicine. My laboratory has active ongoing projects focused on human helminth infection, dendritic cells as unconventional cellular sources of IL-33, Wnt pathway signaling and transgenesis in parasitic nematodes to study the basic tenets of antigen-specific CD4+ T cell biology. Overall, this research program is focused on the cellular and molecular mechanisms operating at the mucosal interface in health and disease. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f8f484235a51347910fcd18/1605287221328-L03HEYYNF9SM18JLH4FF/Screen%2BShot%2B2020-11-13%2Bat%2B12.39.56%2BAM.jpg Upcoming Events - Innate Immunity TEDx Style Talks and Q&A - Antonia Cuff Talk title: How to give babies more time in their mother's womb to develop Twitter: @AntoniaCuff Antonia Cuff is a Research Postgraduate completing her doctorate at Imperial College London. She studies innate immune responses in pregnancy to help prevent babies from being born too soon. 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Although host responses have been implicated in viral diseases, current therapeutic interventions generally target only viral replication. A complementary strategy for reducing the morbidity and mortality of virus infections would be to target the host response. A major interest of the Morrison lab is studying the dynamics and gene expression profiles of tissue immune cell populations during virus infections. The Morrison lab also focuses on understanding how emerging and re-emerging viruses antagonize innate immune pathways to promote their replication. Her goal is to translate these findings into host-targeted therapeutics for viral diseases. https://www.blackinimmuno.org/events/blackinimmunoweek-early-career-panel monthly 0.5 2020-12-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f8f484235a51347910fcd18/1605380172068-E440E135U9HBNRP8EL96/image-asset.jpeg Upcoming Events - #BlackInImmunoWeek Early Career Panel - Ashton Trotman-Grant Twitter: @ATrotmanGrant Ashton is a PhD candidate in the Department of Immunology at the University of Toronto. He studies T cell development, synthetic biology and thymic regeneration in the lab of Dr. Juan Carlos Zúñiga-Pflücker. With an interest in entrepreneurship, he recently co-founded a start-up with his supervisor and collaborating scientists called Notch Therapeutics, where they aim to develop off-the-shelf engineered T cells for different diseases. 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She has been awarded the NIH IMSD Meyerhoff Graduate Fellowship and the Lupus Foundation of America Gina M. Finzi Student Fellowship during her tenure as a grad student. Since COVID-19, she enjoys reading fiction and trying new recipes. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f8f484235a51347910fcd18/1605915136373-I1WJDIAECTQFAWVX72ZA/image-asset.png Upcoming Events - #BlackInImmunoWeek Early Career Panel https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f8f484235a51347910fcd18/1605287089274-37TD3TR5PXF6L8LBZAQT/image.jpg Upcoming Events - #BlackInImmunoWeek Early Career Panel - A'dryanna H. Jenkins Twitter: @AhJenkins_ A'dryanna is an undergraduate student at the Pennsylvania State University studying Immunology & Infectious Disease within the Schreyer Honors College. 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