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Notable News from the Departments of Biochemistry, Cell Biology, Microbiology and Immunology, and Pharmacology and Chemical Biology

Spring 2022

Microbiology/Immunology Grant Highlights

Luisa Cervantes Barragan, PhD

Dr. Cervantes-Barragan Received R01 grant

Luisa Cervantes-Barragan, PhD, Assistant Professor in Microbiology and Immunology, received an R01 grant, “Role of Dietary Fiber-Microbiota Interactions in the development and function of small intestinal T cells”.


Dr. Chaoran Li Received R01 Grant

Chaoran Li, PhD, Assistant Professor in Microbiology and Immunology, received an R01 grant, “Cytokine and Metabolic Regulation of Adipose-tissue Tregs”.



All New Microbiology and Immunology Grants

PI: Ahmed, Rafi
"Rapid Identification of Human Antibodies Recognizing Influenza Hemagglutinin"
Centers for Disease Control
August 1, 2021 - July 31, 2023

"Early Events and Role of FcR Pathways in Immunity to mRNA Vaccines"
Rockefeller University
July 29, 2021 - July 31, 2024

"Pathogenesis of Uveitis in Ebola Virus Disease Survivors"
University of Nebraska Medical Center
March 1, 2021 - June 30, 2024

"Humoral and Cellular Immune Responses to SARS-CoV-2 in Patients Hospitalized with..."
Vanderbilt University
January 11, 2022 - January 11, 2024

PI: Antezana, Brenda Stephanie
"Biofilm-Facilitated Dissemination of Integrative Antibiotic Resistance Elements in Streptococcus Pneumoniae"
NIH Natl Inst of Allergy and Infectious
September 1, 2021 - August 31, 2024

PI: Basu Thakur, Poulami

"CDC IPA: POULAMI BASU THAKUR"
Centers for Disease Control
June 30, 2021 - June 29, 2022

PI: Boss, Jeremy M

"The Molecular Basis of Persistent HIV-Specific CD4 T Cell Dysfunction"
University of Montreal
April 1, 2021 - March 31, 2025

PI: Cervantes-Barragan, Luisa

"Role of Dietary Fiber-Microbiota Interactions in the Development and Function of Small Intestinal T Cells"
NIH NIDDK
September 1, 2021 - July 31, 2026

PI: Li, Chaoran
"Cytokine and Metabolic Regulation of Adipose-Tissue Tregs"
NIH NIDDK
September 17, 2021 - July 31, 2026

PI: Lowen, Anice Carmen

"Impact of Intra-Host Population Structure on Influenza Virus Antigenic Evolution"
NIH Natl Inst of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
December 9, 2021 - November 30, 2026
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