Emily Merritt, an IMB PhD-candidate in the lab, was appointed to the Training Program in Infection and Inflammation as Drivers of Aging (IIDA) T32. Well done, Emily!
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Summer 2019 Updates
Wednesday, August 7, 2019
Jin, a former undergraduate in the Koshy lab, was accepted into and will attend Cornell Medical School (Fall 2019). Jin came by to break donuts with us before he left. Congratulations, Jin! Thanks for stopping by to say hello.
The Koshy Lab had a very productive summer with a myriad of summer students. There were some new faces (Tessa Spangler - UBRP, Noah Rios - KEYS) and some returning (AJ Aguilar - UBRP WASEO, Emiliano Flores - SIMI, Ayesha Swannignan). We were so glad to have you all and are thrilled that some of you are returning in the fall.
Information on programs that our summer students participated in:
Undergraduate Biology Research Program (UBRP)
Keys Research Internship Program (KEYS)
Oscar and Josh Receive NIH Awards
Friday, August 2, 2019
Oscar was awarded an NIH Blueprint Diversity Specialized Predoctoral to Postdoctoral Advancement in Neuroscience (D-SPAN F99/K00) award from the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)! Josh was awarded an NRSA Individual Predoctoral Fellowship (F31) from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases! Congratulations, guys!
Congratulations, Hannah!
Tuesday, July 2, 2019
Well, it has been an excellent day for the Koshy Lab! Hannah Johnson, an MD-PhD candidate in the lab, passed her Neuroscience oral exam on the first try (yea Hannah!) and was appointed to the Arizona Translational Research in Alzheimer’s Disease & Related Dementias Training Program (AZ-TRADD) T32! Great work, Hannah.
Koshy Lab at the 15th Annual Toxo Congress
Sunday, June 23, 2019
Anita and Josh attended the 15th annual Toxoplasma Congress in Colombia. Josh was selected to give a talk, titled, "Neurons clear Toxoplasma gondii through interferon-γ mediated mechanisms."
Congratulations, AJ!
Thursday, May 2, 2019
Anthony "AJ" Aguilar, an undergraduate student in the Koshy Lab, was awarded a scholarship from Vantage West Credit Union for the Fall 2019 semester. Way to go AJ, we are so proud of you!
Dr. Michael Reese visits the Koshy Lab
Thursday, April 4, 2019
Dr. Michael Reese presented his work, "Kinases directing traffic at the host-pathogen interface of Toxoplasma gondii" during the Department of Immunobiology's seminar series. During his visit to the University of Arizona, he stopped by the Koshy Lab to learn about some of the work we are doing and to provide valuable feedback on our projects. Thank you, Dr. Reese, we enjoyed your visit!
Sakthi Kumar takes 1st in GPSC Student Showcase!
Tuesday, February 12, 2019
Sakthi Kumar, an undergraduate in the Koshy Lab, came in 1st place in the Human Health Category of the Graduate and Professional Student Council student showcase. Way to go, Sakthi!
Arun awarded BIO5 Institute Postdoctoral Fellowship
Thursday, December 20, 2018
Chandrasekaran "Arun" Sambamurthy, PhD, has been awarded a BIO5 Institute Postdoctoral Fellowship for his proposal, "Exploring novel pathways in Toxoplasma clearance using high throughput siRNA screens in human iPSC neurons". Way to go Arun!
Josh invited to speak at SCEP 2018
Tuesday, November 27, 2018
Josh and Anita attended the Southern California Eukaryotic Pathogens Symposium (SCEP). Josh gave an entertaining short talk titled "Toxoplasma-Cre v2: a new tool to determine if neurons clear Toxoplasma gondii" which included calling Peter Bradley a "flower."
Pictured: Josh, Anita, Peter Bradley (background)
