Professor, Dept. of Microbiology & Molecular Genetics and Director of @Pitt_PMI. Virologist. Seattle native living in Pittsburgh.

Joined May 2012
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If you are attending #ABRCMS2024 and are interested in microbiology and/or immunology, stop by the @Pitt_PMI booth (1012) and say ๐Ÿ‘‹๐Ÿผ!We also have a catered event on Friday evening!
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Congratulations to @Pitt_PMI PhD students Sam Butler ( @Vignali_Lab ) for winning this yearโ€™s scientific achievement award and Jenna Nosek (DeLuca lab) for being the finalist for most well-rounded student!
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Congratulations to @Pitt_PMI PhD students @CatMPhelps from the @MeiselLab and Sam Butler from the @Vignali_Lab in giving fantastic talks at the SOM Graduate Symposium organized by @BGSA_pitt ! ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿผ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿผ
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And congratulations to my @PittCVR colleague and @Pitt_PMI faculty member @RVirologist for being the finalist this year!
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Congratulations ๐ŸŽ‰ to @BcellBruno from @Pitt_PMI for receiving the distinguished mentor award this year from @somgradpitt ! Very well deserved!
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Iโ€™m excited to welcome 24 incoming PhD and 3 MSTP students to the @Pitt_PMI family! #H2P
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What a great looking bunch of new students!
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One of the nicest retrovirologists Iโ€™ve ever known, Dr. Eric Freed @NCICCR_HIVDRP , gave a phenomenal keynote talk at #cshlretro with great advice for all of us. Iโ€™m happy that he has been one of my unofficial mentors. ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿผ
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My fun fact: I published a scientific paper with a Catholic priest. Whatโ€™s your fun fact? #cshlretro
The 2nd annual Retrocard Game has commenced.. may the odds be ever in your favor! #cshlretro
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Congratulations to @akhughson for successfully defending her MPH thesis @IDM_PittPubHlth today! You did a fantastic job and I canโ€™t wait to see all the wonderful things you do next!
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Pleased to share this exciting story from the lab led by @ZacIngram4 with contributions from @akhughson & @simoncwatkins1 & @Cornymel !
Spatiotemporal binding of cyclophilin A and CPSF6 to capsid regulates HIV-1 nuclear entry and integration biorxiv.org/cgi/content/shorโ€ฆ #bioRxiv
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So proud of @CatMPhelps for honorably representing @Pitt_PMI and the entire School of Medicine!
Congratulations to Catherine Phelps! SOM Graduate Studies contestant is Runner-Up in the University of Pittsburgh Three Minute Thesis (3MT) Competition 2024! #SomGradStudies
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Congratulations to @Pitt_PMI student Catherine Phelps (@MeiselLab) on winning the 2024 Three Minute Thesis Competition for the School of Medicine! She will represent us in a Pitt-wide competition on 4/1!
And the winners of the 3MT Competition are...
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Also, shout out to People's Choice award to @Pitt_PMI student Hye Mi Kim in @BcellBruno lab!
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Congratulations to @Pitt_PMI MSTP student Danica Lee and her mentor @SchwartzLab9 !
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Congratulations to @Danica_M_Lee, part of @PittCMU_MSTP, who received the Future Physician Scientist Award from @Rheumresearch for her upcoming project in @Schwartzlab9! ๐ŸŽ‰๐ŸŽŠ๐ŸŽ‰โญ๏ธ @PittDeptofMed
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Please join me and @AmitSharmaOSU in Palm Springs for this fun #retrovirus meeting with a fantastic line up of keynote speakers, including @PriyamvadaA_Lab @Rahm_Gummuluru @Xiongosome !
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Our @MIDSProgramPitt student Meriem presented a poster at #ABRCMS2023 entitled, "Characterizing New Humanized Mouse Models for Investigating HIV-1 Infection.โ€ She received both a travel grant and an award in immunology for her poster presentation! We are so proud of her!
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Congratulations to @Pitt_PMI students Avani Parikh (Lohmueller lab) and @ZacIngram4 (Ambrose lab) on giving excellent selected talks for the @PittBGSA Symposium today!
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