Colonna receives $500,000 grant from the Cure Alzheimer’s Fund

The two-year grant funds work to study the biological impact of TREM locus mutations in Alzheimer’s Disease. Marco Colonna, MD is the Robert Rock Bellliveau Professor of Pathology & Immunology and Professor of Medicine.

Oltz receives $419,375 grant from NIH/NIAID

Eugene Oltz, Ph.D. received a two-year $419,375 grant from the National Institutes of Health / National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, entitled “Regulation of Genome Architecture in Lymphocytes: Opposing Tether and Boundary Functions”. Dr. Oltz is Professor of Pathology & Immunology.

Randolph receives $1.2M grant from NIH/NIAID

The five-year grant funds work to study the differentiation and function of monocytes and macrophages. Gwendalyn Randolph, PhD is Professor of Pathology & Immunology, Professor of Medicine and Head of the Division of Immunobiology.

Stappenbeck receives $100,000 grant from the Kenneth Raining Foundation

The one-year grant funds work to study the therapeutic potential and manipulation of a novel microbial receptor that triggers autophagy. Thaddeus Stappenbeck, MD, PhD is Professor of Pathology & Immunology, Professor of Developmental Biology and Co-head of the Division of Laboratory and Genomic Medicine.

Collins elected as member of the ASC executive board

Dr. Collins will serve as an executive board member at the 63rd Annual Scientific Meeting for the American Society of Cytopathology. The meeting is head November 2015. Brian Collins, MD is Associate Professor of Pathology & and Immunology, Section Head of Cytopathology and the Program Director of the Cytopathology Fellowship at Barnes-Jewish Hospital.

Colonna receives multiple grants totaling $1.5M

The one-year $381,240 grant from the National Institutes of Health / National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases funds work to study the Inhibitory Receptors in Immunity Against Lethal Acute Virus Infection. The five-year $1,906,250 grant from the National Institutes of Health / National Institute on Aging, funds work to study TREM2 in Microglia Biology and Alzheimer’s Disease. […]

Handley receives $500,000 Microbiome Innovation Award

The three-year grant from the Crohn’s and Colitis Foundation of America funds work to study The Virome of Inflammatory Bowel Disease. Scott Handley, PhD is Assistant Professor in Pathology & Immunology.

Randolph receives $3.8M grant from NIH

The five-year $3,812,500 grant from the National Institutes of Health / National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases funds work to study Integrating Cell and Lipoprotein Trafficking with Vascular Biology in Human IBD. Gwendalyn Randolph, PhD is Professor of Pathology & Immunology, Professor of Medicine and Head of the Division of Immunobiology.

Stappenbeck receives $400,000 grant from NIH

The one-year $412,500 grant from the National Institutes of Health funds work to define Crohn’s Disease subtypes using genetics and metagenomics. Thaddeus Stappenbeck, MD, PhD is Professor of Pathology & Immunology and Co-Chief of the Division of Laboratory and Genomic Medicine.

Gordon to receive Keio Medical Science Prize

Jeffrey Gordon, MD will be honored November 25, at a ceremony in Tokyo.​​​​​​​​​​​​​ He is the Robert J. Glaser Distinguished University Professor of Pathology & Immunology, Professor of Developmental Biology and of Medicine, and Director, Center for Genome Sciences.

Unanue receives International Senior Award in Immunology

Emil Unanue, MD, Paul and Ellen Lacy Professor of Pathology & Immunology, is the laureate of the International Senior Award in the field of “Immunology” for his research on the recognition of proteins by the immune system.