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Incredibly honored to join the #GilliamFellows community! Thank you to all of my mentors who’ve helped me get here, especially my amazingly supportive PhD advisor, Dr. Laurie Comstock!
We are proud to announce that @NazikElmekki has been named a Gilliam Fellow, with Laurie Comstock as her Adviser. This recognition from @HHMINews highlights their outstanding contributions to the scientific community. Congratulations to Nazik and Laurie on this achievement! (1/3)
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We are so excited to see all the amazing accomplishments Nazik will continue to achieve. See all 50 fellows here: hhmi.org/news/hhmi-names-50-… (3/3)
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Nazik Elmekki's research interests include bacteria-host interactions and microbiome-based therapeutics. Outside academia, she enjoys rollerblading, running, biking, and spending time by the lake. Fun fact: she volunteered as a puppy raiser for Guiding Eyes for the Blind. (2/3)
UChicago Committee on Microbiology retweeted
We are proud to announce that @NazikElmekki has been named a Gilliam Fellow, with Laurie Comstock as her Adviser. This recognition from @HHMINews highlights their outstanding contributions to the scientific community. Congratulations to Nazik and Laurie on this achievement! (1/3)
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Lab trip to Lake Geneva 🌊🚤 Such an incredible summer adventure! ☀️
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The Gerrick Lab at the University of Chicago (voices.uchicago.edu/gerrickl…) is now hiring!
We are looking for motivated and curious postdocs, graduate students, and technicians to study commensal protists in the gut microbiome:
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Please join us in welcoming our newest faculty member to the University of Chicago Department of Microbiology, Dr. Elias Roth Gerrick @GerrickElias, who will join as Assistant Professor effective September 1, 2024. (1/3)
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🌟 #UChiMicroMinds Spotlight: Dive into the world of Dr. Helen Beilinson (@HBeilinson), a dedicated postdoc in the Golovkina Lab! 🧬
With a keen focus on the genetics of host-microbe interactions, her work unravels the complex dance between symbionts and pathogens 🦠 . (1/2)
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Mother’s milk is a critical, dynamic biological system
We show that maternal genetics controls milk gene expression and composition, which in turn shape the infant gut microbiome
Our latest, led by @kelsey_EJ, great collab w/ @frankwalbert @DemerathE
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🔬 UChicago Microbiology Seminar! 🔬
Join us as Dr. Joseph T. Smith (@DrHazmatic) from SUNY Buffalo delves into the intriguing world of protozoan parasites with his talk on “Mitochondrial mRNA editing in Trypanosoma brucei”.
📆 Thurs, 01/25/24
⌚ 2:30-3:30 PM
📍 BSLC 109
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My recent study demonstrates that intramuscular delivery of synthetic saponin, TQL1055 along with Mtb immunodominant antigens ESAT-6 and Ag85B can confer Mtb control, similar to BCG vaccination in mice, with reduced inflammation.
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Out now! Gut bacteria encode an unprecedented number of enzymes for anaerobic respiration of biomedically relevant substrates by @lightsam1 @AMSidebottom @MWMullowney @merenbey @mschecht_bio @sciscorz @deeptisharan311 @EWaligurski @moden87 nature.com/articles/s41564-0…
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Happy to share our new review paper, on computational tools and approaches for host-microbiome data integration 👇
By @UChicago grad student Ashwin Chetty:
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This week's most cited article:
Inflammatory Bowel Diseases (#IBD) and the #Microbiome — Searching the Crime Scene for Clues: ow.ly/VcMb50QgWCK
By authors from @UChicagoCOM and @UChicagoMed
#colitis #dysbiosis
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🌟 #UChiMicroMinds Spotlight: Meet Dr. Yunys Perez Betancourt, a postdoc in the @MissiakasLab ! 🧬🔬 A Cuban biochemist with a deep interest in Immunology, Dr. Perez Betancourt excels in researching host-pathogen interactions, immune modulation, and vaccine development. 🦠💉(1/2) – at Chicago, IL
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It was fun sharing the research , thank you for the opportunity and the spotlight !!
🔬✨ #UChiMicroMinds Spotlight: Meet Dr. Abhimanyu (@mannuabhimanyu), dedicated staff scientist at the Khader Lab! 🧬 With a focus on epigenetic regulation of host immune responses to infection, he's paving the way to improve lives impacted by infectious diseases. 🦠💪 (1/2)
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🎉 Our inaugural Micro Retreat was truly unforgettable! Two days filled with enlightening scientific dialogues, bonding, and joy with our amazing community. Overwhelmed with gratitude for the memories we've created together. Dive into the highlights with our video recap! 🎥
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🎃 Celebrating Halloween at @UChicago_Micro! Dive deep into the wonders of the microbial world. Our unwavering dedication to research and discovery remains strong. Stay curious and stay safe this spooky season! 🍂🔬
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📢 A Maximizing Investigators' Research Award for Early Stage Investigators (R35) has been granted to Mark Mimee, an assistant professor @UChicago_Micro, for his pioneering research (outlined in this thread). (1/4)
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🎃 An incredible #TGIF at Khader Lab! The creativity was on full display with our Pumpkin Carving Contest! A huge shoutout to everyone who participated/voted. And a warm welcome to our new faculty, Drs. Kaplan & Green, and our latest Micro Team members. Cheers to our community!🥂