News, Events & Seminars
The center hosts a seminar series "Seminars in Infection & Immunity" in the fall and spring semesters. We also hold annual overnight retreat. We welcome the members' suggestions for events, workshops and special seminars.
Latest News
- Dr. Colin Parrish was the recipient of the 2018 AAVMC Excellence in Research Award (here).
- Dr. Brian VanderVen discovered a key metabolic mechanism in Mycobacterium tuberculosis bacteria (here).
- Dr. Pamela Chang won the Beckman Young Investigator Award (here).
- Dr. Ilana Brito won a 2017 NIH Director's New Innovator Award (here).
Seminars
The center seminar series: Seminars in Infection & Immunity (Spring 2018, Fall 2017)
Events
Program Retreats
- 2017 Retreat: April 28 - 29 at Greak Peak Mountain Resort, Cortland, NY.
Other Past Events
- Retreat 2013: Oct. 4 -5 at the Ramada
Geneva Lakefront, Geneva, NY.
Keynote Speaker: Dr. Brian Rudd, Assistant Professor of Immunology - Retreat 2011: Sept. 16-17 at the Holiday
Inn Auburn/Finger Lakes, Auburn, NY.
Keynote Speaker: Dr. Eric Rubin, Professor of Immunology & Infectious Diseases,
Harvard School of Public Health - Retreat 2010: Oct. 1-2 at the Owego
Treadway Inn & Conference Center.
Keynote Speaker: Dr. Avery August, Ph.D., Cornell University - Retreat 2009: April 17-18 at the Watkins
Glen Harbor Hotel, Watkins Glen,NY.
Keynote Speaker: Dr. Slobodan Paessler, Ph.D., University of Texas Medical Branch - Scientific Writing Workshops
- Supervisory Training Workshops for Graduate Students & Postdocs
News Archive
- Dr. Margaret Bynoe received the 2017 Schwartz Award (here).
- Dr. Gary Whittaker was interviewed by WHO about the Zika virus (here).
- Dr. Judith Appleton and lead author Lu Huang discuss their latest work in the Cornell Chronicle about how eosinophils help worms extract nutrients from the body.
- Dr. Cynthia Leifer was honored at the 2015 Society for Leukocyte Biology Meeting with the Dolph O. Adams Award for Excellence in Leukocyte Biology Research (read more).
- Dr. David Russell will be one of the presenters at the Cell Press Webinar "Phagocytes In Homeostasis and Inflammation" on May 6th. (here)
- Dr. David Russell has been appointed to the International Scientific Advisory Committee of the Institute of Infectious Disease and Molecular Medicine, University of Cape Town, South Africa.
- Dr. Avery August won the 2016 Ruth Kirschstein Diversity in Science Award (read more)
- Dr. Brian Rudd's research seeks better ways to strengthen newborn immune system memories.