Dr. Ott was on the scientific organizing committee for the April 24-29, 2019 Keystone Symposia, Functional Cures and the Eradication of HIV. The meeting took place in Whistler, British Columbia, and was very well attended.
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Kristoffer Leon receives outstanding score on fellowship application
Kristoffer Leon received an impact score of 10 (top 1%) on his F31 application on his project ‘Understanding the Role of RNA Surveillance Mechanisms in Neuropathogenesis during Zika Virus Infection’. Awards will be announced later this year.
Congrats, Kris!
Two new members join the Ott Lab
The Ott Lab started off 2019 by adding two new postdoctoral scholars, Gili Aviv and Danielle Lyons. We are very excited to have these two join our team! Welcome, Gili and Danielle!
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Ibraheem Ali gives exit talk
On December 21st, 2018, Ibs gave his exit talk, one of the final stages of completing his PhD. Ibs will continue to work in the Ott Lab as a postdoctoral scholar while he works on a manuscript for publication.
Congrats, Dr. Ali!
Melanie Ott receives Chan Zuckerberg Award
Dr. Melanie Ott was awarded a Chan Zuckerberg Intercampus Research Award for her project “Defining host responses of virus- infected and uninfected neighbor cells”. This funding from the CZ Biohub will foster further scientific research collaboration between Stanford, the University of California at Berkeley, and the University of California at San Francisco. More information about the award can be found here.
Congratulations, Dr. Ott!
Krystal Fontaine and Kristoffer Leon publish Zika paper
Krystal and Kris’ paper “The cellular NMD pathway restricts Zika virus infection and is targeted by the viral capsid protein” has been accepted for publishing by mBio! Co-authors include Mir Khalid, Sakshi Tomar, David Jimenez-Morales, Mariah Dunlap, Julia A Kaye, Priya S Shah, Steve Finkbeiner, Nevan J. Krogan, and Melanie Ott.
Congrats, Krystal and Kris!
Paper by Ibraheem Ali Accepted by Molecular Cell
Ott Lab postdoctoral scholar Ibraheem Ali’s latest paper ‘Crosstalk between RNA Pol II C-Terminal Domain Acetylation and Phosphorylation via RPRD Proteins’ has been accepted for publication by Molecular Cell Journal. This will be Dr. Ali’s fourth first-author paper, and will be published later in the year.
Congrats, Ibs!
Kristoffer Leon passes his qualifying exam
Ott Lab MD/PhD student Kristoffer Leon passed his qualifying exam on September 21, making him an official PhD candidate! Congrats, Kris!
Camille Simoneau passes her qualifying exam
Second year BMS student and Ott Lab graduate student Camille Simoneau passed her qualifying exam on July 26, making her an official PhD candidate! Congrats, Camille!
Philip Ansumana Hull moves on to Bristol-Meyers Squibb
On June 22nd, Philip Ansumana Hull successfully defended his thesis and earned his PhD. His thesis work focused on immune aging, T cell biology, and T cell metabolism. This included identifying a novel evolutionary conserved SIRT1-FoxO1 axis that regulates CD8+ memory T cell metabolism and cytotoxicity. His last day in the Ott Lab was July 31st, and he is now off to work for Bristol-Meyers Squibb.
Congratulations, Ansu, and good luck at your new job!