Ott Lab news stories
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!
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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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!
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 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!
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!
Ott Lab MD/PhD student Kristoffer Leon passed his qualifying exam on September 21, making him an official PhD candidate! Congrats, Kris!
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!
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!
Ott Lab summer intern Juan Torres presented the research he did with postdoc Nathan Meyers on August 1st. Juan’s presentation was entitled “Using Liver Stem Cells to Develop a 3D Model for Studying Hepatitis C”. Juan will return to UCLA in the fall to complete his undergraduate studies.
Great job, Juan!