News and Events

January 28th-31st 2024 - Banff, Alberta, Canada

Keystone Meeting Myeloid Cell Diversity

At the beautiful Banff Springs Hotel, Alberta, Canada – Notable moments include an excellent poster presentation by Paula Grasberger and High Tea over discussions of macrophage resistance to killing

March 7-10th 2024 - Palm Springs, California

New Frontiers in HIV Research Symposium on HIV/AIDS in Palm Springs, California 

Congrats Paula Grasberger on a fantastic oral presentation and Abby Sondrini on winning best poster! 

March 29th 2024 

Congrats Amanda Modica on getting into the Drexel PhD Program!

March 23rd 2024 – Boston, Massachusetts

 New England Science Symposium 

Amanda Modica sharing her science at the the poster session! 

https://dicp.hms.harvard.edu/events/2024-new-england-science-symposium-ness

May 10th 2024 – Natick, Massachusetts

Lab outing to Level 99

Some challenging games that only teamwork can solve! 

May 16-17th 2024 – NYC, New York

Annual REACH Meeting in NYC

Impressive oral presentation by Paula Grasberger and poster presentation by Abby Sondrini – some well-deserved time for exercise, cat paraphernalia, and boba in the city!

May 22nd 2024

Congrats Amanda on finishing your NIH PREP postbac project! Well done on your final presentation. Enjoying a small ice cream treat to celebrate


June 14th 2024 – Toronto, Ontario, Canada

 Honored to present at the University of Toronto Immunology Dept. 40th Anniversary Symposium. Great to engage with old classmates, including Dr. Brad Jones, PIs, and my PhD adviser, Prof. Mario Ostrowski

June 10th 2024

Welcome Rofail Wassef, our new Research Associate! Looking forward to characterizing NK cell responses to HIV-infected macrophages

June 25th, 2024 Marlborough, Massachusetts

 Farewell Paint and Sip for Amanda Modica – good luck with grad school at Drexel in Philly. You are the Western Blot Queen!

July 1st, 2024

Major congratulations to Paula Grasberger on being awarded an NIAID F31 Fellowship! Fantastic project studying the mechanisms of how macrophages resist perforin- and FasL-mediated apoptosis 


October 2nd, 2024 - Stow, Massachusetts

Honey Pot Hill Orchard Apple Picking

A lab tradition since 2021! Apple picking, apple cider donuts, and a hedge maze...