News
Gaffen and Biswas labs publish new JCI Insight paper on epithelial-specific role of IL-17 signaling in autoimmune glomerulonephritis
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34236049/
New Science Immunology paper by lab members Rami Bechara, Nilesh Amatya and others showing how m6A modifications of RNA regulate IL-17 signaling and promote autoimmunity
http://immunology.sciencemag.org/cgi/content/full/6/61/eabd1287?ijkey=Ar2nw4ClbBkV2&keytype=ref&siteid=immunology
2021 School of Medicine Graduation Ceremony video: Hooding of Dr. Felix Aggor (28:00 mins), Dr. Chunsheng Zhou (32:20 mins) and speech by Dr. Gaffen (2:11:42)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FsrBT03fyqY
Gaffen Lab members interviewed in Pittsburgh TV news – “White Coats for Black Lives” in memory of George Floyd, May 2021
https://www.wpxi.com/news/local/upmc-employees-hold-gatherings-mark-anniversary-george-floyds-death/3482e574-e029-4c7d-b170-e3bcd6d693ec/
Grad student Chunsheng Zhou successfully defends his PhD thesis — congratulations Dr. Zhou!
Dr. Rami Bechara publishes review in the Journal of Experimental Medicine entitled “The metabolism-modulating activity of IL-17 signaling in health and disease”
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33822846/
Dr. Sarah Gaffen is elected a Fellow of the American Academy of Microbiology
https://asm.org/Press-Releases/2021/February/65-Fellows-Elected-into-the-American-Academy-of-Mi