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Singh

Dr. Shakti Singh from the Division of Infectious Diseases has been awarded the prestigious five-year K01 Grant for their innovative research on the deadly fungal pathogen Candida auris. This five year grant grant, provided by the National Institutes of Health (NIH), supports Dr. Singh’s cutting-edge work, which aims to unravel the complex mechanisms of C. auris virulence and explore new vaccine strategies.

Millet

Dr. Nicolas Millet, Postdoctoral fellow in the Swidergall lab, won a young investigator poster award at ImmunologyLA 2024, an annual forum designed to foster collaboration between immunologists in the Los Angeles area. Dr. Millet presented his work on IL-22-mediated epithelial remodeling and antifungal immunity. Dr. Millet’s work is funded by Dr. Swidergall’s NIH grant R01DE031382.

Ibrahim

TLI Investigator Ashraf Ibrahim, PhD, has been selected by the Medical Mycology Society of the Americas (MMSA) to receive the 2024 Billy H. Cooper Award for his continuous outstanding achievement in clinical mycology, which is the diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of patients with fungal infections. TLI celebrates and congratulates Dr Ibrahim for receiving this high honor.