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Dr. Ipsita successfully defends her thesis!

On April 24, Ipsita defended her thesis “Decoding & Targeting Epithelial-Immune Circuits in Inflammatory Disease.” Congratulations to Ipsita on this significant achievement. Her dedication and scholarly excellence are a testament to her commitment to advancing immunological research. We are all better scientists and people having worked alongside you in the lab.

We wish you the best as you transition to the final two years of medical school!

May 02, 2024


Joe passes his qualifying exam!

Congratulations to Joe for passing his qualifying exam on March 9. This milestone marks just the beginning of your impactful journey in scientific inquiry. Your contributions hold the potential to significantly advance our understanding of immunology and inflammatory memory and pave the way for innovative approaches in treating inflammatory diseases.

May 02, 2024


Piotr receives the K99/R00 award!

Congratulations Piotr on receiving the K99/R00 Pathway to Independence award from NIH-NIAMS! We are excited to see the wonderful research program you will build.

December 12, 2023


Ikjot gave a great presentation at the Single Cell & Spatial Discovery Symposium

Ikjot gave a wonderful talk about his spatial transcriptomics paper at the Single Cell & Spatial Discovery Symposium, an event hosted by 10x Genomics at the New York Genome Center. Great work!

December 12, 2023


Rachel receives the Helen Hay Whitney Fellowship!

Receiving this fellowship is a great achievement, and we are all so proud of your hard work. Congrats Rachel, and we are excited to see all the amazing work you will do.

December 01, 2023


The Naik Lab recently received funding from the Allen Discovery Center for Neuroimmune Interactions

The Allen Discovery Center for Neuroimmune Interactions at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai is dedicated to accelerate discoveries around how immune and nervous systems communicate due to its relevance in immunity, inflammation, cancer, and metabolism.

December 01, 2023


Rachel receives the Governor General’s Gold Medal and the SciLifeLab Cell and Molecular Biology category prize

Congratulations Rachel for being awarded the Governor General’s Gold Medal in recognition of her PhD from University of Calgary. Additionally, she received the SciLifeLab Cell and Molecular Biology category prize for her essay “Working up an appetite to promote repair” which was published in Science Magazine! Check out the essay in the link below, and congratulations once again Rachel!

Link to essay: https://t.co/Uq0Q8nejtz

November 17, 2023


Happy Birthday Yue!

Thank you for your work, and we hope you had a great day!

October 24, 2023



Happy Birthday Uju!

We are so glad that you joined us, and hope you had a great day!

October 19, 2023


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