Past Events Jennifer Chiou has passed her qualifying exam and is officially a PhD candidate! Congratulations, Jennifer! Johnny Busquets has joined the lab as a graduate student. Welcome, Johnny! August 26th, 2020 Congratulations to Dr. Shannon Sweeney for completing her Ph.D., Meghan Collins for passing her pre-qualifying exam, and Lavender Hackman for receiving the National Science Foundation (NSF) Graduate Research Fellowship!. Congratulations, everyone! Congratulations to Amari Johnson for graduating with Honors in Advanced Nutritional Sciences. Amari’s research focused on metabolic biomarkers in Kawasaki Disease, and she worked in the lab of Dr. Stefano Tiziani. She also participated in a medical mission trip to Panama in 2018 and served as external vice president of UT Austin’s Future Doctors of America pre-med organization. Amari volunteered with Communities in Schools of Central Texas. Because she enjoys working with children and families, she spent much of her time outside of the classroom babysitting. Amari, who is from Houston, plans to attend Baylor College of Medicine in the fall for medical school. She also will begin classes in May at UTHealth School of Public Health for the M.D.-M.P.H. degree program. Congratulations, Amari! Congratulations to Meghan Collins on winning 1st place for best poster at the Second Annual Center for Molecular Carcinogenesis and Toxicology (CMCT) Research Symposium. Great job, Meghan! September 5th, 2019 Center For Molecular Carcinogenesis And Toxicology Symposium 2019 Austin, TX Congratulations on completing the Coordinated Program in Dietetics at UT Austin and being one step closer to becoming a Registered Dietitian. Welcome to the lab Lavender! August 16th, 2019 Cheers!! Summer outing for authentic Italian cuisine July of 2019 “Thanks to all my lab mates and friends who have helped me get this far! Just passed my preliminary exam and I am now officially a candidate for a doctoral degree.” – Paul Gries Congratulations to Paul, made it to Candidacy!! May of 2019 Experimental Biology 2019 Orlando, FL