Weishan Huang, PhD- Adjunct Assistant Professor
I was a PhD student in the August lab investigating the role of ITK signaling in innate memory T cell and mast cell development and function. After my graduation in 2013, I continued and expanded my research in the August lab as a postdoctoral fellow to investigate the role of environmental cues and signaling transduction in T cell homeostasis, with a particular interest in signals that regulate the counterbalance between the effector and regulatory immune responses. In 2017, I joined the faculty of Cornell University as an Assistant Research Professor of Immunology. Starting from 2018, I assumed my faculty position at Louisiana Sate University, and remained affiliated with the August lab as an Adjunct Assistant Professor at Cornell. To read more about what I have learned from and developed in the August lab, please visit my lab website: https://weishanhuanglab.org/.
Luisa Torres, PhD. Postdoctoral Researcher
@luisatorresduq
I graduated with a PhD in Pharmacology from Stony Brook University, where I studied the role of microglia in the healthy mouse brain as well as their role during inflammation. After completing my graduate studies, I came to Cornell University to Dr Margaret Bynoe’s lab where I studied the effect of chronic infection with Toxoplasma gondii on the development of Alzheimer's disease. I am currently in the August lab studying the effect of perfluorinated compounds on the mouse immune system.
I am passionate about science communication and outreach. In my spare time I write for the Science@CornellVet blog and the ASPET Neuropharmacology blog.
@luisatorresduq
I graduated with a PhD in Pharmacology from Stony Brook University, where I studied the role of microglia in the healthy mouse brain as well as their role during inflammation. After completing my graduate studies, I came to Cornell University to Dr Margaret Bynoe’s lab where I studied the effect of chronic infection with Toxoplasma gondii on the development of Alzheimer's disease. I am currently in the August lab studying the effect of perfluorinated compounds on the mouse immune system.
I am passionate about science communication and outreach. In my spare time I write for the Science@CornellVet blog and the ASPET Neuropharmacology blog.
Sabrina Solouki, Graduate Student, Biological & Biomedical Sciences Graduate Field
Fascinated by the complexity of the immune system and the various defense mechanism’s in place to fight off pathogens, my research focuses on a range of topics that integrate immunology and microbiology. My primary thesis work focuses on the role of antigen affinity and TCR signal strength in the development of CD8+ memory T cells.
While passionate about research, I am also very interested in intellectual property and science policy. Ultimately, my goal is to use the skills I have gained in my doctoral program to jumpstart a career in patent law and policy.
Fascinated by the complexity of the immune system and the various defense mechanism’s in place to fight off pathogens, my research focuses on a range of topics that integrate immunology and microbiology. My primary thesis work focuses on the role of antigen affinity and TCR signal strength in the development of CD8+ memory T cells.
While passionate about research, I am also very interested in intellectual property and science policy. Ultimately, my goal is to use the skills I have gained in my doctoral program to jumpstart a career in patent law and policy.
Jessica Elmore, Graduate Student, Biological & Biomedical Sciences Graduate Field
I am a fourth year graduate student working on biomedical engineering approaches that involves the use of hydrogels to reduce inflammation. I also study the dynamics of regulatory T cells and Th17 cells in lung infection with S. rectivirgula.
I am a fourth year graduate student working on biomedical engineering approaches that involves the use of hydrogels to reduce inflammation. I also study the dynamics of regulatory T cells and Th17 cells in lung infection with S. rectivirgula.
Ling Zhang, Research Technician