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On Sat., April 5^th, 2025, Professor Herman Staats, PhD, hosted his annual ‘Pig Pickin’ cookout from 1-5 p.m. for faculty, students, and staff of the Graduate Program in Pathobiology and Translational Biosciences. They were invited to bring family members and spend the afternoon socializing, enjoying time on the farm, interacting with farm animals, playing games, and savoring delicious BBQ fresh off the grill.

On Dec. 5, 2024, the Graduate Program in Pathobiology and Translational Biosciences recognized PhD candidates who have passed their preliminary exams with a Lab Coat Ceremony.

This annual tradition was started in 2022 and recognizes the passing of a preliminary milestone for PhD candidates. It celebrates their accomplishments and encourages them as they continue their research and move towards the defense of their thesis projects.

On Thurs., April 18

On Feb. 21st, Soman Abraham, PhD , gave a talk titled “Cross Talk Between Infections, Agents, and the Immune System” at the Society of Urodynamics, Female Pelvic Medicine & Urogenital Reconstruction 2024 Winter Meeting in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. A few days later, he presented at talk titled “Regulation of Mast Cell Regranulation”at the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology (AAAI) Annual Meeting in Washington, DC.

Vianna Martinez, a third-year graduate student in the laboratory of Amy McNulty, PhD, has been awarded a Duke University School of Medicine Office of Biomedical and Graduate Educ

Jinjin Wu, a fifth-year graduate student in the laboratory of Ming Chen, PhD, has been awarded a Duke University School of Medicine Office of Biomedical and Graduate Education

On Thurs., April 20^th, PhD Graduate Program members gathered in MSRB001 to celebrate Margaret “Meg” J.

PhD student Evangaline Bao spoke at the Pathobiology and Translational Science Fall Student Seminar Series at UNC on Nov. 1^st.  Her presentation was titled “A Mast Cell-Thermoregulatory Neuron Circuit Axis Regulates Hypothermia in Anaphylaxis.”

PhD student Amelia Schirmer spoke at the Pathobiology and Translational Science Fall Student Seminar Series at UNC on Oct. 25^th.  Her presentation was titled “Investigating the Non-Canonical Role of Hippo Kinase Serine/Threonine Kinase 3 (STK3) in Prostate Cancer.”

On October 13^th the Pathology PhD Graduate Program launched a new milestone recognition event this year: a Lab Coat Ceremony for Post-Preliminary PhD Candidates.