Mohammad Dezfulian Vainavi
A Busy Season of Science and Lab Milestones
Lab update

Mo has recently had the chance to share our antigen-discovery work with several communities thinking about T cells in very different disease settings, from transplantation and autoimmunity to cancer immunotherapy.

Recent talks included the NIH/NIAID Clinical Trials in Organ Transplantation (CTOT) Workshop in Washington, DC, the Translational Research Cancer Centers Consortium (TRCCC) Annual Meeting in Seven Springs, Pennsylvania, the Sjögren’s Foundation National Patient Conference , the Arthritis National Research Foundation (ANRF) Webinar Series , and the American Diabetes Association (ADA) Scientific Sessions in New Orleans.

New support

The lab also received support from the Penn Diabetes Research Center Pilot and Feasibility Program to expand our antigen-discovery technologies for type 1 diabetes.

Lab milestone

We are also very happy to celebrate Vainavi, who successfully defended her preliminary exam and is now officially a PhD candidate! We are incredibly proud of her and excited to see her graduate work continue to take shape.