2020
Nov 24, 2020
We celebrated Melody's high R01 scores with whiskey shots outside of lab. 🥂🥳
We celebrated Melody's high R01 scores with whiskey shots outside of lab. 🥂🥳
Oct 30, 2020
We joined the Fregoso, Hallem, and Su labs for a virtual Halloween party. Congratulations to Serina for winning scariest costume with her No Face costume!
We joined the Fregoso, Hallem, and Su labs for a virtual Halloween party. Congratulations to Serina for winning scariest costume with her No Face costume!
Oct 5, 2020
CONGRATULATIONS to Charlie Rice, Melody's postdoc advisor, for being awarded the 2020 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for hepatitis C discovery!!!! Charlie is an inspiration for all of us who are passionate about changing the world with basic sciences research!
CONGRATULATIONS to Charlie Rice, Melody's postdoc advisor, for being awarded the 2020 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for hepatitis C discovery!!!! Charlie is an inspiration for all of us who are passionate about changing the world with basic sciences research!
Oct 3, 2020
Congratulations to LeAnn on passing her qualifying exam! We celebrated with champagne and spicy noodles at a socially-distanced lab picnic afterwards. 🍾🎉😷
Congratulations to LeAnn on passing her qualifying exam! We celebrated with champagne and spicy noodles at a socially-distanced lab picnic afterwards. 🍾🎉😷
Sept 15, 2020
Congratulations to Emily for being very productive recently and winning a number of awards!
Congratulations to Emily for being very productive recently and winning a number of awards!
- - MIMG Teaching Assistant Award
- - MIMG Warsaw Fellowship
- - MBI Award for Teaching Excellence
- We are very proud of all that Emily has accomplished both in and out of lab!
Jun 21, 2020
Congratulations to Melody and our collaborator Gerard Wong, Professor of Bioengineering, for receiving the rapid-response research grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to study molecular mechanisms underlying high infectivity of SARS-CoV-2!
Congratulations to Melody and our collaborator Gerard Wong, Professor of Bioengineering, for receiving the rapid-response research grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to study molecular mechanisms underlying high infectivity of SARS-CoV-2!
Jun 17, 2020
Emily and LeAnn presented at the virtual workshops held in lieu of the annual American Society for Virology conference (canceled due to SARS-CoV-2 😔). Congratulations to Emily for also being selected to receive an ASV Travel Award!
Emily and LeAnn presented at the virtual workshops held in lieu of the annual American Society for Virology conference (canceled due to SARS-CoV-2 😔). Congratulations to Emily for also being selected to receive an ASV Travel Award!
Jun 4, 2020
We are excited to welcome Serina Huang (Genetics & Genomics Home Area) to our lab for her Ph.D. thesis work. Serina rotated with us in Spring 2020. Welcome Serina!
We are excited to welcome Serina Huang (Genetics & Genomics Home Area) to our lab for her Ph.D. thesis work. Serina rotated with us in Spring 2020. Welcome Serina!
Mar 27, 2020
Congratulations to Melody for receiving the UCLA AIDS Institute 2019 Seed Grant for basic virology research!
Congratulations to Melody for receiving the UCLA AIDS Institute 2019 Seed Grant for basic virology research!
Feb 27, 2020
Melody was invited onto the radio show Background Briefing on KPFK 90.7FM to talk about the science behind the recent SARS-CoV-2 outbreak. You can listen to her speak here.
Melody was invited onto the radio show Background Briefing on KPFK 90.7FM to talk about the science behind the recent SARS-CoV-2 outbreak. You can listen to her speak here.
Jan 27, 2020
Melody's graduate advisor Dr. Michael Emerman stopped by for a visit and took some pictures with his scientific descendants in the Li and Fregoso labs. :)
Melody's graduate advisor Dr. Michael Emerman stopped by for a visit and took some pictures with his scientific descendants in the Li and Fregoso labs. :)
