News

January 2024

New lab member! Undergraduate student Aaron Dukes joins the lab as part of the McNair Scholars Program. Welcome, Aaron!

New lab member! Undergraduate student Saloni Bhatt joins the laboratory as a student assistant. Welcome, Saloni!

December 2023

Maura was selected for another year of funding by the UC Davis T32 Training Program in Comparative Medicine. Congratulations, Maura!

Katy gives a seminar for the Integrative Microbiology (I-Micro) program at UCSF.

July 2023

Maura presents a poster and Katy gives an invited talk at the FASEB Microbial Pathogenesis Conference: Mechanisms of Infectious Disease, in Southbridge, MA.

March 2023

Katy gives a seminar for the Host-Parasite Interactions series organized by the University of Calgary.

December 2022

Maura was selected for funding by the UC Davis T32 Training Program in Comparative Medicine. Congratulations, Maura!

Rene graduates with a PhD! Congrats Rene!

November 2022

New lab members! Mary Irani and Thomas Luder join the lab as Junior Specialists. Welcome, Mary and Thomas!

July 2022

Katy is officially tenured as an associate professor, effective July 2022.

New lab member! Undergraduate student Maggie Bauer joins the lab as part of the Research Scholars Program in Insect Biology. Welcome, Maggie!

May 2022

New lab member! Undergraduate student Alyssa Nguyen joins the lab. Welcome, Alyssa!

March 2022

New lab member! New PhD student Felina Loya joins the lab as part of the Integrative Genetics and Genomics Graduate Group. Welcome, Felina!

December 2021

Hannah graduates with a PhD! Congrats Hannah!

November 2021

We showed that after performing trogocytosis, E. histolytica resists complement deposition, while also acquiring and displaying human complement regulatory proteins on its own surface. The manuscript is now in press at mBio! The preprint is here.

Rene’s article, “Growth and genetic manipulation of Entamoeba histolytica” is now in press at Current Protocols!

We created an RNAi library and performed the first genome-wide RNAi screen in E. histolytica. The manuscript is now in press at PLOS Pathogens.

October 2021

Katy gives a seminar as part of the Medical Microbiology and Immunology seminar series organized by the University of Wisconsin, Madison.

August 2021

Check out our pre-print! We created an RNAi library and performed the first genome-wide RNAi screen in E. histolytica. The revised article is here.

We have a new pre-print on bioRxiv! We showed that after performing trogocytosis, E. histolytica resists complement deposition, while also acquiring and displaying human complement regulatory proteins on its own surface.

New lab member! New Assistant Specialist Sylvia Jebiwott joins the lab. Welcome, Sylvia!

May 2021

Maura was selected for funding by the UC Davis T32 Training Program in Comparative Medicine! Congratulations, Maura!

March 2021

New lab member! New PhD student Wesley Huang joins the lab as part of the Biochemistry, Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology Graduate Group. Welcome, Wesley!

Tammie was accepted to participate in the Harvard Systems Biology Summer Research Program!

February 2021

New lab member! New undergraduate student Hannah Trang joins the lab. Welcome, Hannah!

January 2021

New lab member! New PhD student Maura Ruyechan joins the lab as part of the Graduate Program in Integrative Pathobiology. Welcome, Maura!

December 2020

Akhila graduates with a PhD! Congratulations, Akhila!

September 2020

New lab member! New undergraduate student Sara Tamayo-Correa joins the lab as part of the Research Scholars Program in Insect Biology. Welcome, Sara!

July 2020

Akhila’s paper reporting the development of new assays for human cell killing by E. histolytica is now in press at Molecular and Biochemical Parasitology.

June 2020

Check out Akhila and Hannah’s review article, “Biting off what can be chewed: Trogocytosis in health, infection and disease,” which was just published by Infection and Immunity as part of the collection “Early-Career Scientists Shaping the New Microbiology.” The article was also highlighted on the cover of the July issue!

May 2020

Check out our new pre-print on bioRxiv! We created an RNAi library and performed the first genome-wide RNAi screen in E. histolytica.

We received a UC Davis Academic Senate Faculty Research Large Grant! We’re honored to have had our project selected for funding by the UC Davis faculty.

Our new NIH R21 award was officially funded, hooray!

Tammie was recognized by the UC Davis College of Biological Sciences with the Khaira Family Experiential Learning Award. Congrats, Tammie!

March 2020

Akhila and Hannah’s review article, “Biting off what can be chewed: Trogocytosis in health, infection and disease” was accepted for publication in Infection and Immunity. Update: Our trogocytosis cartoon, created by Anita Impagliazzo, was selected as the cover image for the July issue!

November 2019

We’re bringing Entamoeba to BoP! We are looking forward to participating in the Biology of Parasitism summer research course in Woods Hole this summer. Update: the course was postponed to 2021 due to COVID-19. We’re looking forward to bringing back an even better BoP in 2021.

Hannah participated in the NAIST Bio International Student Symposium in Nara, Japan!

October 2019

Akhila and Hannah present their work at the Host-Microbe Interactions Retreat at Granlibakken!

Hannah is recognized with a best poster award at the Retreat!

Katy presents a talk at the Eukaryome Impact on Intestine Homeostasis and Mucosal Immunology meeting at the Pasteur Institute. The journal Cellular Microbiology recognized the work by selecting this talk as a key Cell-Micro Topic!

September 2019

We have a new preprint on bioRxiv! We developed new direct, high-throughput assays for human cell killing by amoebae.

Check out the feature on trogocytosis by Amber Dance in PNAS!

Katy presents a seminar as part of the Cell Biology Seminar Series at Johns Hopkins, and a seminar at the Division of Infectious Diseases at University of Virginia.

New lab member! Undergraduate student Tammie Tam joins the lab!

July 2019

Katy gives a guest lecture in the Biology of Parasitism summer course at MBL!

We’re excited to be a part of mSphere, where Katy joins the editorial board.

June 2019

Our new NIH R01 is officially funded, wahoo!

David and Valeria graduate!

New lab member! Undergraduate student Derek Fong joins the lab!

May 2019

Hannah’s confocal image of amoebae displaying human cell membrane proteins is the Image of the Day on The Scientist!

New lab member! Undergraduate student Ariaunna Jones joins the lab!

April 2019

Hannah’s new paper is published in mBio!

Katy is recognized with the 2019 UC Davis Early Career Faculty Award for Creativity and Innovation!

Check out the cool article on Trichomonas and trogocytosis by Amber Dance in Science News!

March 2019

Hannah’s work on amoebic acquisition and display of human cell proteins through trogocytosis is now in press at mBio!

Qualifying exam passed! Congratulations, Rene!

Rene and Hannah present posters at the Bay Area Microbial Pathogenesis Symposium!

January 2019

We are looking forward to participating in the 2020 ‘Cellular Dynamics: Host-Pathogen Interface’, meeting organized by Journal of Cell Science, in Surrey, UK!

December 2018

Check out our preprint on bioRxiv! Through trogocytosis, amoebae acquire and display human cell proteins that contribute to protection from lysis by human serum.

Katy presents a seminar as part of the Basic Science Seminar Series at the UCSF Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics.

October 2018

Akhila, Hannah and Rene present their work at the Host-Microbe Interactions Retreat at Granlibakken!

Hannah is recognized with a best poster award at the Retreat!

September 2018

Akhila, Hannah and Shea present their work at the 28th Annual Molecular Parasitology Meeting in Woods Hole, MA!

June 2018

Katy gives an invited talk at the 2018 Biology of Host-Parasite Interactions Gordon Research Conference in Newport, RI!

Katy joins the editorial board of Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology!

Monica and Natalie graduate!

May 2018

Rene presents a guest lecture in MIC 102!

Presentation! Monica presents a poster at the UC Davis Decision Day!

April 2018

Presentations! Monica presents a talk and Natalie presents a poster at the UC Davis Undergraduate Research Conference!

Presentation! Shea presents a poster at the 2018 ASBMB Meeting in San Diego!

March 2018

Award! Shea is selected as the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) Catalyzing Advocacy in Science and Engineering Awardee for UC Davis!

February 2018

Presentation! Hannah presents a poster at the Graduate Group in Immunology Recruitment Weekend and is recognized as the Runner Up for the Best Poster Award!

November 2017

Presentation! Monica presents a poster at the Annual Biomedical Research Conference for Minority Students (ABRCMS) in Phoenix, AZ.

October 2017

Qualifying Exam passed! Congrats, Hannah!

Presentation! Hannah presents a poster at the Host-Microbe Interactions retreat at Granlibakken!

Tina is recognized with an Honorable Mention for her talk at the Molecular and Cellular Biology Training Program retreat!

Presentations! Shea and Tina present talks at the Molecular and Cellular Biology Training Program retreat at Fallen Leaf Lake!

September 2017

Award! Monica is recognized with a Student Travel Award to attend the 2017 Annual Biomedical Research Conference for Minority Students (ABRCMS) in Phoenix, AZ.

August 2017

Award! Natalie is recognized with a Travel Scholarship to attend the 2017 SACNAS Conference in Salt Lake City, Utah.

New lab member! New undergraduate student David Bronstein joins the lab as part of the Research Scholars Program in Insect Biology. Welcome, David!

New Publication! Allissia Gilmartin from Bill Petri’s lab publishes an exciting paper in MBio on the contribution of amoebic lysosome acidification to trogocytosis!

July 2017

Katy gives a guest lecture in the Biology of Parasitism summer course at MBL!

June 2017

New lab members! New undergraduate students Cyrille Madarang and Angelica Rojas join the lab. Angelica joins as part of the Research Scholars Program in Insect Biology. Welcome, Cyrille and Angelica!

New Fellowship! Tina selected as a trainee on the training grant in Molecular and Cellular Biology. Congrats, Tina!

Presentation! Katy gives an invited talk in the symposium on ‘100 Years of Phagocytes’ at ASM Microbe in New Orleans, LA.

May 2017

New lab member! New PhD student Tina Truong joins the lab as part of the Graduate Group in Immunology. Welcome, Tina!

April 2017

Presentation! Shea presents a poster at the 2017 ASBMB Meeting in Chicago!

March 2017

New lab member! New PhD student Rene Suleiman joins the lab as part of the Microbiology Graduate Group. Welcome, Rene!

Presentation! Akhila presents a seminar at the Biotechnology Training Program annual retreat in Napa.

Natalie is accepted to participate in the UCSF Summer Research Training Program!

February 2017

Presentation! Shea presents a seminar as part of the Host-Microbe Interactions group biweekly research in progress seminar series.

December 2016

Award! Natalie is recognized with a UC Davis Provost’s Undergraduate Fellowship!

Katy interviewed in Trends in Parasitology!

November 2016

Presentation! Natalie presents a poster at the Annual Biomedical Research Conference for Minority Students in Tampa, Florida.

October 2016

Katy is recognized with a 2017 American Society for Microbiology Young Investigator Award!

Qualifying Exam passed! Congrats, Shea!

Presentation! Hannah presents a poster at the Host-Microbe Interactions retreat at Granlibakken!

Presentation! Shea presents a talk at the Molecular and Cellular Biology Training Program retreat at Fallen Leaf Lake!

Presentation! Katy gives an invited talk at the Bay Area Trafficking Symposium at UC Berkeley!

Award! Natalie is recognized with a Partial Annual Biomedical Research Conference for Minority Students (ABRCMS) Student Travel Award for the 2016 ABRCMS in Tampa, Florida.

September 2016

Shea is selected to participate in the Business Development Fellowship program for 2016-17!

Katy interviewed in the Cell Press CrossTalk blog!

New lab member! New undergraduate student Monica Natividad joins the lab. Welcome, Monica!

Qualifying Exam passed! Congrats, Akhila!

August 2016

Presentation! Natalie presents a poster at the UC Davis BUSP-SHR Poster Symposium!

June 2016

New lab member! New undergraduate student Natalie Sahabandu joins the lab as part of the Biology Undergraduate Scholars-Honors summer program. Welcome, Natalie!

New grant! Katy selected as a Pew Scholar!

Katy talks amoebae on Capital Public Radio!

New Fellowship! Akhila selected as a trainee on the training grant in Biomolecular Technology. Congrats, Akhila!

New grant! Katy selected as a Hellman Fellow!

May 2016

New lab member! New PhD student Hannah Miller joins the lab as part of the Graduate Group in Immunology. Welcome, Hannah!

Katy selected as a finalist for the 2016 Beckman Young Investigators.

April 2016

Presentation! Shea presents a poster at the 2016 ASBMB Meeting in San Diego!

New lab members! New undergraduate students Sergio Karageuzian and Marie Jung join the lab. Welcome, Sergio and Marie!

Presentations! Akhila and Shea present talks at the BMCDB graduate group retreat!

March 2016

Presentation! Akhila presents a poster at the Biotechnology retreat in Napa!

January 2016

Award! Shea is recognized with a travel award to attend the 2016 ASBMB Meeting in San Diego!

Presentation! Katy presents a talk in the Parasitic Diseases Panel at the U.S. – Japan Cooperative Medical Sciences Program 50th Anniversary Celebration.

December 2015

Katy selected as a semi-finalist for the 2016 ASCB-Gibco Emerging Leader Prize.

New Publication! Our review article on trogocytosis is published in Current Opinion in Microbiology!

November 2015

Presentations! Akhila and Shea present posters at the Host-Microbe Interactions retreat at Granlibakken!

October 2015

Award! Shea wins a Best Talk award at the Molecular and Cellular Biology Training Program retreat at Fallen Leaf Lake! Congrats, Shea!

Presentations! Akhila presents a poster and Shea presents a talk at the Molecular and Cellular Biology Training Program retreat at Fallen Leaf Lake!

September 2015

Katy chairs a session at the Molecular Parasitology Meeting in Woods Hole, MA!

New Publication! Our review article on amoebic trogocytosis is published in Trends in Parasitology!

June 2015

New Fellowship! Shea selected as a trainee on the NIH training grant in Molecular and Cellular Biology. Congrats, Shea!

May 2015

New lab member! New PhD student Shea Feeney joins the lab as part of the Biochemistry, Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology Graduate Group. Welcome, Shea!

April 2015

New lab member! New PhD student Akhila Bettadapur joins the lab as part of the Biochemistry, Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology Graduate Group. Welcome, Akhila!

December 2014

New Publication! Caitlin Naylor from Bill Petri’s lab publishes an exciting paper in MBio on the influence of leptin receptor polymorphisms on neutrophil recruitment!

November 2014

Presentation! Katy presents a talk at the Southern California Eukaryotic Pathogens Symposium at UC Riverside!

New lab member! New Junior Specialist and UC Davis Alum Alvin Leonardo joins the lab. Welcome, Alvin!

October 2014

New lab member! New undergraduate student Oshani Gunasekara joins the lab. Welcome, Oshani!

September 2014

Presentation! Katy presents a poster at the Molecular Parasitology Meeting in Woods Hole, MA!

Presentation! Katy presents a talk at the Amoebiasis Symposium honoring Nancy Guillen at the Pasteur Institute in Paris, France!

August 2014

Katy joins UC Davis as an assistant professor! The Ralston lab officially launches!

December 2022

Maura was selected for funding by the UC Davis T32 Training Program in Comparative Medicine. Congratulations, Maura!

Rene graduates with a PhD! Congrats Rene!

July 2022

Katy is officially tenured as an associate professor, effective July 2022.

New lab member! Undergraduate student Maggie Bauer joins the lab as part of the Research Scholars Program in Insect Biology. Welcome, Maggie!

May 2022

New lab member! Undergraduate student Alyssa Nguyen joins the lab. Welcome, Alyssa!

March 2022

New lab member! New PhD student Felina Loya joins the lab as part of the Integrative Genetics and Genomics Graduate Group. Welcome, Felina!

December 2021

Hannah graduates with a PhD! Congrats Hannah!

November 2021

We showed that after performing trogocytosis, E. histolytica resists complement deposition, while also acquiring and displaying human complement regulatory proteins on its own surface. The manuscript is now in press at mBio! The preprint is here.

Rene’s article, “Growth and genetic manipulation of Entamoeba histolytica” is now in press at Current Protocols!

We created an RNAi library and performed the first genome-wide RNAi screen in E. histolytica. The manuscript is now in press at PLOS Pathogens.

August 2021

Check out our pre-print! We created an RNAi library and performed the first genome-wide RNAi screen in E. histolytica. The revised article is here.

We have a new pre-print on bioRxiv! We showed that after performing trogocytosis, E. histolytica resists complement deposition, while also acquiring and displaying human complement regulatory proteins on its own surface.

New lab member! New Assistant Specialist Sylvia Jebiwott joins the lab. Welcome, Sylvia!

May 2021

Maura was selected for funding by the UC Davis T32 Training Program in Comparative Medicine! Congratulations, Maura!

March 2021

New lab member! New PhD student Wesley Huang joins the lab as part of the Biochemistry, Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology Graduate Group. Welcome, Wesley!

Tammie was accepted to participate in the Harvard Systems Biology Summer Research Program!

February 2021

New lab member! New undergraduate student Hannah Trang joins the lab. Welcome, Hannah!

January 2021

New lab member! New PhD student Maura Ruyechan joins the lab as part of the Graduate Program in Integrative Pathobiology. Welcome, Maura!

December 2020

Akhila graduates with a PhD! Congratulations, Akhila!

September 2020

New lab member! New undergraduate student Sara Tamayo-Correa joins the lab as part of the Research Scholars Program in Insect Biology. Welcome, Sara!

July 2020

Akhila’s paper reporting the development of new assays for human cell killing by E. histolytica is now in press at Molecular and Biochemical Parasitology.

June 2020

Check out Akhila and Hannah’s review article, “Biting off what can be chewed: Trogocytosis in health, infection and disease,” which was just published by Infection and Immunity as part of the collection “Early-Career Scientists Shaping the New Microbiology.” The article was also highlighted on the cover of the July issue!

May 2020

Check out our new pre-print on bioRxiv! We created an RNAi library and performed the first genome-wide RNAi screen in E. histolytica.

We received a UC Davis Academic Senate Faculty Research Large Grant! We’re honored to have had our project selected for funding by the UC Davis faculty.

Our new NIH R21 award was officially funded, hooray!

Tammie was recognized by the UC Davis College of Biological Sciences with the Khaira Family Experiential Learning Award. Congrats, Tammie!

March 2020

Akhila and Hannah’s review article, “Biting off what can be chewed: Trogocytosis in health, infection and disease” was accepted for publication in Infection and Immunity. Update: Our trogocytosis cartoon, created by Anita Impagliazzo, was selected as the cover image for the July issue!

November 2019

We’re bringing Entamoeba to BoP! We are looking forward to participating in the Biology of Parasitism summer research course in Woods Hole this summer. Update: the course was postponed to 2021 due to COVID-19. We’re looking forward to bringing back an even better BoP in 2021.

Hannah participated in the NAIST Bio International Student Symposium in Nara, Japan!

October 2019

Akhila and Hannah present their work at the Host-Microbe Interactions Retreat at Granlibakken!

Hannah is recognized with a best poster award at the Retreat!

Katy presents a talk at the Eukaryome Impact on Intestine Homeostasis and Mucosal Immunology meeting at the Pasteur Institute. The journal Cellular Microbiology recognized the work by selecting this talk as a key Cell-Micro Topic!

September 2019

We have a new preprint on bioRxiv! We developed new direct, high-throughput assays for human cell killing by amoebae. 

Check out the feature on trogocytosis by Amber Dance in PNAS!

Katy presents a seminar as part of the Cell Biology Seminar Series at Johns Hopkins, and a seminar at the Division of Infectious Diseases at University of Virginia.

New lab member! Undergraduate student Tammie Tam joins the lab!

July 2019

Katy gives a guest lecture in the Biology of Parasitism summer course at MBL!

We’re excited to be a part of mSphere, where Katy joins the editorial board.

June 2019

Our new NIH R01 is officially funded, wahoo!

David and Valeria graduate!

New lab member! Undergraduate student Derek Fong joins the lab!

May 2019

Hannah’s confocal image of amoebae displaying human cell membrane proteins is the Image of the Day on The Scientist!

New lab member! Undergraduate student Ariaunna Jones joins the lab!

April 2019

Hannah’s new paper is published in mBio!

Katy is recognized with the 2019 UC Davis Early Career Faculty Award for Creativity and Innovation!

Check out the cool article on Trichomonas and trogocytosis by Amber Dance in Science News!

March 2019

Hannah’s work on amoebic acquisition and display of human cell proteins through trogocytosis is now in press at mBio!

Qualifying exam passed! Congratulations, Rene!

Rene and Hannah present posters at the Bay Area Microbial Pathogenesis Symposium!

January 2019

We are looking forward to participating in the 2020 ‘Cellular Dynamics: Host-Pathogen Interface’, meeting organized by Journal of Cell Science, in Surrey, UK!

December 2018

Check out our preprint on bioRxiv! Through trogocytosis, amoebae acquire and display human cell proteins that contribute to protection from lysis by human serum. 

Katy presents a seminar as part of the Basic Science Seminar Series at the UCSF Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics.

October 2018

Akhila, Hannah and Rene present their work at the Host-Microbe Interactions Retreat at Granlibakken!

Hannah is recognized with a best poster award at the Retreat!

September 2018

Akhila, Hannah and Shea present their work at the 28th Annual Molecular Parasitology Meeting in Woods Hole, MA!

June 2018

Katy gives an invited talk at the 2018 Biology of Host-Parasite Interactions Gordon Research Conference in Newport, RI!

Katy joins the editorial board of Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology!

Monica and Natalie graduate!

May 2018

Rene presents a guest lecture in MIC 102!

Presentation! Monica presents a poster at the UC Davis Decision Day!

April 2018

Presentations! Monica presents a talk and Natalie presents a poster at the UC Davis Undergraduate Research Conference!

Presentation! Shea presents a poster at the 2018 ASBMB Meeting in San Diego!

March 2018

Award! Shea is selected as the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) Catalyzing Advocacy in Science and Engineering Awardee for UC Davis!

February 2018

Presentation! Hannah presents a poster at the Graduate Group in Immunology Recruitment Weekend and is recognized as the Runner Up for the Best Poster Award!

November 2017

Presentation! Monica presents a poster at the Annual Biomedical Research Conference for Minority Students (ABRCMS) in Phoenix, AZ.

October 2017

Qualifying Exam passed! Congrats, Hannah!

Presentation! Hannah presents a poster at the Host-Microbe Interactions retreat at Granlibakken!

Tina is recognized with an Honorable Mention for her talk at the Molecular and Cellular Biology Training Program retreat!

Presentations! Shea and Tina present talks at the Molecular and Cellular Biology Training Program retreat at Fallen Leaf Lake!

September 2017

Award! Monica is recognized with a Student Travel Award to attend the 2017 Annual Biomedical Research Conference for Minority Students (ABRCMS) in Phoenix, AZ.

August 2017

Award! Natalie is recognized with a Travel Scholarship to attend the 2017 SACNAS Conference in Salt Lake City, Utah.

New lab member! New undergraduate student David Bronstein joins the lab as part of the Research Scholars Program in Insect Biology. Welcome, David!

New Publication! Allissia Gilmartin from Bill Petri’s lab publishes an exciting paper in MBio on the contribution of amoebic lysosome acidification to trogocytosis!

July 2017

Katy gives a guest lecture in the Biology of Parasitism summer course at MBL!

June 2017

New lab members! New undergraduate students Cyrille Madarang and Angelica Rojas join the lab. Angelica joins as part of the Research Scholars Program in Insect Biology. Welcome, Cyrille and Angelica!

New Fellowship! Tina selected as a trainee on the training grant in Molecular and Cellular Biology. Congrats, Tina!

Presentation! Katy gives an invited talk in the symposium on ‘100 Years of Phagocytes’ at ASM Microbe in New Orleans, LA.

May 2017

New lab member! New PhD student Tina Truong joins the lab as part of the Graduate Group in Immunology. Welcome, Tina!

April 2017

Presentation! Shea presents a poster at the 2017 ASBMB Meeting in Chicago!

March 2017

New lab member! New PhD student Rene Suleiman joins the lab as part of the Microbiology Graduate Group. Welcome, Rene!

Presentation! Akhila presents a seminar at the Biotechnology Training Program annual retreat in Napa.

Natalie is accepted to participate in the UCSF Summer Research Training Program!

February 2017

Presentation! Shea presents a seminar as part of the Host-Microbe Interactions group biweekly research in progress seminar series.

December 2016

Award! Natalie is recognized with a UC Davis Provost’s Undergraduate Fellowship!

Katy interviewed in Trends in Parasitology!

November 2016

Presentation! Natalie presents a poster at the Annual Biomedical Research Conference for Minority Students in Tampa, Florida.

October 2016

Katy is recognized with a 2017 American Society for Microbiology Young Investigator Award!

Qualifying Exam passed! Congrats, Shea!

Presentation! Hannah presents a poster at the Host-Microbe Interactions retreat at Granlibakken!

Presentation! Shea presents a talk at the Molecular and Cellular Biology Training Program retreat at Fallen Leaf Lake!

Presentation! Katy gives an invited talk at the Bay Area Trafficking Symposium at UC Berkeley!

Award! Natalie is recognized with a Partial Annual Biomedical Research Conference for Minority Students (ABRCMS) Student Travel Award for the 2016 ABRCMS in Tampa, Florida.

September 2016

Shea is selected to participate in the Business Development Fellowship program for 2016-17!

Katy interviewed in the Cell Press CrossTalk blog!

New lab member! New undergraduate student Monica Natividad joins the lab. Welcome, Monica!

Qualifying Exam passed! Congrats, Akhila!

August 2016

Presentation! Natalie presents a poster at the UC Davis BUSP-SHR Poster Symposium!

June 2016

New lab member! New undergraduate student Natalie Sahabandu joins the lab as part of the Biology Undergraduate Scholars-Honors summer program. Welcome, Natalie!

New grant! Katy selected as a Pew Scholar!

Katy talks amoebae on Capital Public Radio!

New Fellowship! Akhila selected as a trainee on the training grant in Biomolecular Technology. Congrats, Akhila!

New grant! Katy selected as a Hellman Fellow!

May 2016

New lab member! New PhD student Hannah Miller joins the lab as part of the Graduate Group in Immunology. Welcome, Hannah!

Katy selected as a finalist for the 2016 Beckman Young Investigators.

April 2016

Presentation! Shea presents a poster at the 2016 ASBMB Meeting in San Diego!

New lab members! New undergraduate students Sergio Karageuzian and Marie Jung join the lab. Welcome, Sergio and Marie!

Presentations! Akhila and Shea present talks at the BMCDB graduate group retreat!

March 2016

Presentation! Akhila presents a poster at the Biotechnology retreat in Napa!

January 2016

Award! Shea is recognized with a travel award to attend the 2016 ASBMB Meeting in San Diego!

Presentation! Katy presents a talk in the Parasitic Diseases Panel at the U.S. – Japan Cooperative Medical Sciences Program 50th Anniversary Celebration.

December 2015

Katy selected as a semi-finalist for the 2016 ASCB-Gibco Emerging Leader Prize.

New Publication! Our review article on trogocytosis is published in Current Opinion in Microbiology!

November 2015

Presentations! Akhila and Shea present posters at the Host-Microbe Interactions retreat at Granlibakken!

October 2015

Award! Shea wins a Best Talk award at the Molecular and Cellular Biology Training Program retreat at Fallen Leaf Lake! Congrats, Shea!

Presentations! Akhila presents a poster and Shea presents a talk at the Molecular and Cellular Biology Training Program retreat at Fallen Leaf Lake!

September 2015

Katy chairs a session at the Molecular Parasitology Meeting in Woods Hole, MA!

New Publication! Our review article on amoebic trogocytosis is published in Trends in Parasitology!

June 2015

New Fellowship! Shea selected as a trainee on the NIH training grant in Molecular and Cellular Biology. Congrats, Shea!

May 2015

New lab member! New PhD student Shea Feeney joins the lab as part of the Biochemistry, Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology Graduate Group. Welcome, Shea!

April 2015

New lab member! New PhD student Akhila Bettadapur joins the lab as part of the Biochemistry, Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology Graduate Group. Welcome, Akhila!

December 2014

New Publication! Caitlin Naylor from Bill Petri’s lab publishes an exciting paper in MBio on the influence of leptin receptor polymorphisms on neutrophil recruitment!

November 2014

Presentation! Katy presents a talk at the Southern California Eukaryotic Pathogens Symposium at UC Riverside!

New lab member! New Junior Specialist and UC Davis Alum Alvin Leonardo joins the lab. Welcome, Alvin!

October 2014

New lab member! New undergraduate student Oshani Gunasekara joins the lab. Welcome, Oshani!

September 2014

Presentation! Katy presents a poster at the Molecular Parasitology Meeting in Woods Hole, MA!

Presentation! Katy presents a talk at the Amoebiasis Symposium honoring Nancy Guillen at the Pasteur Institute in Paris, France!

August 2014

Katy joins UC Davis as an assistant professor! The Ralston lab officially launches!