Lab News
Congrats to Lucie, Wyatt, and Topher for Multiple sclerosis and American Association of Immunology awards at the Autumn Immunology Conference in Chicago!
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Congrats to Ashlin for winning "1st place - Best in Show Poster" at the AIHce meetings in Minnesota!
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Congrats to Josie on a 2019 summer cancer research fellowship and for getting her picture on the Chemistry building highlighting her contribution to the Simmons Center for Cancer Research!
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Tyler and Josue won best undergraduate oral presentation and best graduate student poster at the American Society of Microbiology Tri-branch meeting in Durango Colorado. Way to Go!
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Congrats to the Weber Lab for great bracketology prognosticating and winning the WIDB Chunk!
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March 2018: Congrats to the "Fellowship Five" on being awarded Cancer Fellowships!
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February 2018: Congrats to Charles, Allen, and Tyler on the ORCA grant trifecta!
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February 2018: Congrats to Claudia and Tyler on being awarded the Graduate Mentoring Grant!
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January 2018: Congrats to Josue and Allen on receiving the Alzheimer's Disease Grant!
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November 2017: Autumn Immunology Conference in Chicago
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November 2017: Weber lab 2017
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May 2017: John won the department NCAA bracket challenge and brought home the coveted "Silver Chalice of Glory!"
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Paper Published: Calcium paper published in PLOS ONE - Congrats to Claudia, Garrett, and Carlee!
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BYU Graduate Fellowship: Deborah Johnson was awarded a BYU Graduate Fellowship Award!
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February 2017 ORCA Grants: Josie Tueller and Garrett Hamblin each awarded a BYU ORCA Research Grant!
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Cancer Fellowships: Deborah Johnson, Kiara Vaden, Josie Tueller, and Tia Thomas each awarded a Cancer Research Center Summer Fellowship!
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Paper published: Endotoxin paper was published in Indoor Air - Congrats to Morgan, Ryan, Taylor H, and Sheldon on the paper!
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February 2017: Midwinter Immunology Conference in Asilomar California
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Paper published: Dust mite follow-up paper was published in Environmental Occupational Health - Congrats to Justin on the paper!
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Mentoring Grant: Scott Weber awarded Mentoring Environment grant
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Teaching Grant: Scott Weber awarded Teaching Enhancement grant
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September 2016: Lab Korean Pants Day!
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May 2016: TV and Radio Interviews
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Weber lab allergen research recently featured on the BYU home page, Fox evening news, and the Matt Townsend show on BYU Radio.
March 2016 Cancer Fellowships: Kiara Vaden and Deborah Johnson each awarded a BYU Cancer Research Center Student Research Fellowship!
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Research Award: Sheldon Myers awarded the Vanice-Reid Student Research Endowment ward from the College of Life Sciences!
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February 2016 ORCA Grant: Justin Crandall was awarded an ORCA Research Grant!
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Research Grant: Scott Weber and Kim O'Neill awarded a Translational Research Grant!
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January 2016: Meeting Presentations Kiara Vaden presented presented a poster at the Midwinter Conference of Immunologists in Asilomar California.
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Paper published: Dust mite paper was published in PLOS ONE - Congrats to Taylor O., Morgan, Ryan, Julene, and Taylor H. on the paper!
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Teaching Grant: Scott Weber awarded Teaching Enhancement grant
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November 2015: Presentations John Hancock, Garrett Hamblin, and Sheldon Myers presented posters at the Autumn Immunology Conference in Chicago Illinois. They were awarded best undergraduate abstracts!
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March 2015: Cancer Fellowships Deborah Johnson was awarded a BYU Cancer Research Center Student Research Fellowship!
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February 2015: ORCA Grants Kurt Williams, Kemais Ehlers, and Taylor Hoybjerg were awarded ORCA Research Grants!
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January 2015: Meeting Presentations Deborah Johnson and Claudia Tellez Frietas presented posters at the Midwinter Conference of Immunologists in Asilomar California.
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Mentoring Grant: Scott Weber awarded Mentoring Environment grant
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Teaching Grant: Scott Weber awarded Teaching Enhancement grant
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Widtsoe Grant: Scott Weber awarded Widtsoe Research Grant.
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October 2014: Cancer Research Scott Weber is now a member of the BYU Cancer Research Center.
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April 2014: Vanderbuilt Science Academy Kemais Ehlers accepts invitation to participate in the Vanderbuilt Summer Science Academy.
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March 2014: Presentations Claudia Tellez Freitas gave an oral presentation and John Hancock, Brian Ballard, Julene Johnson, and Evan Campbell presented posters at the American Society for Microbiologists.
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February 2014: Presentations John Hancock, Brian Ballard, and Evan Campbell presented a poster at the Utah Conference on Undergraduate Research.
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Presentations: Kurt Williams presented a poster at the BYU Presidential Leadership Counsel.
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Radio and TV interviews
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Weber lab research featured on the BYU Homepage, BYU TV News at 11 program, and KSL News Radio (starts at 34:14).
January 2014: ORCA Grants John Hancock awarded an ORCA Research Grant!
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Mentoring Grant: Scott Weber awarded Mentoring Environment Grant
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Teaching Grant: Scott Weber awarded Teaching Enhancement grant.
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November 2013 Presentations: Kemais Ehlers and Bryce Anderson present poster and oral presentation at the Autumn Immunology Conference in Chicago.
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June 2013 NIH Grant: Scott Weber awarded a three year NIH R15 Grant.
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January 2013 ORCA Grant: Bryce Anderson awarded an ORCA Research Grant!
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