January 2021
Fionna Surette's studies published in PLOS Pathogens
December 2020
Dr. Angela Pack recognized as a Rising Star and listed among the most inspiring black scientists in America!
https://crosstalk.cell.com/blog/1000-inspiring-black-scientists-in-america
July 2020
Sylvia Faurot, Microbiology and Immunology graduate student, joins the team
Dr. Angela Pack's past studies published in The Journal Of Immunology. Cutting Edge: Augmenting Muscle MHC Expression Enhances Systemic Pathogen Control at the Expense of T Cell Exhaustion
May 2020
Dr. Rahul Vijay's studies published in Nature Immunology
Alex Sturtz and Patrick Scwhartzhoff graduate with Honors and High Distinction in Microbiology. Alex is off to study immunology at Wash U (St. Louis) and Patrick will join the Carver College of Medicine (Iowa) this fall.
December 2019
Graham Ausdal graduates with Honors in Microbiology. Graham is working in the Molecular Otolaryngology Laboratory and planning for his future practicing medicine.
July 2019
Immunology Graduate student Jordan Johnson was appointed to the Mechanisms of Parasitism Predoctoral T32 Training Program
Immunology Graduate student Fionna Surette was re-appointed to the Interdisciplinary Immunology Predoctoral T32 Training Program
Dr. Angela Pack was re-appointed to the Mechanisms of Parasitism Postdoctoral T32 Training Program
Dr. Peng Shao, Research Scientist, joins the Butler Lab
Alex Sturtz's abstract was selected for oral presentation at the 2019 Center for Immunology Retreat
June 2019
Dante Vicini, Undergraduate Research Assistant, joins the Butler Lab
May 2019
Miguel Lopez Cortez joins the Butler Lab as a participant in the Summer Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) Program in the Department of Microbiology and Immunology
Congratulations to both Jordan Johnson and Fionna Surette for their successful completion of the comprehensive exam in the Interdisciplinary Graduate Program in Immunology. Well done!
Patrick Schwartzhoff, Undergraduate Research Assistant, was appointed as a Fellow in the Iowa Center for Research by Undergraduates (ICRU). Congrats to Patrick and his co-mentor, Dr. Angela Pack!
April 2019
Dr. Angela Pack wins a poster award at the 2019 WHIP meeting at the Marine Biological Laboratories in Woods Hole, MA
Alexandria Sturtz publishes her book, "Battle in the Body: The Story of Your Immune System" (now available on Amazon.com) as a capstone to her appointment as a Latham Science Engagement Initiative Fellow
February 2019:
Alexandria Sturtz awarded the Stinski Undergraduate Research Fellowship
November 2018:
Fionna Surette receives a Young Investigator Award from the American Association of Immunologists (AAI)
October 2018:
Dr. Angela Pack's studies accepted for publication in PLoS Pathogens
September 2018:
Odsuren Sukhbaatar, visiting scholar from Professor Yui's Laboratory at Nagasaki University, joins the Butler Lab for a mini-sabbatical
Celeste Renfroe, undergraduate Laboratory Assistant, joins the Butler Lab
Nirmal and Neel attend first Hawkeye Football game!!!
August 2018:
Noah Butler travels to Daegu, South Korea to participate in the International Congress of Parasitology (ICOPA)
July 2018:
Noah Butler participates in the MBL Biology of Parasitism summer course at Woods Hole, MA
June 2018:
Dr. Angela Pack was appointed to the Mechanisms of Parasitism T32 Training Program
Immunology Graduate Student Fionna Surette was appointed to the Predoctoral Training Program in Immunology T32.
Noah Butler was appointed to membership in the Nanovaccine Institute at Iowa State University
Dr. Rahul Vijay published a co-authored paper in JCI Insight
May 2018
Members of the Butler Lab are co-investigators on a new R21 project (Dr. Wendy Maury, PI) that will study how malaria modulates resistance and susceptibility to Ebola virus infection
Alex Sturtz was appointed as a Latham Science Engagement Initiative Fellow
Graham Ausdal, Undergraduate Research Assistant, joins the Butler Lab
Brandon McClellan, Summer Research Experience for Undergraduates participant, joins the Butler Lab
Jordan Johnson, Immunology Graduate Student, joins the Butler Lab to pursue her PhD dissertation studies
April 2018
Alex Sturtz, Undergraduate Research Assistant, was appointed as a Fellow in the Iowa Center for Research by Undergraduates (ICRU)