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Undergraduate researchers Julia Alvarez and Felipe Rodriguez are recognized as two of three undergraduates from the School of Natural Sciences to win ‘Best Poster’ awards at UC Merced’s Undergraduate...

I’m excited to learn that we received an R15 award from the NIH on our project to identify novel T. gondii virulence factors that directly manipulate CD8 T cell responses! This is the Jensen lab’s...

I was awarded an internal collaborative seed grant from our MCB department to explore how T. gondii perceives immune pressure. Collaborators on this seed award include Dr. Dave Ardell and Dr. Mike...

I was invited to give a seminar for the Northern California Parasitologists (NCP) meeting at UC Davis. I really enjoyed the afternoon and meet with a fantastic group of parasitologists in the Northern...

Graduate student, Jessica Wilson, joins the lab. Welcome, Jessica! Your interest in parasites will see you through.

Angel Kongsomboonvech passed her Ph.D. qualifying exam. Excellent job and fantastic accomplishment! Keep up the good work.

Undergraduate Researcher, Julia Alvarez, joins the lab. Welcome Julia!

Undergraduate Researcher, Felipe Rodriguez, joins the lab. Welcome Felipe!

Once again the Toxo14 conference, held in Tomar Portugal this year,  showcased fantastic research in Toxoplasma biology.  Graduate student, Angel Kongsomboonvech, gave an oral presentation of her...

I am honored to become a 2017 Hellman Fellow. The fellowship supports our project studying how novel Toxoplasma virulence factors manipulate CD8 T cell responses. This is a huge honor, and I am...