Bustling
16 November 2005
It has been two months since our last update. The lab
has been exceptionally busy. Tobi Gopon joined our
group in mid-October and we have hosted two rotating
graduate students from the UW-Madison Department of
Pathology. In terms of progress, our first grant, an
NIH R24, was awarded late in September. Our lab's
first paper was published in the Journal of
Immunology. Yesterday, I submitted an invited review
article to the new journal Future Virology. I taught
several classes throughout October and culminated the
month by serving on an NIH study section in
Washington DC.
We have also been conducting our first SIV infection trial with Mauritian Cynomolgus macaques. As of now, we are six weeks into the infection and learning new things each and every day.
We have also been conducting our first SIV infection trial with Mauritian Cynomolgus macaques. As of now, we are six weeks into the infection and learning new things each and every day.
Repopulation
19 September 2005
Since returning from Brazil, the lab has been a
hotbed of chaotic activity. Kendall departed to take
a job in Chicago, Ben started chiropractor school,
Justin began graduate school, and Jason returned to
his undergraduate studies. A new crop of talented and
capable researchers have been hired to take their
place. Nathan Vakharia and Roger Wiseman are already
contributing to the productivity of the lab. An eager
set of rotating graduate students are circulating
through the lab this fall, and we may take one if the
fit is right.
We've also received good news on several research fronts. Our Journal of Immunology manuscript on Mauritian Cynomolgus macaques is now in press, while our first studies using these animals are slated to begin in early October. I've been furiously writing grants to help subsidize these preliminary experiments!
We've also received good news on several research fronts. Our Journal of Immunology manuscript on Mauritian Cynomolgus macaques is now in press, while our first studies using these animals are slated to begin in early October. I've been furiously writing grants to help subsidize these preliminary experiments!
Harried
01 July 2005
Another month in the O'Connor lab is in the books. We
expanded to 4.25 members this month, held our first
lab meetings, submitted two grant proposals and one
revised manuscript, purchased our first Mauritian
Cynomolgus macaques, and participated in educational
outreach programs with South Africa.
The pace should relax a little during July. I am participating in the 3rd IAS Conference on HIV Pathogenesis and Treatment in Brazil. After the meeting, my wife and I are spending 10 days on the island of Fernando de Noronha.
In other exciting lab news, Kendall Krebs will be leaving us in August when he moves to Chicago. He is going to continue HIV/AIDS research in the lab of our collaborator, Steven Wolinsky.
The pace should relax a little during July. I am participating in the 3rd IAS Conference on HIV Pathogenesis and Treatment in Brazil. After the meeting, my wife and I are spending 10 days on the island of Fernando de Noronha.
In other exciting lab news, Kendall Krebs will be leaving us in August when he moves to Chicago. He is going to continue HIV/AIDS research in the lab of our collaborator, Steven Wolinsky.
Work Opportunities
31 May 2005
A section on work opportunities within the lab is now
available. In addition to describing the types of
employment within the lab, the page describes the lab
philosophy and our expectations for its workers.
Submitted
08 April 2005
Our lab submitted its first manuscript for
peer-review today. While we have been involved in
many publications, this is the first one led by Dr.
O'Connor. Now we'll keep our fingers crossed and wait
the 4-?? weeks until it is peer-reviewed (or returned
to us without review right away!).
Welcome
02 April 2005
Welcome to the inaugural website of David O'Connor's
laboratory. We are members of the Department of Pathology and
Laboratory Medicine at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Our laboratory plans on studying the pathogenetics of AIDS infection, though right now we are preoccupied with equipping the laboratory and making it functional.
We recently presented results at the 2005 Seattle International Conference on Primate Genomics. A pdf of our presentation is now available.
Our laboratory plans on studying the pathogenetics of AIDS infection, though right now we are preoccupied with equipping the laboratory and making it functional.
We recently presented results at the 2005 Seattle International Conference on Primate Genomics. A pdf of our presentation is now available.
