Congratulations to Abbie Weight @abbieweight.bsky.social who did a great job on her qualifying exam and is officially a PhD candidate! Abbie is using genetically diverse mice to understand the host factors that control susceptibility to La Crosse virus and other neuroinvasive arboviruses.

So proud of Celeste Robles @celeste-robles.bsky.social for being selected as a 2025 Gilliam Fellow! Thrilled to be joining the Gilliam community @hhmi.org www.hhmi.org/programs/gil...

The Lazear Lab at #ASV2025 - great to see all these folks present their cool work on so many different viruses! @amersocvirology.bsky.social @mdedloff.bsky.social @abbieweight.bsky.social @nigelmgo.bsky.social @joelrc.bsky.social

So many accomplishments to celebrate as we close out this academic year! I'm so lucky to get to work with these awesome folks in the Lazear Lab! @mdedloff.bsky.social @nigelmgo.bsky.social @abbieweight.bsky.social @viralvibes365.bsky.social @monicareece.bsky.social

We welcomed a new class to the UNC Microbiology & Immunology PhD program, with Abbie Weight @abbieweight.bsky.social and Celeste Robles joining the Lazear Lab. They received gifts from the 3rd year class, donned their new lab coats, and recited their graduate student oath. We're glad you're here!

Last week I presented my rotation research from the @lazearlab.bsky.social and received my white (lab) coat, making me an official member of UNC M&I! Looking forward to learning lots about bunyaviruses while investigating neuroinvasive arbovirus pathogenesis over the next few years