Biomedical and Veterinary Sciences PhD Candidate at Virginia Tech | Researching the role of autophagy in viral pathogenesis #smallmoleculediscovery
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📣Beyond excited to share my first-first author publication in @PLOSPathogens! Check out our discovery below where we show the Rift Valley fever virus NSs protein interacts with LC3 via an LIR motif to inhibit autophagy.
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I’m excited to share I’ve earned my PhD in Biomedical & Veterinary Sciences from Virginia Tech! 🎓 Grateful to my advisor Dr. Kehn-Hall, lab, friends in Blacksburg, and my family. Hokie for Life. #phddone
Check out my work on the RVFV NSs-LC3 interaction on this weeks TWiV.
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If you’re at #WIA2025meeting, come check out my flash talk in Session 1, Group 2 (7:35–8:35 PM EST tonight)! 🧬
Excited to share my research & learn from so many incredible scientists in the WIA community!
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It’s an honor to volunteer with Women in Autophagy (WIA) and help organize the annual symposium celebrating Dr. Beth Levine’s legacy! 🧬
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Post 1/2 🌟 A huge thank you to all the incredible Women in Autophagy volunteers who make the symposium possible! 🙌 Your hard work builds an inspiring global community of scientists. 💜 Want to get involved? womeninautophagy.com
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Excited to share that my article was published today in Viruses!
It explores how NSs evades the host immune response.
Immune Evasion by the NSs Protein of Rift Valley Fever Virus: A Viral Houdini Act mdpi.com/3551706 #mdpiviruses via @VirusesMDPI @MDPIOpenAccess
Successfully defended my Doctorate in Biomedical & Veterinary Sciences at Virginia Tech.
Huge thanks to my PI Dr. Kylene Kehn-Hall, my committee, lab, friends, family, and all the VT programs that supported me! #womeninstem #doctorate #virginiatech
Had an incredible week at the Negative Sense Virus Meeting in Montpellier, France—truly inspired by the outstanding talks and cutting-edge research shared throughout the event. It was an honor to give an oral talk with such a knowledgeable and passionate community. #NSV2025
Had a lot of fun filming this video on how the RVFV NSs protein inhibits autophagy #rvfv #autophagy #virus Thankful to Tori, Colin, and Erica for their acting and video help :)
Honored to receive both the People’s Choice & Outstanding Research Abstract Awards at the VA-MD Vet Med Research Symposium!
Here’s my fun science video on how the RVFV NSs protein inhibits autophagy
Watch here: lnkd.in/eVe2RSft
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Huge thank you to the organizers of the amazing 2024 Chemical & Biological Defense Conference! 🎉 @cbdstconference I’m so honored to have received a student award from DTRA and had the chance to connect with experts in the field. #DTRA #CBDST2024 #StudentAward #STEM
Thank you to #CBDST2024 for the student travel award! The dedicated mentorship sessions and panels have been fantastic.
We’re honored to connect with Ph.D. candidates who received travel scholarships awards to attend & participate in the #CBDST2024 Conference.
During a dedicated mentoring session, Dr. Brandi Vann, Performing the duties of Assistant Secretary of Defense for Nuclear, Chemical, & Biological Defense Programs & Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Nuclear, Chemical, & Biological Defense Programs, Ian Watson, DASD for Chemical & Biological Defense, Dr. James “Ben” Petro, DTRA Research and Development Director, and Dr. Robert Kristovich, DTRA JSTO Director, engaged with the students to learn about their research & discuss potential opportunities with CBDP and DTRA following their post graduate studies.
This effort underscores our commitment to fostering the next generation of scientists & researchers in the chemical & biological defense field.
If you’re at #CBDST2024, come join me tonight (and tomorrow night) at 6:15 PM in E-Poster Pod 3, Hall A for my Student Travel Awardee E-Poster Presentation!
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It was an honor to serve on the annual symposium committee! What an amazing event bringing together autophagy enthusiasts from around the world.
Our dedicated committee has worked hard on organizing this year’s event. Thanks!!
Interested in joining us next year? We’re welcoming volunteers for 2025! #WIA2024meeting
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We are incredibly proud of @kaypepperoni for her outstanding achievement in receiving the Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award Individual Predoctoral Fellowship from the NIH!
Despite challenges, @kaypepperoni maintains a passion for pursuing research that may one day help rationally design a new vaccine. And it’s led to her winning a national-level grant. 🌟
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