Selmecki Lab Presentations, Honors and Awards
2023 - January
Nancy Scott was the Student Invited Speaker for the annual BICB symposium in Rochester Minnesota!
2022 - December
Holiday party - Lab goes ice skating at Mariucci arena
2022 - October
Anna presented the lab's Candida auris research at the EMBO Molecular Mechanisms in Evolution and Ecology in Heidelberg, Germany.
2022 - September
Bruno Bohn, MPH was awarded a UMN Translational Research Development Program Award! This award will provide Bruno with experience in clinical and translational research studying candidiasis in cancer patients.
2022 - August
Anna presented research at the Cold Spring Harbor Yeast Genetics Course
2022 - August
Anna and Mew lectured and taught bioinformatics and computational genomics at the Woods Hole Molecular Mycology: Current Approaches to Fungal Pathogenesis Course. This two week-long course this course addresses the need for more research in the area of fungal diseases (molecular and computational) as our understanding of the basic pathophysiology of fungal disease lags far behind our understanding of bacterial, parasitic and viral diseases.
2022 - June
Nancy was selected for an oral presentation at the Cellular & Molecular Fungal Biology Gordon Research Seminar. Congrats Nancy! Both Nancy and Petra will present their research at the GRS and Gordon Research Conference.
2022 - June
Anna was awarded Tenure and Promotion to Associate Professor. Congrats!!!!!!!!!!!
2022 - May
Welcome Dr. Ursula Oggenfuss to the lab! Ursula did her Ph.D. in Daniel Croll's lab ta University of Neuchatel. Ursula is funded by the Swiss National Science Foundation through a competitive Postdoc.Mobility award!
2022 - May
Undergrad Maryam Ali-Daar will be joining the lab! She earned a competitive Multicultural Summer Research Opportunities Program (MSROP) fellowship for summer 2022. Congrats Maryam!
2022 - May
Undergrad Audrey Hilk earned a competitive Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program (UROP) fellowship for summer 2022. Congrats Audrey!
2022 - Spring
Petra was awarded a Minnesota Craniofacial Research Training (MinnCRest) postdoctoral fellowship. Congrats Petra!
2022 - January
Welcome Dr. Petra Vande Zande to the lab! Petra did her Ph.D. in Patricia Wittkopp's lab at University of Michigan
2021 - December
Welcome Nancy Scott to the lab! Nancy is a PhD candidate in the Bioinformatics and Computational Biology program
2021 - October
Anna was awarded the Medical School Dean's Distinguished Research Lectureship along with Nikki Klatt for 2021.
2021 - October
Welcome Dr. Xin Zhou! Xin did her Ph.D. in Liz Ballou's lab at University of Birmingham, UK
2021 - October
Alec Harrington, OMS presented a research poster at the Rocky Vista University research day
2021 - September
Anna presented at The Ohio State University, Department of Microbiology
2021 - August
Dalton Piotter presented his poster at the TRIO McNair Scholar program
2021 - July
Anna presented at the FASEB Microbial Pathogenesis Conference
2021 - July
Dalton Piotter presented a poster at the UCLA McNair Scholar's program
2021 - July
Rob Todd started a new position as Assistant Director of Citizen Science at Bard College! Congrats Rob we are all so excited for you!
2021 - June
Liban Mohamed joined the lab and was awarded a PES Engagement Scholarship for his undergraduate research
2021 - June
Mew Soisangwan joined the lab as a BICB PhD student
2021 - May
Dalton Piotter joined the lab as a TRIO McNair Scholar for undergraduate research
2021 - May
Taylor Crooks joined the lab as a MICaB PhD student
2021 - February
Anna presented at the Monthly MycoTalk hosted by Exeter University. Watch it here on YouTube!
2020 - August
Anna was awarded the Burroughs Wellcome Fund Investigator in the Pathogenesis of Infectious Diseases
2020 - July
Robert Todd again joined the Bard Citizen Science Faculty for 2020/2021
2020 - May
At the Creighton University Graduate School commencement ceremonies Dr. Robert Todd was awarded two huge honors for his Ph.D. research: Outstanding Dissertation Award and the Academic Achievement Award
2020 - April
Dr. Robert Todd defended his Ph.D. thesis with flying colors!! CONGRATULATIONS Dr. Todd!!!
2019 - August
Alec Harrington, Ferlic Summer Research Scholar, presented his research at the CURAS undergraduate research fair
2019 - July
Robert Todd was selected to be a Bard Citizen Science Faculty Member for 2019/2020!
2019 - June
NIH R01 FUNDED!!!
2019 - June
Anna Selmecki was a faculty mentor for the Gordon Research Seminar on Molecular Mechanisms in Evolution and gave an invited oral presentation and was a session leader at the Gordon Research Conference on Molecular Mechanisms in Evolution
2019 - May
Anna Selmecki gave a plenary oral presentation at the Federation of European Microbiological Societies conference on Human Fungal Pathogens in Nice, France
2019 - April
Alison Guyer won the First Place Oral Presentation at the University-wide St. Albert's Day of Research
2019 - March
Robert Todd gave a plenary oral presentation at the American Society of Microbiology's Missouri Valley meeting
Nancy Scott was the Student Invited Speaker for the annual BICB symposium in Rochester Minnesota!
2022 - December
Holiday party - Lab goes ice skating at Mariucci arena
2022 - October
Anna presented the lab's Candida auris research at the EMBO Molecular Mechanisms in Evolution and Ecology in Heidelberg, Germany.
2022 - September
Bruno Bohn, MPH was awarded a UMN Translational Research Development Program Award! This award will provide Bruno with experience in clinical and translational research studying candidiasis in cancer patients.
2022 - August
Anna presented research at the Cold Spring Harbor Yeast Genetics Course
2022 - August
Anna and Mew lectured and taught bioinformatics and computational genomics at the Woods Hole Molecular Mycology: Current Approaches to Fungal Pathogenesis Course. This two week-long course this course addresses the need for more research in the area of fungal diseases (molecular and computational) as our understanding of the basic pathophysiology of fungal disease lags far behind our understanding of bacterial, parasitic and viral diseases.
2022 - June
Nancy was selected for an oral presentation at the Cellular & Molecular Fungal Biology Gordon Research Seminar. Congrats Nancy! Both Nancy and Petra will present their research at the GRS and Gordon Research Conference.
2022 - June
Anna was awarded Tenure and Promotion to Associate Professor. Congrats!!!!!!!!!!!
2022 - May
Welcome Dr. Ursula Oggenfuss to the lab! Ursula did her Ph.D. in Daniel Croll's lab ta University of Neuchatel. Ursula is funded by the Swiss National Science Foundation through a competitive Postdoc.Mobility award!
2022 - May
Undergrad Maryam Ali-Daar will be joining the lab! She earned a competitive Multicultural Summer Research Opportunities Program (MSROP) fellowship for summer 2022. Congrats Maryam!
2022 - May
Undergrad Audrey Hilk earned a competitive Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program (UROP) fellowship for summer 2022. Congrats Audrey!
2022 - Spring
Petra was awarded a Minnesota Craniofacial Research Training (MinnCRest) postdoctoral fellowship. Congrats Petra!
2022 - January
Welcome Dr. Petra Vande Zande to the lab! Petra did her Ph.D. in Patricia Wittkopp's lab at University of Michigan
2021 - December
Welcome Nancy Scott to the lab! Nancy is a PhD candidate in the Bioinformatics and Computational Biology program
2021 - October
Anna was awarded the Medical School Dean's Distinguished Research Lectureship along with Nikki Klatt for 2021.
2021 - October
Welcome Dr. Xin Zhou! Xin did her Ph.D. in Liz Ballou's lab at University of Birmingham, UK
2021 - October
Alec Harrington, OMS presented a research poster at the Rocky Vista University research day
2021 - September
Anna presented at The Ohio State University, Department of Microbiology
2021 - August
Dalton Piotter presented his poster at the TRIO McNair Scholar program
2021 - July
Anna presented at the FASEB Microbial Pathogenesis Conference
2021 - July
Dalton Piotter presented a poster at the UCLA McNair Scholar's program
2021 - July
Rob Todd started a new position as Assistant Director of Citizen Science at Bard College! Congrats Rob we are all so excited for you!
2021 - June
Liban Mohamed joined the lab and was awarded a PES Engagement Scholarship for his undergraduate research
2021 - June
Mew Soisangwan joined the lab as a BICB PhD student
2021 - May
Dalton Piotter joined the lab as a TRIO McNair Scholar for undergraduate research
2021 - May
Taylor Crooks joined the lab as a MICaB PhD student
2021 - February
Anna presented at the Monthly MycoTalk hosted by Exeter University. Watch it here on YouTube!
2020 - August
Anna was awarded the Burroughs Wellcome Fund Investigator in the Pathogenesis of Infectious Diseases
2020 - July
Robert Todd again joined the Bard Citizen Science Faculty for 2020/2021
2020 - May
At the Creighton University Graduate School commencement ceremonies Dr. Robert Todd was awarded two huge honors for his Ph.D. research: Outstanding Dissertation Award and the Academic Achievement Award
2020 - April
Dr. Robert Todd defended his Ph.D. thesis with flying colors!! CONGRATULATIONS Dr. Todd!!!
2019 - August
Alec Harrington, Ferlic Summer Research Scholar, presented his research at the CURAS undergraduate research fair
2019 - July
Robert Todd was selected to be a Bard Citizen Science Faculty Member for 2019/2020!
2019 - June
NIH R01 FUNDED!!!
2019 - June
Anna Selmecki was a faculty mentor for the Gordon Research Seminar on Molecular Mechanisms in Evolution and gave an invited oral presentation and was a session leader at the Gordon Research Conference on Molecular Mechanisms in Evolution
2019 - May
Anna Selmecki gave a plenary oral presentation at the Federation of European Microbiological Societies conference on Human Fungal Pathogens in Nice, France
2019 - April
Alison Guyer won the First Place Oral Presentation at the University-wide St. Albert's Day of Research
2019 - March
Robert Todd gave a plenary oral presentation at the American Society of Microbiology's Missouri Valley meeting
2018 - August
Tyler Rollman won FIRST PLACE for his oral presentation at the Nebraska INBRE Annual Conference
Tyler Rollman won FIRST PLACE for his oral presentation at the Nebraska INBRE Annual Conference
2018 - June
Anna Selmecki gave the Keynote Address at the Molecular and Cellular Fungal Biology Gordon Research Seminar
Anna Selmecki gave the Keynote Address at the Molecular and Cellular Fungal Biology Gordon Research Seminar
2018 - June
Robert Todd won a Poster Award at the Molecular and Cellular Fungal Biology Gordon Research Conference
Robert Todd won a Poster Award at the Molecular and Cellular Fungal Biology Gordon Research Conference
2018 April
Robert Todd won an ISHAM Travel Award for his poster presentation at the ASM Candida and Candidiasis Conference
Robert Todd won an ISHAM Travel Award for his poster presentation at the ASM Candida and Candidiasis Conference
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2018
Alyson Guyer wins First Place for her undergraduate oral presentation at the American Society of Microbiology's Missouri Valley meeting |
2018
Robert Todd wins Second Place for his graduate oral presentation at the American Society of Microbiology's Missouri Valley meeting |
2018
Shilpa wins Second Place for her undergraduate poster presentation at the American Society of Microbiology's Missouri Valley meeting |
2018
Tyler Wikoff wins Second Place for his undergraduate poster presentation at the American Society of Microbiology's Missouri Valley meeting |
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2017
Alison Guyer wins First Place for her oral presentation at the Nebraska INBRE 15th Annual Conference Congrats Alison! |
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2017
Robert Todd wins First Place for his oral presentation at the Creighton University institute-wide research and scholarship day - Saint Alberts Day. Congrats Rob! |
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