In April 2023, graduate trainees of the Samant Lab, Courtney Swain and Amr Elhamamsy, traveled to Orlando, FL for the 2023 American Association for Cancer Research Annual Meeting. They presented their PhD research and got the opportunity to network with other trainees and cancer experts from around the world.
Congratulations to Dominique Hinshaw, Ph.D.!
In November 2022, Dominique Hinshaw, Ph.D., successfully defended her PhD. She presented her work involving studying the role of Hedgehog Signaling in regulatory T cell and macrophage metabolism and activity in breast cancer. Congratulations for her hard work and success! We’re excited to see her advance her career in the field of academic writing!
Dominique Hinshaw & Courtney Swain are awarded for their presentations at the 2022 Annual Pathology Retreat and the O’Neal Comprehensive Cancer Center Retreat!
This past fall, trainees of the lab presented at the 2022 UAB Annual Pathology Retreat (organized by the UAB Department of Pathology) and the 2022 O’Neal Comprehensive Cancer Center (O’Neal CCC) Annual Retreat (organized by the O’Neal CCC). At both the Pathology and O’Neal CCC Retreats, Dominique was selected to give an oral presentation of her dissertation work. Courtney presented a poster presentation at the both the Pathology and O’Neal CCC Retreats as well.
At the 2022 Annual Pathology Retreat, Courtney won a Pre-Doctoral Poster Award for her presentation! And at the O’Neal CCC Annual Retreat, Dominique won 2nd place for the Graduat Trainee category for her oral presentation! Congratulations!
Congratulations to Courtney Swain for her presentation at the 2022 UAB Virtual Microbiome Symposium!
The 2022 UAB Virtual Microbiome Symposium was held on January 10th, 2022. You can find more information about the past symposium here: https://www.uab.edu/medicine/microbiome/education/microbiome-symposium
