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June 1, 2025
Shaimae and Mingshi participated in the Class of 2025 Commencement, with Zhiping officially hooding them during the ceremony.

April 17, 2025
Tianxiong’s paper "Evolution of KoRV-A transcriptional silencing in wild koalas" was published in Cell and selected as the cover story of the volume. Congratulations, Tianxiong!

On the cover: The Koala Retrovirus-A (KoRV-A) retrovirus is linked to immunodeficiency and cancer predisposition in wild koalas. KoRV-A is transmitted between animals but also infects germ cells and passes from parent to offspring with the inherited genome. In this issue of <em>Cell</em>, <a href="https://www.cell.com/cell/fulltext/S0092-8674(25)00191-6" target="_blank">Yu et al.</a> capture evolution of piRNA-guided KoRV-A transcriptional silencing as the virus transitions from a pathogen to a stable endogenous retrovirus. The cover image features an adult koala with a joey. Image resource: Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary.

March 17, 2025
PhD student Shaimae Elhajjajy successfully defended her PhD thesis. Congratulations, Shaimae!

October 30, 2024
PhD student Mingshi Gao successfully defended her PhD thesis. Congratulations, Mingshi!

June 2, 2024
Greg and Henry participated in the Class of 2024 Commencement, with Zhiping officially hooding them during the ceremony.

March 29, 2024
PhD student Greg Andrews successfully defended his PhD thesis. Congratulations, Greg!

May 8, 2023
Zhiping received the Women in Science & Health Achievement Award at the 23rd Annual Women’s Faculty Awards of UMass Chan Medical School. Congratulations Zhiping!

May 2, 2023
PhD student Nicole Shedd successfully passed her Qualifying Exam. Congratulations, Nicole!

October 11, 2022
PhD student Kaili Fan successfully defended her PhD thesis. Congratulations, Kaili!
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September 12, 2022
MD/PhD student Henry Pratt successfully defended his PhD thesis. Congratulations, Henry!
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