2026-07: **New publication alert** Our work on the isolation and characterization of Bacteroides phages is out! This work was led by Krushe and Khalida, supported by the SUNY Undergraduate Research and Creative Activities Fund.
2026-07, 08: Allie went to Beneficial Microbes - her first conference and first talk, go Allie!
Krushe presented her newly published work on Bacteroides phages at the Phages meeting in Madison. Busy summer filled with science!
2026-06: Allie was awarded the Ernest Witebsky award for academic performance, congratulations!
Maddy joins and Khalida returns for the summer, welcome!
2026-05: Good job to everyone presenting at the Witebsky meeting!
2026-05: We sent Sasha off with a visit to the Falls.
2026-03: A major milestone for the Huang Lab, we received our first NIH grant!! The R35 / MIRA award supports our research on gut Bacteroidales and their interesting physiology.
2026-03: An Agilent qTOF is being installed! This will provide high-resolution LC-MS capabilities for us to dive deeper and pinpoint mechanisms underlying our high-throughput fitness data.
2026-02: Marissa presented her T35 summer research at the Annual Medical Student Forum at UB. Go Marissa!
2026-01: Alya and Gillian join for a rotation, welcome!
2025-12: Despite the wintry conditions in Buffalo, we escaped from a temple in the jungle in an Escape Room. Pretty good for mostly first-timers!
2025-10: Adam and Chloe join for a rotation as part of PPBS, welcome!
2025-09: The Huang Lab receives its first research grant, The Alexandrine and Alexander L. Sinsheimer Fund! Thank you, Sinsheimer foundation, for supporting our research on antimicrobial resistance!
2025-09: End of summer outing to the sunflower field as we send off our summer students and welcome our newest member, Sharaf.
2025-06: Celebrating Chris as he heads off to grad school. We are very excited for him!
2025-05: Krushe joins us as a technician, welcome! Marissa joins us as part of the T35 Clinician-Scientists summer research program and Khalida returns to isolate more phages!
2025-05: What a busy month, we presented our work at the GGB Research Day and the Witebsky Conference on Microbial Pathogenesis.
2025-05: White Coat Ceremony to celebrate our students matching into labs!
Students joining the Microbiology and Immunology department this year!
2025-05: Lab hike to see the Eternal flame.
2025-02: It's official, Allie joined the lab as a PhD student! We are super excited to have her.
2025-01: Allie joins the lab for a PhD rotation and Nishat joins the lab as a Master's student. Sasha joins us as an undergraduate assistant. Welcome all!
2024-12: With the year wrapping up, there is a lot to celebrate!
We took a tour of the Buffalo City Hall where we learned a lot about its beautiful architecture and history.
Buffalo wing as the Christmas tree topper in City Hall. Yum.
2024-10: Chuks joins for a lab rotation. Welcome!
2024-10: Fall is officially here, so we went apple picking! After tasting many heritage and classic varieties, Jonagold was a favourite.
2024-08: Khalida wraps up her summer research with a talk and a poster, go Khalida! We are so excited she will be joining us in the fall.
2024-07: Yolanda gave her first talk as a PI at the Anaerobe Meeting hosted by the Anaerobe Society of the Americas.
2024-06: Khalida joins the lab as part of the CLIMB UP Summer Research Program. Nia joins the lab as a research scholar. Welcome both!
2024-05: First lab poster. Great job to Chris who presented at the GGB research day!
2024-05: Athena’s last day in lab as she completes her Bachelor’s. We wish her the best and are excited for her.
2024-05: Our first lab outing and we hunted for fossils! Thank you to Chris for being our wonderful guide.
Teamwork!
2024-03: Science in the lab.
2024-02: Chris joins the lab as a research technician, welcome!
2024-01: Our shiny new anaerobic chambers were installed! We are now equipped to grow anaerobic microbes.
2024-01: Athena joins the lab as a student assistant and Niall joins for a lab rotation. Welcome both!
2024-01: New lab means a lot of unpacking, cleaning, and organizing.