What's "In the News" in the Camell Lab? 

Congratulations to In Hwa (Ina) Jang for receiving three outstanding research awards! These awards are competitive and reflect Ina's many achievements while in the Camell lab. The Charles Carr/William Peterson Award recognizes exceptional Biochemistry, Molecular Biology, and Biophysics (BMBB) students researching metabolism and regulation at the U of M. The Beatrice Z. Milne and Theodore Brandenburg Award recognizes graduate students at the U of M who have performed outstanding thesis research in the biomedical sciences. Article. The American Aging Association (AGE) Early Career Scholar Award is awarded to outstanding early career scientists studying aging or age-related diseases. Article.

Emma Dehm has been selected for a pre-doctoral trainee position on the Functional Multi-omics of Aging T32 Training Grant! This appointment will support her work studying CD8⁺ T cells during aging, emphasizing the use of -omics technologies.

Congratulations to first author In Hwa (Ina) Jang and all co-authors on their recent review published in Nature Reviews Immunology! This comprehensive work is entitled, "The ageing immune system as a driver of systemic ageing." Article.

2025

Congratulations to first author In Hwa (Ina) Jang and all co-authors on their recent publication in Nature Aging! This paper is entitled, "GDF3 promotes adipose tissue macrophage-mediated inflammation via altered chromatin accessibility during aging." Article.

In Hwa (Ina) Jang has been awarded an NIA F99/K00 Predoctoral to Postdoctoral Transition Fellowship. This fellowship will support the rest of her PhD and 4 years of postdoc training in aging research. Congratulations Ina! Article.

Dr. Christina Camell has been awarded the American Federation for Aging Research's 2025 Glenn Foundation for Medical Research Discovery Award. This prestigious award will support continuation of her work, entitled: "Macrophage inflammation; cellular identity and healthspan during aging." Congratulations! Article.

Congratulations to Dr. Korbyn Dahlquist on the successful completion of her PhD in Biochemistry, Molecular Biology, and Biophysics! Her defense seminar was entitled "Cytotoxicity, exhaustion, and immunosenescence in CD8+ T cells during aging and infection." This defense coincides with the publication of Korbyn's recent work on CD8+ T cell degranulation during aging published in GeroScience - Great job!! Article.

Dr. Christina Camell has been promoted to Associate Professor with Tenure and awarded the Rising Star in Research and Innovation Award by the UMN College of Biological Sciences! This award recognizes demonstrated excellence in forefront research and innovation with emphasis on work conducted at the University of Minnesota - a well deserved recognition of the Camell lab's productivity and discovery under Dr. Camell's leadership. Congratulations!

Congratulations to Benu and Korbyn on their co-first authored collaborative paper titled "Divergent immediate and delayed effects of juvenile exposure to doxorubicin on the thymus in C57BL/6 mice" published in Scientific Reports! This work is the result of successful collaborative efforts between the Camell and Zodorky labs at the University of Minnesota and funded generously by the Children’s Cancer Research Fund. Article.

Congratulations to Dr. Anna Carey on the successful completion of her PhD in Pharmacology! Her defense seminar was entitled "B cell-mediated cross talk with macrophages in adipose tissue: key modulators of inflammation and metabolism during aging" and the lab had a great time celebrating with bowling and cake at Goldy's Gameroom! 

2024

Declan Smith has been awarded an AAI Young Investigator Award for the 2024 Autumn Immunology Conference! This award is given to the top abstract in each workshop. Well done and congratulations!!

Congratulations to first author Anna Carey and all co-authors on the publication of her most recent project entitled "B-cell interleukin 1 receptor 1 modulates the female adipose tissue immune microenvironment during aging" in the Journal of Leukocyte Biology! Article.

Congratulations to Wei-Ching (Lulu) Shih on the publication of her first author manuscript entitled "Role for BLT1 in regulating inflammation within adipose tissue immune cells of aged mice" in Immunity & Aging! Done in collaboration with Dr. David Bernlohr and other Camell lab members, this work is the result of Lulu's M.S. thesis work. Article.

Congratulations to first author Korbyn Dahlquist and all co-authors for the publication of her project in Nature Aging!  PD1 blockade improves survival and CD8⁺ cytotoxic capacity, without increasing inflammation, during normal microbial experience in old mice. Article.

Congratulations to Declan and Katie who presented their research posters at the University of Minnesota Undergraduate Symposium! 

Congratulations to the first author, Anna Carey, for the publication of her project. It was done in collaboration with Drs. Thomas Griffith (UMN) and Vladimir Badovinac (U of Iowa). Congrats also to other Camell lab members/alumni who worked on this project. Article.

Congratulations to Victor Kruglov and Ina Jang on their recent publication! 
Inflammaging and fatty acid oxidation in monocytes and macrophages - Article.

Congratulations to Katie Nguyen for receiving the UROP Award!
Katie Nguyen, undergraduate student, won the UROP Award to perform independent research on her project titled "Examining Cellular Senescence and Brown Adipose-Like Features of Cardiac Adipose Tissue in Female and Male Mice." More information on the University of Minnesota UROP award. Nice job, Katie! 

2023

Congratulations to Victor Kruglov of the Camell lab on his recent award for TOP Abstract at the Undergraduate Research Symposium!
Victor Kruglov was selected for an oral presentation at the Undergraduate Research Symposium hosted by Integrative Biology and Physiology. He also won an award for top abstract! Great job, Victor! 

Congratulations to Korbyn and Anna of the Camell lab on their recent travel awards!
Korbyn Dahlquist and Anna Carey have been selected to receive travel awards to the American Association of Immunology Conference in May of 2023 in Washington, DC! They have also been invited to give poster/oral presentations. Congratulations!

Congratulations to Anna Carey on receiving the 2023 Frederick E. Shideman Leadership Award!
The Shideman Leadership Award recognizes exemplary contributions to the Pharmacology community, made outside of the research lab, by a senior PhD student. 

Congratulations to Dr. Camell on her recent awards!
Christina Camell, PhD, received the McKnight Land-Grant Professorship! The goal of the McKnight Land-Grant Professorship Program is to advance the careers of assistant professors at a crucial point in their professional lives. The designation of “McKnight Land-Grant Professor” is held by recipients for a two-year period. Congratulations, Dr. Camell!

Christina Camell, PhD, received a notice of award for her competitive submission to the National Institute on Aging titled Role of PD1 and IL-10 during infection in aging. This 2-year project seeks to investigate the potential difference(s) in the molecular and cellular mechanisms modulating the inflammatory response to infection in existing mouse models of aging. Dr. Camell is a member of the core faculty of MIBAM and holds an appointment as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Biochemistry, Molecular Biology and Biophysics (BMBB) as well as graduate faculty appointments in the Departments of Molecular Pharmacology and Therapeutics (MPaT) and Microbiology, Immunology and Cancer Biology (MICaB).