Prof. Adler Dillman receives an R35 Outstanding Investigator Award from the NIH

Adler Dillman, an associate professor in the Department of Nematology and Environmental Toxicology Graduate Program faculty member, recently received a Maximizing Investigators' Research Award for Early Stage Investigators from the NIH for his research on how parasitic worms escape immune detection.  The R35 award is unusual in that it funds a research investigator rather than a specific project, and over the 5-year period of the award will allow Adler and his research group to pursue new directions as opportunities arise.  More information on the award and Adler's research can be found at the UCR News website. The news release was also picked up by Google News as I first saw it there.  Our congratulations to Adler!  We wish him continued success in his research. 

Prof. Manuela Martins-Green Recognized for Service to the UC Academic Senate

Prof. Manuela Martins-Green, chair of the Department of Molecular, Cell and Systems Biology and Environmental Toxicology faculty member, recently received the 2020 Oliver Johnson Award for Distinguished Leadership in the Academic Senate.  The Johnson award is the highest award given by the University of California to a University of California faculty member who has performed outstanding service to the Academic Senate at both the campus and systemwide levels. Dr. Martins-Green is the first UC Riverside professor to win this award in more than two decades.  Our congratulations to Manuela for the award and our thanks for her ongoing service.