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Marian Dominguez-Mirazo and Rogelio Rodriguez-Gonzalez both receive CONACYT, a fellowship from the Mexican National Council of Science and Technology

August 31, 2021 by adavidson38 Leave a Comment

Quantitative Biosciences Ph.D. students Marian Dominguez-Mirazo and Rogelio Rodriguez-Gonzalez have been awarded fellowships by Consejo Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnología (CONACYT), the Mexican National Council of Science and Technology, for their thesis research. These fellowships will provide Dominguez-Mirazo and Rodriguez-Gonzalez partial scholarships to continue their graduate research at Georgia Tech.

“The nice part about [writing applications] is that they allow you to step back and think on the big picture of your research,” explained Dominguez-Mirazo. As for the big picture of her research, Dominguez-Mirazo will explore “viruses in different steps of the infection cycle” across environments and in different viral and bacterial strains. “I’ll also work to understand how lytic phage shape bacterial communities in complex environments, like biofilms.” Rodriguez-Gonzalez’s work focuses on viruses and human health; he studies immune shielding strategies for mitigating Covid-19 spread and how bacteriophage (bacterial viruses) therapy can treat antibiotic-resistant infections.

Fellowships, like CONACYT, provide more than research funding. Getting a fellowship can also make students more confident in their work. “It validates that your work is seen as valuable to other people and that sometimes effort pays well in the end,” explained Rodriguez-Gonzalez. Dominguez-Mirazo and Rodriguez-Gonzalez are particularly delighted to share the success with their research group and families. “I’m very thankful to my friends and lab mates that read my application and gave me notes,” Dominguez-Mirazo described. “It’s heartwarming to have their support.” Both students gave special thanks to Dr. Jessica Irons, the Weitz Group’s Scientific Project Coordinator and Data Communications Specialist, for her assistance and feedback during the application process.

As Mexican nationals, Dominguez-Mirazo and Rodriguez-Gonzalez are proud that the Mexican National Council of Science and Technology is investing in their research. Dominguez-Mirazo highlighted that “it goes to show that Mexico is willing to invest in their citizens’ higher education and that it values my research and work.”

Filed Under: Accomplishment Tagged With: Bacteriophage therapy, Foundations of quantitative viral ecology

Guanlin successfully defends his dissertation, earning his PhD in Quantitative Biosciences.

May 20, 2021 by adavidson38 Leave a Comment

Guanlin Li successfully defended his dissertation today, entitled “Optimization and control of virus-host systems. Congratulations to the newest PhD in the Georgia Tech School of Physics, Dr. Guanlin Li.

To learn more about Guanlin, read his student feature.

Filed Under: Accomplishment Tagged With: Bacteriophage therapy, Foundations of quantitative viral ecology

Rogelio wins “Best Paper in Ecology and Evolution” award from Georgia Tech

December 9, 2020 by adavidson38 Leave a Comment

Rogelio Rodriguez Gonzalez received the “Best Paper in Ecology and Evolution award” from the Georgia Institute of Technology, for his publication in mSystems.

Filed Under: Award Tagged With: Bacteriophage therapy

The group welcomes Dr. Jacopo Marchi

November 26, 2020 by adavidson38 Leave a Comment

Dr. Jacopo Marchi joined the Weitz Group where he’ll work to advance bacteriophage therapy research. He’s a recent graduate from the department of Physics at the Ecole Normale Superieure in Paris.

Filed Under: New group member Tagged With: Bacteriophage therapy

Rogelio passes his thesis proposal

November 9, 2020 by adavidson38 Leave a Comment

Rogelio Rodriguez Gonzalez passed his thesis proposal “Computational models to study phage therapy efficacy in multi-drug resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa infections’’ and was officially admitted for his PhD candidacy.

Filed Under: Accomplishment Tagged With: Bacteriophage therapy

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The Weitz Group

Investigating how viruses transform human health and the fate of our planet

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Website developed by Audra Davidson for the Weitz Group, 2021. For more information on the group, contact Dr. Gabi Steinbach: gabi.steinbach (@) physics.gatech.edu

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