Academic News

Will receives AHA Fellowship
Dec. 7, 2022

In recognition of his merits as an applicant and the promise of his proposed research, Will received a pre-doctoral fellowship with the American Heart Association. A well-deserved accomplishment for Will!

Will presents at ASCB
Dec. 5, 2022

Will represented the lab and gave a short talk at the American Society for Cell Biology conference in Washington, DC. His findings on mitochondrial morphogenesis during viral infection were well-received. Congrats, Will!

James and Ji Woo pass Generals!
Dec. 2, 2022

James and Ji Woo successfully defended their proposed thesis aims and officially became PhD candidates. We're so proud of you for the hard work and excited to see what you discover in these projects!

James and Ji Woo present at Mol Bio Colloquium
Nov. 11, 2022

James and Ji Woo presented their thesis aims to the broader Mol Bio Department. Both of them put together beautiful slides and delivered excellent talks. Next up, qualifying exams!

Tavis wins Cassidy Yang Memorial Award
Sept. 9, 2022

Tavis was honored with the 2022 Cassidy Yang Memorial Award, an award administered by the Quantitative and Computational Biology (QCB) program at Princeton in remembrance of Cassidy Yang, a QCB graduate student who died as a result of a car accident in December 2020. The award recognizes a combination of excellence in academics and…

Ileana & Matt present at FASEB: The Reversible Protein Acetylation
Aug. 7, 2022

Ileana & Matt each gave talks at FASEB: The Reversible Protein Acetylation Conference 2022 in Dorado, Puerto Rico. The only thing better than the science was the spectacular tropical weather!

Cristea Lab attends ASV
July 16, 2022

Josh, Will, and Katelyn met up with former undergraduate student Elene at the American Society for Virology (ASV) Conference 2022 in Madison, WI. Josh and Katelyn gave short talks, Elene gave a lightning talk, and Will presented a poster.

Matt receives NJCCR Fellowship
June 28, 2022
For his proposed work on cellular metabolic regulation at the interface of virology and cancer biology, Matt received a fellowship with the New Jersey Commission on Cancer Research. Great job, Matt!
Krystal receives NJACTS Fellowship
June 28, 2022
For her work using proteomic approaches to understand cancer progression, Krystal received a fellowship with the New Jersey Alliance for Clinical & Translational Science, an initiative funded through the NIH. Keep it up, Krystal!
Cristea Lab welcomes two new PhD Candidates!
June 19, 2022
The Cristea Lab added two talented Molecular Biology PhD Candidates to our group this year, Ji Woo Park and James Kostas. We're excited to see their proposed thesis projects take shape over the coming months!