Thank you to the FOCIS Centers of Excellence (FCEs) who nominated trainees to receive FCE Travel Awards to attend the 2020 Advanced Course in Basic and Clinical Immunology, March 1-4, 2020, in La Jolla, CA. The FCE Travel Award is intended to help trainees defray some of the cost of attending the course.
Travel Award recipients participating in the Advanced Course will be provided with reimbursement of registration and/or travel expenses, valued at $1,000 for each FCE (the travel award amount is split into two $500 awards if two fellows are nominated). A total of 18 travel awards is available, and are granted on a first come, first served basis. Any competitive selection process within the FCE is at the Director’s discretion.
Below is list of all FCE Travel Award recipients for the 2020 Advanced Course. FOCIS is pleased to extend this travel award opportunity to the FCE community.
| FCE Name | Recipient |
| Albert Einstein College of Medicine | Noa Schwartz |
| Brigham and Women’s Hospital | Tiffany Hsu |
| Brigham and Women’s Hospital | Shabnamsadat Abtahi |
| Ghent University Hospital | Renee Van der Cruyssen |
| Ghent University Hospital | Emilie Dumas |
| Hospital for Special Surgery | Melanie Smith |
| Hospital for Special Surgery | Jacob Spitznagle |
| Institute of Immunology Czech Republic | Tereza Lanickova |
| Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Medicas y Nutricion Salvador Zubiran | Eduardo Martin-Nares |
| Karolinska | Malin Winerdal |
| King’s College London | Prudence Lui |
| King’s College London | Jennie Clough |
| Mexican Translational Inmunology Research Group (Mextirg) | Estefania Aleman Navarro |
| Northwestern’s FOCIS FCE | Nurcicek Padem |
| Oxford | Dylan Maclochlainn |
| PAn’THER | Marion Carrette |
| São Paulo | Mariana Nassif Kerbauy |
| Seattle FCE | Kennedy Ukadike |
| The Feinstein Institute for Medical Research | Carlos Bravo Iniguez |
| The Feinstein Institute for Medical Research | Santiago Miyara |
| UiO FOCIS CoE | Umair Majid |
| UiO FOCIS CoE | Panagiotis Christopoulos |
| University of Cambridge | Chenqu Suo |
| University of Cambridge | Prasanti Kotagiri |
| Vanderbilt FOCIS Center of Excellence | Elaine Chen |
| Vanderbilt FOCIS Center of Excellence | Amrita Banerjee |
FOCIS 2020 Advanced Course Highlights
Rave Reviews
“Along with being highly scientific, the course was very inspiring.”
“The speakers were able to answer all of my questions, give insight into the future of the field, and summarize the most important topics.”
“I also benefited from networking opportunities with peers and faculty and was inspired by researchers from across the US and Europe.”
“I feel the course has deepened my understanding of basic immunology. . . as well as by allowing me to learn about fields that have developed significantly since my undergraduate years”
“This course provided a framework for my current knowledge as well as filled many gaps in my knowledge.”
“Forming a strong foundation in immunology will be incredibly valuable throughout my career and will help me . . . understand new treatment strategies in the clinic.”
“The knowledge and networking opportunities I’ve gained from attending the course will be instrumental in the design of hypothesis-driven research projects that will help me launch a successful career as a translational clinical researcher.”