Lab Fun!

Sept 22, 2022 – Plant shopping at Prairie Gardens

PhD students Rafa, Ashley, and Izan show off their new office plants.

June 15-18, 2022 – The Lab takes on Zurich, Switzerland for the PsychoNeuroImmunology Research Society (PNIRS) annual meeting

On the way to dinner with past and future PNIRS presidents and UIUC scientists.
Many of the past and future presidents of PNIRS, along with THREE generations of UIUC scientists enjoying a fabulous Italian dinner!
Lab Manager Selena at her poster titled “The effect of IL-17A on fetal neurodevelopment in germ-free mice”.
PhD student Izan at his poster titled “Measuring fetal neuroarchitecture in germ free mice in response to maternal IL-17A administration”.
PhD student Rafa at his poster titled “Maternally derived molecules accumulate in the fetal brain during viral infection”.
PhD student Ashley at her poster titled “Murine influenza A virus disrupts immune profiles in the maternal gut and placenta in a dose-dependent manner”.
PhD student Meghan at her poster titled “Assessing the impact of live influenza A virus infection during pregnancy on glial transcripts in the fetal brain”.
The whole University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign group at the closing banquet. A fabulous time was had by all!

April 28, 2022 – Undergraduate Research Assistants present at the UIUC Undergraduate Research Symposium!

Sora Ogawa presenting her poster entitled “The Effect of Maternal Immune Activation on Splenic Weight and Gene Expression.”
Emma Donnini presenting her poster entitled “The Effect of Maternal Immune Activation on Placental Integrity.”

April 25-26, 2022 – The Lab takes on St. Louis for the Washington University Brain Immunology and Glia (BIG) Symposium!

PhD students Ashley Otero and Meghan Connolly at Ashley’s poster.
PhD student Rafa Gonzalez Ricon presenting his poster.
We were able to go inside the arch, 630 feet high!
Rafa, Selena, Ashley, and Meghan visit the Arch Gateway National Park!

August 31, 2021 – Lab group photos!

Sometimes you have to take a fun one…
…or a serious one. You can’t tell that we are trying hard not to smile, right?

July 19, 2021 – Antonson/Allen Lab Joint Dinner & Drinks!

Warm welcome to new PhD students Meghan Connolly and Rafa Gonzalez Ricon!

June 18, 2021 – Lab Birthday Celebration!

Happy birthday to PhD student Ashley!
Happy birthday to Lab Manager Selena!

When the PI makes brownies, you are not obligated to complement them.