Christi Turner will represent Āé¶¹ĪŽĀė°ę and join Nobel laureates from around the world at the , June 25-30 in Germany.
Turner, a Ph.D. student from Orange County, was nominated and selected as part of the fourth class of the University of California Presidentās Lindau Nobel Laureate Meetings Fellows. The meeting, a one-of-a-kind scholarly summit now in its 72nd year, will focus on physiology and medicine.
āThese fellows are among the best and brightest of the Universityās young ambassadors to the scientific world,ā said UC President Michael V. Drake, M.D. āWe are proud of their accomplishments and look forward to supporting them as they grow in their careers. Participating in the Lindau meetings will set them up for future success.ā
Turnerās research in Professor Katrina Hoyerās lab focuses on the intersection between dysfunctional and functional states of T cells in autoimmune disease and immune-mediated adverse events of immunotherapies. This research expands the understanding of the immune systemās ability to resist cancer therapeutics and may lead to beneficial advancements in immunotherapy treatment options for patients.
āBeing selected as a Lindau Nobel Laureate Fellow is a great honor. It is an opportunity to be able to learn from some of the best minds within the science community and gain an in-depth understanding of what it is like to make a world-renowned discovery,ā Turner said. āI believe this experience will enable an expansion of my imagination into what I may be able to achieve as a scientist.ā
Turner earned a masterās degree in biomedical science at Western University of Health Sciences and a bachelorās degree in biology at Oral Roberts University.
The Lindau Fellows program is funded by UC Investments and UCās National Laboratories to allow a select group of UC doctoral and postdoctoral students to attend the annual event.
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