SSF Social Media Spotlight

Self Graduate Programs regularly posts spotlights about members of the Society of Self Fellows on our social media as a way to showcase the great work our alumni are doing. Below are the members who have been highlighted recently.

Julie Mitchell, Ph.D. (2010-2014 fellow, Microbiology, Molecular Genetcs, & Immunology at KUMC) currently serves as a postdoctoral scholar at the Vaccine and Gene Therapy Insitute at Oregon Health & Science University. Her current research focuses on characterizing the immune response to HIV infecton in early-treated children and adults in order to identify targets for therapeutic interventions for HIV remission. Julie is currently working to submit several manuscripts and apply for grant funding with hopes of one day startng her own lab at an academic institutions.

Brian Thomas, Ph.D., (1999-2003 fellow, Physics) currently works as a Professor of Physics and Astronomy at Washburn University, teaching 12 credit hours each semester and doing active research publishing 2 papers per year on average. Brian started his career working in cosmology, studying the large scale structure of the universe, and then changed areas to study how Earth’s atmosphere and biosphere are affected by high energy radiation from space. Brian is active in public outreach in physics and astronomy, frequently presenting at schools, community and religious groups in Topeka, Lawrence, Kansas City and elsewhere, including Kansas Children’s Discovery Center in Topeka.

Camille Delavaux, Ph.D. (2017-2021 Fellow, ecology and evolutionary biology) currently works as a post-doctoral researcher at @ethzurich in the Crowther Lab (Dept of Environmental Systems Science). Camille is working on two major studies. One is linking the plant microbiome to a process that maintains plant diversity across global forest sites. The other is understanding how phylogenetic similarity and certain traits may help to understand plant invasion globally.

If you are willing to be highlighted, please email SGF@ku.edu.