Microbe 2023

mcarges6
Oct 28, 2025
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Amazing science and great friends

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Once a Gestal Lab Member, Always Family

One of the greatest privileges of an academic career is watching students grow, not only as scientists, but as people. Long after experiments are finished and they have moved on to the next stage of their journey, the relationships built through mentorship continue. This summer has reminded me just how special those relationships can be. One of our former high school students recently graduated from college and is now applying to medical school. She first joined the Gestal La

Building the Future, Together

Receiving an NIH grant is much more than securing funding for a research project. For me, it marks the beginning of a new chapter for the Gestal Lab, one filled with opportunities to grow, mentor, discover, and make a greater impact. This award represents years of perseverance and the collective effort of many people. It belongs to the trainees who spent countless hours at the bench asking difficult questions and pushing experiments one step further. It belongs to the mentors

Great Science, Great People, Great Memories at the 15th International Bordetella Symposium

The 15th International Bordetella Symposium was truly an exceptional meeting and a wonderful reminder of why scientific communities matter so much. This year was particularly special for our lab. I had the privilege of presenting our work, my student had the opportunity to present a talk, and I was honored to chair a session on Immunology and Animal Models, as well as co-chair a career development panel. Seeing trainees, early-career scientists, and established investigators

The BREATHE - Gestal Lab
Bordetella Research on Eosinophils, Airway Tolerance, Host responses and Exacerbation
LSU Health Science Center at Shreveport

Microbe 2023

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