Recent news:
August 2026: Mentee Steven Shaw is beginning a postdoc at National Jewish!
July 2026: Mentee Jason Qian awarded the Pichichero Family Foundation Innovation Research Grant in Otitis Media!
June 2026: Mentee Jason Qian awarded the American Otological Society (AOS) Clinician-Scientist Award to support his research investigating immune mechanisms underlying otitis media with effusion!
May 2026: Mentor Gabrielle Merchant awarded RO1 for her research investigating the Long-Term Impact of Otitis Media with Effusion in Children!
April 2026: Earflo, a medical device co-founded by mentor Peter Santa-Maria, secured FDA clearance!
April 2026: Mentee Steven Shaw defends his thesis to graduate with his PhD from the University of Colorado! Congratulations Dr. Shaw!
April 2026: Mentee Brianna Atto promoted to Lecturer at the University of Tasmania!
April 2026: Mentee Regina Kelmann accepts new position at Cilcare!
April 2026: Mentee Leanie Williams defends her thesis to graduate from Drexel University with a PhD in Microbiology and Immunology! Congratulations Dr. Williams!
April 2026: Mentor Sarah Clark awarded an R21 grant to investigate the protective features of the upper airway microbiome in defense against infection!
March 2026: Mentee Antonio Bon Nieves, MD matches to Pediatrics residency program at UMass Chan Baystate!
March 2026: Mentor Anke Leichtle becomes Director and Professor of the ENT department at Hannover Medical School!
January 2026: Mentor Kevin Mason becomes President of the International Society of Otitis Media (ISOM)!
July 2025: Mentee Guillermo Monroy becomes Imaging Research Scientist at UIUC!
March 2025: Mentee Antonio Bon Nieves, MD matches to a General Surgery Residency program with the University of Connecticut!