The Samarasinghe Lab is excited to share that Jasmine Quah has been selected to receive the Witiak Travel Award to support conference travel during the 2026 award cycle (July 1–December 31, 2026). This award honors Dr. …
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Samarasinghe Annual Lab Meeting
….. ……………………. On March 13th the Samarasinghe Lab had their Annual Lab Meeting. The meeting was comprised of group bonding activities; like yearly goals, meditation, and a trivia contest; and presentations to get to know …
Biology of Acute Respiratory Infection Gordon Research Conference 2026
The week of February 22-27, Dr. Amali Samarasinghe attended the Biology of Acute Respiratory Infection Gordon Research Conference 2026, a prestigious international meeting that brings together researchers studying respiratory pathogens and host immune responses. At …
Receiving American Association of Immunologists Travel Grant
The Samarasinghe Laboratory is excited to announce that Dr. Samarasinghe has been awarded The American Association of Immunologists Laboratory Travel Grant. This grant will help Dr. Samarasinghe and Molly Hellberg attend the AAI conference in …
Medical Microbiology & Immunology Seminar Speaker
On January 30th, Dr. Samarasinghe gave a seminar talk for the Medical Microbiology & Immunology Seminar Series. Dr. Samarasinghe’s talk was titled “The Lung: Where Allergic Inflammation and Infectious Agents Meet”, where she discussed how …
Jasmine Quah Wins Third Place at SLB 2025 Flash Talk Competition
Congratulations to Jasmine Quah, who presented a Flash Talk at the Society for Leukocyte Biology (SLB) 2025 Annual Meeting in Vancouver, Canada! Her presentation, titled “Resistin-like Molecules: Friend or Foe During Influenza?,” was selected for …
Dr. Amali Samarasinghe New Faculty Q&A
To get to know more about Dr. Samarasinghe and her move to UW Madison, please read this new faculty Q&A!
Congratulations to Dr. Amali Samarasinghe on Receiving Tenure
We’re thrilled to share that the UW–Madison BioScience Tenure Committee has officially granted tenure to Dr. Amali Samarasinghe. With this milestone, Dr. Samarasinghe transitions from a Visiting role to Associate Professor in the Division of …
The Samarsinghe Lab Joins UW–Madison
The Samarsinghe Lab has officially settled into its new home at the University of Wisconsin–Madison after relocating from the University of Tennessee. The team has been hard at work unpacking more than 400 boxes containing …
Jasmine Quah Featured in Eosinophil Art Contest at IES 2025
Graduate student Jasmine Quah showcased her original artwork, “The ‘Cherry’ on Top,” at the 13th Biennial International Eosinophil Society (IES) Congress, held July 7–11, 2025, in Montpellier, France. Her piece, submitted to the IES “Eosinophil …