We are excited to announce that our graduate student Nick Coburn has been selected as a trainee in UCLA’s Multidisciplinary Training Program in Microbial Pathogenesis (MPTG) for the 2026–2027 academic year.
The MPTG is a prestigious NIH-funded training program that supports outstanding graduate students and postdoctoral researchers studying host–microbe interactions, infectious diseases, and microbial pathogenesis. The program brings together trainees from diverse disciplines and provides advanced scientific training, mentorship, career development opportunities, and interactions with leading researchers in the field.
As an MPTG trainee, Nick will participate in specialized activities including research symposia, microbial pathogenesis seminars featuring internationally recognized scientists, journal clubs focused on host–pathogen interactions, career development workshops, community outreach activities, and training in research rigor, reproducibility, and scientific ethics.
This award recognizes Nick’s accomplishments as a young scientist and the promise of his research in advancing our understanding of host–pathogen interactions. We are proud to see his work recognized through this competitive training opportunity and look forward to following his continued scientific growth.
Please join us in congratulating Nick on this well-deserved achievement! 🎉🦠🧪