Andrea Reboldi, PhD, associate professor of pathology, is one of eight recipients of the Investigators in the Pathogenesis of Infectious Disease, or PATH, award from the Burroughs Wellcome Fund, a private foundation dedicated to advancing biomedical science by supporting research and education in the United States.
“It’s an extreme honor to be part of a community of scientists working on a similar problem, investigating the pathogenesis of infectious disease. It’s going to be very good to have this community to interact with. Having access to this sort of expertise will be critical to moving our research forward,” Dr. Reboldi said.
“This isn’t something I’ve accomplished single-handedly. It’s in large part thanks to the people working in my laboratory and my colleagues in the Department of Pathology. We think of it as an individual award, but at the end of the day, it’s really recognizing the community at large who put me in this position,” he added.
The PATH award includes $500,000 over five years. Recipients of the award are selected following a highly competitive process. The award recognizes exceptional researchers who have demonstrated outstanding potential in unraveling the complex mechanisms and causes of infectious diseases. The grant will support Reboldi’s research on the regulation of intestinal humoral immunity by cholesterol metabolites.
