SIS2026 Awards

Thank you to the more than 200 abstract submitters for taking the time to share their work. SIS is committed to recognizing excellence in trainee research, and we are grateful to the American Association of Immunologists (AAI) for their generous support of trainee awards at SIS2026. Congratulations to this year's winners:

Dominic Albao, Scripps Research
Susana Cheetham, University of Alabama at Birmingham
Nana Charles-Chess, VCU School of Medicine
Yeun-po Chiang, Emory University
Claire Conarroe, University of Virginia
Patrick Czabala, Augusta University
Gislane De Almeida Santos, University of Virginia
Pamela Diaz-Saldana, Emory University
Adil Ijaz, Augusta University
Lupeng Li, Duke University
Catherine Martinez, Emory University
Stephen Opoku, University of Alabama at Birmingham
Catherine Shelton, Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Matthew Zimmerman, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

The organizers would also like to highlight this year's featured poster winners in recognition for their high-scoring abstract submission. Congratulations:

Kaitlyn Armijo, Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Irina Baranovskaya, Augusta University
Julia Bazzano, Emory University
Elayne Benson, Augusta University
Edem Bokoe, Augusta University
Roy Mulpur, Emory University
Jeffrey Reitano, Duke University
Ayana Ruffin, Emory University
Yixel Soto Vazquez, Emory University

Thank you to all presenters who gave a flash talk of their research! Congratulations to the winner, Jaclyn Higgins, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

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