the US visa officer is, by virtue of the doctrine of consular nonreviewability, literally an unquestionable black box capable of irreversible decisions they don't need to explain. there are maybe six weeks of formal training and then its just up to vibes after that.
I’m quite used to the cruelty students can face when they apply for a US visa but this one broke me. We offered admission to a stellar, talented & hardworking student. After months of work and hundreds of dollars, an embassy officer saw him for 5 mins & said no. why? …
Our first annual MIMM Graduate Research Day back in-person was a success! A great day of science. Thanks to all our presenters, volunteers, judges, and the organizers. And thanks to @fjlapointe for a truly thought-provoking keynote.
We're looking for a Program Administrator to help organize the One Health Against Pathogens CREATE Program. Please share widely!
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Big thanks to Dr. @abrahamlabhms for a great talk earlier this afternoon! We had a lot fun learning about affinity maturation and mechanisms of antibody evasion by SARS-CoV-2 spike protein through a structural lens!
We highly recommend it!
Our Keynote speaker for this year, Dr. @abrahamlabhms, will be sharing exciting research about antibody evasion mechanisms of SARS-VoV-2! Tune in this Friday at 1pm!