Lab events

The Cowardin Lab had a great time in Montréal at the 2026 ICMI meeting!

The Cowardin Lab had a great time in Montréal at the 2026 ICMI meeting!

A little lab ziplining at the 2026 Southeastern Immunology Symposium in Asheville, NC.

A little lab ziplining at the 2026 Southeastern Immunology Symposium in Asheville, NC.

The lab said farewell to Axel as he heads off to medical school with a horseback riding adventure.

The lab said farewell to Axel as he heads off to medical school with a horseback riding adventure.

Cupcake day in the lab thanks to Tanner! Only one cupcake was harmed in the making of this picture.

Cupcake day in the lab thanks to Tanner! Only one cupcake was harmed in the making of this picture.

Congratulations to Maddie on winning the Infectious Diseases Research Day poster competition!

Congratulations to Maddie on winning the Infectious Diseases Research Day poster competition!

Donut squirrel makes another appearance outside the lab!

Donut squirrel makes another appearance outside the lab!

Congratulations to Claire on winning the People's Choice award AND 2nd place in the poster competition at the 2026 Graduate Biosciences Society Research Symposium.

Congratulations to Claire on winning the People's Choice award AND 2nd place in the poster competition at the 2026 Graduate Biosciences Society Research Symposium.

Eosinophils are without a doubt the most spooky cell - Happy Halloween!

Eosinophils are without a doubt the most spooky cell - Happy Halloween!

Huge congratulations to Yadeliz on her successful PhD defense and graduation!

Huge congratulations to Yadeliz on her successful PhD defense and graduation!

Check out our most recent paper in Cell Reports describing the role of the maternal gut microbiome in the lab's murine model of childhood undernutrition.

Check out our most recent paper in Cell Reports describing the role of the maternal gut microbiome in the lab's murine model of childhood undernutrition.

Lab day at the 'tunda - thanks Claire for the awesome lab logo and T shirts.

Lab day at the 'tunda - thanks Claire for the awesome lab logo and T shirts.

Check out our lab's first publication in Microbiome examining how the gut microbiota contribute to growth and immunity in a model of childhood undernutrition.

Check out our lab's first publication in Microbiome examining how the gut microbiota contribute to growth and immunity in a model of childhood undernutrition.