NEWS & EVENTS

Congratulations to graduates Dr. Jarin Taslem-Mourosi and Dr. Ayobami Awe! May 2026

Dr. Chelsea Stamm was recognized with best presentation by an early career investigator at CHARM, October 2025

BMRC Inaugural Symposium Highlights the Future of Gene Therapy, May 5, 2025

Faculty Spotlight: Dr. Rao's Journey in Phage Therapy Research, December 2024

University Professor Awarded $5 Million Government Grant to Potentially End HIV, June 2024

Yahoo News: An Artificial Virus May One Day Cure the Deadliest Diseases We Know, May 2023

Genetic Engineering News: Taming T4: Artificial Viral Vectors Deliver Big Payloads into Human Cells, March 2023

Biology Professor Venigalla Rao Makes Breakthrough in Gene Therapy Research, May 2023

COVID-19 vaccines and Catholic University: A discussion with Dr. Venigalla Rao, June 2022

American Society of Microbiology: Needle-free COVID vaccine, July 2022

Elected Fellow of National Academy of Inventors, 2022

Catholic University Magazine: Viral Sensations, December 2021

Elected Fellow of American Academy of Microbiology, 2021

Catholic University: University Establishes Bacteriophage Medical Research Center, April 2021

ASM News: National Public Health Week: COVID-19 From the Front Lines, April 2020

Newsweek: Vaccine That Protects Against Anthrax and Plague Created, Should be Stockpiled by Government, October 2018

NIH Research Matters: Vaccine protects animals against anthrax and plague, October 2018

NIH Director’s Blog: A Lean, Mean DNA Packaging Machine, June 2018

NIDA, NIH, News: Recipient of Director’s Avant-Garde Award Program for HIV and Substance Use Disorder Research