Taylor Fellowship

2021 Taylor Fellow: Jin Dai

Jin Dai is a Ph.D. candidate in Professor John Patton's laboratory. He studies the immune response that protects infants and young children from rotavirus infection. After completion of his graduate studies, Jin plans to continue performing research in infectious disease and the development of antiviral treatments.

2021 Taylor Fellow: Christine Kim

Christine Kim is a Ph.D. candidate in Professor Adam Zlotnick's lab. She recently completed a project studying how antivirals affect Hepatitis B virus (HBV) capsid’s ability to interact with host importin β. She is currently working on projects studying HBV capsid-surface antigen interactions and developing probes for nucleic acid-filled capsids. Christine plans to pursue a career in industry or government, researching viruses or other disease-causing agents.