Welcome to the Miskolci Lab!

What we do

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We are broadly interested in innate immunity in sterile inflammation and infection. We use quantitative imaging-based approaches to study innate immune response using zebrafish models of inflammation. This allows us to study context-dependent immune cell function in local microenvironments. Our goal is to harvest knowledge for better therapies and diagnostics in human and animal health.

We are part of the Department of Microbiology , Biochemistry & Molecular Genetics; the Center for Cell Signaling; and the Center for Immunity and Inflammation at New Jersey Medical School in Newark, NJ, part of Rutgers Health.

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Latest news

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2026

June 25 - Kennedy graduates from the Laboratory Animal Medicine residency program at Rutgers. Congratulations, Kennedy! 🎉🥳🍾 Best wishes for your amazing new job! 🎆

June 22 - Geovanna joins us for her Undergraduate Summer Research Experience (USRE), welcome! 🌞 

June 16 - Afia passes her candidacy exam! 🎉🥳Congratulations!

June 8 - Jennifer starts her rotation with us. Welcome! 🧪

March - Rebecca starts her Master's thesis work with us.

2025

September 15 - Chris starts her rotation with us. Welcome! 🦠

July 21 - Maydelin starts the Pathway to Scientist internship. Welcome! 🥼

July 9-13 - Ashley competed in two categories at the national NAACP ACT-SO achievement program and presented her research. She won first place in Biology and second place in Health and Medicine. Congratulations Ashley!!! We are so proud of you! 🎉🥳🎆

July 7 - Alex and Jillian, our summer high school interns, start in the lab. Welcome! 🌞

June 20 - Afia joins the lab as our second PhD student. Welcome! 🧑‍🔬

June 5 - Samhita passes her candidacy exam! Congratulations!🥳

May 5 - Samhita presents her research at AAI 2025 🥼

April 1 - Afia starts her rotation with us. Welcome! 🦠

January 14 - Rebecca joins the lab as our first post-bac intern. Welcome! 👩‍🎓

January 6 - Angel starts his rotation with us. Welcome! 🔬

2024

July 1 - Ashley, our 1st high school summer intern, joins the lab. Welcome! 🎒

June 28 - Samhita joins the lab as our first PhD student, welcome! 🧑‍🔬

June 3 - Wilmarie starts her Undergraduate Summer Research Experience (USRE) with us, welcome! 🌞

April 30 - Kennedy receives funding from ACLAM! Congratulations!🥳

April 25 - First fish arrive! 🥳🎉🐟

April 9 - Samhita starts her rotation, welcome!

January 2 - Nicole joins the lab, welcome!

2023

September 18 - Installation of the fish facility begins! 🐟

September 13 - Kennedy is the first person to join the lab, welcome!

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