The Ohm-Smith Scholarship Fund was established in 2024 by Marilyn Jean Ohm-Smith who is a graduate of the UI Department of Pathology's Master of Science in Pathology program and was mentored by Franklin Koontz.

Connor Wilhelm, Experimental Pathology PhD candidate in Alex Boyden’s lab, has received a travel grant from the National MS Society to attend this year’s Autumn Immunology Conference (AIC) in Chicago, where he will present a poster and short talk

Dr. Alexander Boyden was awarded a two-year R21 research grant entitled “Gamma herpesvirus impact on required B cell:CD4 T interactions in a B cell-dependent, antibody-independent mouse model of multiple sclerosis” from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID).

Dr. Alexander Boyden received a one-year RFA research grant award from the National MS Society entitled “Impact of gamma herpesvirus infection on required B cell:CD4 T cell interactions in a novel B cell-dependent, antibody-independent EAE model”.