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In 2006, Dr. Bill Murphy was elected to the American Society for Blood and Marrow Transplantation (ASBMT) Board of Directors.

The ASBMT is a national professional association that promotes advancement of the field of blood and bone marrow transplantation, fostering research and development of transplantation both as a science and a therapy.

   

A figure from the research of Dr. Tom Kozel was chosen for the cover photo for Infection and Immunity, June 2006

Cover photograph (Copyright © 2006, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.): Localization of complement component 3 in the capsule of Cryptococcus neoformans following incubation in human serum (top panels) or mouse serum (bottom panels). The capsule edge (red) is identified by use of a monoclonal antibody specific for the capsule; the binding site of C3 is identified by use of a polyclonal antibody specific for human or mouse C3 (green). Also shown are differential interference contrast images of the same cells.