Thalia Newman

Thalia grew up in the Seattle area in Washington State, and attended Lafayette College for her undergraduate education. She graduated Magna cum Laude with her Bachelor's of Science in Biology with honors in 2023. While at Lafayette, she worked in the lab of Dr. Robert Kurt, studying TLR signaling cascades in monocytes and macrophages through computational and experimental approaches. She is currently pursuing her graduate education with an interest in autoimmunity.

Kurt R, Newman T, Liew C. Predicting the therapeutic efficacy of TLR stimulated macrophages for cancer treatment [abstract]. In: The Journal of Immunology; May 2023; Washington, D.C.

Newman T, Taylor A, Kurt R, Liew C. The roles of lipopolysaccharide and flagellin in the TLR4 and TLR5 signaling cascades [abstract]. In: Pennsylvania Academy of Science Annual Meeting; March 2022; Center Valley, PA

Phi Beta Kappa (2023)
Lafayette College Willis Roberts Hunt Biology Prize (2023)
Lafayette College George Wharton Pepper Prize Finalist (2023)
Beta Beta Beta (2022)

Outside of lab, Thalia can be found singing as a member of the GradTONES, baking, hiking, painting, and watching women's soccer.