The Best Retrovirology Paper by a Young Scientist Award was introduced in 2020, to award young researchers who have published a paper in Retrovirology in the previous 2 years that made a significant contribution to the field.
It is with great pleasure that we announce the winners for 2023: William McFadden and Alexa Snyder. The winning Retrovirology paper is available here.
William McFadden grew up in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania and graduated from the University of Pittsburgh with bachelor degrees in Molecular Biology and Political Science in 2019. He is now a Ph.D. candidate in Biochemistry, Cell and Developmental Biology (BCDB) program at Emory University, conducting NRSA F31–supported dissertation research in the Sarafianos lab. For his dissertation, he is studying the mechanisms of HIV-1 capsid assembly with various antiviral compounds; since writing the “Rotten to the Core” paper, which was his first review article, he has developed a large interest in scientific writing and communications.
Alexa Snyder, a graduate student at Emory University, conducts research in Dr. Stefan Sarafianos' laboratory. Her work focuses on exploring the mechanisms behind HIV-1 resistance and hypersensitivity to various long-acting antivirals.