CFI faculty member, Christina Camell, Ph.D.,  Biochemistry, Molecular Biology, and Biophysics has been awarded the 2023-25 McKnight Land-Grant Professorship for her work on "Manipulating Inflammation, Senescence or Exhaustion in Immune Cells During Aging". 

The goal of the McKnight Land-Grant Professorship Program is to advance the careers of assistant professors at a crucial point in their professional lives. The designation of “McKnight Land-Grant Professor” is held by recipients for a two-year period.