| January 9 |
Dr. Nrusingh Prasad Mohapatra Postdoctoral Researcher,
The Center for Microbial Interface Biology
Molecular Virology, Immunology, and Medical Genetics
(PI John Gunn)
“Francisella spp. Virulence Regulatory Networks” |
| January 23 |
Dr. Anasuya Sarkar, Postdoctoral Fellow
(PI Mark Wewers)
Pulmonary and Internal Medicine
“Caspase-1 deficiency prevents E. coli-induced
sepsis mortality and splenic cell apoptosis.” |
| January 30 |
Host-Pathogen Seminar Series
Dr Mary Wilson
Internal Medicine & Microbiology University of Iowa
“Interactions of Leishmania with macrophages:
bidirectional effects of host and parasite cells” |
| February 6 |
Dr. Andrew Phipps
Research Scientist, Department of Veterinary Biosciences
"Development and Characterization of a Dynamic
Nose-only Bioaerosol Delivery System" |
| February 13 |
Dr. Samantha King
Assistant Professor, Department of Pediatrics
Investigator in the Center for Microbial Pathogenesis
Children's Hospital
"Bacterial deglycosylation of human glycoconjugates" |
| February 20 |
Host-Pathogen Seminar Series
Dr Christine Biron
Department of Molecular Microbiology and Immunology
Brown University
“The consequences of innate cell and cytokine exposure” |
| February 27 |
Gillian Beamer, VMD
Post Doctoral Fellow
Veterinary Anatomic Pathology Resident
(PI Joanne Turner)
Division of Infectious Diseases and CMIB
“Mechanisms of lymphocyte recruitment to
Mycobacterium tuberculosis granulomas” |
| March 6 |
Jessica Dyszel
Graduate Student, Department of Microbiology
(PI Brian Ahmer, PhD)
" Identification of bacterial genes that are regulated
in response to other bacterial species |
| March 13 |
Host-Pathogen Seminar Series
Dr Steve Lory
Department of Microbiology and Medical Genetics
Harvard Medical School
“Genome-wide analysis of regulatory networks
controlling the expression of virulence genes in
Pseudomonas aeruginosa” |
| March 20 |
Dr. Vijay Pancholi
Associate Professor, Department of Pathology
“Old proteins with new faces”:
Their multifunctional roles in
group A streptococcal (GAS) pathogenesis. |
| March 27 |
Dr. Celia Alpuche
Facultad de Medicina UNAM Hospital General de México
"B Lymphocytes: An Alternative Intracellular Reservoir for Salmonella" |
| April 3 |
Dr. John Sheridan
Professor, Section of Oral Biology, College of Dentistry
"Enhanced resistance to microbial challenge: role of CD11b+ cells". |
| April 10 |
Cancelled- Microbiology-CMIB recruitment seminar4:30pm 165 HLRI |
| April 17 |
Dr. Kevin Mason Postdoctoral Fellow
Microbial Pathogenesis, Columbus Children's Research
Institute, (PI Lauren Bakaletz)
“The Sap transporter: a mechanism of antimicrobial
peptide resistance in nontypeable Haemophilus influenzae” |
| April 24 |
Joanne Turner, PhD
Assistant Professor, Infectious Diseases and CMIB
"Fact or Fiction: CD4 T cell function is deficient in old age" |
| May 1 |
Dr. Barnabe D. Assogba, Post-doc researcher
(PI Mary Jo Burkhard) Veterinary Biosciences
“Mucosal administration of low dose cell-associated FIV
drives the virus into latency: a model for HIV reservoirs?” |
| May 8 |
Dr. Ashwin Balagopal, Research Fellow
Infectious Diseases and CMIB (PI Larry Schlesinger)
"Characterization of the receptor-ligand pathways
important for entry and survival of F. tularensis in
human macrophages" |
| May 15 |
Jeff Lakritz DVM, PhD Diplomate ACVIM
Large Animal Associate Professor
Veterinary Clinical Sciences
College of Veterinary Medicine
"Haptoglobin-MMP 9 complexes in septic cattle:
transport and targeting proteolytic activity" |
| May 22 |
Abhay Satoskar’s Lab
Department of Microbiology
Dr. Heidi Snider, Graduate Fellow
Dept of Oral Biology
"Stat1 and T-bet play distinct roles in determining
the outcome of visceral leishmaniasis"
Joseph Barbi, Graduate Student
Dept of Microbiology
"Differential Induction of CXCR3 By Activated T cells
from Leishmania-Resistant and Susceptible Mice" |
