Research Meetings
2017-2018 MGM Departmental Research Meetings
| Date | Speakers |
|---|---|
| October 9, 2017 | Lezi E (Yan Lab) An antimicrobial peptide and its neuronal receptor regulate neurodegeneration in aging and infection Lauren Davey (Valdivia Lab) Akkermansia muciniphila, a mucin degrading gut bacterium Gianna Hammer Deciphering the rules of engagement between host and microbiome |
| November 13, 2017 | Katie Walzer (Chi Lab) Single-cell transcriptomics of the malaria parasite, Plasmodium falciparum Rachael Bloom (David Lab) Microbial responses to stress in the human gut Jorn Coers How Shigella fights interferon-inducilbe host defense |
| December 11, 2017 | Aaron Mitchell-Dick (Silver lab) Effect of prolonged mitosis on embryonic neurogenesis and cortical lamination in vivo David Martinez (Permar Lab) Defining determinants of IgG transplacental transfer in the setting of HIV pregnancies Bryan Cullen Viral Epitranscriptomics |
| January 8, 2018 | Ben Chambers (Heaton Lab) Cell survival during direct Influenza A virus infection depends on DNA mismatch repair activity and STAT-dependent antiviral gene expression Ci Fu (Heitman Lab) Filamentation promotes foraging for mating partner of the opposite mating type in Cryptococcus deneoformans Sue Jinks-Robertson Transcription and DNA stability: there’s trouble in the bubble |
| February 12, 2018 | Claire de March (Matsunami Lab) Evolution of olfaction: What have modern humans lost? Alex Antonia (Ko Lab) Host vs. Pathogen: Fight for Control of Chemokine Signaling During Infection Doug Marchuk Modulation of Cerebral Infarction: A Genetic Approach |
| March 12, 2018 | Laura Bisogno (Keene Lab) RAS post-transcriptionally enhances a pre-malignantly primed EMT to promote invasion Joanne Dai (Luftig Lab) The role of EBNA3A in the survival of Epstein-Barr virus-infected B cells John Rawls Nutritional and microbial regulation of enteroendocrine cell activity |
| April 9, 2018 | Hannah Brown (Alspaugh Lab) Identifying a novel connection between the fungal plasma membrane and pH-sensing Giny Fouda Development of broadly neutralizing antibodies in HIV infected children Beth Sullivan Two’s company: revising the prevailing view of dicentric chromosome stability |
| May 14, 2018 | Hannah McMillan (Kuehn Lab) Bacterial vesicles induce protective plant immune responses Linsley Kelly (Sullenger Lab) Tunable cytotoxic aptamer-drug conjugates for the treatment of prostate cancer Chromosome fragile sites in yeast Tom Petes |
| June 11, 2018 | Kuan-Yi Lu (Derbyshire Lab) Phosphatidylinositol 3-phosphate: How does a tiny lipid keep malaria parasite alive? Allison Roder (Horner Lab) New Insights into Hepatitis C Virus Envelopment Mycobacterial Lipids That Promote Host Angiogenesis David Tobin |