Microbiology and Immunology Trainee Seminar Series
The Department of Microbiology and Immunology Training Program Trainee Seminar/Journal Club sessions are held on Mondays at 12:00 in 670 Albany Street, room 107/108 to a limited number of attendees. In addition, all sessions will be livestreamed via Zoom for those who cannot attend in person. Please email Kathy Marinelli kfurness@bu.edu for zoom meeting information or if you would like to attend in person.
Click here for previous seminars.
| Spring 2021 | |
| January 25 | STUDENT SEMINARS (Remote only presentations) “Uncovering the Pro-viral Function of the Aedes aegypti Protein AAEL002675.” Alexander Gold, Douam Lab and “Innate Immune Response to SARS-CoV-2 in Macrophages” Sallieu Jalloh, Gummuluru Lab |
| February 1 | JOURNAL CLUB (Remote only presentation) Nelde, A. et al. SARS-CoV-2-derived peptides define heterologous and COVID-19-induced T cell recognition. Nature Immunology 22:74-85, 2021. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32999467/ Presenter: David Bean |
| February 8 | NO SEMINAR |
| February 22 | JOURNAL CLUB (Remote only presentation) Leist, S.R., et al., A Mouse-Adapted SARS-CoV-2 Induces Acute Lung Injury and Mortality in Standard Laboratory Mice. Cell, 2020. 183(4): p. 1070-1085.e12. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7510428/ Presenter: Nathan Sanders |
| March 1 | JOURNAL CLUB (Remote only presentation) Wahl, Al, LE Gralinski, CE Johnson, et al. SARS-CoV-2 Infection is Effectively Treated and Prevented by EIDD-2801. Nature (2021) https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-021-03312-w. Presenter: Devin Kenney |
| March 15 | STUDENT SEMINARS (Remote only presentations) “Potential involvement of cellular protein PABP in respiratory syncytial virus mRNA polyadenylation” Victoria Kleiner, Fearns Lab and “Immunological Consequences of Defective HIV Infection in Macrophages” Jeffrey Kuniholm, Henderson Lab |
| March 22 | STUDENT SEMINARS (Remote only presentations) “Investigation of Effects of Opioids on HIV Replication and Latency” Binita Basukala, Henderson Lab and “Biomarkers of Mortality in Lassa Fever” Jamie Strampe, Connor Lab |
| March 29 | POSTDOC/RESEARCH SCIENTIST SEMINARS (Remote only presentations) “Modeling SARS-CoV-2 Infection with Human Pluripotent Stem Cell-Derived Intestinal Organoids Reveals a Common Epithelial Inflammatory Response” Adam Hume, Mühlberger Lab and “No way to Escape: CD169 and Pathogenic Viruses” Judith Olejnik, Mühlberger Lab |
| Tuesday, March 30, at 11:00 am | DISSERTATION DEFENSE SEMINAR “Linoleic Acid-mediated Regulation of T Cell Cytokine-subset Composition in Type 1 Diabetes” Jaileene Hernandez Escalante |
| April 5 | JOURNAL CLUB (Remote only presentation) McCarthy, K.R. et al. Recurrent Deletions in the SARS-CoV-2 Spike Glycoprotein Drive Antibody Escape. Science 371(6534):1139-1142, 2021. https://science.sciencemag.org/content/371/6534/1139 Presenter: Brianna Close |
| April 12 | JOURNAL CLUB (Remote only presentation) Banadyga, L., et al. Atypical Ebola Virus Disease in a Nonhuman Primate following Monoclonal Antibody Treatment is Associated with Glycoprotein Mutations within the Fusion Loop. mBio 12(1):e01438-20, 2021. https://mbio.asm.org/content/12/1/e01438-20.long Patrick Keiser, Davey Lab |
| April 26 | STUDENT SEMINARS (Remote only presentations) Josiane Fofana, Gummuluru Lab and “Functional Characterization of the Expanded PD-1+TIGIT+ CD4+ T Cell Population in Systemic Sclerosis” Victoria Volfson Sedletsky, Dooms Lab |
| Friday, April 30 @ 2:00 pm |
DISSERTATION DEFENSE SEMINAR “Induced Pluripotent Stem Cell Based Modeling of Gastrointestinal Disease using Human Intestinal Organoids” Aditya Mithal |