Microbiology and Immunology Trainee Seminar Series
The Department of Microbiology and Immunology Training Program Trainee Seminars are held on Mondays at 12:00 noon in 670 Albany St, room 107/108 unless otherwise noted.
NOTE: All seminars from April 6 until the end of the semester will be held virtually. Please see below for links to the live seminars.
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| Spring 2020 | |
| January 27 | STUDENT SEMINARS “The Influence of The Lung Virome on Pulmonary B cells” Fumiaki Aihara, Kepler Lab and “Characterizing the Lung B Memory Cell Population After Respiratory Viral Infection” Michael Breen, Fearns Lab |
| February 3 | JOURNAL CLUB Callie Donahue, Davey Lab Martini, F., Arone, C., Hasset, A., Hall, W. W. & Sheehy, N. The ESCRT-0 Protein HRS Interacts with the Human T Cell Leukemia Virus Type 2 Antisense Protein APH-2 and Suppresses Viral Replication. J. Virol. 94, e01311-19, 2019. PMID: 31597781 |
| February 10 | QUALIFYING EXAM SEMINAR “Characterization of PD-1+TIGIT+ CD4+ T Conventional Cells in Systemic Sclerosis and Their Contribution to Fibrosis” Victoria Volfson Sedletsky, Dooms Lab |
| February 24 | JOURNAL CLUB Josiane Fofana, Gummuluru Lab |
| Thurs, Feb 27 @ 9:00 AM Location: TBA |
DISSERTATION DEFENSE SEMINAR “Discovery, Characterization, and Ligand Specificity Engineering of a Novel Bacterial Transcription Factor Inducible by Progesterone” R Cooper Baer |
| March 2 | STUDENT SEMINARS “Investigating the Role of Tuberculosis Disease on Humoral Immunity in Ugandans Living with HIV-1” Bukola Adeoye, Sagar Lab and “STAT3-Induced Liver Activity Remodels the Lung Landscape to Fortify Pulmonary Disease” Christine Odom, Quinton Lab |
| March 16 | ***C A N C E L E D*** |
| March 23 | MOVED TO MAY 4 |
| March 30 | JOURNAL CLUB Victoria Volfson Sedletsky, Dooms Lab Taylor, DK et al. T Follicular Helper-Like Cells Contribute to Skin Fibrosis. Sci. Transl. Med. 10(431):eaaf5307, 2018. PMID 29514998 |
| April 6 | STUDENT SEMINARS “The Function of Extracellular Vesicles and their Cargo during Dengue Virus Infection” Alexander Gold, Colpitts Lab and “Memory CD4+ T Cell Landscape after Lung Recovery from Pneumococcal Pneumonia” Carolina Lyon de Ana, Mizgerd Lab Meeting Link: https://bostonu.zoom.us/j/247668460 |
| April 13 | STUDENT/RESEARCH TECHNICIAN SEMINARS “Investigation of Effect of Chronic Opioid Misuse on HIV Pathogenesis and Latency Establishment” Binita Bashukala, Henderson Lab and “Distinct Roles of Gamma Delta T Cell Subsets in HIV and Aging-Associated Inflammation” Riley Pihl, Flow Core |
| April 27 | NO SEMINAR |
| May 4 | STUDENT SEMINARS “Mechanisms of HIV-1 RNA-Induced Activation of Microglia” Sallieu Jalloh, Gummuluru Lab and “Regulation of Autoreactive T Cell Fitness and Cytokine-Subset Distribution by n-6 Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids” Jaileene Hernandez Escalante, Dooms Lab |
| Tuesday, May 12 @ 12:00 pm |
DISSERTATION DEFENSE SEMINAR “Ebola Virus Induces a Type I Interferon Response in Induced Pluripotent Stem Cell-Derived Hepatocytes” Whitney Manhart |
| Wednesday, June 24 @ 1:00 pm |
DISSERTATION DEFENSE SEMINAR Kyle Pedro |