Microbiology and Immunology Trainee Seminar Series
The Department of Virology, Immunology & Microbiology (VIM) and Immunology Training Program (ITP) Trainee Seminar/Journal Club sessions are held on Mondays at 12:00 noon in the X222 conference room. All presentations are in person only, with the exception of defenses which will be hybrid. Email reminders will be sent prior to each seminar.
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| Fall 2026 VIM and ITP Trainee Seminar and Journal Club Series | |
| September 14 | STUDENT SEMINARS “HIV and Precocious Aging: Could Interferon Signaling be the Missing Link?” Thomas Murphy, Sagar Lab |
| September 21 | STUDENT SEMINARS “Investigating Epigenetic Regulation Across Clades of HIV-1 Provirus” Julia Huynh, Henderson Lab and “B cell CD40 is Activated in the Infected Lung to Help Establish Lung Resident Memory B (BRM) Cells” Michael Vannini, Mizgerd Lab |
| September 28 | STUDENT SEMINARS “PAD4 Dependent Macrophage Extracellular Trap Formation Drives Fibrosis in Systemic Sclerosis” Long Chu, Bujor Lab and “Ebola Virus Protein VP40 Interacts with Novel Exonuclease REXO5” Elias Nafziger, Davey Lab |
| October 5 | POSTDOCTORAL FELLOW SEMINAR “Divergent Immune Mechanisms in Male and Female Mice Elicit Equivalent Protection during SARS-CoV-2 Heterologous Infection” Devin Kenney, PhD, Saeed and Douam Labs |
| October 12 | NO SEMINAR Indigenous People’s Day |
| October 19 | STUDENT SEMINARS “Investigating Novel Henipaviruses using Reverse Genetic Tools” Jarod Herrera, Mühlberger Lab and Liver, not a Fighter: Spatially Organized Interferon Response Reprograms Hepatic Metabolism during Ebola Virus Disease Anna Tseng, Crossland and Douam Labs |
| October 26 | NO SEMINAR |
| November 2 | STUDENT SEMINARS Brittny Garcia, Mizgerd Lab and Joelle Johnson, Davey Lab |
| November 9 | STUDENT AND POSTDOCTORAL FELLOW SEMINARS “Sequencing in Containment: Developing Genomic Surveillance for Eastern Equine Encephalitis Virus” Emily LaVerriere, PhD, Connor Lab and “Ebola Virus 5′ UTRs Negatively Regulate Translation in an eIF4E Dependent Manner.” Emil Mah, Mühlberger Lab |
| November 16 | STUDENT AND POSTDOCTORAL FELLOW SEMINARS Giulia Unali, PhD, Douam Lab and Annie Wen, Cifuentes Lab |
| November 23 | NO SEMINAR |
| November 30 | STUDENT SEMINARS Jillian Grassia, Davey Lab and Laura Polanco, Cappione Lab |
| December 7 | STUDENT SEMINARS Jonathan Eddy, Sagar Lab and Sonia Mukherjee, Gummuluru Lab |