{"id":3201,"date":"2015-08-28T15:26:28","date_gmt":"2015-08-28T19:26:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/virol-immunol-microbio\/?page_id=3201"},"modified":"2026-08-18T12:19:05","modified_gmt":"2026-08-18T16:19:05","slug":"previous-trainee-seminars-and-journal-clubs","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/virol-immunol-microbio\/seminars\/previous-trainee-seminars-and-journal-clubs\/","title":{"rendered":"Previous Trainee Seminars and Journal Clubs"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Spring 2026 VIM and ITP Trainee Seminar and Journal Club Series<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
January 26<\/td>\nCancelled due to inclement weather<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Thursday,
\nJanuary 29
\n1:00 PM in L112<\/td>\n		DISSERTATION DEFENSE SEMINAR
\n“Characterizing the Unique Sperm Glycan Landscape: Determining the Human Contraception Antibody’s Epitope and the effects of Bacterial Vaginosis Derived Sialidases on Sperm”
\nSarah Dohadwala<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
February 2<\/td>\nSTUDENT SEMINARS
\n“Heterologous Protection against Bacterial Pneumonia”
\nBrittny Garcia<\/strong>, Mizgerd Lab
\nand
\n\u201cDiscovering the CRL4 Complex as a Putative Regulator of Ebola Virus Infection\u201d
\nJillian Grassia<\/strong>, Davey Lab<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
February 9<\/td>\nSTUDENT SEMINARS
\n“Creating Genetically Barcoded Ebola Viruses to Study Viral Population Dynamics”
\nEmil Mah<\/strong>, Sullivan Lab
\nand
\n“Mechanisms driving poly(A)-independent mRNA stability and translation in Arenaviruses”
\nAnnie Wen<\/strong>, Cifuentes Lab<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
February 16<\/td>\nNO SEMINAR<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
February 23<\/td>\nRescheduled to April 15<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Tuesday,
\nFebruary 24
\n1:00 PM in X222<\/td>\n		DISSERTATION DEFENSE SEMINAR
\n“Characterization of a Novel Genomic Locus with Pro-Viral Function in Orthoflavivirus Infection
\nElizabeth Chavez<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
March 2<\/td>\nSTUDENT SEMINARS
\n“Disentangling Shared and Distinct Gene Signatures of Robust Vaccine Responses”
\nStephanie Hao<\/strong>, Tomic Lab
\nand
\n“An Investigation of Links between Herpesviruses and Neurodegenerative Diseases”
\nLaura Polanco<\/strong>, Cappione Lab<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
March 9<\/td>\nPOSTDOCTORAL FELLOW SEMINARS
\n“Development of a Novel Humanized Mouse Model for Ebola Virus Infection”
\nShilpa Kuttikrishnan, PhD<\/strong>, Misasi Lab
\nand
\n“Bone Marrow Dysfunction in a Mouse Model of Post Acute Sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 Infection”
\nGiulia Unali, PhD<\/strong>, Douam Lab<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Tuesday,
\nMarch 10
\n1:00 PM in L110<\/td>\n		DISSERTATION DEFENSE SEMINAR
\n“Intragenic Transcription from Defective HIV-1 Proviruses Triggers the Melanoma Differentiation-Associated Protein 5 Innate Immune Sensing Pathway”
\nJonathan Kilroy<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Friday,
\nMarch 13
\n12:00 PM in L110<\/td>\n		DISSERTATION DEFENSE SEMINAR
\n“Elucidating Novel Interactions between HIV-1 and Host DNA Responses”
\nAndrew Leal<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
March 16<\/td>\nJOURNAL CLUB
\nBoard, N. L. et al. Bispecific antibodies promote natural killer cell-mediated elimination of HIV-1 reservoir cells. Nat Immunol 25, 462\u2013470 (2024).
\nhttps:\/\/doi.org\/10.1038\/s41590-023-01741-5<\/a>
\nPresenter: Jonathan Eddy<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
March 23<\/td>\nJOURNAL CLUB
\nNikolaitchik, O.A. et al. HIV-1 usurps transcription start site heterogeneity of host RNA polymerase II to maximize replication fitness. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 120(23) e2305103120 (2023).
\nhttps:\/\/www.pnas.org\/doi\/10.1073\/pnas.2305103120<\/a>
\nPresenter:\u00a0Sonia Mukherjee<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
March 30<\/td>\nSTUDENT SEMINARS
\n“Mechanisms of Ebola Virus Entry in CD169+ Macrophages”
\nTiffany Chan<\/strong>, Gummuluru Lab
\nand
\n“A Novel Class of Orthopoxvirus<\/em> Inhibitors, Pyridopyrimidinones (PDPMs), Triggers Aberrant Polymerase Functions that Activate Host Antiviral Pathways”
\nJoelle Johnson<\/strong>, Connor Lab<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
April 6<\/td>\nJOURNAL CLUB
\nCarr, C.R. et al. Deep mutational scanning reveals functional constraints and antibody-escape potential of Lassa virus glycoprotein complex. Immunity 57(9), 2061-2076 (2024).
\nhttps:\/\/www.sciencedirect.com\/science\/article\/pii\/S1074761324003194?via%3Dihub<\/a>
\nPresenter: Cameron Ong<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
April 13<\/td>\nPOSTDOCTORAL FELLOW SEMINARS
\n“Innate Immune Sensing Mechanism of SIV Infection”
\nShreya Banerjee, PhD<\/strong>, Gummuluru Lab
\nand
\n“Epithelial Tissue Factor drives Pneumococcal Pneumonia Pathology”
\nBradley Hiller, PhD<\/strong>, Mizgerd Lab<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Wednesday,
\nApril 15, 12:00 pm<\/td>\n		POSTDOCTORAL FELLOW SEMINARS
\n“Characterization of Powassan Virus Pathogenesis in C57BL\/6 Mice”
\nDevin Kenney, PhD,<\/strong> Saeed Lab
\nand
\n“Sequencing in Containment: Developing Genomic Surveillance for Eastern Equine Encephalitis Virus”
\nEmily LaVerriere, PhD,<\/strong> Connor Lab<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
April 20<\/td>\nNO SEMINAR<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
April 27<\/td>\nSTUDENT SEMINARS
\n“The Human Parainfluenza Virus 3 Replicase is a Functionally Asymmetric L-L Polymerase Dimer”
\nMustafa Tuncay<\/strong>, Fearns Lab
\nand
\n“Development of Human Skin Organoid Models to Uncover Novel Facets of Arthropod-Borne Viral Infections”
\nEmily Wolfe<\/strong>, Douam Lab<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
May 4<\/td>\nPOSTDOCTORAL FELLOW SEMINARS
\n“Defining the Predictive Value of MPS Systems for Antiviral Therapies against Filoviruses and Henipaviruses”
\nJamie Kelly, PhD<\/strong>, Davey Lab
\nand
\n\u201cThe Rickettsial Effector Sca4 has a Conserved Interaction with host Clathrin and a Tick Cell Specific Role in Infection\u201d
\nCassandra Vondrak, PhD<\/strong>, Connor Lab<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Thursday,
\nJune 4
\n1PM in X222<\/td>\n		DISSERTATION DEFENSE SEMINAR
\n\u201cImmunophenotypic and Functional Profiling of Human Mucosal Associated Invariant T Cells Reveals Age-Dependent Frequency Trends, Subpopulation Diversity, and Combinatorial Cytokine Responses\u201d
\nChristina McConney<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
June 8
\n12:00-1:30 PM<\/td>\n		QUALIFYING EXAM SEMINARS
\n“Innate and Adaptive Immune Selection Pressure on HIV-1 Mother-to-Child-Transmission”
\nJonathan Eddy<\/strong>
\nand
\n“HIV-1 Start Site Heterogeneity Shapes Gene Expression and Innate Sensing in T Cells”
\nSonia Mukherjee<\/strong>
\nand
\n“Characterizing Distinct Inhibition Mechanisms among Small Molecule Inhibitors of Lassa Virus Entry”
\nCameron Ong<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Wednesday,
\nJune 24
\n1PM in X222<\/td>\n		DISSERTATION DEFENSE SEMINAR
\n\u201cInvestigating the Role of Oncostatin M in Host Defense Against
\nPneumonia\u201d
\nYewoo Lee<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Friday,
\nJune 26
\n1PM in L206x9<\/td>\n		DISSERTATION DEFENSE SEMINAR
\n“Computational Identification and Mechanistic Evaluation of Novel Lassa Virus Entry Inhibitors”
\nBrianna Close<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Fall 2025 VIM and ITP Trainee Seminar and Journal Club Series<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
September 15<\/td>\nSTUDENT SEMINARS
\n“Characterization of a Host Genomic Locus Regulating Orthoflavivirus Infection”
\nElizabeth Chavez<\/strong>, Douam Lab
\nand
\n“5′ Cap Sequestration is Required for Sensing of Unspliced HIV-1 RNA by MDA5”
\nIvy Hughes<\/strong>, Gummuluru Lab<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
September 22<\/td>\nSTUDENT SEMINARS
\n“Novel Lassa Virus Entry Inhibitors Prevent pH-dependent Membrane Fusion”
\nBrianna Close<\/strong>, Davey Lab
\nand
\n“Determining the Glycoprotein Antigen for the Human Contraception Antibody”
\nSarah Dohadwala<\/strong>, Anderson Lab<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
September 29<\/td>\nSTUDENT SEMINARS
\n“Characterizing the Expression and Impact of Defective HIV Proviruses”
\nJonathan Kilroy<\/strong>, Henderson Lab
\nand
\n“Investigating Determinants of Yellow Fever Virus Pathogenesis in the Liver”
\nScott Adams<\/strong>, Douam Lab<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
October 6<\/td>\nSTUDENT SEMINARS
\n“Remodeling of Lung Interstitial Macrophages after Bacterial Pneumonia”
\nElise Armstrong<\/strong>, Mizgerd Lab
\nand
\n“Droplet Single Genome Amplification Allows for Characterization of Autologous HIV Envelope Sequences”
\nJoseph McWhirter<\/strong>, Sagar Lab<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
October 13<\/td>\nNO SEMINAR<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Thursday,
\nOctober 16
\n10:00 am in L110<\/td>\n		DISSERTATION DEFENSE SEMINAR
\n“Phosphates Interfere with the Host Immunity in Legionella Infection”
\nKara Vasilew<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
October 20<\/td>\nNO SEMINAR<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
October 27<\/td>\nSTUDENT SEMINARS
\n“Investigating the Role of Oncostatin M in the Lungs During Pneumonia”
\nYewoo Lee<\/strong>, Traber Lab
\nand
\n“CD4+ MAITs: Evidence of Phenotypic and Age-Related Distinctions from other MAIT Subpopulations”
\nChristina McConney<\/strong>, Cappione Lab<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
November 3<\/td>\nSTUDENT SEMINARS
\n\u201cIdentifying Novel Interactions between HIV-1 and Host DNA Damage Responses\u201d
\nAndrew Leal<\/strong>, Henderson Lab
\nand
\n“CD40 Roles in Driving Lung Resident Memory B cell Development after Pneumonia”
\nMichael Vannini<\/strong>, Mizgerd Lab<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
November 10<\/td>\nSTUDENT SEMINARS
\n“Investigating Epigenetic Regulation Across Clades of HIV-1 Provirus”
\nJulia Huynh<\/strong>, Henderson Lab
\nand
\n“Exploring the Nuclear Function and Localization of Ebola Virus VP40”
\nElias Nafziger<\/strong>, Davey Lab<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
November 17<\/td>\nSTUDENT SEMINARS
\n“Comparative Profiling of CD4\u207a T Cells in Aging People with and without HIV\u201d
\nThomas Murphy<\/strong>, Sagar Lab
\nand
\n“Star Wars: Differential STAT Signaling Antagonism Shapes the Pathogenesis of Nipah Virus Strains”
\nAnna Tseng<\/strong>, Crossland and Douam Labs<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
November 24<\/td>\nNO SEMINAR<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
December 1<\/td>\nNO SEMINAR<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Tuesday,
\nDecember 2
\n2:00 PM in L110<\/td>\n		DISSERTATION DEFENSE SEMINAR
\n“Mechanisms of Innate Immune Activation by Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1”
\nIvy Hughes<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
December 8<\/td>\nSTUDENT SEMINAR
\n“Role of Macrophage Extracellular Traps in Scleroderma”
\nLong Chu<\/strong>, Bujor Lab<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
December 15<\/td>\nSTUDENT SEMINAR
\n“Investigating Novel Henipaviruses using Reverse Genetic Tools”
\nJarod Herrera<\/strong>, M\u00fchlberger Lab<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Spring 2025 VIM and ITP Trainee Seminar and Journal Club Series<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
January 27<\/td>\nSTUDENT SEMINARS
\n“CD40 Roles in Driving Lung Resident Memory B Cell Development after Pneumonia”
\nMichael Vannini<\/strong>, Mizgerd Lab<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
February 3<\/td>\nSTUDENT SEMINARS
\n“Developing Reverse Genetic Systems for Studying Novel Henipaviruses”
\nJarod Herrera<\/strong>, M\u00fchlberger Lab
\nand
\n“Mapping Drug Resistance to Pyridopyrimidinones in Orthopoxviruses”
\nJoelle Johnson<\/strong>, Connor Lab<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
February 10<\/td>\nSTUDENT SEMINARS
\n“Intragenic Transcriptional Element Active in HIV-1 Subtypes”
\nJulia Huynh<\/strong>, Henderson Lab
\nand
\n“Transcriptomic Analysis of CD4+ T cells in People with HIV”
\nThomas Murphy<\/strong>, Sagar Lab<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
February 17<\/td>\nNO SEMINAR<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Friday,
\nFebruary 21, 1:00 pm
\nin L110<\/td>\n		DISSERTATION DEFENSE SEMINAR
\n“Leveraging Marburg Virus Model Systems to Elucidate Filovirus Gene Expression Illuminates VP30 Interplay with Genomic Regulatory Sequences”
\nEllen Suder<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
February 24<\/td>\nJOURNAL CLUB
\nWec, A.Z. et al. 2016. A “Trojan horse” bispecific-antibody strategy for broad protection against ebolaviruses. Science 354(6310):350-354. PMID: 27608664<\/a>
\nPresenter: Emil Mah<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
March 3<\/td>\nJOURNAL CLUB
\nWyatt-Johnson, S.K et al. 2023. Control of the temporal development of Alzheimer’s disease pathology by the MR1\/MAIT cell axis. J Neuroinflammation 20(1):78. PMID: 36944969<\/a>
\nPresenter: Laura Polanco<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Wednesday,
\nMarch 5, 1:30 pm
\nin L110<\/td>\n		DISSERTATION DEFENSE SEMINAR
\nAnimal Models of Coronavirus Heterotypic Immunity
\nNathan Sanders<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
March 10<\/td>\nJOURNAL CLUB
\nBiffi, G. et al. 2014. Visualization and Selective Chemical Targeting of RNA G-quadruplex Structures in the Cytoplasm of Human Cells. Nat Chem 6(1):75-80. PMID: 24345950<\/a>
\nPresenter: Jillian Grassia<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
March 17<\/td>\nJOURNAL CLUB
\nTran, K.A. et al. 2024. BCG Immunization Induces CX3CR1hi Effector Memory T Cells to Provide Cross-protection via IFN-\u03b3-mediated Trained Immunity. Nat Immunol 25(3):418-431. PMID: 38225437<\/a>
\nPresenter: Brittny Garcia<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Tuesday,
\nMarch 18, 1:00 pm
\nin Heibert L14<\/td>\n		DISSERTATION DEFENSE SEMINAR
\n\u201cElucidating Mechanisms of HIV \u2013 1 Intron Containing RNA \u2013
\nMediated Inflammatory Response in Immune Cells\u201d
\nSita Ramaswamy<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
March 24<\/td>\nJOURNAL CLUB
\nBlakqori, G. et al. 2009. Bunyamwera Orthobunyavirus S-Segment Untranslated Regions Mediate Poly(A) Tail-Independent Translation. J Virol. 83(8):3637-46. PMID: 19193790<\/a>
\nPresenter: Annie Wen<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
March 31<\/td>\nSTUDENT SEMINAR<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
April 7<\/td>\nSTUDENT SEMINAR
\n“Nuclear Localization and Transcriptional Modulation of the Ebola Virus Matrix Protein VP40”
\nElias Nafziger<\/strong>, Davey Lab
\nand
\n“Liver Let Die: Dissecting Hepatic Inflammatory Immune Responses and their Contribution to Liver Dysfunction in Ebola Virus Disease”
\nAnna Tseng<\/strong>, Crossland and Douam Labs<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
April 14<\/td>\nPOSTDOCTORAL FELLOW\/RESEARCH SCIENTIST SEMINARS
\n“Deciphering the Role of Defective Viral Genomes in Ebola Virus Infection”
\nPan Hu<\/strong>, M\u00fchlberger and Sullivan Labs
\nand
\n“Assessing the Antiviral Efficacy of RIG-I Agonist SLR14 Against Filovirus Infection”
\nKristina Meier<\/strong>, M\u00fchlberger Lab<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
April 21<\/td>\nNO SEMINAR<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
April 28<\/td>\nPOSTDOCTORAL FELLOW\/RESEARCH SCIENTIST SEMINARS
\n“Decoding Flavivirus Entry and Signaling Through Ezrin”
\nGiulia Unali<\/strong>, Douam Lab<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Monday,
\nJune 2, 12:00 pm<\/td>\n		QUALIFYING EXAM SEMINARS
\n“Characterizing Novel Functional Interactions between Host Proteins and Filovirus RNA Synthesis”
\nJillian Grassia
\n<\/strong>and
\n“Mechanisms Driving Poly(A)-independent mRNA Stability and Translation in Arenaviruses”
\nAnnie Wen<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Wednesday,
\nJune 4, 12:00 pm<\/td>\n		QUALFIYING EXAM SEMINARS
\n“Heterologous Protection against Bacterial Pneumonia”
\nBrittny Garcia<\/strong>
\nand
\n“Genetically Barcoded Ebola Virus to Study Intrahost Viral Population Dynamics”
\nEmil Mah
\n<\/strong>and
\n“Clarifying the role of Herpesvirus Reactivation in the Development of Alzheimer\u2019s Disease”
\nLaura Polanco<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Thursday,
\nJune 5, 12:00 pm
\nin L110<\/td>\n		DISSERTATION DEFENSE SEMINAR
\n\u201cNovel Insights into Gamma Delta T Cell Heterogeneity Revealed via Investigation of Inflammatory States Driven by Chronic Viral Infections and Aging using Next Generation Tools\u201d
\nErika Smith-Mahoney<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Friday,
\nJune 6, 2:00 pm
\nin L110<\/td>\n		DISSERTATION DEFENSE SEMINAR
\n\u201cInvestigating the Role of Opioid Signaling on HIV-1 Infection in Microglia\u201d
\nChelsey Skeete<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Fall 2024 VIM and ITP Trainee Seminar and Journal Club Series<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
September 16<\/td>\nSTUDENT SEMINARS
\n“nc4289 is a Non-coding RNA Regulating Flavivirus Infection\u201d
\nElizabeth Chavez<\/strong>, Douam Lab<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Tuesday,
\nSeptember 24
\n1:00 PM
\nin L112<\/td>\n		DISSERTATION DEFENSE SEMINAR
\n“Humanized Mouse Models Reveal Insight into our Understanding of Protective Immune Responses to SARS-CoV-2”
\nDevin Kenney<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
September 30<\/td>\nSTUDENT SEMINARS
\n“Macrophage-intrinsic MDA5-IRF5 Axis Drives HIV-1 icRNA-induced Inflammatory Responses”
\nSita Ramaswamy<\/strong>, Gummuluru Lab
\nand
\n“Cyclic-di-GMP Increases Virus-Specific Memory Following OC43 Infection in Mice”
\nNathan Sanders<\/strong>, Mizgerd Lab<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
October 7<\/td>\nSTUDENT SEMINARS
\n“Defective HIV Proviruses Correlate with Innate Immune Responses in Myeloid Cells”
\nJonathan Kilroy<\/strong>, Henderson Lab
\nand
\n“Churning Seas and Shifting Tides: HIV Infection Stirs up Deep Ocean Creatures and Leads to Waves of \u03b3\u03b4 T Cell Red Tides”
\nErika Smith-Mahoney<\/strong>, Cappione Lab<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
October 14<\/td>\nNO SEMINAR<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
October 21<\/td>\nSTUDENT SEMINARS
\n“Investigating Determinants of Attenuation and Virulence Among Vaccine and Virulent Strains of Yellow Fever Virus”
\nScott Adams<\/strong>, Douam Lab
\nand
\n“Identification and Evaluation of Novel Lassa Virus Entry Inhibitors through use of Computational Counter Screening and Cheminformatics”
\nBriana Close<\/strong>, Davey Lab<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Tuesday,
\nOctober 22
\n1:00 PM
\nin X715<\/td>\n		DISSERTATION DEFENSE SEMINAR
\n“Investigating the Components of Heterotypic Immunity Associated with Protection against Coronavirus Related Disease”
\nDavid Bean<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Friday,
\nOctober 25
\n1:00 PM
\nin L112<\/td>\n		DISSERTATION DEFENSE SEMINAR
\n“The Development of Broad-acting, Host-targeting Antivirals against Emerging Viruses”
\nPatrick Keiser<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
October 28<\/td>\nSTUDENT SEMINARS
\n“Morphine Enhances HIV-1 Infection and Virus-Induced Innate Immune Activation in Microglia”
\nChelsey Skeete<\/strong>, Gummuluru Lab
\nand
\n“Polyphosphates Interfere with the IL-12-Mediated Immunity in Legionella Infection of the Lung”
\nKara Vasilew<\/strong>, Bosmann Lab<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
November 4<\/td>\nSTUDENT SEMINARS
\n“Lung Interstitial Macrophages Responses during and after Recovery from Pneumococcal Pneumonia”
\nElise Armstrong<\/strong>, Mizgerd Lab
\nand
\n“Investigating the Role of Oncostatin M in the Lungs Especially during Pneumonia”
\nYewoo Lee<\/strong>, Traber Lab<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
November 11<\/td>\nNO SEMINAR<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Friday,
\nNovember 15
\n11:00 AM
\nin L110<\/td>\n		DISSERTATION DEFENSE SEMINAR
\n“Studying the Mechanisms of Transcriptional and Post-Transcriptional RNA Regulation of Positive- and Negative-Sense RNA Viruses”
\nStephen Ross<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
November 18<\/td>\nSTUDENT SEMINARS
\n“Sialidase Enzymes Derived from Bacterial Vaginosis Associate Bacteria may Impair Sperm Functioning by Remodeling the Sperm Glycocalyx”
\nSarah Dohadwala<\/strong>, Anderson Lab
\nand
\n“Identifying Novel Host DNA Damage Response Factors that Influence Early HIV-1 Infection”
\nAndrew Leal<\/strong>, Henderson Lab<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
November 25<\/td>\nNO SEMINAR<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
December 2<\/td>\nNO SEMINAR<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
December 9<\/td>\nSTUDENT SEMINARS
\n“A T cell Walks into a Bar… a Comparison of how Adaptive and Innate-like T cells Functionally Respond to Different Local Cytokine Milieus”
\nChristina McConney<\/strong>, Cappione Lab
\nand
\n“Droplet Single Genome Amplification Allows for Characterization of Autologous HIV-1 Envelope Sequences”
\nJoseph McWhirter<\/strong>, Sagar Lab<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
December 16<\/td>\nSTUDENT SEMINARS
\n“Control over Protease Immunogenicity during HIV-1 Assembly”
\nIvy Hughes<\/strong>, Gummuluru Lab
\nand
\n“Diabetic Exosomes Reprogram Tumor-T Cell Crosstalk to Promote Immune Evasion in Breast Cancer Patient-Derived Organoids”
\nChristina Ennis<\/strong>, Dries and Denis Labs<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Spring 2024 VIM and ITP Trainee Seminar and Journal Club Series<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
January 22<\/td>\nSTUDENT SEMINARS
\n“Inflammasome Activation in HIV-1 Infection of Macrophages”
\nIvy Hughes<\/strong>, Gummuluru Lab
\nand
\n\u201cUnderstanding the Role of BAFF Elevations and TACI Mutations in CVID”
\nErik Matson<\/strong>, Maglione Lab<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
January 29<\/td>\nSTUDENT SEMINARS
\n“Investigating the Role of Oncostatin M in the Lungs especially during Pneumonia”
\nYewoo Lee<\/strong>, Traber Lab
\nand
\n“Investigating the Requirement of TCR Signaling to Activate T cell Populations”
\nChristina McConney<\/strong>, Cappione Lab<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
February 5<\/td>\nJOURNAL CLUB
\nBadarinarayan, S.S. et al. HIV-1 Infection Activates Endogenous Retroviral Promoters Regulating Antiviral Gene Expression. Nucleic Acids Research 48(19):10890-10908, 2020.
\nhttps:\/\/academic.oup.com\/nar\/article\/48\/19\/10890\/5918323<\/a>
\nPresenter:\u00a0Thomas Murphy<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
February 12<\/td>\nJOURNAL CLUB
\nPasqual, G. et al. Monitoring T Cell-Dendritic Cell Interactions in vivo<\/em> by Intercellular Enzymatic Labelling. Nature 553:496-500, 2018.
\nhttps:\/\/www.nature.com\/articles\/nature25442<\/a>
\nPresenter:\u00a0Michael Vannini<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
February 19<\/td>\nNO SEMINAR<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
February 26<\/td>\nJOURNAL CLUB
\nYun, T. et al. Efficient Reverse Genetics Reveals Genetic Determinants of Budding and Fusogenic Differences between Nipah and Hendra Viruses and Enables Real-Time Monitoring of Viral Spread in Small Animal Models of Henipavirus Infection. J. Virol. 89(2):1242-1253, 2014
\nhttps:\/\/journals.asm.org\/doi\/10.1128\/jvi.02583-14#<\/a>
\nPresenter:\u00a0Jarod Herrera<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
March 4<\/td>\nJOURNAL CLUB
\nPasqual, G. et al. TRIM\u03b1 Restricts Poxviruses and is Antagonized by CypA and the Viral Protein C6. Nature 620:873-880, 2023
\nhttps:\/\/www.nature.com\/articles\/nature25442<\/a>
\nPresenter:\u00a0Joelle Johnson<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Friday
\nMarch 8
\n1:00 pm
\nin L109AC<\/td>\n		DISSERTATION DEFENSE SEMINAR
\nCallie Donahue<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
March 11<\/td>\nJOURNAL CLUB
\nMcMyn, N.F. et al. The Latent Reservoir of Inducible, Infectious HIV-1 does not Decrease Despite Decades of Antiretroviral Therapy. J. Clin. Invest. 133(17):e171554, 2023.
\nhttps:\/\/www.jci.org\/articles\/view\/171554<\/a>
\nPresenter:\u00a0Julia Huynh<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Thursday
\nMarch 14
\n11:00 am
\nin L112<\/td>\n		DISSERTATION DEFENSE SEMINAR
\nVictoria Kleiner<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
March 18<\/td>\nJOURNAL CLUB
\nRelease of Immunomodulatory Ebola Virus Glycoprotein-Containing Microvesicles is Suppressed by Tetherin in a Species-Specific Manner. Cell Rep. 26(7):1841-1853.e6, 2019.
\nhttps:\/\/www.sciencedirect.com\/science\/article\/pii\/S2211124719300944#sec4.4.12<\/a>
\nPresenter:\u00a0Elias Nafziger<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
March 25<\/td>\nJOURNAL CLUB
\nSuchanek, O. et al. Tissue-Resident B Cells Orchestrate Macrophage Polarisation and Function. Nat Commun.14:7081, 2023.
\nhttps:\/\/www.nature.com\/articles\/s41467-023-42625-4<\/a>
\nPresenter:\u00a0Anna Tseng<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Thursday
\nMarch 28
\n1:00 pm
\nin L112<\/td>\n		DISSERTATION DEFENSE SEMINAR
\nJosiane Fofana<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
April 1<\/td>\nJOURNAL CLUB
\nMan, S.M. et al. Inflammasome Activation Causes Dual Recruitment of NLRC4 and NLRP3 to the Same Macromolecular Complex. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 111(20):7403-7408, 2014.
\nhttps:\/\/www.pnas.org\/doi\/epdf\/10.1073\/pnas.1402911111<\/a>
\nPresenter:\u00a0Long Chu<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
April 8<\/td>\nPOSTDOCTORAL FELLOW SEMINAR
\nMatthew Fish, PhD, <\/strong>Tomic Lab<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
April 15<\/td>\nNO SEMINAR<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
April 22<\/td>\nPOSTDOCTORAL FELLOW SEMINAR
\nGiulia Unali, PhD,\u00a0<\/strong>Douam Lab<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
May 1<\/td>\nTBA<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

 <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Fall 2023 Microbiology and Immunology Trainee Seminar and Journal Club Series<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
September 11<\/td>\nSTUDENT SEMINARS
\n“Amidino-Rocaglates (ADRs) are Highly Selective Inhibitors of SARS-CoV-2 Infection Through Inhibition of Viral Protein Synthesis”
\nPatrick Keiser<\/strong>, Davey Lab
\nand
\n\u201cUnravelling Sex-Specific Mechanisms of Heterologous Immunity”
\nDevin Kenney<\/strong>, Douam Lab<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
September 18<\/td>\nDISSERTATION DEFENSE SEMINAR
\n“Analysis of T Cell Subsets in Systemic Sclerosis Patients Reveals Altered Composition and Features of Dysfunction”
\nVictoria Volfson-Sedletsky<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
September 25<\/td>\nSTUDENT SEMINARS
\n“RNA Synthesis Termination Mechanisms by the Non-Segmented Negative Sense RNA Virus Polymerases”
\nVictoria Kleiner<\/strong>, Fearns Lab
\nand
\n“Leveraging Marburg Virus Features to Identify Pan-Filovirus Functions of VP30”
\nEllen Suder<\/strong>,\u00a0M\u00fchlberger Lab<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
October 2<\/td>\nSTUDENT SEMINARS
\n“Aim for the Legs! Ebola Virus Co-Opts the mRNA Decapping Complex Through the Scaffold Protein EDC4”
\nCallie<\/strong>\u00a0Donahue<\/strong>, Davey Lab
\nand
\n“Identifying Host Mechanisms of EBOV mRNA Regulation”
\nStephen Ross<\/strong>\u00a0, Cifuentes and M\u00fchlberger Labs<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
October 9<\/td>\nNO SEMINAR<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
October 16<\/td>\nSTUDENT SEMINARS
\n“Investigating Mechanisms of Ebola Virus Entry and Infection in Monocytes\/Macrophages”
\nJosiane Fofana<\/strong>, Gummuluru Lab
\nand
\n“OC43 Coronavirus Infection Induces Antigen-Specific Memory Boosted by CDG”
\nNathan Sanders<\/strong>, Mizgerd Lab<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
October 23<\/td>\nSTUDENT SEMINARS
\n“Heterotypic T Cell Responses Against nsp12\/nsp13 Associates with Lower Endemic Coronavirus Incidence”
\nDavid Bean<\/strong>, Sagar Lab
\nand
\n“Accident Reconstruction: Investigating Immunological Intersections, Drivers of Inflammation, and Potential Exhaustion on the Roadways”
\nErika Smith-Mahoney<\/strong>, Cappione Lab<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
October 30<\/td>\nSTUDENT SEMINARS
\n“Evaluating Perfluoroalkyl Substance-based Modulation of Host Susceptibility to Respiratory Viruses”
\nScott Adams<\/strong>, Douam Lab
\nand
\n“Identifying the Mechanism of IRF5 Activation in HIV-1 Infected Macrophages”
\nSita Ramaswamy<\/strong>, Gummuluru Lab<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
November 6<\/td>\nSTUDENT SEMINARS
\n“Immune Detection of Defective HIV Provirus Transcriptional and Translational Products”
\nJonathan Kilroy<\/strong>, Henderson Lab
\nand
\n“Investigating the Role of Bacterial Polyphosphates in Legionella<\/em> Infection of Murine Macrophages”
\nKara Vasilew<\/strong>, Bosmann Lab<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
November 13<\/td>\nSTUDENT SEMINARS
\n“Investigating a Non-Coding RNA Regulating Flavivirus Infection”
\nElizabeth Chavez<\/strong>, Douam Lab
\nand
\n“Metabolic Inflammation in the Breast Tumor Microenvironment: Exploring the Impact of Type II Diabetes”
\nChristina Ennis<\/strong>, Dries and Denis Labs<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
November 20<\/td>\nNO SEMINAR<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
November 27<\/td>\nNO SEMINAR<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
December 4<\/td>\nSTUDENT SEMINARS
\n“Identification and Evaluation of Novel Lassa Virus Entry Inhibitors using Computational Counter Screening and Chemical Informatics”
\nBrianna Close<\/strong>, Davey Lab
\nand
\n“The Anti-Inflammatory Effects of Opioid Receptor Antagonists During
\nHIV-1 Infection”
\nChelsey Skeete<\/strong>, Gummuluru Lab<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
December 11<\/td>\nSTUDENT SEMINARS
\n“Lung Interstitial Macrophage Response and Remodeling during Pneumonia”
\nElise Armstrong<\/strong>, Mizgerd Lab
\nand
\n“Exploring interactions between host DNA damage responses and early
\nHIV-1 infection”
\nAndrew Leal<\/strong>, Henderson Lab<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
December 18<\/td>\nSTUDENT SEMINARS
\n“Assessing the Human Contraception Antibody\u2019s Activity Against HIV”
\nSarah Dohadwala<\/strong>, Anderson Lab
\nand
\n“TBA”
\nJoseph McWhirter<\/strong>, Sagar Lab<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Spring 2023 Microbiology and Immunology Trainee Seminar and Journal Club Series<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
January 23<\/td>\nSTUDENT SEMINARS
\n“Elucidating the Role of Bacterial Polyphosphates in Legionella pneumophila <\/em>Infection of Murine Macrophages”
\nKara Farquharson<\/strong>, Bosmann Lab
\nand
\n“Investigating the Impact of Opioid Signaling on HIV-Induced Innate Immune Activation in Microglia”
\nChelsey Skeete<\/strong>, Gummuluru Lab<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
January 30<\/td>\nSTUDENT SEMINARS
\n“Development of a Topical Antibody-based Contraceptive: Determining Fc Functions in the Female Reproductive Tract”
\nEmilie Mausser<\/strong>, Anderson Lab<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
February 6<\/td>\nJOURNAL CLUB
\nZila V., et al. 2021. Cone-shaped HIV-1 Capsids are Transported Through Intact Nuclear Pores. Cell 184(4):1032-46.
\nhttps:\/\/www.sciencedirect.com\/science\/article\/pii\/S0092867421000684?via%3Dihub<\/a>
\nPresenter: Ivy Hughes<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
February 13<\/td>\nJOURNAL CLUB
\nLamichhane R., et al. 2019. TCR- or Cytokine-activated CD8+ Mucosal-associated Invariant T Cells are Rapid Polyfunctional Effectors that can Coordinate Immune Responses. Cell Reports 28(12):P3061-3076.
\nhttps:\/\/www.cell.com\/cell-reports\/pdfExtended\/S2211-1247(19)31102-7<\/a>
\nPresenter:\u00a0Christina McConney<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
February 20<\/td>\nNO SEMINAR<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
February 27<\/td>\nJOURNAL CLUB
\nYao Y., et al. 2018. Induction of Autonomous Memory Alveolar Macrophages Requires T Cell Help and is Critical to Trained Immunity. Cell 175(6):1634-1650.
\nhttps:\/\/www.sciencedirect.com\/science\/article\/pii\/S0092867418312546?via%3Dihub<\/a>
\nPresenter: Elise Armstrong<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
March 6<\/td>\nJOURNAL CLUB
\nWang Q., et al. 2021. CARD8 is an Inflammasome Sensor for HIV_1 Protease Activity. Science 371(6535):eabe1707.
\nhttps:\/\/www.science.org\/doi\/10.1126\/science.abe1707<\/a>
\nPresenter: Andrew Leal<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
March 13<\/td>\nJOURNAL CLUB
\nMinns D, et al. 2021. The Neutrophil Antimicrobial Peptide Cathelicidin Promotes TH17 Differentiation. Nat. Com. 12:1285
\nhttps:\/\/www.nature.com\/articles\/s41467-021-21533-5<\/a>
\nPresenter: Yewoo Lee<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
March 20<\/td>\nJOURNAL CLUB
\nAbbott RK, et al. 2018. Precursor Frequency and Affinity Determine B Cell Competitive Fitness in Germinal Centers, Tested with Germline-Targeting HIV Vaccine Immunogens. Immunity 48(1):133-146
\nhttps:\/\/www.sciencedirect.com\/science\/article\/pii\/S1074761317305241?via%3Dihub<\/a>
\nPresenter: Joseph McWhirter<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
March 27<\/td>\nJOURNAL CLUB
\nStieh DJ, et al. 2016. TH17 Cells are Preferentially Infected very Early after Vaginal Transmission of SIV in Macaques. Cell Host & Microbe 19(4):5290540.
\nhttps:\/\/www.sciencedirect.com\/science\/article\/pii\/S193131281630097X?via%3Dihub<\/a>
\n<\/a>Presenter: Sarah Dohadwala<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
April 3<\/td>\nSTUDENT SEMINAR
\n“iPCS-derived Organoid-based Model of Intestinal Filovirus Infection”
\nElizabeth Flores<\/strong>, M\u00fchlberger & Mostoslavsky Labs<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
April 10<\/td>\nPOSTDOCTORAL FELLOW\/RESEARCH SCIENTISTS
\n“The Power of Mosquito Saliva in the Transmission of Arboviruses”
\nFabiana Feitosa-Suntheimer<\/strong>, Douam Lab<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Thursday,
\nApril 13<\/td>\n		DISSERTATION DEFENSE SEMINAR
\n“Dynamics and Requirements for Protective Lung B Cell after Pneumococcal Infection”
\nNeelou Etesami<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
April 17<\/td>\nNO SEMINAR<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
June 5<\/td>\nQUALIFYING EXAM SEMINARS
\n“Antibody-Mediated Phagocytosis, Cellular Cytotoxicity and Physical Entrapment of Male Reproductive Tract Derived Pathogens in the Female Reproductive Tract”
\nSarah Dohadwala
\n<\/strong>and
\n“Defining the Licensing of TCR-Independent Human T Cell Activation”
\nChristina McConney<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Tuesday,
\nJune 6<\/td>\n		QUALIFYING EXAM SEMINARS
\n“Investigating Lung Interstitial Macrophage Remodeling during Bacterial Pneumonia”
\nElise Armstrong<\/strong>
\nand
\n“Defining the Roles of Vpr and DNA Damage Response Factors in HIV-1 Integration”
\nAndrew Leal<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Wednesday,
\nJune 7<\/td>\n		QUALIFYING EXAM SEMINARS
\n“Inflammasome Activation following HIV-1 and HIV-2 Infection”
\nIvy Hughes<\/strong>
\nand
\n“Oncostatin M: A Multifunctional Cytokine Upregulated during Pneumonia”
\nYewoo Lee<\/strong>
\nand
\n“Investigating the Humoral and T Cell Responses in HIV and TB Coinfection”
\nJoseph McWhirter<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Fall 2022<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
October 3<\/td>\nSTUDENT SEMINARS
\n“Network mapping of an EBOV-host protein proximity screen reveals putative RNA processing complexes as important mediators of viral infection”
\nCallie Donahue<\/strong>, Davey Labs
\nand
\n“Dual antiretroviral loaded nanoparticles for long-acting suppressive HIV therapy”
\nJosiane Fofana<\/strong>, Gummuluru Lab<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
October 10<\/td>\nNO SEMINAR
\nIndigenous Peoples\u2019 Day<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
October 17<\/td>\nSTUDENT SEMINARS
\n“Prior SARS-CoV-2 infection, more than COVID-19 vaccination, associates with lower incidence of subsequent symptomatic endemic coronavirus infection”
\nDavid Bean<\/strong>, Sagar Lab
\nand
\nKLHDC7B is a double-edged sword during coronavirus infection”
\nDevin Kenney<\/strong>, Douam Lab<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
October 24<\/td>\nSTUDENT SEMINARS
\n“Requirements for resident memory B cell establishment after pneumococcal infection”
\nNeelou Etesami<\/strong>, Mizgerd Lab
\nand
\n“OC43 coronavirus infections in mice eliciting lunch resident memory”
\nNathan Sanders<\/strong>, Mizgerd Lab<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
October 31<\/td>\nSTUDENT SEMINARS
\n“Uncovering viral RNA elements driving flavivirus escape from cell-intrinsic immunity”
\nElizabeth Chavez<\/strong>, Douam Lab
\nand
\n“Mechanistic insight into Diphyllin inhibition of Ebola virus infection”
\nPatrick Keiser<\/strong>, Davey Lab<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
November 7<\/td>\nSTUDENT SEMINARS
\n“Computational identification of novel small molecule viral entry inhibitors”
\nBrianna Close<\/strong>, Davey Lab
\nand
\n“Transcriptional disease markers in survivor models of ebolavirus infection”
\nJacqueline Turcinovic<\/strong>, Connor Lab<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
November 14<\/td>\nSTUDENT SEMINARS
\n“Transcriptomic analysis of the host response to Bundibugyo virus”
\nJamie Strampe<\/strong>, Connor Lab
\nand
\n“Characterizing the intrinsic properties of coronavirus discontinuous transcription\u201d
\nStephen Ross<\/strong>, Cifuentes Lab<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
November 21<\/td>\nSTUDENT SEMINARS
\n“Transcription of defective HIV proviruses trigger expression of innate immune response genes”
\nJonathan Kilroy<\/strong>, Henderson Lab
\nand
\n“Investigation of Marburg virus VP30 functions”
\nEllen Suder<\/strong>, M\u00fchlberger Lab<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
November 28<\/td>\nSTUDENT SEMINARS
\n“Investigating a novel miRNA-based mechanism regulating flavivirus infection”
\nScott Adams<\/strong>, Douam Lab
\nand
\n“IRF5 mediates persistent inflammatory response in HIV-1 infected macrophages”
\nSita Ramaswamy<\/strong>, Gummuluru Lab<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Tuesday,
\nNovember 29,
\n2:00 pm<\/td>\n		DISSERTATION DEFENSE SEMINAR
\n“Extravascular B cell populations in the influenza A virus experienced lung”
\nMichael Breen<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
December 5<\/td>\nSTUDENT SEMINARS
\n“Determining the mechanism of action of a non-nucleoside inhibitor against the respiratory syncytial virus polymerase”
\nVictoria Kleiner<\/strong>, Fearns Lab
\nand
\n“Investigating \u03b3\u03b4 T cells in HIV infection
\nErika Smith<\/strong>, Snyder-Cappione Lab<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
December 12<\/td>\nSTUDENT SEMINARS
\n“Unraveling the spatial determinants of immunomodulation in the breast tumor microenvironment”
\nChristina Ennis<\/strong>, Denis Lab
\nand
\n“The role of BAFF and its receptors in common variable immunodeficiency”
\nErik Matson<\/strong>, Maglione Lab<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Spring 2022<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
January 24<\/td>\nSTUDENT SEMINARS
\n\u201cInvestigating the Role of Heterotypic Immune Responses in the Protection Against Coronavirus Infections\u201d
\nDavid Bean<\/strong>, <\/strong>Sagar Lab
\nand
\n\u201cInvestigating the Role of Virus-Encoded Small RNAs in Ebola Virus Transcription Initiation\u201d
\nStephen Ross<\/strong>, <\/strong>Cifuentes & M\u00fchlberger Labs<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
January 31<\/td>\nSTUDENT SEMINARS
\n\u201cUncovering Novel RNA Factors Involved in Permissiveness to Flavivirus Infection\u201d
\nElizabeth Chavez<\/strong>, Douam Lab
\nand
\n\u201cStructure-Activity Analysis of Natural Product Derivative Inhibitors of Ebola Virus Infection\u201d
\nPatrick Keiser<\/strong>, Davey Lab<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
February 7<\/td>\nPOSTDOC\/RESEARCH SCIENTIST SEMINARS
\n“Characterization of Ebola Virus Defective Genomes”
\nRebecca Johnson<\/strong>, Griffiths Lab
\nand
\n“Advancement of a Small Molecule Antiviral Therapeutic to Treat\u00a0Poxvirus <\/em>Infection”
\nScott Seitz,<\/strong> Connor Lab<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
February 14<\/td>\nSTUDENT SEMINARS
\n“Harnessing Humanized Mouse Models to Identify Human Regulators of SARS-CoV-2 Infection”
\nDevin Kenney<\/strong>, Douam Lab
\nand
\n“Remodeling of Lung Immunity After Endemic Coronavirus Infection”
\nNathan Sanders<\/strong>, Mizgerd Lab<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
February 21<\/td>\nNO SEMINAR<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
February 28<\/td>\nSTUDENT SEMINARS
\n“Investigation of Impact of Opioids of HIV Replication and Latency”
\nBinita Basukala<\/strong>, Henderson Lab
\nand
\n“Malignant Cell Expression of the Aryl Hydrocarbon Receptor Induces PD-L1 and Immunosuppression in Models of Oral and Lung Cancer”
\nMegan Snyder<\/strong>, Sherr Lab<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
March 7<\/td>\nNO SEMINAR<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Wednesday,
\nMarch 9,
\n12:00 pm<\/td>\n		DISSERTATION DEFENSE SEMINAR
\n“Novel Subsets of Resident Lymphocytes in Murine Lungs Recovered from Pneumococcal Pneumonia”
\nCarolina Lyon De Ana<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
March 14<\/td>\nJOURNAL CLUB
\nYukl, SA et al. (2020) Shared Mechanisms Govern HIV Transcriptional Suppression in Circulating CD103+ <\/sup>and Gut CD4+<\/sup> T Cells. J. Virol. 95(2):e01331.
\nhttps:\/\/journals.asm.org\/doi\/10.1128\/JVI.01331-20<\/a>
\nPresenter: Erika Smith<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
March 21<\/td>\nJOURNAL CLUB
\nLiu, X. et al. (2019) Human Cytomegalovirus Evades Antibody-mediated Immunity through Endoplasmic Reticulum-associated Degradation of the FcRn Receptor. Nat. Commun. 10:3020.
\nhttps:\/\/www.nature.com\/articles\/s41467-019-10865-y.pdf<\/a>
\nPresenter: Scott Adams<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Thursday,
\nMarch 24
\n9:00 am<\/td>\n		DISSERTATION DEFENSE SEMINAR
\n“Primate Lentiviral Viral Protein R and the DNA Damage Response: A Tale of Manipulation and Subversion”
\nSarah Nodder<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Friday,
\nMarch 25,
\n10:00 am<\/td>\n		DISSERTATION DEFENSE SEMINAR
\n“Intragenic Elements Support the Transcription of Defective HIV-1 Proviruses”
\nJeffrey Kuniholm<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
March 28<\/td>\nJOURNAL CLUB
\nHo, Y-C. et al. (2013) Replication-Competent Noninduced Proviruses in the Latent Reservoir Increase Barrier to HIV-1 Cure. Cell 155(3):540.
\nhttps:\/\/www.sciencedirect.com\/science\/article\/pii\/S0092867413011574?via%3Dihub<\/a>
\nPresenter: Jonathan Kilroy<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Tuesday,
\nMarch 29,
\n12:00 pm<\/td>\n		DISSERTATION DEFENSE SEMINAR
\n“The Influence of the Lung Virome on the Pulmonary B Cell Repertoire”
\nFumiaki Aihara<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
April 4<\/td>\nJOURNAL CLUB
\nReinert, L.S. et al. (2016) Sensing of HSV-1 by the cGAS-STING pathway in microglia orchestrates antiviral defence in the CNS. Nat. Commun. 7, 13348.
\nhttps:\/\/www.nature.com\/articles\/ncomms13348.pdf<\/a>
\nPresenter:\u00a0Chelsey Skeete<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
April 11<\/td>\nJOURNAL CLUB
\nXu, W. et al. (2021) Early innate and adaptive immune perturbations determine long-term severity of chronic virus and\u00a0Mycobacterium tuberculosis <\/em>coinfection. Immunity 54(3):5260541.e7.
\nhttps:\/\/www.sciencedirect.com\/science\/article\/pii\/S1074761321000261?via%3Dihub<\/a>
\nPresenter: Kara Farquharson<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
April 18<\/td>\nNO SEMINAR<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
April 25<\/td>\nJOURNAL CLUB
\nPerera, M.R. et al. (2022) A viral long non-coding RNA protects against cell death during human cytomegalovirus infection of CD14+ monocytes. Viruses 14(2):246.
\nhttps:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pmc\/articles\/PMC8874509\/pdf\/viruses-14-00246.pdf<\/a>
\nPresenter:\u00a0Sita Ramaswamy<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
May 23<\/td>\nDISSERTATION DEFENSE SEMINAR
\n“Liver-dependent Lung Remodeling During Systemic Inflammation Alters Responses to Secondary Infection”
\nChristine Odom<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Wednesday,
\nJune 8,
\n12:00 pm<\/td>\n		QUALIFYING EXAM SEMINAR
\n“The Impact of HIV Infection and Aging on the Diversity, Distribution, and Plasticity of ex vivo Effector Functions of Blood and Gut Mucosal Gamma Delta (\u03b3\u03b4) T Cell Subsets”
\nErika Smith<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
June 13,
\n11:30 am<\/td>\n		QUALIFYING EXAM SEMINARS
\n“IRF5 Mediated Persistent Inflammatory Response in HIV-1 Infected Macrophages”
\nSita Ramaswamy
\n<\/strong>and
\n“The Impact of Opioid Signaling on HIV-1 Induced Innate Immune Activation in Microglia”
\nChelsey Skeete<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Wednesday,
\nJune 15,
\n11:30 am<\/td>\n		QUALIFYING EXAM SEMINARS
\n“Elucidating t he Role of Polyphosphates on\u00a0Legionella pneumophilia\u00a0<\/em>Infection of Murine Macrophages”
\nKara Farquharson<\/strong>
\nand
\n“Evaluating the Impact of 5′ Deficient HIV Proviruses on Chronic Inflammation”
\nJonathan Kilroy<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Friday,
\nJune 24,
\n11:30 am<\/td>\n		QUALIFYING EXAM SEMINARS
\n“Investigating a Novel mRNA-based Mechanism Regulating Flavivirus Infection”
\nScott Adams<\/strong>
\nand
\n“Defining and Inhibiting the Dependence of Lassa Virus Entry on Sialylation of Intracellular LAMP1”
\nBrianna Close<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Friday,
\nJuly 22,
\n1:00 pm<\/td>\n		DISSERTATION DEFENSE SEMINAR
\n“Flavivirus-Dependent Packaging of\u00a0Aedes aegypti\u00a0<\/em>Saliva Proteins into Extracellular Vesicles Enhances Infection”
\nAlexander Gold<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Thursday,
\nSeptember 1,
\n12:00 pm<\/td>\n		DISSERTATION DEFENSE SEMINAR
\n“Mycobacterium tuberculosis<\/em>-driven Heterologous Immunity and Consequences in HIV-1 Co-infection”
\nBukola Adeoye<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Fall 2021<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
September 20<\/td>\nSTUDENT SEMINARS
\n\u201cInvestigating HIV-1-Specific B cell Responses in HIV-1 and Active Tuberculosis Co-Infection\u201d
\nBukola Adeoye<\/strong>, Sagar Lab<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
September 27<\/td>\nSTUDENT SEMINARS
\n“Intragenic Proviral Elements Support Transcription of Defective HIV-1 Proviruses”
\nJeffrey Kuniholm<\/strong>, Henderson Lab
\nand
\n“Heterogeneity of CD4 T Cells in Pneumococcal Pneumonia”
\nCarolina Lyon De Ana<\/strong>, Mizgerd Lab<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
October 4<\/td>\nSTUDENT SEMINARS
\n“Mosquito Protein ARGIL1 Enhances Human Cell Susceptibility to Flavivirus Infection”
\nAlexander Gold<\/strong>, Colpitts and Douam Labs
\nand
\n“Liver-Dependent Lung Remodeling during Systemic Inflammation Shapes Responses to Secondary Infection”
\nChristine Odom<\/strong>, Quinton Lab<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
October 11<\/td>\nNO SEMINAR<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
October 18<\/td>\nSTUDENT SEMINARS
\n“Network Analysis of Host Genome Screens Reveals Components of Autophagy that Mediate Ebola Virus Infection”
\nCallie Donahue<\/strong>, Davey Lab<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
October 25<\/td>\nSTUDENT SEMINAR
\n“Innate Immune Responses to HIV-1 Infection in Macrophages and Microglia”
\nSallieu Jalloh<\/strong>, Gummuluru Lab<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
November 1<\/td>\nSTUDENT SEMINARS
\n“Lung B Cell Dynamics during Respiratory Infection”
\nNeelou Etesami<\/strong>, Mizgerd Lab
\nand
\n“Differential Expression in Bundibugyo Ebolavirus Infected Macaques”
\nJamie Strampe<\/strong>, Connor Lab<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Friday, Nov 5
\n11:00 am in
\nHeibert Auditorium<\/td>\n		DISSERTATION DEFENSE SEMINAR
\n“An Investigation of the Interconnections between Aging, Chronic Inflammation, and Anti-Viral Immunity”
\nRachel Yuen<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
November 8<\/td>\nNO SEMINAR<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
November 15<\/td>\nSTUDENT SEMINARS
\n“Potential Involvement of Cellular Protein PABP in nsNSV Transcription”
\nVictoria Kleiner<\/strong>, Fearns Lab
\nand
\n“Test, Sequence, Trace: Using Genomics to Track Viral Spread at BU”
\nJacqueline Turcinovic<\/strong>, Connor Lab<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Wednesday, Nov 17
\n9:00am in
\nHeibert Auditorium<\/td>\n		DISSERTATION DEFENSE SEMINAR
\n“IL-7-Dependent Regulation of Conventional and Regulatory T Cells in
\nType 1 Diabetes”
\nAlbert Jones<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
November 22<\/td>\nSTUDENT SEMINAR
\n“Elucidating the Roles of VP30 and Cis-Acting Genomic Elements in Marburg Virus”
\nEllen Suder<\/strong>, M\u00fchlberger Lab<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
November 29<\/td>\nSTUDENT SEMINARS
\n“Profiling Transcription Factor and Cofactor Recruitment Utilizing a Novel Array-Based Approach”
\nHeather Hook<\/strong>, Siggers Lab
\nand
\n“Trafficking and Other Fc Receptor-Mediated Functions of IgA in Human Vaginal Mucosa”
\nEmilie Mausser<\/strong>, Anderson Lab<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
December 6<\/td>\n“Dual Antiretroviral Loaded Nanoparticles for Long-Acting Suppressive HIV Therapy”
\nJosiane Fofana<\/strong>, Gummuluru Lab
\nand
\n“T-bet Deficiency in Systemic Sclerosis and its Association with T Cell Exhaustion”
\nVictoria Sedletsky<\/strong>, Dooms Lab<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Spring 2021<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
January 25<\/td>\nSTUDENT SEMINARS (Remote only presentations)
\n“Uncovering the Pro-viral Function of the Aedes aegypti <\/em>Protein AAEL002675.”
\nAlexander Gold<\/strong>, Douam Lab
\nand
\n“Innate Immune Response to SARS-CoV-2 in Macrophages”
\nSallieu Jalloh<\/strong>, Gummuluru Lab<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
February 1<\/td>\nJOURNAL CLUB (Remote only presentation)
\nNelde, A. et al<\/em>. SARS-CoV-2-derived peptides define heterologous and COVID-19-induced T cell recognition. <\/span>Nature Immunology<\/em>\u00a0<\/span>22:<\/strong>74-85, 2021. <\/span>https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/32999467\/<\/a>
\nPresenter: David<\/strong> Bean<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
February 8<\/td>\nNO SEMINAR<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
February 22<\/td>\nJOURNAL CLUB (Remote only presentation)
\nLeist, 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.
\nhttps:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pmc\/articles\/PMC7510428\/<\/a>
\nPresenter: Nathan Sanders<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
March 1<\/td>\nJOURNAL CLUB (Remote only presentation)
\nWahl, 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<\/a>.
\n<\/span>Presenter: Devin Kenney<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
March 15<\/td>\nSTUDENT SEMINARS (Remote only presentations)
\n“Potential involvement of cellular protein PABP in respiratory syncytial virus mRNA polyadenylation”
\nVictoria Kleiner<\/strong>, Fearns Lab
\nand
\n“<\/span>Immunological Consequences of Defective HIV Infection in Macrophages\u201d
\nJeffrey Kuniholm<\/strong>, Henderson Lab<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
March 22<\/td>\nSTUDENT SEMINARS (Remote only presentations)
\n“Investigation of Effects of Opioids on HIV Replication and Latency”
\nBinita Basukala<\/strong>, Henderson Lab
\nand
\n“Biomarkers of Mortality in Lassa Fever”
\nJamie Strampe<\/strong>, Connor Lab<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
March 29<\/td>\nPOSTDOC\/RESEARCH SCIENTIST SEMINARS (Remote only presentations)
\n\u201cModeling SARS-CoV-2 Infection with Human Pluripotent Stem Cell-Derived Intestinal Organoids Reveals a Common Epithelial Inflammatory Response\u201d
\nAdam Hume<\/strong>, M\u00fchlberger Lab
\nand
\n“No way to Escape: CD169 and Pathogenic Viruses”
\nJudith Olejnik<\/strong>, M\u00fchlberger Lab<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Tuesday, March 30, at 11:00 am<\/td>\nDISSERTATION DEFENSE SEMINAR
\n“Linoleic Acid-mediated Regulation of T Cell Cytokine-subset Composition in Type 1 Diabetes”
\nJaileene Hernandez Escalante<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
April 5<\/td>\nJOURNAL CLUB (Remote only presentation)
\nMcCarthy, 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<\/a>
\nPresenter: Brianna Close<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
April 12<\/td>\nJOURNAL CLUB (Remote only presentation)
\nBanadyga, 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.
\nhttps:\/\/mbio.asm.org\/content\/12\/1\/e01438-20.long<\/a>
\nPatrick<\/strong>\u00a0Keiser<\/strong>, Davey Lab<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
April 26<\/td>\nSTUDENT SEMINARS (Remote only presentations)
\nJosiane Fofana<\/strong>, Gummuluru Lab
\nand
\n“Functional Characterization of the Expanded PD-1+TIGIT+ CD4+ T Cell Population in Systemic Sclerosis”
\nVictoria Volfson Sedletsky<\/strong>, Dooms Lab<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Friday, April 30
\n@ 2:00 pm<\/td>\n		DISSERTATION DEFENSE SEMINAR
\n“Induced Pluripotent Stem Cell Based Modeling of Gastrointestinal Disease using Human Intestinal Organoids”
\nAditya Mithal<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
July 28<\/td>\nDISSERTATION DEFENSE SEMINAR
\n“Investigating the Role of Antibody-Dependent Cellular Cytotoxicity in the Prevention of Mother-to-Child Transmission of HIV-1 Through Breastfeeding”
\nAllison Thomas<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Fall 2020<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Tuesday,
\nSeptember 8,
\n1:00 PM<\/td>\n		DISSERTATION DEFENSE SEMINAR
\nEric Brownhill<\/strong>
\n\u201cCompromised Metabolic Function and Dysregulated Induction of Type 1 Interferon Promote Susceptibility in a Model for Tuberculosis Infection\u201d<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
September 21<\/td>\nSTUDENT SEMINARS
\n“Pluripotent Stem Cell Derived Organoid-Based Modeling of Intestinal SARS-CoV2 Infection”
\nAditya Mithal<\/strong>, Mostoslavsky Lab
\nand
\n“An ELISA Protocol with Resolution at High Sample Concentration Reveals Reactive Antibodies to SARS-CoV-2 in Unexposed Individuals”
\nRachel Yuen<\/strong>, Cappione Lab<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Thursday,
\nSeptember 24,
\n11:00 AM<\/td>\n		DISSERTATION DEFENSE SEMINAR
\n\u201cThe Establishment and Function of Lung Resident Memory B Cells after Bacterial Respiratory Infection\u201d
\nKimberly Barker<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
September 28<\/td>\nNO SEMINAR<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
October 5<\/td>\nSTUDENT QUALIFYING EXAM SEMINARS
\n“Characterizing the Trafficking and Fusion of Ebola Virus in the Endolysosomal System”
\nCallie Donahue<\/strong>
\nand
\n“Comparative Analysis of Cellular Stress Responses in Filovirus Infections”
\nEllen Suder<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
October 12<\/td>\nNO SEMINAR<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
October 19<\/td>\nNO SEMINAR<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
October 26<\/td>\nSTUDENT SEMINARS
\n“Effects of Liver Activity on the Lung Immune Landscape”
\nChristine Odom<\/strong>, Quinton Lab
\nand
\n“Antibody Dependent Cellular Cytotoxicity (ADCC) as a Correlate of Protection against Mother-to-Child Transmission of HIV-1”
\nAllison Thomas<\/strong>, Sagar Lab<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
November 2<\/td>\nSTUDENT SEMINARS
\n“Data Wrangling, Making Sense of Giant Data”
\nFumiaki Aihara<\/strong>, Kepler Lab
\nand
\n“Lung Resident Memory B Cell Dynamics in Response to Pneumococcal Infection”
\nNeelou Etesami<\/strong>, Mizgerd Lab<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
November 9<\/td>\nJOURNAL CLUB
\nLi, X., et al. 2018. H5N1 influenza virus-specific miRNA-like small RNA increases cytokine production and mouse mortality via targeting poly(rC)-binding protein 2<\/a>. Cell Research 28:157-171.
\nPresenter: Stephen Ross<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
November 16<\/td>\nSTUDENT SEMINARS
\n“Recombinant RSV Containing a Cre Recombinase: A Tool to Study Previous Infection”
\nMichael Breen<\/strong>, Fearns Lab
\nand
\n“Determining the Role of IL-7 Signaling in Type I Diabetes”
\nAlbert Jones<\/strong>, Dooms Lab<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
November 23<\/td>\nSENIOR RESEARCH SCIENTIST
\n“Establishment and Characterization of a SARS-CoV-2 Infection Model of iPSC-Derived Alveolar Type 2 Cells”
\nAdam Hume<\/strong>, M\u00fchlberger Lab<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
November 30<\/td>\nJOURNAL CLUB
\nSchultz, P. et al. 2018. MicroRNA-122 Amplifies Hepatitis C Virus Translation by Shaping the Structure of the Internal Ribosomal Entry Site<\/a>. Nat. Comm. 9:2613.
\nPresenter: Elizabeth Chavez<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
December 7<\/td>\nSTUDENT SEMINARS – REMOTE ONLY
\n“Investigating the Role of Active Tuberculosis Co-Infection on Plasma Breadth and Potency in Chronic HIV-1 Patients”
\nBukola Adeoye<\/strong>, Sagar Lab
\nand
\n“T-Cell Landscape of Heterotypic Immune Lungs”
\nCarolina Lyon De Ana<\/strong>, Mizgerd Lab<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
December 14<\/td>\nSTUDENT SEMINARS
\n“Development of a Sudan Virus Minigenome System to Study Nucleoprotein Mutations”
\nLaura Avena<\/strong>, Griffiths Lab
\nand
\n“Characterizing the\u00a0Sudan ebolavirus<\/em> Variant Swarm during Serial Passage”
\nJacquelyn Turcinovic<\/strong>, Connor Lab<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Spring 2020<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
January 27<\/td>\nSTUDENT SEMINARS
\n“The Influence of The Lung Virome on Pulmonary B cells”
\nFumiaki Aihara, <\/strong>Kepler Lab
\nand
\n“<\/span>Characterizing the Lung B Memory Cell Population After Respiratory Viral Infection”
\n<\/span>Michael Breen, <\/strong>Fearns Lab<\/span>
\n<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
February 3<\/td>\nJOURNAL CLUB
\nCallie Donahue<\/strong>, Davey Lab
\nMartini, 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<\/a>. J. Virol.\u00a0<\/em>94, e01311-19, 2019.\u00a0PMID:\u00a0<\/span>31597781
\n<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
February 10<\/td>\nQUALIFYING EXAM SEMINAR
\n“Characterization of PD-1+TIGIT+ CD4+ T Conventional Cells in Systemic Sclerosis and Their Contribution to Fibrosis”
\nVictoria Volfson Sedletsky<\/strong>, Dooms Lab<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
February 24<\/td>\nJOURNAL CLUB
\nJosiane Fofana<\/strong>, Gummuluru Lab<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Thurs, Feb 27
\n@ 9:00 AM
\nLocation: TBA<\/td>\n		DISSERTATION DEFENSE SEMINAR
\n“Discovery, Characterization, and Ligand Specificity Engineering of a Novel Bacterial Transcription Factor Inducible by Progesterone”
\nR Cooper Baer<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
March 2<\/td>\nSTUDENT SEMINARS
\n“Investigating the Role of Tuberculosis Disease on Humoral Immunity in Ugandans Living with HIV-1”
\nBukola Adeoye<\/strong>, Sagar Lab
\nand
\n“STAT3-Induced Liver Activity Remodels the Lung Landscape to Fortify Pulmonary Disease”
\nChristine Odom<\/strong>, Quinton Lab<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
March 16<\/td>\n***C A N C E L E D***<\/strong>
\nPOSTDOC\/RESEARCH SCIENTIST SEMINARS<\/del>
\n“Characterizing a Clinically Identified Mutation in the Ebola Virus Glycoprotein”<\/del>
\nScott Seitz<\/strong>, Connor Lab<\/del>
\nand<\/del>
\n“Filovirus Glycoproteins and TLR4”<\/del>
\nJudith Olejnik<\/strong>, M\u00fchlberger Lab<\/span><\/del><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
March 23<\/td>\nMOVED TO MAY 4<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
March 30<\/td>\nJOURNAL CLUB
\nVictoria Volfson Sedletsky<\/strong>, Dooms Lab
\nTaylor, DK et al. T Follicular Helper-Like Cells Contribute to Skin Fibrosis<\/a>. Sci. Transl. Med. 10(431):eaaf5307, 2018. PMID 29514998<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
April 6<\/td>\nSTUDENT SEMINARS
\n“The Function of Extracellular Vesicles and their Cargo during Dengue Virus Infection”
\nAlexander Gold<\/strong>, Colpitts Lab
\nand
\n“Memory CD4+ T Cell Landscape after Lung Recovery from Pneumococcal Pneumonia”
\nCarolina Lyon de Ana<\/strong>, Mizgerd Lab<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
April 13<\/td>\nSTUDENT\/RESEARCH TECHNICIAN SEMINARS
\n“Investigation of Effect of Chronic Opioid Misuse on HIV Pathogenesis and Latency Establishment”
\nBinita Bashukala<\/strong>, Henderson Lab
\nand
\n“Distinct Roles of Gamma Delta T Cell Subsets in HIV and Aging-Associated Inflammation”
\nRiley Pihl<\/strong>, Flow Core<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
April 27<\/td>\nNO SEMINAR<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
May\u00a0 4<\/td>\nSTUDENT SEMINARS
\n“Mechanisms of HIV-1 RNA-Induced Activation of Microglia”
\nSallieu Jalloh<\/strong>, Gummuluru Lab
\nand
\n“Regulation of Autoreactive T Cell Fitness and Cytokine-Subset Distribution by n-6 Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids”
\nJaileene Hernandez Escalante<\/strong>, Dooms Lab<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Tuesday, May 12
\n@ 12:00 pm<\/td>\n		DISSERTATION DEFENSE SEMINAR
\n“Ebola Virus Induces a Type I Interferon Response in Induced Pluripotent Stem Cell-Derived Hepatocytes”
\nWhitney Manhart
\n<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Thursday,
\nJune 25
\n@ 1:00 pm<\/td>\n		DISSERTATION DEFENSE SEMINAR
\n“Cell-to-Cell Transmission and Intrinsic Mechanisms that Influence HIV Infection”
\nKyle Pedro<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Fall 2019<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Thurs, Sept 12
\n@ 1:00 PM
\nin L110<\/td>\n		DISSERTATION DEFENSE SEMINAR
\nAlexander Barron<\/strong>
\n\u201cPerivascular Fibroblast Activation States in Human Skin Diseases\u201d<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
September 23<\/td>\nJOURNAL CLUB
\nCarolina Lyon de Ana<\/strong>
\nVesely, M.C.A. et al. 2019. Effector TH<\/sub>17 Cells Give Rise to Long-Lived TRM<\/sub> Cells that are Essential for an Immediate Response Against Bacterial Infection<\/a><\/span>. Cell 178:1176-1188.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
September 30<\/td>\nSTUDENT SEMINARS
\nWhitney Manhart<\/strong>, Mostoslavsky and M\u00fchlberger Labs
\n\u201cComparison of Human and Rousettus aegyptiacus Host Responses to Filovirus Infection\u201d
\nand
\nAditya Mithal<\/strong>, Mostoslavsky Lab
\n\u201ciPSC modeling of Tissue Resident Macrophage Function in Crohn’s Disease Pathogenesis\u201d<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
October 7<\/td>\nNO SEMINAR<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
October 21<\/td>\nSTUDENT SEMINARS
\nKimberly Barker<\/strong>, Mizgerd Lab
\n\u201cResident Memory B Cells are an Important Component of Lung Adaptive Immunity\u201d
\nand
\nAllison Thomas<\/strong>, Sagar Lab
\n“A New Cell Line more Amenable to Access\u00a0HIV-1 Antibody Dependent Cellular\u00a0Cytotoxicity Against Broad Range of Variants”<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
October 28<\/td>\nJOURNAL CLUB
\nVictoria Kleiner<\/strong>
\nGilman, M.S.A. et al. 2019. Structure of the Respiratory Syncytial Virus Polymerase Complex<\/a>. Cell 179:193-204.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
November 4<\/td>\nSTUDENT SEMINARS
\nAlbert Jones<\/strong>, Dooms Lab
\n“Determining the Role of IL-7 Signaling in Type 1 Diabetes”
\nand
\nSarah Nodder<\/strong>, Gummuluru Lab
\n“HIV-2 Vpr Suprpresses a Type III IFN Response in Monocyte-Derived Dendritic Cells”<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Friday, Nov 15
\n@ 12:30 PM
\nin L110<\/td>\n		DISSERTATION DEFENSE SEMINAR
\nTessa Cressey<\/strong>
\n“RNA Synthesis Initiation by the Nonsegmented Negative-Sense RNA Virus Polymerases”<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
November 18<\/td>\nJOURNAL CLUB
\nEllen Suder
\n<\/strong>Nikolic, J. et al. 2017. Negri Bodies are Viral Factories with Properties of Liquid Organelles<\/a>. Nat. Comm. 8:58-70<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Friday, Nov 22
\n@ 12:00 PM<\/td>\n		DISSERTATION DEFENSE SEMINAR
\nMolly Braun
\n<\/strong>“Multifunctional Roles of the Respiratory Syncytial Virus Transcription and Genome Replication Machinery”<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
November 25<\/td>\nSTUDENT SEMINARS
\nEric Brownhill<\/strong>, Kramnik Lab
\n“Dysregulation of Type 1 Interferon Compromises Metabolic Function and Promotes Susceptibility in an in vitro<\/em> Model of Tuberculosis Infection”
\nand
\nRachel Yuen<\/strong>, Wetzler Lab
\n“TLR-Based Adjuvant Enhancement of the Germinal Center Reaction”<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
December 9<\/td>\nPOSTDOC\/RESEARCH SCIENTIST
\nAdam Hume<\/strong>, M\u00fchlberger Lab
\n“Ender’s Game: Finding Functional Lloviu Virus Genome Ends”
\nand
\nRebecca Johnson<\/strong>, Griffiths Lab
\n“Characterization of Ebola Virus Defective Genomes”<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Spring 2019<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
February<\/td>\n4<\/td>\nJournal Club<\/td>\nAlexander Gold<\/td>\nBeerli, C., et al. 2018.\u00a0Vaccinia virus hijacks EGFR signalling to enhance virus spread through rapid and directed infected cell motility<\/a><\/span>. Nat. Microbiol. [Epub ahead of print].<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n11<\/td>\nStudent Seminars<\/td>\nWhitney Manhart
\n(Mostoslavsky and
\nM\u00fchlberger Labs)
\nand
\nAditya Mithal
\n(Mostoslavsky Lab)<\/td>\n		\u201cDevelopment of an Ebola Virus Infection Model using iPSC-Derived Hepatocytes\u201d
\nand
\n\u201ciPSC Modeling of Tissue Resident Macrophage Function in Crohn\u2019s Disease Pathogenesis\u201d<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n18<\/td>\nNo Seminar<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n25<\/td>\nJournal Club<\/td>\nSallieu Jalloh<\/td>\nDaniels, B.P. et al. 2019.\u00a0The nucleotide sensor ZBP1 and kinase RIPK3 induce the enzyme IRG1 to promote an antiviral metabolic state in neurons<\/a><\/span>. Immunity 50:64-76.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
March<\/td>\n4<\/td>\nNo Seminar<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n11<\/td>\nJournal Club<\/td>\nChristine Odom<\/td>\nPillponsky, A.M. et al. 2019.\u00a0Basophil-Derived tumor necrosis factor can enhance survival in a sepsis model in mice.<\/a><\/span>\u00a0Nat. Immunol. 20:129-140.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n18<\/td>\nStudent Seminars<\/td>\nMichael Breen
\n(Fearns Lab)
\nand
\nAllison Thomas
\n(Sagar Lab)<\/td>\n		\u201cCharacterizing the Lung B Memory Cell Population after Respiratory Viral Infection\u201d
\nand
\n\u201cInvestigating the Role of ADCC in the Prevention of Mother-To-Child Transmission of HIV-1\u201d<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\nFriday,
\nMar 22, 12 PM in L110<\/strong><\/td>\n		Dissertation Defense
\n<\/strong>Seminar<\/td>\n		Matthew Gagne<\/td>\n\u201cCellular Mechanisms that Establish HIV-1 Latency in CD4+ T Cells and the Potential for their Manipulation as a Therapeutic Strategy\u201d<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n25<\/td>\nJournal Club<\/td>\nLaura Avena<\/td>\nSantiana, M. et al. 2018.\u00a0Vesicle-Cloaked Virus Clusters are Optimal Units for Inter-organismal Viral Transmission<\/a><\/span>. Cell Host Microbe 24(2):208-220.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
April<\/td>\n1<\/td>\nJournal Club<\/td>\nBukola Adeoye<\/td>\nCastellano, P. et al. 2019.\u00a0HIV Infection and Latency Induce a Unique Metabolic Signature in Human Macrophages<\/a><\/span>. Sci. Rep. 9(1):3941-3954.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n8<\/td>\nNo Seminar<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n15<\/td>\nNo Seminar<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n22<\/td>\nStudent Seminars<\/td>\nFumiaki Aihara
\n(Kepler Lab)
\nand
\nAlbert Jones
\n(Dooms Lab)<\/td>\n		\u201cThe Influence of the Lung Virome on Pulmonary B Cells\u201d
\nand
\n\u201cDetermining the Role of IL-7 Signaling in Type 1 Diabetes\u201d<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n29<\/td>\nJournal Club<\/td>\nNeelou Etesami<\/td>\nVelazquez, E., et al. 2019.\u00a0Endogenous Enterobacteriaceae Underlie Variation in Susceptibility to Salmonella Infection<\/a><\/span>. Nat. Microbiol. [epub ahead of print].<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
June<\/td>\n12\u00a0 at
\n11:00 a.m.<\/strong><\/td>\n		Qualifying Exam Seminars<\/td>\nSallieu Jalloh
\nand
\nAlexander Gold<\/td>\n		\u201cElucidating the Mechanism and Consequences of HIV-1-Induced Innate Immune Activation in Microglia\u201d
\nand
\n\u201cThe Role of Exosomes in Human to Mosquito Transmission of Dengue Viruses\u201d<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n14 at
\n11:00 a.m.<\/strong><\/td>\n		Qualifying Exam Seminars<\/td>\nNeelou Etesami,
\nJeffrey Kuniholm,
\nand
\nCarolina Lyon de Ana<\/td>\n		\u201cCharacterization of Outer Membrane Vesicles and PorB1B as Novel Gonococcal Vaccine Candidates,\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Effects of TLR Ligand Vaccine Adjuvants on T Cell Memory\u201d
\nand
\n\u201cThe T Cell Landscape of Heterotypic Immune Lungs\u201d<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

July<\/td>\n1<\/td>\nQualifying Exam Seminar<\/td>\nChristine Odom<\/td>\n\u201cHepatocyte STAT3-Dependent Mechanisms of Limiting Pneumonia Susceptibility During Sepsis\u201d<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n10<\/td>\nQualifying Exam Seminar<\/td>\nBukola Adeoye<\/td>\n\u201cMycobacterium tuberculosis<\/em>\u00a0(MTB) Infection Impacts Human Immunodeficiency Virus-1 (HIV-1) Specific Humoral Responses in HIV-1\/MTB Coinfection\u201d<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Fall 2018<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
September<\/td>\n17<\/td>\nStudent Seminars<\/td>\nAlexander Barron
\n(Browning Lab)
\nand
\nMatthew Gagne
\n(Henderson Lab)<\/td>\n		“T Cell Accumulation Accompanies Vascular Adventitial Fibroblast Specialization in the Inflamed Human Dermis”
\nand
\n“Strength of T Cell Signaling Regulates HIV-1 Replication and Establishment of Latency”<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n24<\/td>\nNo Seminar<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
October<\/td>\n1<\/td>\nStudent Seminar<\/td>\nR Baer
\n(Galagan Lab)<\/td>\n		“Development of a Cell-Based Steroid Biosensor for Directed Evolution of a Bacterial Progesterone Sensitive Transcription Factor”<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n8<\/td>\nNo Seminar<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n15<\/td>\nJournal Club<\/td>\nJaileene Hernandez Escalante<\/td>\nAkondy, R.S., et al. 2017. Origin and Differentiation of Human Memory CD8 T Cells after Vaccination<\/a>. Nature 552:362-367.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n22<\/td>\nStudent Seminars<\/td>\nTessa Cressey
\n(Fearns and M\u00fchlberger Labs)
\nand
\nKyle Pedro
\n(Henderson Lab)<\/td>\n		“Structural Determinants of the RSV Polymerase Involved in Coordinating the RNA Synthesis Initiation Complex”
\nand
\n“Investigating the Role of Novel HIV-2 Transcription Factors”<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n29<\/td>\nJournal Club<\/td>\nFumiaki Aihara<\/td>\nOnder, L. et al. 2017. Lymphatic Endothelial Cells Control Initiation of Lymph Node Organogenesis<\/a>. Immunity 47:80-92.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
November<\/td>\n5<\/td>\nStudent Seminars<\/td>\nMolly Braun
\n(Fearns Lab)
\nand
\nRachel Yuen
\n(Wetzler Lab)<\/td>\n		“RNA Binding Properties and Localizations of the RSV Transcription Elongation Factor, M2-1”
\nand
\n“T Follicular Helper Cell and Germinal Center B Cell Responses Induced by TLR-Based Adjuvants”<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n12<\/td>\nNo Seminar<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n19<\/td>\nJournal Club<\/td>\nJeffrey Kuniholm<\/td>\nZhang, Q. et al. 2018. Blockade of the Checkpoint Receptor TIGIT Prevents NK cell Exhaustion and Elicits Potent Anti-Tumor Immunity. Nat. Immunol<\/a>. 19:723-732.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n26<\/td>\nStudent Seminars<\/td>\nKimberly Barker
\n(Mizgerd Lab)
\nand
\nSarah Nodder
\n(Gummuluru Lab)<\/td>\n		“Pneumococcal Exposures Elicit Lung Plasma Cells and Memory B Cells Poised to Secrete Class-Switched Antibodies”
\nand
\n“Investigating the Role of HIV-2\/SIVmac Vpr in Monocyte-Derived Dendritic Cells”<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
December<\/td>\n3<\/td>\nJournal Club<\/td>\nAditya Mithal<\/td>\nDe Schepper, S. et al. 2018. Self-Maintaining Gut Macrophages are Essential for Intestinal Homeostasis<\/a>. Cell 175:400-415.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n10<\/td>\nStudent Seminars<\/td>\nEric Brownhill
\n(Kramnik Lab)
\nand
\nJaileene Hernandez Escalante
\n(Dooms Lab)<\/td>\n		“Interferon Immunopathology<\/span>: Evaluating the Role of RNA-Dependent Protein Kinase (PKR) in Susceptibility to Tuberculosis”
\nand
\n“Regulatino of IL-10 Producing T cells by Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids”<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n
\n
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Spring 2018<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
January<\/td>\n29<\/td>\nMicrobiology Journal Club<\/td>\nMichael Breen<\/td>\nMcCarthy, K.R. et al. 2018. Memory B Cells that Cross-React with Group 1 and Group 2 Influenza A Viruses are Abundant in Adult Human Repertoires. <\/a>Immunity 48(1):174-184.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
February<\/td>\n5<\/td>\nImmunology Journal Club<\/td>\nFumiaki Aihara<\/td>\nGrist, J.T. et al. 2018. Extracellular Lactate: A Novel Measure of T Cell Proliferation<\/a>. J. Immunol.\u00a0\u00a0200\u00a0<\/span><\/span>(3):<\/span><\/span>1220-1226.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n12<\/td>\nNo Seminar<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\nFriday,
\nFeb 16,
\n12:00 PM
\nin X714<\/td>\n		Dissertation Defense Seminar<\/td>\nLudy Registre<\/td>\n“Examination of the Role of Envelope Directed Antibodies on Co-Receptor Usage in HIV-1B Infection”<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n19<\/td>\nNo Seminar<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\nTuesday,
\nFeb 20,
\n1:00 PM<\/td>\n		Dissertation Defense Seminar<\/td>\nMichelle Fleury<\/td>\n“Expression and Function of Co-Inhibitory Receptors PD-1, TIGIT, TIM-3, and LAG-3 in Systemic Sclerosis”<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n26<\/td>\nStudent Seminars<\/td>\nWhitney Manhart
\n(Mostoslavsky and M\u00fchlberber Labs)
\nand
\nRachel Yuen
\n(Wetzler Lab)<\/td>\n		“Investigating a Virus that Doesn\u2019t Exist:\u00a0Generating a Minigenome System\u00a0for Lloviu Virus”
\nand
\n“The Effect of Adjuvants on the Germinal Center\u00a0Response and Development of Humoral\u00a0 Immunological Memory”<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
March<\/td>\n5<\/td>\nMicrobiology Journal Club<\/td>\nAllison Thomas<\/td>\nTurner, D.L. et al. 2018. Biased Generation and In Situ Activation of Lung Tissue-Resident Memory CD4 T Cells in the Pathogenesis of Allergic Asthma<\/a>. J. Immunol. 200(5):1561-1569.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n12<\/td>\nStudent Seminars<\/td>\nEric Brownhill
\n(Kramnik Lab)
\nand
\nJaileene Hernandez Escalante
\n(Dooms Lab)<\/td>\n		“Interferon Immunopathology: Evaluating the Drivers of Susceptibility to M. tuberculosis<\/em> Infection”
\nand
\n“Investigating the Influence of Fatty Acids on T1D Autoreactive Prone T Cells”<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n19<\/td>\nNo Seminar<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n26<\/td>\nStudent Seminars<\/td>\nKimberly Barker
\n(Mizgerd Lab)
\nand
\nSarah Nodder
\n(Gummuluru Lab)<\/td>\n		“Investigating B Cell Contributions to\u00a0Heterotypic Anti-Pneumococcal Immunity”
\nand
\n“Unintegrated HIV DNA:\u00a0Dead End or Secret Reservoir?”<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
April<\/td>\n2<\/td>\nNo Seminar<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\nTuesday, Apr 3,
\n10:00 AM<\/td>\n		Dissertation Defense Seminar<\/td>\nIan Francis<\/td>\n“The Characterization of Novel Transgenic Murine Models of Neisseria Gonorrhoeae Infection and Development of a Natural Outer Membrane Vesicle Anti-Gonococcal Vaccine Candidate”<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\nThursday, Apr 5,
\n11:00 AM<\/td>\n		Dissertation Defense Seminar<\/td>\nStephanie Pavlovich<\/td>\n“Genomic Analysis and Examination of Innate Antiviral Immunity in the Egyptian Rousette Bat”<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n9<\/td>\nImmunology Journal Club<\/td>\nAlexander Barron<\/td>\nViera, S.M. et al. Translocation of a gut Pathobiont Drives Autoimmunity in Mice and Humans. <\/a>Science 359(6380):1156-1161.<\/p>\n

Accompanying Perspective Article
\nCiti, S. Intestinal Barriers Protect Against Disease<\/a>. Science 359(6380):1097-1098.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

<\/td>\n16<\/td>\nNo Seminar<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n23<\/td>\nPostdoctoral Seminars<\/td>\nJohn Ruedas
\n(Connor Lab)
\nand
\nBarbara Ludeke
\n(Fearns Lab)<\/td>\n		“Change is Happening: Investigation of a Series of Growth-Adaptive Mutations Emerging in the Ebola Makona Glycoprotein”
\nand
\n“Building Blocks for a Non-Isotopic Assay for RSV RNA Polymerase Activity”<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\nWednesday,
\nApr 25,
\n2:00 PM<\/td>\n		Dissertation Defense Seminar<\/td>\nSila Ataca<\/td>\n“Biophysical Characterization of Affinity Maturation in the Human Response to Anthrax Vaccine”<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n30<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
May<\/td>\n14<\/td>\nQualifying Exam Seminars<\/td>\nAlbert Jones
\nand
\nAditya Mithal,
\nand
\nAllison Thomas<\/td>\n		“Impacts of IL-7 Signaling Inhibition on Type 1 Diabetes”
\nand
\n“Defective Macrophages- Investigating a New Paradigm of Crohn’s Disease Pathogenesis”
\nand
\n“Investigating the Role of Antibodies Capable of Mediating Cellular Cytotoxicity in Mother-to-Child-Transmission of HIV-1”<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\nTuesday,
\nMay 15,
\n12:00 PM
\nin\u00a0L112<\/td>\n		Qualifying Exam Seminars<\/td>\nFumiaki Aihara
\nand
\nMichael Breen<\/td>\n		“The Influence of the Lung Virome on Pulmonary B Cells”
\nand
\n“Characterizing the Lung B Memory Cell Population after Respiratory Viral Infection”<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n
\n
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Fall 2017<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
September<\/td>\n25<\/td>\nMicrobiology Journal Club<\/td>\nMatthew Gagne<\/td>\nFoster TL, et al. 2016.\u00a0<\/span>Resistance of Transmitted Founder HIV-1 to IFITM-Mediated Restriction<\/a>. Cell Host Microbe. 20(4):429-442.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
October<\/td>\n2<\/td>\nStudent Seminars<\/td>\nAlexander Barron
\n(Browning Lab)
\nand
\nMatthew Gagne
\n(Henderson Lab)<\/td>\n		“VCAM Expression by Vascular Adventitial Fibroblasts Correlates with Perivasicular T Cell Accummulation in Human Skin Diseases”
\nand
\n“The Effects of Differential T Cell Signaling on HIV Transcription and Latency”<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n9<\/td>\nNo Seminar<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n16<\/td>\nImmunology Journal Club<\/td>\nWhitney Manhart<\/td>\nJaitin DA, et al. 2016.\u00a0<\/span>Dissecting Immune Circuits by Linking CRISPR-Pooled Screens with Single-Cell RNA-Seq<\/a>. Cell 167(7):1883-1869.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n23<\/td>\nNo Seminar<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n30<\/td>\nInflammation Journal Club<\/td>\nMolly Braun<\/td>\nTakata, MA et al. 2017.\u00a0<\/span>CG Dinucleotide Suprpression Enables Antiviral Defence Targeting non-self RNA<\/a>. Nature 550(7674):124-127.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
November<\/td>\n6<\/td>\nStudent Seminars<\/td>\nTessa Cressey
\n(Fearns\/Muhlberger Labs)
\nand
\nKyle Pedro
\n(Henderson Lab)<\/td>\n		“Initiation Mechanisms of the RSV Polymerase”
\nand
\n“The Contribution of DC-Mediated and T Cell Receptor Signaling to HIV\u00a0trans<\/em>-infection”<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n13<\/td>\nMicrobiology Journal Club<\/td>\nAlbert Jones<\/td>\nNaik, S et al. 2017.\u00a0<\/span>Inflammatory Memory Sensitizes Skin Epithelial Stem Cells to Tissue Damage<\/a>. Nature 26:550(7677):475-480.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n20<\/td>\nPostdoctoral Seminars<\/td>\nLeena\u00a0<\/span>Panneerseelan-Bharath<\/span>
\n(Microbiology)
\nand
\nAntoine Guillon
\n(Pulmonary)<\/td>\n		“Metformin Treatment for Aging-Induced\u00a0Immune Cell Dysfunction”
\nand
\n“Are Tissue-Resident Lung Macrophages\u00a0Remodeled or Reprogrammed by\u00a0Heterotopic Immunity?”<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n27<\/td>\nImmunology Journal Club<\/td>\nGregory Hall<\/td>\nRosshart, SP et al.\u00a0<\/span>Wild Mouse Gut Microbiota Promotes Host Fitness and Improves Disease Resistance<\/a>. Cell , Volume 171 , Issue 5 , 1015 – 1028.e13.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
December<\/td>\n4<\/td>\nStudent Seminars<\/td>\nR Baer
\n(Galagan Lab)
\nand
\nMolly Braun
\n(Fearns Lab)<\/td>\n		“Discovery and Characterization of a Novel Progesterone Sensitive Bacterial Transcription Factor”
\nand
\n“Factors Affecting RNA Elongation by the RSV Polymerase”<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n11<\/td>\nInflammation Journal Club<\/td>\nEric Brownhill<\/td>\nLachmandas E et al.\u00a0<\/span>Microbial Stimulation of Different Toll-like Receptor Signalling Pathways Induces Diverse Metabolic Programmes in Human Monocytes<\/a>. Nat. Microbiol. 2:16246.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Spring 2017<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
January<\/td>\n9<\/td>\nMicrobiology Journal Club<\/td>\nSila Ataca<\/td>\nBriney, B. et al. 2016.\u00a0<\/span>Tailored Immunogens Direct Affinity Maturation Toward HIV Neutralizing Antibodies<\/a>. Cell 166:1459-1470.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n16<\/td>\nNo Seminar<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n23<\/td>\nImmunology Journal Club<\/td>\nKyle Pedro<\/td>\nPark, R.J. et al. 2016.\u00a0<\/span>A Genome-Wide CRISPR Screen Identifies a Restricted set of HIV Host Dependency Factors<\/a>. Nat. Genetics [Epub ahead of print].<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n30<\/td>\nInflammation Journal Club<\/td>\nChristina Lisk<\/td>\nHutton, A.J. et al. 2017.\u00a0<\/span>Human Lung Fibroblasts Present Bacterial Antigens to Autologous Lung Th Cells<\/a>. J. Immunol. 198:110-118.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
February<\/td>\n6<\/td>\nPostdoctoral Fellow Seminars<\/td>\nJohn Ruedas
\n(Connor Lab)
\nand
\nSarah Shearer
\n(Fearns Lab)<\/td>\n		“Common Occurrence of Tissue-Culture Adapted Ebola Viruses Caused by a Single Mutation in the Glycoprotein Fusion Loop”
\nand
\n“Initiation of Respiratory Syncytial Virus Transcription and Replication”<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n13<\/td>\nStudent Seminars<\/td>\nMolly Braun
\n(Fearns Lab)
\nand
\nMatthew Gagne
\n(Henderson Lab)<\/td>\n		“The Multifunctional Role of a Domain in the RSV Polymerase”
\nand
\n“The Effects of Differential T Cell Stimulation on HIV Infection and Reactivation”<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n20<\/td>\nNo Seminar<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n27<\/td>\nMicrobiology Journal Club<\/td>\nRachel Yuen<\/td>\nDeriu, E. et al. 2016.\u00a0<\/span>Influenza Virus Affects Intestinal Microbiota and Secondary\u00a0Salmonella<\/em>\u00a0<\/span>Infection in the Gut through Type I Interferons<\/a>. PLoS Pathogens 12(5): e1005572.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
March<\/td>\n6<\/td>\nImmunology Journal Club<\/td>\nMatthew Gagne<\/td>\nDruzd, D. et al. 2017.\u00a0<\/span>Lymphocyte Circadian Clocks Control Lymph Node Trafficking and Adaptive Immune Responses<\/a>. Immunity 46:120-132.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n13<\/td>\nOutside speaker for\u00a0<\/span>Microbial Pathogenesis, Inflammation, and Immunology Training Program Seminar<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n20<\/td>\nPostdoctoral Fellow Seminar<\/td>\nDequina Nicholas
\n(Nikolajczyk Lab)
\nand
\nJudith Olejnik
\n(M\u00fchlberger Lab)<\/td>\n		“Fatty Acid Uptake Unexpectedly Supports a Th17 Cytokine Signature in Type 2 Diabetes (T2D) Inflammation”
\nand
\n“Ebolaviruses Associated with Differential Pathogenicity Induce Distinct Host Response in Human Macrophages”<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n27<\/td>\nStudent Seminars<\/td>\nTessa Cressey
\n(Fearns and Muhlberger Labs)
\nand
\nLudy Registre
\n(Sagar Lab)<\/td>\n		“Relating Polymerase Structure to Initiation of RNA Synthesis”
\nand
\n“CXCR4 Variants are Neutralization Resistant Compared to CCR5-Using Viruses in HIV-1B”<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
April<\/td>\n3<\/td>\nMicrobiology Journal Club<\/td>\nKimberley Barker<\/td>\nZipperer, A. et al. 2016.\u00a0<\/span>Human Commensals Producing a Novel Antibiotic Impair Pathogen Colonization<\/a>. Nature 353:511-529.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n10<\/td>\nImmunology Journal Club<\/td>\nIan Francis<\/td>\nGury-BenAri, M., et al. 2016.\u00a0<\/span>The Spectrum and Regulatory Landscape of Intestinal Innate Lymphoid Cells Are Shaped by the Microbiome<\/a>.\u00a0Cell 166(5):1231-1246.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n17<\/td>\nNo Seminar<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n24<\/td>\nStudent Seminars<\/td>\nR Baer
\n(Galagan Lab)
\nand
\nKyle Pedro
\n(Henderson Lab)<\/td>\n		“Discovery and Characterization of a Novel Steroid-Sensing Transcription Factor from a Bacterium”
\nand
\n“The Contribution of DC-Mediated and T Cell Receptor Signaling to HIV\u00a0trans-<\/em>infection”<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
May<\/td>\n1<\/td>\nOutside speaker for\u00a0<\/span>Microbial Pathogenesis, Inflammation, and Immunology Training Program Seminar<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n8<\/td>\nPostdoctoral Fellow Seminars<\/td>\nLuis Agosto
\n(Henderson Lab)
\nand
\nMichael Reiser
\n(Wetzler Lab)<\/td>\n		“HIV Latency after Cell-to-Cell Transmission to Restin gCD4+ T Cells”
\nand
\n“The TLR Ligand Based Adjuvant, Neisserial Porin PorB, and its Mechanism of Adjuvant Activity”<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\nMonday
\nMay 22 @ 10:00 a.m.<\/td>\n		Dissertation Defense Seminar<\/td>\nKaitlin Sawatzki<\/td>\n“Examination of the Immunoglobulin Repertoire Before and After Anthrax Vaccine Adsorbed Immunization”<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\nTuesday
\nMay 23 @ 10:00 a.m.<\/td>\n		Qualifying Exam Seminars<\/td>\nJaileene Hernandez-Escalante
\nand
\nRachel Yuen<\/td>\n		“Investigating the Lipid Metabolic Dysregulation of T1D Autoreactive T Cells”
\nand
\n“Investigating the Role of Adjuvants in the Development of Humoral Immunological Memory”<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\nThursday May 25 @ 1:00 p.m.<\/td>\nQualifying Exam Seminars<\/td>\nEric Brownhill
\nand
\nWhitney Manhart<\/td>\n		“Macrophages in TB: A Study in Stress Management”
\nand
\n“Development of an Ebola Virus Pathogenesis Model using iPSC-Derived Hepatocytes”<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\nThursday June 1 @ 10:00 a.m.<\/td>\nQualifying Exam Seminar<\/td>\nSarah Nodder<\/td>\n“Investigating Vpr-Mediated DNA Damage Responses during HIV Infection”<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\nThursday June 22 @ 12:00 p.m.<\/td>\nQualifying Exam Seminar<\/td>\nKimberly Barker<\/td>\n“Investigating B Cell Contributions to Naturally-Acquired Heterotypic Immunity to Pneumococcus”<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Fall 2016<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
September<\/td>\n26 at
\n11:30 AM<\/strong><\/td>\n		Microbiology Student Qualifying Exam Seminar<\/td>\nAlexander Barron
\n(Browning Lab)<\/td>\n		\u201cRegulation of Inflammation-Stimulated Protein Transport in Dermal Fibroblasts by Doublecortin-Like Kinase 1\u201d<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
October<\/td>\n3<\/td>\nMicrobiology Journal Club<\/td>\nWhitney Manhart<\/td>\nChuong, E.B. et al. 2016. Regulatory Evolution of Innate Immunity Through Co-Option of Endogenous Retroviruses<\/a>. Science 351:1083-1087.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n10<\/td>\nNo Seminar<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n17<\/td>\nStudent Seminars<\/td>\nMichelle Fleury
\n(Dooms Lab)
\nand
\nIan Francis
\n(Wetzler Lab)<\/td>\n		“Characterizing Immune Dysfunction in Systemic Sclerosis”
\nand
\n“Host Response to\u00a0Neisseria gonorrhoeae\u00a0<\/em>Infection in Female Wild Type Mice is Dictated by the Dominant Sex Hormone”<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n24<\/td>\nInflammation Journal Club<\/td>\nCari Meisel<\/td>\nLi, W.A. et al. 2016. The Effect of Surface Modification of Mesoporous Silica Micro-Rod Scaffold on Immune Cell Activation and Infiltration<\/a>. Biomaterials 83:249-256.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n31<\/td>\nImmunology Journal Club<\/td>\nEmad Arafa<\/td>\nXiong, H. et al. 2016. Innate Lymphocyte\/Ly6Chi<\/sup>\u00a0Monocyte Crosstalk Promotes Klebsiella Pneumoniae<\/em> Clearance<\/a>.\u00a0Cell 165:679-689.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
November<\/td>\n7<\/td>\nStudent Seminars<\/td>\nSila Ataca
\n(Kepler Lab)
\nand
\nStephanie D\u2019Souza
\n(Kepler Lab)<\/td>\n		“Biophysical Characterization of Immunoglobulins during Affinity Maturation in the Human Response to Anthrax Vaccine”
\nand
\n“Immunogenomics of the Egyptian Fruit Bat, an Important Viral Reservoir”<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n14<\/td>\nMicrobiology Journal Club<\/td>\nSarah Nodder<\/td>\nMuenchhoff, M et al. 2016. Nonprogressing HIV-infected Children Share Fundamental Immunological Features of Nonpathogenic SIV Infection<\/a>. Sci Transl Med 8:358ra125.Supplementary Materials<\/a>.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n21<\/td>\nPostdoctoral Seminar<\/td>\nMichelle Olsen
\n(Connor Lab)
\nand
\nKristen Peters
\n(Connor Lab)<\/td>\n		“Mechanisms of Ebolavirus Dependence on Polyamines and Hypusinated-eIF5A”
\nand
\n“Early Term Placental Explants as an\u00a0ex vivo<\/em> Model of Zika Virus Infection”<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n28<\/td>\nInflammation Journal Club<\/td>\nJaileene Hernandez<\/td>\nBengsch, B. et al. 2016. Bioenergetic Insufficiencies due to Metabolic Alterations Regulated by the Inhibitory Receptor PD-1 are an Early Driver of CD8+<\/sup> T Cell Exhaustion<\/a>. Immunity 45:1-16.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
December<\/td>\n5<\/td>\nSr. Research
\nScientist<\/td>\n		Hisashi Akiyama<\/td>\n“Role of Myeloid Cells in HIV-1 Pathogenesis”<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n12<\/td>\nImmunology Journal Club<\/td>\nGregory Hall<\/td>\nMeyer zu Horste, G. et al. 2016. RBPJ Controls Development of Pathogenic Th17 Cells by Regulating IL-23 Receptor Expression<\/a>. Cell Reports 16:392-404.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Spring 2016<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
February<\/td>\n1<\/td>\nMicrobiology Journal Club<\/td>\nTessa Cressey<\/td>\nLong, J.S. et al. 2016. Species difference in ANP32A underlies influenza A virus polymerase host restriction<\/a>. Nature, 529(7584), 101\u2013104.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n8<\/td>\nNo Seminar<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\nFriday, Feb 12 @ 12:00 PM<\/td>\nDISSERTATION DEFENSE SEMINAR<\/td>\nKrishna Moody<\/td>\n“Attenuation of BCR-TLR Responses by Fc\u03b3RIIB”<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n15<\/td>\nNo Seminar<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n22<\/td>\nOutside speaker for Microbial Pathogenesis, Inflammation, and Immunology Training Program Seminar<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n29<\/td>\nStudent Seminars<\/td>\nMichelle Fleury
\nand
\nLudy Registre<\/td>\n		“Role of Immunoregulatory Pathways in Systemic Sclerosis”
\nand
\n“Neutralization Differences Between CCR5 and CXCR4 Tropic Viruses in HIV-1B Infection”<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
March<\/td>\nFriday, Mar 4 @ 12:00 PM<\/td>\nDISSERTATION DEFENSE SEMINAR<\/td>\nEmily Nelson<\/td>\n“Examination of the Cellular Stress Response and Post-transcriptional Regulation of RNA during Ebola Virus Infection”<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n7<\/td>\nInflammation Journal Club<\/td>\nChristina Lisk<\/td>\nWeisel, F.J. et al. 2016.\u00a0 A Temporal Switch in the Germinal Center Determines Differential Output of Memory B and Plasma Cells.<\/a> Immunity\u00a0 44: 116-130.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n14<\/td>\nNo Seminar<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n21<\/td>\nImmunology Journal Club<\/td>\nBarry Horne<\/td>\nLood, C., et al. 2015. Neutrophil Extracellular Traps Enriched in Oxidized Mitochondrial DNA are Interferogenic and Contribute to Lupus-like Disease.<\/a> Nat. Med. 22:146-153.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\nFriday, Mar 25 @ 11:00 AM<\/td>\nDISSERTATION DEFENSE SEMINAR<\/td>\nGregory Wasserman<\/td>\n“A Discrete Population of Ciliated Cells Express the piRNA Binding Protein MIWI2 to Regulate Lung Inflammation”<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n28<\/td>\nStudent Seminars<\/td>\nMatthew Gagne
\nand
\nGrace Olinger<\/td>\n		“Effects of Differential T Cell-associated Signals on HIV Infection”
\nand
\n“Investigating the Duplication Within the Attachment Glycoprotein Gene of Human Respiratory Syncytial Virus (HRSV)”<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
April<\/td>\n4<\/td>\nMicrobiology Journal Club<\/td>\nR Baer<\/td>\nWesterman, A.J. et al. 2016. Dual RNA-seq Unveils Noncoding RNA Functions in Host-pathogen Interactions.<\/a> Nature 529:496-501.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n11<\/td>\nNo Seminar<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n18<\/td>\nNo Seminar<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n25<\/td>\nNo Seminar<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
May<\/td>\n2<\/td>\nInflammation Journal Club<\/td>\nMargaret Baker<\/td>\nAlmeida et al. 2015. The PYRIN Domain-only Protein POP1 Inhibits Inflammasome Assembly and Ameliorates Inflammatory Disease<\/a>. Immunity 43:264-276.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\nThursday, May 5 @ 1:00 PM<\/td>\nDISSERTATION DEFENSE SEMINAR<\/td>\nMunir Mosaheb<\/td>\n“Immunological Responses and Mechanisms of Action of the TLR2-ligand Neisserial PorB Vaccine Adjuvant”<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n9<\/td>\nImmunology Journal Club<\/td>\nMatthew Gagne<\/td>\nWang, Z. et al. 2016. CRISPR\/Cas9-derived Mutations both Inhibit HIV-1 Replication and Accelerate Viral Escape<\/a>. Cell Reports 15:481-489.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
June<\/td>\nWednesday,
\nJune 1 @ 12:00 PM<\/td>\n		Qualifying Exam Seminars<\/td>\nKyle Pedro<\/td>\n“The Impact of Signaling from the Infectious Synapse on HIV-1 Infection and the Establishment of Latency”<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n6<\/td>\nQualifying Exam Seminars<\/td>\nR Baer
\nand
\nMolly Braun
\nand
\nTessa Cressey<\/td>\n		“Characterization and Directed Evolution of Hormone Sensitive Bacterial Transcription Factors for use in Biosensing Applications”
\nand
\n“Factors Affecting Viral Transcription during Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infection”
\nand
\n“Investigating Filovirus Replication and Transcription Mechanisms”<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n13<\/td>\nTrainee Travel Award Seminars<\/td>\nMatthew Gagne
\nand
\nKaitlin Sawatzki<\/td>\n		Cold Spring Harbor Meeting on Retrovirus
\nand
\nGordon Conference on Antibody Biology and Engineering<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Fall 2015<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
September
\nNOTE:
\nSeminar is
\n12:00-1:30 pm<\/td>\n		21<\/td>\nMicrobiology Student Qualifying Exam Seminars<\/td>\nSila Ataca<\/td>\n\u201cBiophysical Characterization of Immunoglobulins during Affinity Maturation in the Human Response to Anthrax Vaccine\u201d<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\nStephanie D\u2019Souza<\/td>\n\u201cImmunogenomics of the Egyptian Fruit Bat, an Important Viral Reservoir\u201d<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\nIan Francis<\/td>\n\u201cEvaluation of Neisseria gonorrhoeae<\/em> outer Membrane Vesicles as a Vaccine Candidate for Gonococcal Infection using a Novel Transgenic Mouse Model\u201d<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n28<\/td>\nImmunology Journal Club<\/td>\nCaitlin Miller<\/td>\nGrow E.J. et al. Intrinsic Retroviral Reactivation in Human Preimplantation Embryos and Pluripotent Cells<\/a>. Nature 522(7555):221-225, 2015.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\nTuesday
\n29 @ 11:00 AM<\/td>\n		DISSERTATION DEFENSE<\/td>\nFadie Coleman<\/td>\n\u201cInfluence of Macrophage NF-kB Activation on Pneumococcal Pneumonia\u201d<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
October<\/td>\n5<\/td>\nMicrobiology Journal Club<\/td>\nMolly Braun<\/td>\nLeung, D.W. et al. An Intrinsically Disordered Peptide from Ebola Virus VP35 Controls Viral RNA Synthesis by Modulating Nucleoprotein-RNA Interactions<\/a>. Cell Reports 11(3):376-389, 2015.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n11<\/td>\nNo Seminar<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n19<\/td>\nResearch Scientist Seminar<\/td>\nHisashi Akiyama<\/td>\n“Role of CD169\/Siglec-1 in HIV-1 Dissemination and Evasion from Antiviral Immune Responses”<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n26<\/td>\nNo Seminar<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
November<\/td>\n2<\/td>\nInflammation Journal Club<\/td>\nGeorge Papadopoulos<\/td>\nWarnatsch, A. et al. Neutrophil Extracellular Traps License Macrophages for Cytokine Production in Atherosclerosis<\/a>. Science 349:316-320, 2015.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n9<\/td>\nImmunology Journal Club<\/td>\nAlexander Barron<\/td>\nBrunham, R.D. A Chlamydia Vaccine on the Horizon<\/a>. Science 348:1322-1323, 2015.Stary, G. et al. Vaccines. A Mucosal Vaccine Against Chlamydia trachomatis Generates two Waves of Protective Memory T Cells<\/a>. Science 348:aaa8205<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n16<\/td>\nStudent Seminars<\/td>\nKaitlin Sawatzki
\nand
\nGregory Wasserman<\/td>\n		“Non-Specific Activation of Autoreactive B Cells after Anthrax Vaccination Delays Protection”
\nand
\n“Miwi2 Exerts piRNA Independent Regulation of Innate Immunity during Bacterial Pneumonia”<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n23<\/td>\nResearch Scientist Seminar<\/td>\nAdam Hume<\/td>\n“Marburg Virus VP35 Function in Human and Bat Cells”<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n30<\/td>\nInflammation Journal Club<\/td>\nChristina Lisk<\/td>\nGaudet, R.G. et al. Cytosolic Detection of the Bacterial Metabolite HBP Activates TIFA-Dependent Innate Immunity<\/a>. Science 348:1251-1256, 2015.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
December<\/td>\n7<\/td>\nNo Seminar<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n14<\/td>\nNo Seminar<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Spring 2015<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
January<\/td>\n26<\/td>\nOutside speaker for Microbial Pathogenesis, Inflammation, and Immunology Training Program Seminar<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
February<\/td>\n9<\/td>\nImmunology Journal Club<\/td>\nCancelled – Snow<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n16<\/td>\nNo Seminar<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n23<\/td>\nMicrobiology Journal Club<\/td>\nGrace Olinger<\/td>\nHotard, A.L. et al. 2015. Identification of Residues in the Human Respiratory Syncytial Virus Fusion Protein that Modulates Fusion Activity and Pathogenesis<\/a>. J. Virol. 89:512-522<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
March<\/td>\n2<\/td>\nMicrobiology Journal Club<\/td>\nMatthew Gagne<\/td>\nGardner, M.R. et al. 2015. AAV-Expressed eCD4-Ig Provides Durable Protection from Multiple SHIV Challenges<\/a>. Nature [Epub ahead of print].<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n9<\/td>\nStudent Seminar<\/td>\nKaitlin Sawatzki
\n(Kepler Lab)<\/td>\n		“An Assessment of Immunoglobulin Repertoire Sequencing: Getting Real with Big Data”<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n16<\/td>\nImmunology Journal Club<\/td>\nRaquel Rodriguez<\/td>\nNice, T.J. et al. 2015. Interferon-gamma Cures Persistent Murine Norovirus Infection in the Absence of Adaptive Immunity<\/a>. Science 347:269-73.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n23<\/td>\nPostdoctoral Seminar<\/td>\nAnna Belkina
\n(Snyder-Cappione Lab)<\/td>\n		“New Insights into Immune Exhaustion Using 16-Color Flow Cytometry”<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n30<\/td>\nMicrobiology Journal Club<\/td>\nStephanie D\u2019Souza<\/td>\nSelinger, C. et al. 2014. Cytokine Systems Approach Demonstrates Differences in Innate and Pro-Inflammatory host Responses Between Genetically Distinct MERS-CoV Isolates<\/a>. BMC Genomics 15:1161-1176.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
April<\/td>\n6<\/td>\nStudent Seminars<\/td>\nMichelle Fleury
\n(Dooms Lab)
\nand
\nLudy Registre
\n(Sagar Lab)<\/td>\n		“Role of Immune Cell Dysfunction in Scleroderma Pathogenesis”
\nand
\n“The Role of Anti-V3 Loop Neutralizing Antibodies on the Emergence of CXCR4 Tropism in HIV-1B”<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n13<\/td>\nMicrobiology Journal Club<\/td>\nKaitlin Sawatzki<\/td>\nMcHeyzer-Williams, L.J. et al. 2015. Class-Switched Memory B cells Remodel BCRs within Secondary Germinal Centers<\/a>. Nat. Immunol. 16:296-307.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n20<\/td>\nNo Seminar<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n27<\/td>\nPostdoctoral Seminar<\/td>\nTathagat\u00a0Ray
\n(Ingalls Lab)<\/td>\n		“Cross Talk Between Complement System and Toll-like Receptors: Implication in Inflammation and Immunity”<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
May<\/td>\n4<\/td>\nImmunology Journal Club<\/td>\nAlicia Wooten<\/td>\nLi, D. et al. 2014. IL-33 Promotes ST2-Dependent Lung Fibrosis by the Induction of Alternatively Activated Macrophages and Innate Lymphoid Cells in Mice<\/a>. J. Allergy Clin. Immunol.\u00a0 134:1422-1432<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n11<\/td>\nPostdoctoral Seminar<\/td>\nLuis Agosto
\n(Henderson Lab)<\/td>\n		“HIV Replication in Macrophages during P. gingivalis<\/em> Co-Infection”<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n13<\/td>\nDISSERTATION DEFENSE<\/td>\nKristie Hilliard<\/td>\n“The Functional Significance of the Lung-Liver Axis During Pneumonia”<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n27<\/td>\nQualifying Exam Seminars<\/td>\nMatthew Gagne
\nand
\nGrace Olinger
\nand Sila Ataca<\/td>\n		\u201cInterrogating the Effects of Differential Signaling on HIV Transcription using a Tunable System\u201d
\nand
\n\u201cInvestigating the Effects of Duplications within the Attachment Glycoprotein Gene of Clinically Isolated Human Respiratory Syncytial Virus (HRSV) Strains\u201d
\nand
\n\u201cCharacterization of Antibodies during Affinity Maturation in the Human Response to Anthrax Vaccine\u201d<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
July<\/td>\n16 10:00 AM<\/td>\nDISSERTATION DEFENSE<\/td>\nSuzanne Kijewski<\/td>\n“Mechanistic Differences in Interactions of HIV-1 and HIV-2 with Dendritic Cells”<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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