Education / Immunology Training Grant / Seminars Seminars Upcoming20232022202120202019MBI 580 Research in Progress (RIPS) Seminar: TBDTerry Wright - Pediatrics Dec 20, 2019 @ 8:30 a.m. Kornberg Medical Research Building | 3-9624MBI 580 Research in Progress (RIPS) Seminar: TBDDeb Fowell - Microbiology & Immunology/CVBI Dec 13, 2019 @ 8:30 a.m. Kornberg Medical Research Building | 3-9624MBI 588 Virology Seminar Series: TBDJuilee Thakar - Microbiology & Immunology, Biostatistics Dec 11, 2019 @ 3:30 p.m. Kornberg Medical Research Building | 3-9624MBI 580 Research in Progress (RIPS) Seminar: Metabolic control of intestinal inflammationFelix Yarovinsky - Microbiology & Immunology/CVBI Dec 06, 2019 @ 8:30 a.m. Kornberg Medical Research Building | 3-9624Center Research MeetingAdil Khan Dec 05, 2019 @ 4:00 p.m. Kornberg Medical Research Building | 3-9624MBI 588 Virology Seminar Series: TBDShawn Murphy - Microbiology & Immunology, OBGyn Dec 04, 2019 @ 3:30 p.m. Kornberg Medical Research Building | 3-9624Microbiome and CancerAmiran Dzutsev, Ph.D. - Cancer and Inflammation Program NCI, NIH Nov 25, 2019 @ 12:00 p.m. Medical Center | Upper Auditorium (3-7619)Host: Felix Yarovinsky MBI 580 Research in Progress (RIPS) Seminar: Evaluation of CD4 T cell Mediated Immunity Following Early Childhood Influenza Infection or VaccinationJennifer Nayak, M.D. - Pediatrics, Infectious Diseases Nov 22, 2019 @ 8:30 a.m. Kornberg Medical Research Building | 3-9624Center Research MeetingJanelle Veazey Nov 21, 2019 @ 4:00 p.m. Kornberg Medical Research Building | 3-9624Microbiology and Immunology Student Seminar (MB 501): IFN-γ-dependent loss of resident macrophages during Toxoplasma gondii infectionAndrew Martin Nov 21, 2019 @ 12:00 p.m. Medical Center | K-307 (3-6408)Host: Felix Yarovinsky, PhD Science Career Seminar: Guest speakers in various scientific careers will speak on their experiences and provide advice for current studentsWaaqo Daddacha, PhD: Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology at Augusta UniversityDanielle Alcena, PhD: Staff Scientist in Life Sciences Learning Center at URMCRobert Lopez-Astacio: Immunology Graduate Student at Cornell University Nov 08, 2019 @ 10:00 a.m. Medical Center | Upper Auditorium 3-7619MBI 580 Research in Progress (RIPS) Seminar: Targeted Immune Therapy for B cell malignancyClive Zent, M.D. - Professor of Medicine; Hematology and Oncology, URMC Nov 08, 2019 @ 8:30 a.m. Kornberg Medical Research Building | 3-9624Microbiology & Immunology Ph.D. Thesis Seminar: An Insight Into Human Cytomegalovirus Mediated Metabolics ReprogrammingIrene Rodríguez Sánchez - IMV PhD Candidate Nov 07, 2019 @ 2:00 p.m. Medical Center | Ryan Case Method Room 1-9576Host: Advisor: Joshua Munger, Ph.D.) Microbiology and Immunology Student Seminar (MB 501): Quiescence and Reactivation of Frog Virus 3 in Xenopus laevisPhoebe Lee Henry - IMV PhD Candidate Nov 07, 2019 @ 12:00 p.m. Medical Center | K-307 (3-6408)Host: Advisor: Jacques Robert, Ph.D. MBI 588 Virology Seminar: Contributions of the UL30 Associated Open Reading Frames to HCMV InfectionMorgan Monaghan, Ph.D. - Postdoctoral Associate Nov 06, 2019 @ 3:30 p.m. Medical Center | 3-9624The function and generation of RSV defective viral genomesYan Sun, PhD - University of Pennsylvania Nov 04, 2019 @ 12:00 p.m. Medical Center | Upper Auditorium (3-7619)Department of Microbiology & Immunology Seminar Co-Sponsored by: Immunology Training Grant NIH/NIAID T32 AI007285: Tuning T cell responses Avery August, Ph.D. - Cornell University Nov 01, 2019 @ 12:00 p.m. Medical Center | K207 (2-6408)Host: Zanah Francis Microbiology and Immunology Student Seminar (MB 501): Platelets; A New Street Address for HIVSydney Simpson - IMV PhD Candidate Oct 31, 2019 @ 12:00 p.m. Medical Center | K-307 (3-6408)Host: Advisor: Stephen Dewhurst, PhD Understanding the structural changes in HIV-1 trimer and their effects on tropism and vaccine developmentMaria J. Duenas Decamp, Ph.D. - University of Massachusetts Medical School Oct 28, 2019 @ 12:00 p.m. Medical Center | Upper Auditorium (3-7619)Microbiology and Immunology Student Seminar (MB 501): Distinct mechanisms of FcγR- and complement-mediated hypophagiaJohnathan Pinney - IMV PhD Candidate Oct 24, 2019 @ 12:00 p.m. Medical Center | K-307 (3-6408)Host: Advisor: Michael Elliott, PhD Microbiology and Immunology Student Seminar (MB 501): Changing the biology of tumors using cytokinesKarli Norville - IMV PhD Candidate Oct 17, 2019 @ 12:00 p.m. Medical Center | K-307 (3-6408)Host: Advisor: John Frelinger, PhD Microbiology and Immunology Student Seminar (MB 501): Potentiating broadly protective local immunity to influenza virus through a novel vaccine platformSean Nelson - IMV PhD Candidate Oct 10, 2019 @ 12:00 p.m. Medical Center | K-307 (3-6408)Host: Advisor: Andrea Sant, PhD Role of macrophages in persistence, quiescence and reactivation of ranavirus infectionJacques Robert, PhD & Mrinal Samanta, PhD,DMV Oct 09, 2019 @ 3:30 p.m. Kornberg Medical Research Building | 3-9624The Henipavirus Cell Entry Machinery: from Structure to FunctionJoyce Jia Wen Wong, Ph.D. - Stanford University Oct 07, 2019 @ 12:00 p.m. Medical Center | Upper Auditorium (3-7619)Impact of Radiation on Synaptic Integrity and Blood Brain Barrier FunctionKerry O’Banion, MD, PhD - Department of Neuroscience Oct 04, 2019 @ 8:30 a.m. Kornberg Medical Research Building | 3-9624Microbiology and Immunology Student Seminar (MB 501): Characterization of Poxvirus EV-Specific Glycoprotein Interactions and Their Role During InfectionStephanie Monticelli - IMV PhD Candidate Oct 03, 2019 @ 12:00 p.m. Medical Center | K-307 (3-6408)Host: Advisor: Andrea Sant, PhD Not so Heartless: Functional Integration of the Immune and Circulatory System of MosquitoesJulián Hillyer, Ph.D. - Vanderbilt University Sep 30, 2019 @ 12:00 p.m. Medical Center | Upper Auditorium (3-7619)Host: Jacques Robert Microbiology and Immunology Student Seminar (MB 501): Non-canonical regulation of the stress tolerance cascade in Streptococcus mutans by the regulator TreRElizabeth L. Lindsay - IMV PhD Candidate Sep 26, 2019 @ 12:00 p.m. Medical Center | Host: Advisor: Robert G. Quivey Jr. Tetherin and Microparticles: Better TogetherEmily Weber Sep 25, 2019 @ 3:30 p.m. Kornberg Medical Research Building | 3-9624Cellular and Molecular Mechanisms Governing Differentiation, Maintenance, and Physiological Functions of Macrophages and MonocytesFrederic Geissman, MD, PhD - Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center Sep 23, 2019 @ 12:00 p.m. Medical Center | Upper Auditorium (3-7619)Host: Immunology Student Hosted Seminar Discovery and significance of macrophage hypophagiaRusty Elliott, PhD Sep 20, 2019 @ 8:30 a.m. Kornberg Medical Research Building | 3-9624Microbiology and Immunology Student Seminar (MB 501): Targeting the Tumor-Draining Lymph Node to Enhance Anti-Tumor Responses in Pancreatic Ductal AdenocarcinomaBooyeon Han - IMV PhD Candidate Sep 19, 2019 @ 12:00 p.m. Medical Center | K-307 (3-6408)Host: Advisor: Scott Gerber Role of BCA2 in HIV Biology: From Preventing Virus Assembly to Enforcing Proviral LatencyRuth Serra-Moreno, PhD - Texas Tech University Sep 16, 2019 @ 12:00 p.m. Medical Center | Lower Auditorium 1-7619Neuroimmune remodeling of neural networksAnia Majewska Sep 13, 2019 @ 8:30 a.m. Kornberg Medical Research Building | 3-9624LdtC is a key enzyme for Mycobacterium smegmatis peptidoglycan biosynthesisZanah Francis Sep 12, 2019 @ 12:00 p.m. Medical Center | K 307 (3-6408)Microbiology and Immunology Student Seminar (MB 501): The Molecular Function of Type Three Secretion System Protein VopZZ in V. cholerae InfectionHannah Bell - IMV PhD Candidate Sep 05, 2019 @ 12:00 p.m. Medical Center | K-307 (3-6408)Host: Advisor: Michelle Dziejman Microbiology & Immunology Ph.D. Thesis Seminar: The roles of Innate-like T cells and macrophages during Mycobacterium marinum infection in Xenopus laevisKun Hyoe (Jules) Rhoo - IMV PhD Candidate Aug 29, 2019 @ 1:00 p.m. Medical Center | K-207 (2-6408)Host: Advisor: Jacques Robert, Ph.D. Microbiology & Immunology Ph.D. Thesis Seminar: Early Detection and Chronic Management of SepsisAlissa Jane Trzeciak - IMV PhD Candidate Jul 11, 2019 @ 10:00 a.m. Medical Center | Adolph (Lower Auditorium 1-7619)Host: Advisor: Minsoo Kim, Ph.D. Jupyter and Galaxy: Easing entry barriers into complex data analyses for biomendical researchersAnton Nekrutenko - Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Penn State Jun 14, 2019 @ 12:30 p.m. Medical Center | Ryan Case Metod Room 1-9576Host: Dr. Juilee Thakar Jupyter and Galaxy: Easing entry barriers into complex data analyses for biomendical researchersAnton Nekrutenko - Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Penn State Jun 14, 2019 @ 12:30 p.m. Medical Center | Ryan Case Metod Room 1-9576Host: Dr. Juilee Thakar “Adapting Yeast Display to Identify Poxvirus Cellular Receptor(s)”James McGuinness May 16, 2019 @ 12:00 p.m. Medical Center | K307 (3-6408)TBDShannon Loelius May 09, 2019 @ 12:00 p.m. Medical Center | K307 (3-6408)Functions of host shut-off proteins of influenza A virusMegan Dunagan May 02, 2019 @ 12:00 p.m. Medical Center | K307 (3-6408)“The Regulation of NOD Signaling”Dana Philpott, PhD - University of Toronto Apr 29, 2019 @ 12:00 p.m. Medical Center | Upper Auditorium (3-7619)Host: Felix Yarovinsky Flu 1 Humanity 0Jonathan Yewdell, MD, PhD - Laboratory of Viral Diseases, NIAID NIH Apr 25, 2019 @ 4:00 p.m. Kornberg Medical Research Building | 3-9624Host: Andrea Sant The Human Cytomegalovirus UL38 protein reprograms multiple aspects of the cellular metabolic networkIrene Rodriguez Sanchez Apr 25, 2019 @ 12:00 p.m. Medical Center | K307 (3-6408)“Research and Response- Public Health Stories”Inger Damon, MD, PhD - CDC’s Division of High Consequence Pathogens and Pathology (DHCPP) Apr 22, 2019 @ 12:00 p.m. Medical Center | Upper Auditorium 3-7619Host: Virology Student Sponsored Seminar (Megan Dunagan) Evaluation of URMC-099 as a neuroprotectant during HIV infection and latency reversalPriyanka Saminathan Apr 18, 2019 @ 12:00 p.m. Medical Center | K307 (3-6408)“Strategies of host adaptation of influenza A viruses”.Toru Takimoto, D.V.M, Ph.D. - University of Rochester Department of Microbiology & Immunology Apr 17, 2019 @ 3:30 p.m. Kornberg Medical Research Building | 3-9624“Not so Heartless: Functional Integration of the Immune and Circulatory System of Mosquitoes”Julián Hillyer, Ph.D. - Vanderbilt University Apr 15, 2019 @ 12:00 p.m. Medical Center | Upper Auditorium (3-7619)Host: Jacques Robert Multifaceted Coordination of Airway Epithelial Barrier Integrity and Inflammation by Protein Kinase DJanelle Veazey Apr 11, 2019 @ 12:00 p.m. Medical Center | K207 (2-6408)The Human Postmortem Microbiome: Forensic Applications and BeyondJennifer Pechal, PhD - Michigan State University Apr 08, 2019 @ 12:00 p.m. Medical Center | Upper Auditorium 3-7619Host: Micro SSS Airway epithelial barrier dysfunction in asthma: are respiratory viruses the culprit?Steve Georas, MD - University of Rochester, Department of Microbiology & Immunology Apr 03, 2019 @ 3:30 p.m. Kornberg Medical Research Building | 3-9624Serum-induced antibiotic tolerance in Acinetobacter baumanniiMichaelle Chojnacki, Ph.D. - Department of Microbiology & Immunology Apr 03, 2019 @ 12:30 p.m. Kornberg Medical Research Building | G-9654An Investigation into the Function of Vaccinia Virus Protein F15Emily Ivey Mar 28, 2019 @ 12:00 p.m. Medical Center | K307 (3-6408)The Ability of Standard of Care Antibiotic Therapies to Eradicate Staphylococcus aureus Occupying the Osteocytic-Canalicular Network of Cortical BoneMark Niomiya Mar 28, 2019 @ 12:00 p.m. Medical Center | K307 (3-6408)Partick Oakes - Department of Physics & Astronomy and Department of Biology Mar 27, 2019 @ 3:30 p.m. Kornberg Medical Research Building | 3-9624“Toxoplasma on My Mind (and in my brain): Tales of Life Cycles and Cell Cycles”Anthony Sinai, PhD - University of Kentucky Mar 25, 2019 @ 12:00 p.m. Medical Center | Upper Auditorium 3-7619Host: Marty Pavelka TBDTyler Scherzi Mar 21, 2019 @ 12:00 p.m. Medical Center | K307 (3-6408)TBDAlesa Philbrick Mar 21, 2019 @ 12:00 p.m. Medical Center | K307 (3-6408)“Cellular and Molecular Mechanisms Governing Differentiation, Maintenance, and Physiological Functions of Macrophages and Monocytes”Frederic Geissman, MD, Ph.D. - Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center Mar 18, 2019 @ 12:00 p.m. Medical Center | Upper Auditorium 3-7619Host: Immunology SSS (Nicholas Battaglia) TBDTaylor Uccello Mar 14, 2019 @ 12:00 p.m. Medical Center | K307 (3-6408)TBDKatherine Tomberlin Mar 14, 2019 @ 12:00 p.m. Medical Center | K307 (3-6408)TBDMary Moran Mar 07, 2019 @ 12:00 p.m. Medical Center | K307 (3-6408)TBDAndrew Martin Mar 07, 2019 @ 12:00 p.m. Medical Center | K307 (3-6408)TBDMichael Lutz Feb 28, 2019 @ 12:00 p.m. Medical Center | K307 (3-6408)TBDCassandra Houser Feb 28, 2019 @ 12:00 p.m. Medical Center | K307 (3-6408)TBDAndrew Bischer Feb 21, 2019 @ 12:00 p.m. Medical Center | K307 (3-6408)TBDJenna Hindsley Feb 21, 2019 @ 12:00 p.m. Medical Center | K307 (3-6408)TBDKevin Chiem Feb 14, 2019 @ 12:00 p.m. Medical Center | K307 (3-6408)TBDKarim (Abdul) Embong Feb 14, 2019 @ 12:00 p.m. Medical Center | K307 (3-6408)TBDSydney Simpson Feb 07, 2019 @ 12:00 p.m. Medical Center | K307 (3-6408)TBDJonathan Pinney Jan 31, 2019 @ 12:00 p.m. Medical Center | K307 (3-6408)TBDKarli Norville Jan 24, 2019 @ 12:00 p.m. Medical Center | K307 (3-6408)Characterization of Staphylococccus aureus RnpA and approaches for antibacterial discoveryJennifer Colquhoun - Microbiology & Immunology PhD Candidate Jan 22, 2019 @ 2:00 p.m. Medical Center | 3-6408Host: Dr. Paul Dunman TBDSean Nelson Jan 17, 2019 @ 12:00 p.m. Medical Center | K307 (3-6408)TBDStephanie Monticelli Jan 10, 2019 @ 12:00 p.m. Medical Center | K307 (3-6408)TBDElizabeth Lindsay Jan 03, 2019 @ 12:00 p.m. Medical Center | K307 (3-6408)