URMC / Microbiology & Immunology / Events Events Upcoming20242023202220212020RIPS – MBI 580 Research in Progress (RIPS) Seminar: The Autotaxin/LPA axis: new players in lung immune responses?Steve Georas, M.D. - Professor, Medicine and Microbiology and Immunology Dec 16, 2016 @ 8:30 a.m. Kornberg Medical Research Building | 3-9624Triggering the aryl hydrocarbon receptor during development durably programs CD4+ T cell responsesCatherine Burke - Microbiology and Immunology Student Dec 15, 2016 @ 12:00 p.m. Medical Center | K 307 (3-6408)Microbiology & Immunology Ph.D. Thesis Seminar: Specialized Pro-resolving Mediators (SPMs) as Potential Therapeutics for Asthma by Regulating Human B-cell Antibody ProductionNina Kim - Microbiology and Immunology Student Dec 14, 2016 @ 1:00 p.m. Medical Center | K 307 (3-6408)Host: Richard Phipps Microbiology and Immunology Student Seminar: Developing a model in Xenopus to investigate the roles of MHC-like-restricted innate T cells in macrophage-mediated anti-Mycobacterium marinum responseJules Rhoo (Park) - Microbiology and Immunology Student Dec 08, 2016 @ 12:00 p.m. Medical Center | K 307 (3-6408)Host: Jacques Robert RIPS – MBI 580 Research in Progress (RIPS) Seminar : T cell dynamics at sites of inflammationDeborah Fowell, PhD - Professor of Microbiology and Immunology in the Center for Vaccine Biology and Immunology Dec 02, 2016 @ 8:30 a.m. Kornberg Medical Research Building | 3-9624CFAR World AIDS Day Scientific Symposium and Poster Session:Guido Silvestri, MD, B. Matija Peterlin, MD, Paul A. Wender, PhD - Emory, UCSF, Stanford Dec 01, 2016 @ 10:00 a.m. Medical Center | Class of ‘62 Auditorium (Keynote Presentations) Flaum Atrium (Poster SessionTBDJun Wang, Ph.D. - Assistant Professor of Chemistry, University at Albany Nov 28, 2016 @ 12:00 p.m. Medical Center | Upper Auditorium (Room 3-7619)Host: Minsoo Kim Targeting microbiome and vitamin D receptor in inflammation and infectionJun Sun, PhD, AGAF - Associate Professor Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology Department of Medicine, University of Illinois at Chicago Nov 21, 2016 @ 12:00 p.m. Medical Center | Upper Auditorium (Room 3-7619)Host: Michelle Dziejman RIPS/NYICE Seminar Series: Sex differences in influenza pathogenesis and vaccinationDr. Sabra Klein - Molecular Microbiology & Immunology, Johns Hopkins University, Bloomberg School of Public Health Baltimore, MD Nov 18, 2016 @ 8:30 a.m. Kornberg Medical Research Building | Room 3.9624Microbiology and Immunology Student Seminar: Effects of antiretroviral drugs and cigarette smoke on human platelet functionShannon Loelius - Student, URMC Nov 17, 2016 @ 12:00 p.m. Medical Center | K 307 (3-6408)Host: Richard Phipps Endogenous antimicrobials in the female reproductive tract and their role in modulating HIV infection (Co-Sponsored by the Center for AIDS Research & HIV Training Grant)Mimi Ghosh, Ph.D., M.S. - Assistant Professor Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics School of Public Health and Health Services The George Washington University Nov 14, 2016 @ 12:00 p.m. Medical Center | Upper Auditorium (Room 3-7619)Host: James Kobie First Annual MBI Alumni Seminar: Adaptation of influenza virus polymerase to the divergent host protein ANP32ASteven Baker, Ph.D. - Postdoctoral Fellow University of Wisconsin-Madison Nov 10, 2016 @ 2:30 p.m. Medical Center | Upper Auditorium (Room 3-7619)TBDJames E. Crowe, Jr., M.D. - Ann Scott Carrell Professor, Pediatric Infectious Disease Professor of Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology Director, Vanderbilt Vaccine Center, Director, VANTAGE Nov 07, 2016 @ 12:00 p.m. Medical Center | Upper Auditorium (Room 3-7619)Host: Stephen Dewhurst Microbiology and Immunology Student Seminar: NO• Diggity: nor, a nitric oxide reductase, plays a role in mouse organ seeding and invasionLacey Favazzo - Microbiology and Immunology Student Nov 03, 2016 @ 12:00 p.m. Medical Center | K 307 (3-6408)Host: Steven Gill An evolving RNA war between a small RNA¬-based immune system and endogenous retroviruses during chicken domesticationXin Li, Ph.D. - Assistant Professor of Biochemistry & Biophysics University of Rochester Oct 31, 2016 @ 12:00 p.m. Medical Center | Upper Auditorium (Room 3-7619)Host: Jian Zhu RIPS – MBI 580 Research in Progress (RIPS) Seminar: Deep analysis of T cell responses in pregnancy and atopic dermatitisTim Mosmann, Ph.D. - Professor of Microbiology and Immunology in the Center for Vaccine Biology and Immunology & Director, DHSCVBI Oct 28, 2016 @ 8:30 a.m. Kornberg Medical Research Building | 3-9624Using functional genomics to reveal new targets for antiviral therapeuticsSara Cherry, PhD - University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine Oct 24, 2016 @ 1:00 p.m. Medical Center | CEL 2-7536Heritable symbionts affect the ecology and evolution of host-parasite interactionsJohn Jaenike, Ph.D. - Professor of Biology University of Rochester Oct 24, 2016 @ 12:00 p.m. Medical Center | Upper Auditorium (Room 3-7619)Host: Michelle Dziejman RIPS – MBI 580 Research in Progress (RIPS) Seminar: HMGB1 as a rational therapeutic target in MLL-rearranged acute leukemiaJessica Shand, M.D., M.H.S. - Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Hematology/Oncology Oct 21, 2016 @ 8:30 a.m. Kornberg Medical Research Building | 3-9624Microbiology and Immunology Student Seminar: Role of Influenza PA-X and NS1 Proteins in Mediating Host ShutoffChutikarn Chaimayo - Student, URMC Oct 20, 2016 @ 12:00 p.m. Medical Center | K 307 (3-6408)Host: Advisor: Toru Takimoto CFAR World AIDS Day Scientific Symposium and Poster Session:Guido Silvestri, MD, B. Matija Peterlin, MD, Paul A. Wender, PhD - Emory, UCSF, Stanford Oct 18, 2016 @ 12:00 p.m. Medical Center | K 307 (3-6408)Host: Dr. Gloria Pryhuber Lung Biology Research Seminar Series: Rare Diseases: Big Insights into Lung Development (CO-SPONSORED BY PEDS/PATHOLOGY)Dr. Gail Deutsch - Associate Professor, Seattle Children’s Hospital, University of Washington Oct 18, 2016 @ 12:00 p.m. Medical Center | K 307 (3-6408)Host: Dr. Gloria Pryhuber Learning Immunology from ParasitesAlan Sher, Ph.D. - Chief, Laboratory of Parasitic Diseases, NIAID, NIH Oct 17, 2016 @ 12:00 p.m. Medical Center | Upper Auditorium (Room 3-7619)Host: Tim Mosmann & Felix Yarovinsky RIPS – MBI 580 Research in Progress (RIPS) Seminar : Resolution of neutrophil response during infectionMinsoo Kim, Ph.D. - Professor of Microbiology and Immunology in the Center for Vaccine Biology and Immunology Oct 14, 2016 @ 8:30 a.m. Kornberg Medical Research Building | 3-9624Microbiology & Immunology Ph.D. Thesis Seminar: Coordinated Regulation of Virulence, Motility, Biofilm and Stress Response Phenotypes in Type Three Secretion System Positive Vibrio choleraeMadeline Kelley Sofia - URMC Oct 13, 2016 @ 2:00 p.m. Medical Center | K 307 (3-6408)Host: Dr. Michelle Dziejman Microbiology and Immunology Student Seminar: Critical Role of Cellular Cholesterol in Respiratory Virus ProductionShringkhala Bajimaya - Student, URMC Oct 13, 2016 @ 12:00 p.m. Medical Center | K 307 (3-6408)Host: Advisor: Toru Takimoto Systems approaches highlight the many facets of interferons in infections and in vaccine mediated protectionRafick Sékaly, Ph.D. Oct 10, 2016 @ 12:00 p.m. Medical Center | Upper Auditorium (Room 3-7619)Host: Sanjay Maggirwar and Harris Gelbard Host molecular and immunological drivers of disease severityJuliet Morrison - Columbia University Oct 07, 2016 @ 8:30 a.m. Kornberg Medical Research Building | 3-9624Host: NYICE & RPRC Microbiology and Immunology Student Seminar: Chemokine Independent T cell MigrationBrandon Walling - URMC Oct 06, 2016 @ 12:00 p.m. Medical Center | K 307 (3-6408)Host: Minsoo Kim Targeting Moraxella catarrhalis for Prevention and Treatment of Otitis MediaAnthony A. Campagnari, Ph.D. - University at Buffalo Oct 03, 2016 @ 12:00 p.m. Medical Center | 3-7619Host: Steve Gill, PhD Vaccines for H3N2vJohn Treanor, M.D. - Professor of Medicine, Infectious Diseases Sep 30, 2016 @ 8:30 a.m. Kornberg Medical Research Building | 3-9624 KMRBCharacterization of the VapBC toxin-antitoxin systems from NTHiLauren Rice - URMC Sep 29, 2016 @ 12:00 p.m. Medical Center | K 307 (3-6408)Host: Advisor: Scott Butler Reprogramming Technology to Build "The Team" for Cancer ImmunotherapyFumito Ito, MD, PhD Assistant Professor of Oncology Department of Surgical Oncology - Center for Immunotherapy Roswell Park Cancer Institute Sep 26, 2016 @ 12:00 p.m. Medical Center | WHIPPLE Auditorium (Room 2-6424)Host: Jacques Robert, PhD Reversing HIV Latency: an Empirical ApproachVicente Planelles, Ph.D. - Professor, University of Utah School of Medicine , Division of Microbiology and Immunology Department of Pathology Apr 11, 2016 @ 12:00 p.m. Medical Center | 3-7619 (Upper S-Wing Auditorium)The Influence of CD4 T Cell Specificity on Differentiation of the Repertoire and Shaping the Adaptive Immune Response to Influenza Infection Zackery Abram George Knowlden Apr 07, 2016 @ 10:00 a.m. Medical Center | 2-6425 (Whipple Auditorium)Recent Advances in Ranaviral PhylodynamicsThomas B. Waltzek, MS, DVM, PhD - Assistant Professor Infectious Diseases and Pathology University of Florida, College of Veterinary Medicine Co-Director, Aquatic Animal Health Program Apr 04, 2016 @ 12:00 p.m. Medical Center | 3-7619 (Upper S Wing Auditorium)The Role of PlsX in Fatty Acid Synthesis and Acid Adaptation in Streptococcus mutans Benjamin W. Cross Apr 04, 2016 @ 11:00 a.m. Medical Center | 3-6408 (K-307)Transcriptional networks that regulate development of Tregs & Th17 cellsVijay Kuchroo, Ph.D. - Samuel L. Wasserstrom Professor of Neurology Mar 28, 2016 @ 12:00 p.m. Medical Center | 3-7619 (Upper S-Wing Auditorium)Immunometabolism and Staphylococcus aureus Infections Anthony Richardson, Ph.D. - Associate Professor, University of Pittsburgh Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics Mar 14, 2016 @ 12:00 p.m. Medical Center | 3-7619 (Upper S-Wing Auditorium)Anti-viral protection by memory CD8 T-cells Luis Sigal, D.V.M.,Ph.D. - Professor, Thomas Jefferson University Department of Microbiology and Immunology Mar 07, 2016 @ 12:00 p.m. Medical Center | 3-7619 (Upper S-Wing Auditorium)Increasing the safety of the Live Attenuated Influenza Virus VaccineAndrew Cox - PhD Candidate Mar 03, 2016 @ 3:00 p.m. Medical Center | 2-6408 (K-207)Antibiotic discovery with genome-scale modelsPaul Jenson, Ph.D. - Research Assistant Professor University of Illinois Feb 29, 2016 @ 12:00 p.m. Medical Center | 3-7619 (Upper S-Wing Auditorium)