URMC / Microbiology & Immunology / Events Events Upcoming20242023202220212020Explant culture systems: useful tools to study herpesvirus pathogenesisGerlinde Van de Walle, DVM, Ph.D. - Assistant Professor of Viral Pathogenesis Baker Institute for Animal Health Cornell University, College of Veterinary Medicine Dec 15, 2014 @ 12:00 p.m. Medical Center | 3-6408 (K-307)Host: Brian Ward The battle for metal between bacterial pathogens and their vertebrate hostsEric P. Skaar, Ph.D., M.P.H. - Ernest W. Goodpasture Associate Professor, Director - Host-Pathogen Interactions Division, Dept of Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center Dec 08, 2014 @ 12:00 p.m. Medical Center | 3-7619 (Upper S-Wing Auditorium)Host: Paul Dunman TBATBA Dec 01, 2014 @ 12:00 p.m. Medical Center | 3-7619 (Upper S-Wing Auditorium)Modulation of CXCR3-cognate chemokine production in the tumor microenvironment: Restoring T cell infiltration to enhance immune-mediated control of metastatic melanoma.David W. Mullins, Ph.D. - Assistant Professor of Microbiology & Immunology, Geisel School of Medicine, Dartmouth University Nov 24, 2014 @ 12:00 p.m. Medical Center | 3-7619 (Upper S-Wing Auditorium)Host: Rusty Elliott The Molecular Tool-Kit of Viral Hemorrhagic FeversErica Ollmann Saphire, Ph.D. - Professor of Immunology and Microbial Science, Scripps Research Institute, California Campus Nov 19, 2014 @ 12:00 p.m. Medical Center | 3-7619 (Upper S-Wing Auditorium)Host: Joshua Munger & Luis Martinez-Sobrido Bad Bugs & Old Drugs: Optimizing Polymyxin CombinationsBrian Tsuji, PharmD. - Associate Professor Department of Pharmacy Practice School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences University of Buffalo Nov 17, 2014 @ 12:00 p.m. Medical Center | G-9425 Class of '62 AuditoriumHost: Steve Gill Glial derived microparticles communicate CNS damage to the peripheral immune systemNorman Haughey, Ph.D. - Director, JHU NIMH Surrogate Markers Core, Associate Professor of Neurology, Johns Hopkins University Nov 10, 2014 @ 12:00 p.m. Medical Center | 3-7619 (Upper S-Wing Auditorium)Host: Sanjay Maggirwar Alpha (v) Integrins and Innate Immune Mechanisms of ToleranceAdam Lacy-Hulbert, Ph.D. - Associate Member, Benaroya Research Institute at Virginia Mason Nov 03, 2014 @ 12:00 p.m. Medical Center | 3-7619 (Upper S-Wing Auditorium)Host: Deborah Fowell Regulation of neutrophil recruitment to inflammatory sites by NLRP12Fayyaz Sutterwala, M.D., Ph.D. - Associate Professor of Internal Medicine, Iowa Inflammation Program, University of Iowa Oct 27, 2014 @ 12:00 p.m. Medical Center | 3-7619 (Upper S-Wing Auditorium)Host: Damian Krysan Cellular Mechanisms that Regulate HIV LatencyAndrew J. Henderson, Ph.D. - Associate Professor of Medicine in the Division of Infectious Disease, Boston University Schoof of Medicine Oct 20, 2014 @ 12:00 p.m. Medical Center | 3-7619( Upper S-Wing Auditorium)Host: Jian Zhu Uncovering the link between oncogenic pathways and tumor immune suppressionMary Jo Turk, Ph.D. - Associate Professor of Microbiology and Immunology, Norrie-Cotton Cancer Center Geisel School of Medicine, Dartmouth University Oct 13, 2014 @ 12:00 p.m. Medical Center | G-9425 (Class of '62 Auditorium)Host: Edith Lord Imaging Inflammation in Zebrafish: Implications to Human DiseaseAnna Huttenlocher, MD - Professor of Medical Microbiology & Immunology and Pediatrics, University of Wisconsin-Madison Oct 06, 2014 @ 12:00 p.m. Medical Center | 3-7619 (Upper S-Wing Auditorium)Host: Dillon Schrock Thesis Defense: Characterization of the Spx global regulator in Streptococcus mutansIsamar Rivera Ramos - Ph.D. Candidate Sep 29, 2014 @ 2:30 p.m. Medical Center | 2-6424 (Whipple Auditorium)Thesis Defense: Analysis of Cellular Signaling Within the Human Placenta: Implications for Vascular Development and Trophoblast Cell FunctionMeghan Bushway - Graduate Student Aug 21, 2014 @ 10:00 a.m. Medical Center | 2-6408 (K-207)Antiretroviral drug distribution into the CNS and Management of HIV-Associated Neurocognitive DisorderScott Letendre, M.D., - Professor of Medicine, University of California, San Diego HIV Neurobehavioral Research Center, Antiviral Research Center Jun 19, 2014 @ 12:30 p.m. Medical Center | Adolph Auditorium 1-7619 Anti-Microbial Peptides and the Pro-Microbial Movement in Immunology Richard Gallo, M.D., Ph.D. - Dermatology Division Chief, Department of Medicine, University of California at San Diego May 21, 2014 @ 10:00 a.m. Medical Center | 2-6408 (K-207)Host: Brian Ward