Vidya Gopalakrishnan, PhD.
Associate Professor
Dept. of Pediatrics-Research
Dept. of Molecular and Cellular Oncology,
MD Anderson Cancer Center

Host:  Roger Abounader, MD, PhD

Speakers:

Abigail Mickey, Nataro Laboratory “The role of Aar in EAEC infection”

Christopher Medina, Ravichandran Laboratory “Regulated metabolite release as novel ‘good-bye’ signals from apoptotic cells to the tissue environment”

John Tilton, MD
Assistant Professor
Center for Proteomics and Bioinformatics
Case Western Reserve University

Hosts:  Dean Kedes, MD, PhD, Joanne Lannigan, MS

James Kim MD, PhD
Assistant Professor
Hamon Center for Therapeutic Oncology Research
Div. of Hematology-Oncology
Dept. of Internal Medicine
University of Texas Southwestern

Host:  Kwon Park, PhD

Gerald S. Shadel, PhD
Professor
Molecular and Cell Biology Laboratory
Salk Institute for Biological Studies

Host: Dave Kashatus, PhD

Speakers:

James McCann, Dudley Laboratory  “Endothelial cell subtypes subvert a TGFb/miR-30c-driven wound healing response that supports tumor growth”

Tiffany Shand, Zong Laboratory  “Investigating the role of IGF1R signaling in the development of cerebellar granule progenitor cells”

Sebastian E. Winter, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
W. W. Caruth, Jr. Scholar in Biomedical Research
Department of Microbiology
UT Southwestern Medical Center

Host:  Melissa Kendall, PhD

David Tuveson, MD, PhD
Professor
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory

Host: MIC Students Seminar Committee

Paul Randazzo, MD, PhD
Senior Investigator at National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Laboratory of Cellular and Molecular Biology
Head, Regulation of Ras Superfamily Section

Host: David L. Brautigan, Ph.D

The Graduate Biosciences Society (GBS) hosts the GBS Symposium every Spring semester. The student nominated speaker Dr.Tuuli Lappalainen, Columbia University, will give a keynote lecture. The day also includes a student poster session and student research talks. The GBS would like for all students and faculty to be able to attend this event.

Felicia Goodrum Sterling, PhD
Associate Professor
Department of Immunobiology
College of Medicine Tucson
University of Arizona

Host:  Anna Cliffe, PhD

Matthias P. Machner, PhD
Senior Investigator
Unit of Microbial Pathogenesis
NICHD

Host: Isabelle Derre

Mary O’Riordan, Ph.D.
Professor
Dept. of Microbiology & Immunology
University of Michigan Medical School

Host: Alison Criss, PhD

Speakers:

Carleigh O’Brien, Harris Laboratory

Sarah Pollock, Kashatus Laboratory

Forest Rohwer, PhD – Cancelled
Professor of Biology
SDSU Dept. of Biology

Host: Sarah Ewald, PhD

Emil R. Unanue, M.D.
Paul & Ellen Lacy Professor of Pathology & Immunology
Washington University School of Medicine
Department of Pathology and Immunology

Host: Kodi Ravichandran, PhD