Spring 2015 Seminars

Emily Mercadante, Lorenz Lab: SHP-1 regulates the interaction between regulatory T cells and conventional T cells

Philippe Gonzalez, Zong Lab: p53 and NF1’s distinct modes of tumor suppression during gliomagenesis

MIC Graduate Student Seminar
Emily Mercadante, Lorenz Lab
SHP-1 regulates the interaction between regulatory T cells and conventional T cells
Philippe Gonzalez, Zong Lab
p53 and NF1’s distinct modes of tumor suppression during gliomagenesis
Host: Dan Engel, PhD

Celeste Goh, Hahn Lab 

Celeste Goh, Hahn Lab

Immunoregulatory Roles of HCV-induced MDSCs

Host:  Dan Engel, PhD

Deborah Kelly, PhD
Assistant Professor
Virginia Tech Carillion Research Institute

Deborah Kelly, PhD
Assistant Professor
Virginia Tech Carillion Research Institute

Structural insights for the role of BRCA1 in transcription

Host:  Amy Bouton, PhD

Kartik Chandran, PhD
Associate Professor,
Department of Microbiology & Immunology
Harold and Muriel Block Faculty Scholar in Virology
Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Yeshiva University
Host:  Dan Engel, PhD

Allison Batties (Bouton Lab): BCAR3 in Mammary Gland Development and Breast Cancer

Jonathan Handing (Criss Lab): The lipooligosaccharide-modifying enzyme LptA enhances gonococcal defense against human neutrophils

MIC Student Seminar
Allison Batties (Bouton Lab)
BCAR3 in Mammary Gland Development and Breast Cancer
Jonathan Handing (Criss Lab)
The lipooligosaccharide-modifying enzyme LptA enhances gonococcal defense against human neutrophils
Host:  Dan Engel, PhD

John Leong, MD, PhD
Professor & Chair
Department of Molecular Biology and Microbiology
Tufts University School of Medicine
Host:  Melissa Kendall, PhD

Eric Arts, PhD
Professor and Chairman
Department of Microbiology and Immunology
Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry
University of Western Ontario
Hosts:  Lou Hammaskjold, MD, PhD and David Rekosh, PhD

Donghai Wang, PhD
Assistant Professor
University of Massachusetts Medical School

Carter Center Immunology Faculty Candidate

Donghai Wang, PhD
Assistant Professor
University of Massachusetts Medical SchoolMetabolic Regulation of Innate Immunity by the Cholesterol Biosynthesis (Mevalonate) Pathway

Carter Center Immunology Faculty Candidate
Host:  Timothy Bender, PhD

Laura Gonyar, PhD

“Ethanolamine-regulated fimbriae in enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coliO157:H7 pathogenesis”

2015 Robert R. Wagner Prize for Outstanding Research
in Microbiology, Immunology and Cancer Biology
Laura Gonyar, PhD
Ethanolamine-regulated fimbriae in enterohemorrhagicEscherichia coli O157:H7 pathogenesis
Host: Melisssa Kendall, PhD

Jennifer Bishop, PhD
Postdoctoral Fellow
Vancouver Prostate Centre

Cancer Immunology Faculty Candidate

Jennifer Bishop, PhD
Postdoctoral Fellow
Vancouver Prostate Centre
Cancer Immunology Faculty Candidate
Host: Victor Engelhard, PhD

Michael Gerner, PhD
Postdoctoral Fellow
NIH, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases

Carter Center Immunology Faculty Candidate

Michael Gerner, PhD
Postdoctoral Fellow
NIH, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
Illuminating the microenvironments that shape the immune response
Carter Center Immunology Faculty Candidate
Host: Timothy Bender, PhD

Dyann Wirth, PhD
Richard Pearson Strong Professor of Infectious Diseases Chair
Department of Immunology and Infectious Diseases Department of Immunology and Infectious Diseases
Harvard School of Public Health
Hosts: MIC Student Seminar Committee

Andrew Doedens, PhD
University of California, San Diego

Cancer Immunology Faculty Candidate

Andrew Doedens, PhD
University of California, San Diego
Cancer Immunology Faculty Candidate
Host: Victor Engelhard, PhD

Aimee Beaulieu, PhD
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center Immunology Program
Carter Center Immunology Faculty Candidate
Host: Timothy Bender, PhD

Aimee Beaulieu, PhD
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center Immunology Program
Carter Center Immunology Faculty Candidate
Host: Timothy Bender, PhD

Markus Hafner, PhD
RNA Molecular Biology Group
Laboratory of Muscle Stem Cells and Gene Regulation
Host: Roger Abounader, MD, PhD

Tom-Li Stephen, PhD
Associate Staff Scientist, Wistar Institute

Cancer Immunology Faculty Candidate

Tom-Li Stephen, PhD
Associate Staff Scientist – Wistar Institute
Host: Victor Engelhard, PhD
Cancer Immunology Faculty Candidate

Sohini Mukherjee, PhD
Instructor
Department of Immunology
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

Carter Center Immunology Faculty Candidate

Sohini Mukherjee, PhD
Instructor
Department of Immunology
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Carter Center Immunology Faculty Candidate
Host: Timothy Bender, PhD

Melanie Rutkowski, PhD
Associate Staff Scientisr, Wistar Institute

Cancer Immunology Faculty Candidate

Melanie Rutkowski, PhD
Associate Staff Scientist Wistar Institute
Cancer Immunology Faculty Candidate
Host: Victor Engelhard, PhD

Eric Pietras, PhD
Associate Specialist
UCSF School of Medicine – Regeneration Medicine

Carter Center Immunology Faculty Candidate

Eric Pietras,PhD
Associate Specialist
UCSF School of Medicine – Regeneration Medicine
Carter Center Immunology Faculty Candidate
Host:Timothy Bender, PhD

Claudia Fischbach-Teschl, PhD
Associate Professor
Department of Biomedical Engineering
Cornell University
Host: Kwon Park, PhD

Seng-Ryong Woo
Postdoctoral Scholar University of Chicago
Department of Pathology

Cancer Immunology Faculty Candidate

Seng-Ryong Woo
Postdoctoral Scholar University of Chicago · Department of Pathology
Cancer Immunology Faculty Candidate
Host: Victor Engelhard, PhD

Ajay Chawla, MD, PhD
University of California, San Francisco
“Innate Mechanisms of Metabolic Homeostatis”

Anthony Ferrante, MD, PhD
Columbia University
“Immune regulation of adipose tissue”

Russell G. Jones, PhD
McGill University
“Metabolic plasticity in T cell responses”

Jeffrey Rathmell, PhD
Duke University
“Nutrient uptake and fueling T cell immunity”

Ajay Chawla, MD, PhD
University of California, San Francisco
“Innate Mechanisms of Metabolic Homeostatis”

Anthony Ferrante, MD, PhD
Columbia University
“Immune regulation of adipose tissue”

Russell G. Jones, PhD
McGill University
“Metabolic plasticity in T cell responses”

Jeffrey Rathmell, PhD
Duke University
“Nutrient uptake and fueling T cell immunity”

Jordan Hall Conference Center 1:00PM-5:00PM

Sarah Ewald, PhD
Postdoctoral Fellow
Stanford University Medical Center

Carter Center Immunology Faculty Candidate

Sarah Ewald, PhD
Postdoctoral Fellow
Stanford University Medical Center
Timothy Bender, PhD

H. (Hank) Steven Seifert
John E. Porter Professor of Biomedical Science and Associate Chair
Department of Microbiology-Immunology Northwestern University
Host: Alison Criss, PhD

Kathleen Collins, MD, PhD
Professor of Internal Medicine, Microbiology and Immunology
University of Michigan School of Medicine
Hosts: Lou Hammarskjold, MD, PhD David Rekosh, PhD

Goal: To highlight and celebrate the breadth and depth of research within MIC and to foster interactions and collaborations between the diverse laboratories in our department.