The Department of Microbial Pathogens and Immunity holds regular seminars with invited speakers from outside the institution, as well as researchers from RUSH University.
2019-2020 academic year seminars schedule
Seminars are held in Cohn Research Building Auditorium Room 160 (1735 W. Harrison St., Chicago, IL 60612) unless noted otherwise.
| Date and Time | Speaker | Title |
|---|---|---|
| July 12, 2019 Friday, 12-1 p.m. |
Jeffrey Schneider, PhD Research Assistant Professor Department of Cell & Developmental Biology Feinberg School of Medicine Northwestern University |
“Tracking IV-injected Broadly Neutralizing Antibodies in the Rhesus Macaque SHIV Infection Model: Insights Into Viral Clearance” |
| August 21, 2019 Wednesday, 9:30-10:30 a.m. |
Rebecca L. Ashare, PhD Assistant Professor Department of Psychiatry Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania |
“Intersection of Tobacco Use and HIV: Mechanisms, Treatment and Outcomes” |
| September 11, 2019 Wednesday, 9:30-10:30 a.m. |
Jaquelin P Dudley, PhD Professor Department of Molecular Biosciences College of Natural Sciences The University of Texas at Austin |
“Apobec Enzymes versus Oncogenic Retroviruses” |
| September 25, 2019 Wednesday, 9:30-10:30 a.m. |
Theresa Chang, PhD Associate Professor Microbiology, Biochemistry & Molecular Genetics Rutgers University |
“Mucosal Determinants in HIV Infection” |
| October 9, 2019 Wednesday, 9:30-10:30 a.m. |
Li Wu, PhD Professor Center for Retrovirus Research Department of Veterinary Medicine, Microbial Infection and Immunity and Microbiology The Ohio State University |
“SAMHD1-Mediated Restriction of HIV-1 Infection and Regulation of Antiviral Immunity” |
| October 23, 2019 Wednesday, 9:30-10:30 a.m. |
Amanda M. Brown, PhD Associate Professor Department of Neurology Division of Neuroimmunology and Neurological Infections Johns Hopkins University |
“Osteopontin (SPP1) Signaling at the Gateway of the Immune and Nervous System Modulating Tissue Homeostasis” |
| October 25, 2019 Friday, 9:30-10:30 a.m. |
Ruth Serra-Moreno, PhD Assistant Professor Department of Biological Sciences Texas Tech University |
“HIV Nef Counteracts Autophagy by Enhancing the Association of BECN1 and Its Inhibitor BCL2 in a Parkin-Dependent Manner” |
| November 6, 2019 Wednesday, 9:30-10:30 a.m. |
Alberto Bosque-Pardos, PhD, MBA Assistant Professor Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Tropical Medicine School of Medicine & Health Sciences The George Washington University |
“Developing Novel Strategies to Target the HIV Latent Reservoir” |
| November 20, 2019 Wednesday, 9:30-10:30 a.m. |
Fabio Romerio, PhD |
“The Tenth Gene of HIV-1” |
| January 8, 2020 Wednesday, 9:30-10:30 a.m. |
James R. Lokensgard, PhD Professor Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases and International Medicine University of Minnesota |
“Brain-Resident Memory T-Cells (bTrm) and Reactive Gliosis” |
| February 26, 2020 Wednesday, 9:30-10:30 a.m. |
Hameeda Sultana, PhD Associate Professor Center for Molecular Medicine Department of Biological Sciences Old Dominion University |
“Targeting Arthropod Exosomes in Blocking Vector-Borne Viral Disease Transmission; Are We There Yet?” |
| March 11, 2020 Wednesday, 9:30-10:30 a.m. |
Xian-Ming Chen, MD Professor Department of Medical Microbiology & Immunology Creighton University School of Medicine |
“Non-coding RNA Regulation of Innate Immune Responses” |
Please call the department at (312) 942-2442 or email our seminar coordinator, Hannah Barbian, for additional information.