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Date |
Speaker |
Title, Host |
| Fall-Winter 2008-2009 | ||
| Tuesday January 13, 2009 11:00 am room 227 HEB |
Brian Geiss, Ph.D. Research Scientist Department of Microbiology, Immunology, and Pathology Colorado State University Fort Collins, CO 80523 |
Title: Crystal structures and glowing viruses: developing novel therapeutics for arboviral infections Host: A. Takashima, M.D., Ph.D. |
| Friday December 19, 2008 10:00 am room 227 HEB |
Sara Campbell IIT Graduate Student (Dr. Pan's lab) Department of Medical Microbiology & Immunology University of Toledo, Health Science Campus 3000 Arlington Avenue, Toledo, OH Tel: 419-383-4323 |
Title: Mechanisms of Moraxella catarrhalis induced signaling in the airway epithelium Host: Kevin Pan, M.D., Ph.D. |
| Wednesday December 17, 2008 12 noon room 227 HEB |
Iwona Mruk, Ph.D. Postdoctoral Fellow (Dr. Blumenthal's lab) Department of Medical Microbiology & Immunology University of Toledo Health Science Campus 3000 Arlington Avenue, Toledo, Ohio Tel: 419-383-4323 |
Title: Control of expression of restriction-modification systems Host: Robert Blumenthal, Ph.D. |
| Tuesday December 16, 2008 12 noon room 227 HEB |
Bassel Sawaya, Ph.D. |
Title: Role of p53 protein in AIDS pathogenesis
Host: A. Takashima, MD, PhD |
| Thursday December 11, 2008 10:00 am room 227 HEB |
Ping Xu, Ph.D. Affiliate Associate Professor Microbiology and Immunology Department Virginia Commonwealth Richmond, VA |
Title: Study streptococcus sanguinis pathogenesis by comparative genomics and systems biology Host: Akira Takashima, MD, PhD |
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Wednesday |
Mary Laughlin, M.D. Associate Professor of Medicine and Pathology Dr. Donald and Ruth Weber Goodman Professor of Innovative Cancer Therapeutics Case Western Reserve University Medical Director - Cleveland Cord Blood Center The Abraham and Phyllis Katz Cord Blood Foundation |
Title: Influence of HLA disparity and graft lymphocytes on allogeneic engraftment and survival after UCB transplant in adults Host: Nancy Collins, PhD |
| Tuesday December 9, 2008 11:00 am room 227 HEB |
Jason Rosch, Ph.D. |
Title: Interactions between Streptococcus pneumoniae and the Host: Implications for novel therapeutic strategies Host: A. Takashima, MD, PhD |
| Tuesday November 18, 2008 12:00 noon room 227 HEB |
Susan Hafenstein, Ph.D. Associate Research Scientist Department of Biological Sciences Purdue University West Lafayette, IN 47907 |
Title: Small icosahedral viruses interacting with host proteins: a three-part study of receptor usage, antigenicity and antibody neutralization |
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Wednesday
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Frank Gerberick, Ph.D.
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Title: The development and utility of peptide reactivity assays for screening contact allergens including pro- and pre-haptens |
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Wednesday
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Viviana Ferreira, Ph.D. |
Title: Control of the Complement System: Role in Health and Disease
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Thursday |
Imitiaz Ahmad Khan, Ph.D. |
Title: Factors leading to optimal CD8+ T cell immunity against intra-cellular parasites
Host: A. Takashima, MD, PhD |
| Thursday October 16, 2008 12:00 noon room 227 HEB |
Thusitha Gunasekera, Ph.D. Research Scholar Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry Miami University Oxford, OH |
Title: Transcriptional response of Escherichia coli to low zinc and systematic analysis of transporters involved in zinc uptake Host: A. Takashima, MD, PhD |
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Wednesday
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Kathryn M. Eisenmann, Ph.D. |
Title: A new role for mammalian Diaphanous (mDia)-related formins in cytoskeletal remodeling for T cell activation and migration
Host: Randall Worth, PhD |
| Tuesday October 7, 2008 12:00 noon room 227 HEB |
Yasuhiro Suzuki, Ph.D. Associate Professor Dept of Biomedical Sciences/Pathobiology Virginia Tech Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine 1410 Prices Fork Road Blacksburg, VA 24061 |
Title: Interferon-gamma-mediated resistance in the brain against an intracellular protozoan parasite Host: Akira Takashima, MD, PhD |
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Wednesday
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James Carroll, Ph.D. |
Title: Differential expression of Borrelia burgdorferi lipoproteins in specific host tissues during persistent infection |
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Wednesday
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Gregg Silverman, Ph.D. Professor University of California, San Diego 9500 Gilman Drive, Room 106 San Diego, CA Tel: 858-534-5439 gsilverman@ucsd.edu |
Title: Superantigens for B lymphocytes: confounding host immune defenses Host: Randall Worth, PhD |
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Friday
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IIT 3rd Year Student Seminar Rebecca Thompson |
Title: The role of the constant region in antibody binding to pneumococcal polysaccheride Host: Thea Sawicki, IIT Director |
| Summer 2008 | ||
| Wednesdays June & July 2008 12 Noon room 227 HEB |
IIT 3rd Year Student Seminars: |
Host: Thea Sawicki, IIT Director |
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Friday |
Michael Woodman, B.S.
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Title: The role of complement-mediated immune mechanisms in clearance of pathogenic Borrelia sp.: implications for Lyme disease and relapsing fever Host: Mark Wooten, Ph.D. |
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Wednesday |
Robert A. Kirken, Ph.D.
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Title: New mechanisms of Jak3 regulation and therapeutic applications for T-cell mediated diseases
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| Spring 2008 | ||
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Wednesday |
Nancy C. Reich, Ph.D. |
Title: Nuclear trafficking of STAT transcription factors
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Wednesday
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Michel Desjardins, Ph.D. Associate Professor Canadian Chair in Cellular Microbiology Departement de pathologie et biologie cellulaire University de Montreal, C.P. 6128, Succ. Centre Ville Montreal, Quebec, Canada H3C 3J7 Tel: 514-343-7250 michel.desjardins@umontreal.ca |
Title: Proteomics and systems biology provide unique insights to understand innate and adaptive immunity
Host: Randall Worth, Ph.D. |
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Tuesday
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Yvonne Paterson, Ph.D. Professor Microbiology, Virology and Parasitology Program The University of Pennsylvania 323 Johnson Pavilion, 3610 Hamilton Walk Philadelphia, PA 19104 Tel: 215-898-3461 (office) yvonne@mail.med.upenn.edu |
Title: Targeting tolerogenic tumor antigens for cancer immunotherapy with Listeria monocytogenes
Host: Randall Worth, Ph.D. |
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Wednesday |
Ronald Viola, Ph.D. |
Title: Are metabolic enzymes viable targets for the development of new antibiotics?
Host: Akira Takashima, M.D., Ph.D. |
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Tuesday
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Jorge Giŕon, Ph.D. |
Title: Bacterial bioassembly machineries for adherence and secretion Host: Akira Takashima, M.D., Ph.D. |
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Wednesday
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Han-Fei Ding, M.D., Ph.D. Professor Biochemistry and Cancer Biology The University of Toledo - Health Science Campus Mail Stop 1010, 3000 Arlington Avenue Toledo, OH 43614 Tel: 419-383-4131 Han-Fei.ding@utoledo.edu |
Title: NF-kB2 signaling in the pathogenesis of lymphoma and autoimmune disease
Host: Randall Worth, Ph.D. |
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Wednesday
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Zonglin Hu, Ph.D., IRTA Fellow |
Title: Identification of RNA chaperone Hfq and non-coding RNAs in Bacillus anthracis
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| Fall/Winter 2007 | ||
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Thursday
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Stephen T. Smiley, Ph.D. Associate Faculty Member Associate Director, Corporate Relations Trudeau Institute, Inc. 154 Algonquin Avenue Saranac Lake, NY 12983 Tel: 518-891-3080 ssmiley@trudeauinstitute.org |
Title: Plague, sepsis and coagulation
Host: Akira Takashima, M.D., Ph.D. |
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Monday
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M. Stephen Trent, Ph.D. |
Title: Remodeling of the bacterial cell surface: modification of lipopolysaccharides
Host: Akira Takashima, M.D., Ph.D. |
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Wednesday
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Erik Barton, Ph.D. |
Title: Enhanced innate immunity during gamma-herpesvirus latency: Is latent herpesvirus infection symbiotic?
Host: Stanley Sawicki, Ph.D. |
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Wednesday
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Joel Swanson, Ph.D. Associate Professor Department of Microbiology/Immunology University of Michigan 5608 Medical Sciences II Building Ann Arbor, MI 48109-0620 Tel: 734-647-6339 jswan@umich.edu |
Title: Signal transitions regulating phagosome formation in macrophages
Host: Randall Worth, Ph.D. |
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Wednesday
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Sergio Grinstein, Ph.D. Professor, Division of Cell Biology University of Toronto Hospital for Sick Children Research Institute 555 University Avenue Toronto, M5G 1X8, Canada Tel: 416-813-5727 sga@sickkids.on.ca |
Title: Phosphoinositides, signaling and membrane remodeling during phagocytosis
Host: Mark Wooten, Ph.D. |
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Wednesday
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David McDonald, Ph.D. Assistant Professor Department of Molecular Biology and Microbiology Case Western Reserve University 10900 Euclid Avenue Cleveland, OH 44106 Tel: 216-368-3715 djm41@case.edu |
Title: Dendritic cells transfer HIV infections via a specialized, surface accessible intracellular compartment Host: Dorothea Sawicki, Ph.D. |
| Tuesday October 9, 2007 3:00 PM room 227 HEB IIT Seminar |
Shinji Shimada, M.D. Professor and Chairman Department of Dermatology Yamanashi University College of Medicine President, Japanese Society for Investigative Dermatology Yamanashi, Japan |
Title: Novel vaccines and immunotherapeutics
Host: Akira Takashima, M.D., Ph.D. |
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Wednesday IIT seminar
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Catherine E. Patterson, Ph.D. Assistant Professor Department of Molecular Biology and Microbiology Case Western Reserve University 10900 Euclid Avenue Cleveland, OH 44106 Tel: 216-368-0377 Cep8@case.edu |
Title: Neuronal survival during virus infection of the brain Host: Dorothea Sawicki, Ph.D. |
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Wednesday
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Alex Huang, M.D., Ph.D. |
Title: Visualizing immune cellular trafficking and response in situ Host: Akira Takashima, M.D., Ph.D. |
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Wednesday
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Brenda Fredericksen, Ph.D. Assistant Professor Cell Biology & Molecular Genetics University of Maryland 3105 Microbiology Building College Park, MD 20742 Tel: 301-405-1251 bfreder@umd.edu |
Title: Characterization of the innate antiviral response to West Nile virus Host: Akira Takashima, M.D., Ph.D. |
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Tuesday
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Kevin S. McIver, Ph.D. Associate Professor Cell Biology & Molecular Genetics Maryland Pathogen Research Institute University of Maryland 2208 HJ Patterson Hall (Bldg. 78) College Park, MD 20742-5815 Tel: 301-405-4136 kmciver@umd.edu |
Title: Mga virulence regulation and sugars in the pathogenesis of Streptococcus pyogenes Host: Akira Takashima, M.D., Ph.D. |
| Thursday August 2, 2007 10:00 AM room 227 HEB |
Marc Wathelet, Ph.D. Assistant Professor Department of Molecular & Cellular Physiology University of Cincinnati College of Medicine 231 Albert Sabin Way Cincinnati, OH 45267-0576 Tel: 513-558-4515 marc.wathelet@uc.edu |
Title: Innate immunity and viral evasion: rational design of an attenuated SARS coronavirus Host: Randall Worth, Ph.D. |
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Thursday
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Stanislaw Stepkowski, Ph.D., D.Sc. Professor Division of Immunology & Organ Transplantation Department of Surgery The University of Texas Medical School 6431 Fannin Street, MSMB 6.246 Houston, TX 77030 Tel: 713-500-7372 sstepkow@orgtx71.med.uth.tmc.edu |
Title: Novel strategies for induction of transplantation tolerance Host: Randall Worth, Ph.D. |
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Wednesday
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Patric Lundberg, Ph.D. Assistant Research Scientist Divisions of Virology and Immunology Beckman Research Institute City of Hope National Medical Center 1500 East Duarte Road Duarte, CA 91010-3000 Tel: 626-256-4673, ext. 62612 plundbrg@coh.org |
Title: Innate immune responses during acute HSV encephalitis Host: Randall Worth, Ph.D. |
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Monday
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Kezhong Zhang, Ph.D. |
Title: Stress response in the immune system: from lymphopoiesis to inflammation Host: Randall Worth, Ph.D. |
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| Wednesday May 30, 2007 12 Noon room 227 HEB |
Robert Blumenthal, Ph.D. Professor, Director, Program Bioinformatics & Proteomics/Genomics The University of Toledo, Health Science Campus 3000 Arlington Avenue, Mail Stop 1021 Toledo, OH 43614-2598 Tel: 419-383-5422 robert.blumenthal@utoledo.edu |
Title: Regulation and flow of bacterial genes Host: I. Novella, Ph.D. |
| Wednesday May 23, 2007 12 Noon room 227 HEB |
Randall Worth, Ph.D. Assistant Professor The University of Toledo, Health Science Campus 3000 Arlington Avenue, Mail Stop #1021 Toledo, OH 43614-2598 Tel: 419-383-5192 randall.worth@utoledo.edu |
Title: FCgammaRIIA: the old, the new and what the future may hold Host: I. Novella, Ph.D. |
| Thursday May 3, 2007 12:00 Noon room 227 HEB |
Jochen Mattner, M.D. Research Assistant Professor Department of Pathology The University of Chicago Chicago, IL |
Title: The role of NKT cells in microbial infection and the induction of aberrant immune responses Host: A. Takashima, M.D., Ph.D. |
| Wednesday April 25, 2007 12 Noon room 227 HEB |
Mark Wooten, Ph.D. Assistant Professor The University of Toledo, Health Science Campus 3000 Arlington Avenue, Mail Stop #1021 Toledo, OH 43614-2598 Tel: 419-383-6649 mark.wooten@utoledo.edu |
Title: Host-pathogen interactions in the development of Lyme Disease Host: I. Novella, Ph.D. |
| Friday April 6, 2007 12 Noon room 227 HEB |
Dario C. Ramirez, Ph.D. Research Fellow Laboratory of Pharmacology & Chemistry Nat'l Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIH) 111 TW Alexander Drive, Bldg 101 MD F0-02, Room F037 Research Triangle Park, NC 27709-2233 Tel: 919-541-3866 ramirez1@nih.gov |
Title: Immuno-spin trapping of free radicals in chronic inflammatory diseases Host: A. Takashima, M.D./Ph.D. |
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April 3, 2007 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. room 227 HEB
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Annual Technology EXPO: |
EXPO contact: |
| Wednesday March 28, 2007 12 Noon room 227 HEB |
Ji-Meng Feng, Ph.D. Research Assistant Professor David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA Semel Instit. for Neuroscience & Human Behavior Neuroscience Research Bldg. 635 Charles E. Young Drive South Los Angeles, CA 90095-7332 Tel: 310-866-6574 jfeng@mednet.ucla.edu |
Title: Golli protein regulates T cell activation and EAE induction Host: I. Novella, Ph.D. |
| Wednesday March 14, 2007 12 Noon room 227 HEB |
Louis B. Justement, Ph.D. Associate Director, Medical Scientist Trng Program Professor, Department of Microbiology Division of Developmental and Clinical Immunology University of Alabama at Birmingham Birmingham, AL |
Title: Regulation of B cell survival and differentiation by the adaptor protein HSH2 Host: I. Novella, Ph.D. |
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Wednesday & Thursday |
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Contact for Research Forum: dorothea.sawicki@utoledo.edu |
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Wednesday
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Marco Vignuzzi, Ph.D. |
Title: Population dynamics of viral pathogenesis: Fidelity, mutation and cooperativity in the RNA quasispecies Host: I. Novella, Ph.D. |
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Wednesday
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Stefan Niewiesk, DVM, PhD Assistant Professor Diplomate ECLAM College of Veterinary Medicine Dept of Veterinary Biosciences The Ohio State University 1925 Coffey Road Columbus, OH 43210-1093 Tel: 419-688-4257 niewiesk.1@osu.edu |
Title: Measles virus induced immune suppression through AKT downregulation in the cotton rat (Sigmodon hispidus) model
Host: Z.K. Pan, MD, PhD |
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Wednesday
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Mark Mummert, Ph.D.
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Title: Functions of hyaluronan in the immune response: A simple carbohydrate with multiple roles
Host: Z.K. Pan, MD, PhD |
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Wednesday
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Dorothea Sawicki, PhD Professor The University of Toledo Health Science Campus, Mail Stop 1021 3000 Arlington Avenue Toledo, OH 43614-2598 Tel: 419-383-4337 dorothea.sawicki@utoledo.edu |
Title: Alphavirus minus strand template synthesis: An interplay between virus and host
Host: Z.K. Pan, MD, PhD |
| Wednesday January 10, 2007 12 Noon room 227 HEB |
Zhinan Yin, MD, PhD |
Title: Gamma-delta T cell function in tumor immunity Host: Z.K. Pan, MD, PhD |