SPRING 2009 SEMINAR SCHEDULE

August 24		Joint seminar with the Department of Anatomy and Radiology Dr. Tom Gasiewicz Professor and Chair Department of Environmental Medicine University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry (Quinn & Holladay)		"Regulation of the Balance Between Quiescence and Proliferation in Hematopoietic Stem Cells by the Aryl Hydrocarbon Receptor" 11:00am, S175, Coverdell Building
August 31		No Seminar
September 7		No Seminar-Labor Day
September 14		Dr. Steve Williams Gates Professor Department of Biological Sciences and Biochemistry Smith College (Kaplan)		"The Global Program for the Elimination of Lymphatic Filariasis: A Molecular Perspective" 1 1:00am, S175, Coverdell Building
September 21		Dr. Michael Teng Assistant Professor Biocheminstry & Molecular Biology Penn State University (Quinn)		"Multiple Effects of the Human Respiratory Syncytial Virus Nonstructural Proteins on Viral Pathogenesis" 11:00am, S175, Coverdell Building
September 28		Dr. Nikos Vasilakis Departments of Pediatrics, Microbiology & Immunology Genetics Mechanisms of Cancer Program Sealy Center for Vaccine Development University of Texas Medical Branch (Quinn)		"Out of the Forest and into the Urban Jungle-Emergence and Evolution of Dengue Virus" 11:00am, S175, Coverdell Building
October 5		Dr. John Hansen Affiliate Associate Professor, Global Health Western Fisheries Research Center University of Washington (Jaso-Friedmann)		"A Comparative Approach for Understanding Francisella-mediated Pathogenesis" 11:00am, S175, Coverdell Building
October 12		Dr. Andreas Handel Assistant Professor Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics University of Georgia (Quinn)		"How sticky should a virus be? Optimal Infection Strategies and the Balance Between Hemagglutinin and Neuraminidase for Influenza A Virus" 11:00 am, S175, Coverdell Building
October 19		Dr. Kim Klonowski Assistant Professor Department of Cellular Biology University of Georgia (Jaso-Friedmann)		"Unique Mechanisms of Immune Regulation Mediated by the Cytokine IL-15" 11:00 am, S175, Coverdell Building
October 26		Dr. Karen Dobos Assistant Professor Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Pathology Colorado State University (Quinn)		"Portrait of a Pathogen: The Mycobacterium tuberculosis Proteome in vino" 11:00 am, S175, Coverdell Building
November 2		Dr. Robert Woods Professor Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Complex Carbohydrate Research Center University of Georgia (Jaso-Friedmann)		"Structural Perspectives on Influenza A Adhesion and Specificity" 11:00, S175, Coverdell Building
November 9		Dr. Henry Blumberg Professor of Medicine and Epidemiology Division of Infectious Diseases Emory University School of Medicine (Quinn)		"Utility of New (and Old) Diagnostic Tests for TB among HIV-infected Persons" 11:00, S175, Coverdell Building
November 16		Dr. Michael Starnbach Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics Harvard Medical School (Harn)		"Manipulation of T Cell Responses by Bacterial Pathogens" 11:00 am, S175, Coverdell Building
November 23		No Seminar-Thanksgiving Holiday
November 30		Dr. Shelly Michalski Assistant Professor Parasitology University of Wisconsin Oshkosh (Kaplan)		"Selective Lethality of the Culex Pipiens Pipiens Midgut for Filarial Worms" 11:00 am, S175, Coverdell Building
December 7		Dr. Mark Wooten Associate Professor Department of Medical Microbiology and Immunology University of Toledo Health Science Campus (Lafontaine)		"Host-Pathogen Interactions in the Development of Lyme Disease" 11:00 am, S175, Coverdell Building

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