SPRING 2008 SEMINAR SCHEDULE

January 7		Eric Long, Ph.D Laboratory of Immunogenetics National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases National Institute of Health (Jaso-Friedmann)		"Regulation of Natural Killer Cell Activation"
January 14		Chris Sassetti, Ph.D Assistant Professor Department of Molecular Genetics and Microbiology University of Massachusetts (Hondalus)		"Living within (and without) the mycobacterial phagosome"
January 21		MLK Day No Seminar		No Seminar
January 28		* Parasitology Faculty Candidate* Adrian Wolstenholme, Ph.D Professor Department of Biology and Biochemistry University of Bath (Quinn)		"Anthelmintics, ion channels and resistance -excitement and depression"
February 1		* Board of Regents Infectious Diseases Initiative Candidate* Donald Harn, Ph.D Professor Department of Immunology and Infectious Diseases Harvard School of Public Health (Quinn)		** Special Seminar in Paul Coverdell, Room S175 at noon** "Will New Generation vaccines work in developing country populations? Making a case for zoonotic vaccines."
February 4		* Parasitology Faculty Candidate* George A. Punkosdy, Ph.D Laboratory of Immunology National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases National Institute of Health (Quinn)		"The role of regulatory T cells in chronic lymphocytic choriomeningitis virus (LCMV) infection in mice. "
February 11		* Parasitology Faculty Candidate* Stephen J. Davies, BVsc Ph.D Department of Microbiology and Immunology Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (Quinn)		" Catching the early worm: immune regulation and exploitation by blood flukes."
February 19		* Board of Regents Infectious Diseases Initiative Candidate* Alison Criss, Ph.D Department of Microbiology-Immunology Northwestern University Medical School (Microbiology)		** Special Seminar 11AM in Biological Sciences Room 404D ** "Subversion of host immune responses by /Neisseria gonorrhoeae/"
February 25		Pejman Rohani, Ph.D Department of Ecology University of Georgia (Peterson) (link)		"The ecological and immunological determinants of dengue epidemics"
March 3		* Board of Regents Infectious Diseases Initiative Candidate* Jorge Benitez, Ph.D Associate Professor Morehouse University School of Medicine (Quinn)		"Integration of signal transduction pathways regulating bacterial virulence and exopolysaccharide biosynthesis".
March 7		* Board of Regents Infectious Diseases Initiative Candidate* Thomas Morrison, Ph.D University of North Carolina (Quinn)		** Special Seminar 12PM in Paul Coverdell Building Room S175 ** "Pathogenesis of alphavirus-induced arthritis and myositis: viral interactions with the host innate immune response.
March 17		Eric Pearlman, Ph.D Professor Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine (Momany-Plant Biology)		"Innate Immunity in Fusarium solani corneal infection."
March 18		* Board of Regents Infectious Diseases Initiative Candidate * Phil Hardwidge, Ph.D Assistant Professor Veterinary Science, Biology, and Microbiology Departments South Dakota State University (Quinn)		**Special Seminar in Paul Coverdell, Room S175 at 2:00 p.m.** " The heat-labile enterotoxin promotes enterotoxigenic E. coli adherence to intestinal epithelial cells."
March 19		* Board of Regents Infectious Diseases Initiative Candidate * Les Real, Ph.D Department of Biology Emory University (Ecology and Infectious Diseases)		**Special Seminar at 12:20 p.m. in the Ecology auditorium** "Integrating the ecological and evolutionary dynamics of infectious disease emergence: from rabies to Ebola".
March 21		* Board of Regents Infectious Diseases Initiative Candidate* Steve Smiley, Ph.D Associate Member Monoclonial Antibody Core Facilty Trudeau Institute, Inc. (Quinn)		**Special Seminar in Paul Coverdell, Room S175 at 12:00 p.m.**   "Plague, sepsis and coagulation"
March 24		Bernhard Dietzschold, Ph.D Professor Department of Microbiology and Immunology Thomas Jefferson University (Fu)		"Evolving concepts in the pathogenesis of rabies."
March 25		* Immunology Faculty Candidate* Tim Denning, Ph.D Emory Vaccine Center (Quinn)		**Special Seminar in Veterinary Medicine, Room 363 at 12:30 p.m.** "Regulation of immune responses by intestinal antigen-presenting cells"
March 28		* Immunology Faculty Candidate* Joao Pedra, Ph.D Yale University School of Medicine Section of Infectious Diseases Department of Internal Medicine (Quinn)		**Special Seminar in Veterinary Medicine, Room 363 at 11:00 a.m.** "Anaplasma phagocytophilum: mechanisms of host innate immunity and tick colonization"
March 31		Ronald D. Schultz, Ph.D Professor and Chair Department of Pathobiological Sciences School of Veterinary Medicine University of Wisconsin-Madison (Sylte)		"What Everyone Should Know about the Immune Response to Various Types of Vaccines."
April 7		***CANCELED*** Lauren O. Bakaletz, Ph.D Professor Columbus Children's Research Institute College of Medicine Ohio State University (Lafontaine)		***CANCELED*** "The Role of the type IV pilus of nontypeable Haemophilus influenzae in the Pathogenesis of Otitis Media and Protective Efficacy of Novel PilA-derived vaccine candidates"
April 8		* Immunology Faculty Candidate* Zhennguo Xiao, Ph.D Postdoctoral Associate Department of Microbiology School of Medicine, University of Minnesota (Quinn)		**Special Seminar in Veterinary Medicine, Room 363 at 2:00 p.m.** "Role of inflammatory cytokines in CD8 responses during infection".
April 14		David M. Donovan, Ph.D Research Molecular Biologist Animal Biosciences and Biotechnology Lab ANRI, ARS, USDA (Seal)		"Making better antimicrobials through bacteriophage endolysin engineering."
April 17		* Immunology Faculty Candidate* Kristina Howard, DVM, Ph.D Research Assistant Professor Department of Molecular Biomedical Sciences College of Veterinary Medicine North Carolina State University (Quinn)		**Special Seminar in Veterinary Medicine, Room 363 at 2:00 p.m.** "Mucosal Pathogenesis of Feline Immunodeficiency Virus: Is the Game Over Before it Starts?"
April 21		Peter E. Jensen, Ph.D ARUP Professor and Chair Department of Pathology University of Utah (Tripp)		**Veterinary Medicine, Room 363 at 11:00 a.m.** "Roles for nonclassical MHC molecules in host defense"
April 22		* Immunology Faculty Candidate* Tim Sparer, Ph.D University of Tennessee Department of Microbiology Walters Life Sciences, F417 (Quinn)		**Special Seminar in Veterinary Medicine, Room 363 at 2:15 p.m.** "Chemokines gone wild! The pleiotropic effects of chemokines and chemokine receptors: innate immunity, cytomegalovirus dissemination, and tumorigenesis"
April 28		TBA		TBA
May 5		No Seminar- Final Exams		No Seminar
May 12		Susan Tanner, PhD Assistant Professor Department of Anthropology University of Georgia (Quinn)		"Culture Change, Anthropology, and Parasites: Trajectories of inequality in the Bolivian Amazon"
May 19		***CANCELED*** Ted Clark, PhD Associate Professor Department of Parasitology and Imunology Cornell University (Dickerson)		"Lipid raft dependent signaling and mitochondrial extrusion in free-living and parasitic protozoa."

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