Fall 2017

DateRIP — Fall 2017
Sept. 13
Paige Kulling
Loughran lab
title: “The IFN-γ-STAT1 Canonical Signaling Pathway is Dysregulated in T Cell Large Granular Lymphocyte Leukemia and is a Target of Vitamin D Treatment”
Sept. 20Amber Cardani, PhD
Braciale lab
title: “Leptin Deficit Induces Alterations To The Lymph Node Stroma That Associate With An Ineffective Influenza Adaptive Response”
Sept. 27Oscar Onyema, PhD
Krupnick lab
title: “TH-1 Polarized Eosinophils are Critical for Lung Allograft Acceptance”
Oct. 4Maura Belanger
Pompano lab
title: “Validation of Live Lymph Node Slices as an Experimental Platform”
Oct. 11Stella Berendam, PhD
Engelhard lab
title: “RNA-seq study reveals tissue-specific functions of murine lymphatic endothelial cells”
Oct. 18Kelly Cox
Erickson lab
title: “Identifying and understanding the B cell subsets that mediate red meat allergy”
Oct. 25Stephanie Melchor
Ewald lab
title: “Toxoplasma gondii infection as a novel model of cachexia”
Nov. 8Lelisa Gemta
Bullock lab
title: “Post-translational regulation of enolase 1 restrains the metabolic and functional activity of tumor infiltrating CD8+ T cells”
Nov.15Billy Nash, PhD
Brown lab
title: “Effects of CMV conditioning in a model of sepsis”
Nov. 29Aaron Stevens
Bullock lab
title: “Brain melanoma: where are the T cells?”
Dec. 6Lyndsey Muehling
Woodfolk lab
title: “Experimental infection with human rhinovirus reveals amplified anti-viral responses in allergic asthmatics”
Dec 13Jake Eccles
Woodfolk lab
title: “B-cell Immunity to Human Rhinovirus Infection in Health and Disease”
Dec 20Aditya Dandekar, PhD
Hahn lab
title: “Characterization of macrophage NLRP12 during Hepatitis C Virus infection”

Sping 2018

DateRIP -- Spring 2018
Jan. 10Ok-Kyung Kim, PhD
Hahn lab
title: “Role of Panx1/P2X4 pathway in exosome release during HCV infection”
Jan 24Aditi Upadhye
McNamara lab
title: “CXCR4 distinguishes and maintains atheroprotective IgM-producing B-1a cells”
Feb 7Stacey Burgess
Petri lab
title: “Clostridia mediated alteration of hematopoiesis and protection from Entamoeba histolytica”
Feb 24Jhansi Leslie, PhD
Petri lab
title: “Determining the Role of cAMP Response Element Modulator (CREM) in Mucosal Inflammation”
Feb 28Carleigh O’Brien
Harris lab
title: “ICOS signaling regulates T cell responses in the CNS during chronic T. gondii infection”
Mar 7Marit Melssen
Engelhard/Slingluff labtitle: “Formation and function of CD49a+ CD49b+ and CD103+ CD8 T cells in murine and human tumors”
Mar 14Caroline Addington, PhD
Gaultier lab
title: “Meningeal immunity in stress and depression.”
Mar 28Amber Woods
Engelhard lab
title: “Impact of CTLA4 Blockade on the Microenvironment of B16 Melanoma”
Apr 4Anthony Rodriguez
Engelhard lab
title: “Identification, characterization and development of tumor-associated tertiary lymphoid structures in B16 murine melanoma”
Apr 11Claire Rosean, PhD
Rutkowski lab
title: “Effect of commensal dysbiosis on checkpoint blockade in hormone-receptor positive breast cancer”
Apr 18Andrea Daamen
Bender lab
title: “Defining the role of c-Myb in B cell metabolism across the pre-BCR checkpoint”
Apr 25Alyse Frisbee
Petri lab
title: “The Role of IL-33 during Clostridium difficile Colitis”
May 2Marissa Gonzales
Bullock lab
title: “Elongation of the Mitochondrial Network to Improve Cytotoxic CD8+ Tumor Infiltrating Lymphocyte Function”
May 16Tim Rosean, PhD
Erickson lab
title: “Plasma Cell Heterogeneity in Mouse Models of Lupus”
May 23Amanda Lulu
Engelhard lab
title: “Pre-existing immune memory to cancer-associated phosphopeptides in healthy donors and the apparent lack in patients”
May 30Morgan Simpson
Petri lab
title: “Investigating the Role of TLR2 Signaling in Exacerbation of Clostridium difficile Colitis”