Research-in-Progress (RIP) is a place for graduate students and postdocs to present their ongoing research results and to receive feedback from other researchers (i.e. students, postdocs, faculty). Questions and discussions provide technical solutions and help bring new ideas to current research. Lunch is provided.
Every Wednesday in Pinn Hall room 1014, or zoom (by request) from 12pm to 1pm (unless otherwise indicated).
RIP Fall 2025
Mika Poblete
Title: Investigating the role of intestinal dysbiosis in modulating the lungs as a site of breast cancer metastasis
Claire Conarroe
Title: Investigating the mechanism underlying T cell-dependent survival induced by therapeutic CD40 and TLR3 agonism in a murine model of glioblastoma.
Maricielo Vaella Alarcon
Microbiota-Specific T cells Exacerbate systemic autoimmunity and are amplified by pathobiont-dependent Th1 and Tfh responses.
Emily Grayson
Title: Dysbiosis drives allergic inflammation independent of IL-33/ST2 signaling
Lexi Johnson
Title: Microglia SYK signaling coordinates T cell responses and neurodegeneration in tauopathy
Gislane de Almeida Santos
Title: From hero to villain: CD38 Rewrites CD8⁺ TRM Fate with Age
Jinyi Tang
Title: Peripheral Th1 effector cells support respiratory IgA after mucosal vaccination
Audrey Brown
Title: The CREM Transcription Factor Influences Susceptibility to Malnutrition and Entamoeba histolytica Infection
RIP Spring 2026
Kuntal Biswas and Katherine Saldana
Biswas title: Understanding Mesothelin specific-B cells response in ovarian cancer. Saldana title: Intestinal cell migration in TLR7-dependent autoimmunity.
Caroline Danielski and Madison Doceti
Danielski Title: A nutrient deficient diet leads to intraepithelial lymphocyte loss and epithelial eosinophil infiltration. Doceti TItle: Microglial and Capillary Responses to Respiratory LPS
Josefina Diaz and Josh Samuels
Diaz's Title: Zika virus induces monocyte recruitment in the immunocompetent adult brain driving chronic inflammation Samuels's Title: Supercharged microglia use MMP12 to chew up amyloid beta into bite-size pieces
Miki Kume and Vignesh Senthilkumar
Kume's title: How Intestinal Pathobionts Shape T Cell Development and Pathogenicity in Autoimmunity Senthilkumar's title: Investigating the development of interferon-α-specific autoantibodies
Annie Marchildon and Julia Blaszczyk
Annie's title: Innate sensing of Toxoplasma gondii in the Brain Julia's title: Investigating the role of B cells in ovarian cancer
Gillian McClennen and Akshita Mirani
Gillian's Title: Altered functionality of the gut microbiome drives autoimmune pathogenesis Akshita's Title: Investigating how chronic TLR5 signaling triggers metabolic dysregulation in myeloid cells during ovarian cancer
Monica Rodrigues and Asmaa Mohamed
Monica's title: Epitope Orientation Defines Naïve B Cell Recognition of a Malaria-Protective Epitope Asmaa's title: Leveraging CD4 T cells to enhance antitumor immune responses in ovarian cancer