2018 Spring Seminar Series
January 12, 2018
The Human Lung Mucosa in Mycobacterium Tuberculosis Infection: A Missing Piece of the Puzzle
Jordi B. Torrelles, PhD, Texas Biomedical Research Institute
January 19, 2018
History of Vaccines: From Development to Legislation
Cherise Rohr-Allegrini, PhD, MPH, The Immunization Partnership
January 26, 2018
Efficacy of Novel Epithelial Stem Cell-based AIDS Vaccine to Induce Mucosal Immune Responses Offering Protection against SIV Challenge in Macaques
Marie-Claire Gauduin, PhD, Texas Biomedical Research Institute
February 2, 2018
Hard Microbiology: The Concrete Microbiome
Julia Maresca, PhD, University of Delware
February 9, 2018
Escherichia coli Pathovar Boundaries in the Genomics Era
Anna Allue Guardia, PhD, UTSA
February 16, 2018
Structural Aspects of S. aureus: Host Interactions and Therapeutic mAbs
Vannakambadi K. Ganesh, PhD, Texas A&M Institute of Biosciences and Technology
February 23, 2018
Fractalkine and Modulation of Microglial Activation to Reduce Neurodegeneration
Kevin Nash, PhD, University of South Florida
March 2, 2018
Development of an Anti-Microbial Nanoemulsion for Multi-Drug Resistant Wound Infections
Suhe Wang, MD, PhD, Michigan Nanotechnology Institute for Medicine and Biological Sciences
March 9, 2018
Tick-Borne Coinfections: A Serious Emerging Health Problem in the Endemic Regions
Nikhat Praveen, PhD, Rutgers New Jersey Medical School
March 16, 2018
Spring Break
March 23, 2018
Induction of Broad-Spectrum Protective Immunity against Disparate Serotypes of Cryptococcus
Marley Caballero Van Dyke, PhD Candidate, UTSA
March 30, 2018
Post-Transcriptional Gene Regulation during Plasmodium Development and Transmission
Gunnar Mair, PhD, Iowa State University
April 6, 2018
Interplay between Candida albicans and Bacteria in Interkingdom Biofilm Communities
Daniel Montelongo, PhD Candidate, UTSA
April 13, 2018
Mucormycosis Pathogenesis: Lessons for Development of Novel Therapies
Ashraf Ibrahim, PhD, Harbor-UCLA Medical Center
April 20, 2018
Host Mechanisms Controlling Intracellular Parasitism by Cryptococcus neoformans
Paul de Figueiredo, PhD, Texas A&M University
April 27, 2018
Deciphering Self Versus Non-Self Mechanisms of the Opportunistic Pathogen Proteus mirabilis
Karine A. Gibbs, PhD, Harvard University