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Seminar Series

Microbiology, Immunology and Parasitology 2009 Seminar Series

To be included on the e-mail distribution or if you should have questions,
please contact:
Catherine Cowart at ccowar@lsuhsc.edu or (504) 568-4062

Seminars are scheduled Tuesdays at 4:00 pm
Medical Education Building
1901 Perdido Street, 6th Floor
Large Conference Room (6K1)

Locations may change.
Please read seminar announcements carefully for specific details.

DATE	SPEAKER
September 1	MIP Student Presentation: Ryan Craig Title: Engineering Dual - Variable Region Antibodies
September 8	No scheduled seminar at this time. (as of 8/12/09)
September 15	No scheduled seminar at this time. (as of 8/12/09)
September 22	MIP Student Presentation: Amy Whittington Title: The Impact of Cryptococcal RGS Proteins on Murine Pulmonary Cryptococcosis
September 29	Presentation by: Chris L. McGowin, Ph.D. Postdoctoral Fellow LSUHSC, Department of Medicine, Section of Infectious Disease Title: Elucidating host-pathogen dynamics of Mycoplasma genitalium reproductive tract infections in women: An emerging cause of sexually transmitted desease
October 6	Presentation by: Illya Tietzel, Ph.D. Assistant Professor Department of Natural Sciences - Biology Southern University of New Orleans Title: Role of GBP and Alternative Macrophages for Chlamydia
October 13 CANCELLED	Presentation by: Nikhil Dhurandhar, Ph.D. Associate Professor Department of Infection & Obesity Pennington Biomedical Research Center CANCELLED Title: Infectobesity: Obesity of Infectious Origin
October 20	Presentation by: Arthur J. Lustig, Ph.D. Professor, Department of Biochemistry Tulane University Health Sciences Center Title: DNA Damage Repair at the Telomere: The End of the Line?
October 26 at 12 Noon	Public Defense of Dissertation: Nicholas Herrel MIP Graduate Student Title: EBV Cervical Shedding Increases the Risk of Cervical Dysplasia in HIV-positive Females
October 27	MIP Student Presentation: Joyce Ibana Title: Chlamydia trachomatis subversion of the immune response in the human endocervix
November 3	Presentation by: Prescott Deininger, Ph.D. Director, Tulane Cancer Center Co-Director, Louisiana Cancer Research Consortium Joe W. and Dorothy Brown Regents Distinguished Chair in Molecular Cancer Pharmacology Professor of Epidemiology Tulane School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine Title: Human Mobile Elements as the Most Successful of all Infectious Pathogens
November 10	MIP Student Presentation: June D'Angelo Title: The crystine/glutamate antiporter regulates the glutathione redox state of human dendritic cells
November 11 at 11:00 a.m.	Public Defense of Dissertation: Rajeev Rudraraju MIP Graduate Student Title: Novel Genetic Strategies for Improved Vaccination Against Virulent Poxvirus Infections
November 17	MIP Student Presentation: Brittney Gros Title: Immunization strategies for induction of intestinal IgA responses to SIV DNA/protein vaccine in nonhuman primates
November 24	MIP Student Presentation: Rebecca Sanchez Title to be announced
November 30	Public Defense of Dissertation: Siddesh Aras MIP Graduate Student Title: Mechanism of Transcription Activation by Epstein-Barr Nuclear Antigen 1
December 1 at 12 noon	Public Defense of Dissertation: Michael Deshotel MIP Graduate Student Title: Characterization and Bactericidal Mechanism of Pelonase: A Truly Novel Protein
December 1 CANCELLED	Presentation by: Dr. Douglas Johnston Postdoctoral Fellow LSUHSC Department of Microbiology, Immunology & Parasitology
December 8	MIP Student Presentation: Clorinda Johnson Title to be announced
December 15	MIP Student Presentation: Amber Washington Title to be announced