The Department of Microbial Pathogens and Immunity holds regular seminars with invited speakers from outside the institution, as well as researchers from Rush University.
Seminars are held in Cohn Research Building Auditorium Room 160 (1735 W. Harrison St., Chicago, IL 60612), unless noted otherwise.
| Date and Time | Speaker | Title |
|---|---|---|
| January 26, 2018 Friday, 12-1 p.m. |
Stephen J. Kron, MD, PhD Professor Department of Molecular Genetics and Cell Biology University of Chicago Host: Ryan Ross, PhD |
Office of Basic Biological Sciences (OBBS) Seminar Series: Please Note Room Change: |
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January 29, 2018 |
Eric A. Sobie, PhD Senior Associate Dean for Programmatic Developement Associate Professor Department of Pharmacological Sciences Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY Host: Lothar Blatter, PhD |
Office of Basic Biological Sciences (OBBS) Seminar Series: “Understanding the Consequences of Heterogeneity in Cardiac Ion Channels and Calcium Handling Proteins” Please Note Room Change: Physiology & Biophysics Conference Room 1201 Jelke |
| February 16, 2018 Friday, 12-1 p.m. |
Edward Barker, PhD Associate Professor Department of Microbial Pathogens and Immunity Rush Medical College |
“SIV Infection Leads to the Presence of NK-B Cells Expressing IL-18 in the Colon of Rhesus Macaques” |
| March 2, 2018 Friday, 12-1 p.m. |
Patrick Mallon, PhD |
“Aging and HIV” |
| March 5, 2018 Monday, 11 a.m.-12 p.m. |
Alfred L. George Jr., MD Magerstadt Professor and Chair Department of Pharmacology Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL Host: Xun Ai, PhD |
Office of Basic Biological Sciences (OBBS) Seminar Series: Physiology & Biophysics Conference Room 1201 Jelke |
| March 30, 2018 Friday, 12-1 p.m. |
Thomas Pritchett Bleck, MD Professor Department of Neurological Sciences Rush Medical College |
“How Critical Care Affects the Brain and Vice Versa” |
| April 6, 2018 Friday, 12-1 p.m. |
Rima McLeod, MD Professor Department of Visual Science, Department of Medicine, Committee on Genetics, Committee on Immunology, Committee on Molecular Medicine/MPMM University of Chicago Host: Lena Al-Harthi, PhD |
“Toward Eradicating Human Toxoplasmosis” |
| April 20, 2018 Friday, 12-1 p.m. |
Richard B. Silverman, PhD Professor Department of Chemistry Northwestern University Host: Lena Al-Harthi, PhD |
Office of Basic Biological Sciences (OBBS) Seminar Series: “CPP-115 and Related Analogues: Novel GABA and Ornithine Aminotransferase Inactivators and Potential New Treatments for Epilepsy, Addiction, and Hepatocellular Carcinoma” |
| April 27, 2018 Friday, 12-1 p.m. |
Brett Williams, MD Assistant Professor Department of Internal Medicine (Infectious Disease) Rush Medical College |
“Rectal Microbiota Stability in HIV Infected Women in the WIHS Cohort” |
| May 4, 2018 Friday, 12-1 p.m. |
Kasturi Haldar, PhD Professor Department of Biological Sciences University of Notre Dame Host: Lena Al-Harthi, PhD |
“A Mechanism of Artemisinin Resistance in Plasmodium Falciparum Malaria” |
| May 11, 2018 Friday, 12-1 p.m. |
Costica Aloman, MD Associate Professor Medical Director, Liver Transplant Department of Internal Medicine (Transplant Hepatology) Rush Medical College |
“IL-15 Receptor a Regulation of Hepatic Fibrogenesis” |
| May 18, 2018 Friday, 12-1 p.m. |
Edward Campbell, PhD Associate Professor Department of Microbiology and Immunology Loyola University Chicago |
“Viruses, Proteins that Act Like Viruses, and the Cells that Hate Them” |
| May 25, 2018 Friday, 12-1 p.m. |
Mudit Tyagi, PhD Assistant Professor Department of Medicine, Microbiology, Immunology and Tropical Medicine The George Washington University |
“HIV Latency, the Major Hurdle in HIV Eradication; and the Impact of Cocaine on HIV Gene Expression and Replication” |
| June 28, 2018 Thursday, 12-1 p.m. |
Kerry Campbell, PhD Associate Professor Fox Chase Cancer Center Philadelphia, PA |
“Mechanisms of NK cell activation toward multiple myeloma by the therapeutic SLAMF7 antibody, elotuzumab” Please Note Room Change: |
Please call the department at (312) 563-3455 or email our seminar coordinator, Maureen Richards, PhD for additional information.