WiPS Schedule - Spring 2024
Work in Progress Seminars (WiPS) for Spring 2024
All WiPS seminars are at 12:00 P.M., MONDAY, in BPS Room 1425.
Seminar Coordinator: Vilma Yuzbasiyan-Gurkan
Please use this QR code to access the WiPS Evaluation form:
| Date | Speaker | Title | Faculty Evaluators |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan. 2 | Happy New Year! - No WiPS | ||
| Jan. 8 | Vilma Yuzbasiyan-Gurkan, Zack Blount | RCR to R3 Graduate Science Education; Lessons in Responsible Conduct of Research and the Nature of Science from the Story of Ignaz Semmelweis | N/A |
| Jan. 15 | MLK Day - No WiPS | ||
| Jan. 22 | Morgan Collins, Petroff Lab |
Impact of Seminal Vesicle Fluid on Immunity to Group B Streptococcus in the Vaginal Mucosa | J. Scott |
| Jasper Gomez, Waters Lab |
Discovery of new phage defense systems in Vibrio cholerae | N. Walker | |
| Jan. 29 | Manos Kokarakis, Ducat Lab |
Exploring Quorum sensing systems as potential tools for Synechococcus elongatus pcc 7942 | C. Waters |
| Vilma Yuzbasiyan-Gurkan, Ph.D. | Facilitating the Annual Review Process | S. Mulrooney | |
| Feb. 5 | Charles Whitehead-Tillery, Mansfield Lab |
Conjugative Transfer of ESBL genes between dog-derived E. coli | A. Olive |
| Matt Schnizlein, pdoc, Crosson Lab |
Understanding the role of cardiolipin in Bacteroides fragilis membrane energetics | B. Schutte | |
| Feb. 12 | Kevin Santiago-Morales, Lebeis Lab |
Defining the role of bacterial auxin metabolism in the plant phosphorus starvation response | N. Hammer |
| Melene Alakavuklar, pdoc, Crosson Lab |
Periplasmic protein EipA is required for maintenance of Brucella cell envelope integrity. | C. Arvidson | |
| Feb. 19 |
Joel Marty, |
Characterizing Tetrahydrocannabinol Modulation of CD8+ T cell Effector Function | S. Crosson |
| Alex Engleberg, Yuzbasiyan-Gurkan Lab |
Molecular Insights into Canine Histiocytic Sarcoma | K. Parkin | |
| Feb. 26 | Spring Break - No WiPS |
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| Mar. 4 | Veronica Albrecht, Abramovich Lab | Conditional knockdown of DosRST in Chronic Mouse Infection | J. Hardy |
| Micah Ferrell, pdoc, Waters Lab | Characterization of the Enzymatic Activities of the AvcD Phage-Defense Enzyme | V. DiRita | |
| Mar. 11 | Han Wen, Xi Lab | Wolbachia-induced Plasmodium suppression in Anopheles stephensi | S. Shames |
| Troy Burtchett, Hammer Lab |
Exploring the impact of isoprenoid biosynthesis disruption in Staphylococcus aureus | T. O'Halloran | |
| Mar. 18 | Sole Soverina Escobar, Olive Lab |
Using ex vivo models of alveolar macrophages to dissect host-pathogen interactions during Mycobacterium abscessus infection | J. Pestka |
| Emily Perez, Crosson Lab |
Regulation of Brucella ovis General Stress Response by Histidine Kinases | R. Quinn | |
| Mar. 25 | Beth Ottosen, DiRita lab |
Genetic analysis of carbapenem- resistant Enterobacter hormaechei fitness during bloodstream infection | K. Kashefi |
| Ashwini Ramesh,pdoc, Wale Lab |
Rules of Infection: Disentangling within-host infection dynamics along a nutrient gradient | A. Fiebig | |
| Apr. 1 | Leah Knoor, Lebeis Lab |
Deciphering pH-dependent dynamics: coumarin-mediated interactions between soil microbes and Arabidopsis thaliana | S. Sherrill-Mix |
| Thomas Kim, Crosson Lab |
Back from the dead: Resurrection of the Brucella ovis pseudogene bepE confers resistance to calcium channel blockers and detergents | C. Adami | |
| Apr. 8 | Mashal Copperman, Lebeis Lab |
Mechanism of Cu toxicity alleviation in poplar root microbiome | R. Abramovitch |
| Alexander Demetros, Lebeis Lab |
Community Immunity: Exploring the relationship between plant immunity and the microbiome. | V. Yuzbasiyan-Gurkan | |
| Apr. 15 | Jared Godfrey, Olive Lab |
Dissecting the role of GSK3a/b in alveolar macrophages | D. Pyeon |
| Bassel Abdalla, Abramovich Lab |
Good drugs for bad bugs: characterizing the mechanisms and modes of action of Mmpl3 inhibitors in Mycobacterium abscessus (Mab) | Y. Zhang | |