April
5, 2005
3:00 p.m., Reiss Science Building, Room 103
"Gene Expression in the Parasitic
Eukaryote, Trichomonas vaginalis"
Patricia Johnson, Professor, Department of Microbiology,
Immunology, and
Molecular Genetics, UCLA
March
1, 2005
2:00 p.m., Basic Sciences Building, Room 341
"Protective immunity: Lessons from Measles Vaccines Old
and New"
Diane Griffin, Professor & Chair Dept. of Microbiology & Immunology,
Johns Hopkins University, Bloomberg School of Public Health
February
17, 2005
4:00 p.m., Reiss Hall, Room 283
"Achieving Interoperability of Data and Analysis Tools
for Infectious Disease Research Networks through Web Services"
Bruno Sobral, Virginia Bioinformatics Institute at Virginia Tech University
December
2, 2004
2:00 p.m., Research Building Auditorium
"Regulation and Secretion of Capsular Polysaccharide in Pseudomonas aeruginosa Associated with Pulmonary Infections"
Dennis E. Ohman, Ph.D., Professor and Chair, Department of Microbiology
& Immunology, Medical College of Virginia Campus, Virginia Commonwealth
University
April
29, 2005
3:30 p.m., Reiss Science Bldg, Room 262
"Tales
from the Crypt: The Impact of Polarized Cytokine Profiles on Gut Function."
Dr. Terez Shea-Donohue, University of Maryland
Hosted by Steve Singer (x7-9884)
April
22, 2005
3:30 p.m., Reiss Science Bldg, Room 262
"Meiosis
Early or Late? Phylogenomic Analyses of the Origin and Evolution of
Sex."
John Logsdon, Ph.D., University of Iowa
Hosted by Heidi Elmendorf (x7-9883)
February
25, 2005
3:30 p.m. Reiss Science Bldg, Room 262
"How
Isolated Are the Molecular Forms of the African Malaria Mosquito (Anopheles
gambiae) and What Drives Them Apart?
Dr. Tovi Lehman, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious
Diseases, National Institutes of Health
Hosted by Peter Armbruster (x7-2567)
February
8, 2005
12:00 noon, Biochemistry Library
"Toxoplasma
gondii and the Host Apoptotic Cascade: Rewiring Complex Circuits."
Pradip Rathod, Ph.D.,Professor of Chemistry, University
of Washington, Seattle, WA
Dept. of Biochemistry & Mol. Biol. Seminar
Hosted by P.D. Roepe (x7-7300)
November
30, 2004
12:00 noon, Basic Science Bldg, Room 341
"Drug-induced
hypermutagenesis in malaria
Pradip Rathod, Ph.D.,Professor of Chemistry, University
of Washington, Seattle, WA
Dept. of Biochemistry & Mol. Biol. Seminar
Hosted by P.D. Roepe (x7-7300)
November
5, 2004
3:30 p.m., Reiss 264
Host Switches and the Origin of the Malaria Parasite Plasmodium vivax
Deirdre Joy, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases,
NIH (Host: Peter Armbruster)
Hosted by Department of Biology
October
29, 2004
3:30 p.m., Reiss 264
IL-2 plays a central role in Th2 differentiation
Javier Cote-Sierra, National Institutes of Health (Host: Colleen Walls)
Hosted by Department of Biology
October 22, 2004
3:30 p.m., Reiss 264
TGF-beta: The perpetrator of immune suppression by regulatory
T cells and apoptotic T cells.
Sharon Wahl, Ph.D., Laboratory of Microbiology, National Institute
of Dental and Craniofacial Research, NIH (Host: Steven Singer)
Hosted by Department of Biology