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Andrew Hryckowian (University of Wisconsin – Madison)

Nat Sci 1, Room 1114 1114 Natural Sciences I, Irvine, California

 Short Chain Fatty Acid-Centric View of C. Difficile Pathogenesis  Andrew Hryckowian, PhD Assistant Professor Departments of Medicine & Medical Microbiology & Immunology University of Wisconsin - Madison Host: Katrine Whiteson and Travis Wiles

Edna Cukierman (Fox Chase Cancer Center)

Nat Sci 1, Room 1114 1114 Natural Sciences I, Irvine, California

Fibroblastic cell/ECM Functional Units in Pancreatic Cancer Edna (Eti) Cukierman, PhD Professor Co-Leader, Cancer Signaling and Epigenetics Program Co-Director, Marvin & Concetta Greenberg Pancreatic Cancer Institute Co-Director, Immune Monitoring Facility Fox Chase Cancer Center - Temple Health Host: Chris Halbrook

Cullen Taniguchi (MD Anderson)

Nat Sci 1, Room 1114 1114 Natural Sciences I, Irvine, California

HIF2-mediated Crosstalk in the Tumor Microenvironment of Pancreatic Cancer Cullen Taniguchi , MD. PhD Assistant Professor  Department of Radiation Oncology The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center Host: Chris Halbrook

Jeff Miller (UCLA)

Nat Sci 1, Room 1114 1114 Natural Sciences I, Irvine, California

Accelerated Microbial Evolution by Diversity-Generating Retroelements Jeff Miller, PhD Director, California NanoSystems Institute Professor and M. Philip Davis Chair  Department of Microbiology, Immunology & Molecular Genetics University of California, Los Angeles Host: MBB Graduate Students

Fabian Rivera-Chavez, PhD (UCSD)

Nat Sci 1, Room 1114 1114 Natural Sciences I, Irvine, California

Modulation of Host-Microbe Metabolism by Cholera Toxin Fabian Rivera-Chavez, PhD Assistant Professor  Department of Molecular Biology University of California, San Diego Host: Roberto Tinoco

Kirk Jensen, PhD (UC-Merced)

Nat Sci 1, Room 1114 1114 Natural Sciences I, Irvine, California

Forward Genetic Screens for Vaccines Against Toxoplasma gondii Kirk Jensen, PhD Associate Professor  Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology University of California, Merced Host: Roberto Tinoco

Alexander Muir (University of Chicago)

Nat Sci 1, Room 1114 1114 Natural Sciences I, Irvine, California

Hangry Cancer Cells: Tumor Nutrition and Cancer Cell Biology Alexander Muir, PhD Assistant Professor Ben May Department of Cancer Research University of Chicago Host: Olga Razorenova

Roman Kondratov (Cleveland State University)

Nat Sci 1, Room 1114 1114 Natural Sciences I, Irvine, California

Circadian clock and diet in ketogenesis control Roman V. Kondratov, PhD Professor Department of Biological, Geological and Environmental Sciences Cleveland State University Host: Olga Razorenova

Noam Stern-Ginossar – (Weizmann Institute of Science)

Nat Sci 1, Room 1114 1114 Natural Sciences I, Irvine, California

A Virally Encoded High Resolution Screen of Cytomegalovirus Host Dependencies Noam Stern-Ginossar, PhD Professor Department of Molecular Genetics Weizmann Institute of Science Host: Nir Drayman

Roberto Tinoco (UCI)

Nat Sci 1, Room 1114 1114 Natural Sciences I, Irvine, California

HMGB2, A New Molecular Regulator of Effector, Memory, and Exhausted T Cells Roberto Tinoco, PhD Assistant Professor Department of Molecular Biology and Biochemistry University of California, Irvine Host: Celia Goulding