Mechanisms that promote inflammation in human obesity and type 2 diabetes Barbara Nikolajczyk, PhD Professor Department of Pharmacology and Nutritional Sciences Associate Director for Translational Research in Diabetes, Barnstable Brown Diabetes Center University of Kentucky Host: Dequina Nicholas
Targeting New Treatments for Trypanosomatids Dawn M. Wetzel, M.D., Ph.D. Assistant Professor Department of Pediatrics and Biochemistry UT-Southwestern Medical Center Host: Naomi Morrissette
Tumor Heterogeneity in VHL Drives Metastasis in Clear Cell Renal Cell Carcinoma Lily Wu, MD. PhD Professor Departments of Molecular and Medical Pharmacology, Urology, and Pediatrics Member, Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center, Molecular Biology Institute, California NanoSystems Institute University of California, Los Angeles Host: Olga Razorenova
Sensing a pattern: modulating host function via microbial glycans Matthew Griffin, PhD Assistant Professor Department of Chemistry University of California, Irvine Host: Celia Goulding
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
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
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
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
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
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