Fall 2002 – Innate Immunity
Organizing committee:
Mark Ackerman, Adam Bogdanove, Kim Brogden, Amanda Ramer, Randy
Sacco, Chair Matt Sandbulte, Nick Wills and Crystal Patterson
The workshop events were held September 30 through December 2, 2002.
Students enrolled in the workshop for credit were expected to attend the journal paper discussion, and seminar for each speaker. If they couldn't attend either the journal discussion or seminar for one of the speakers then they were expected to write a written critique of the journal paper(s). For attendance purposes, a sign-up sheet was available during each dicussion session and seminar. They had to sign the sheet to be counted present.
Schedule:
| Dr. Xinnian Dong, Duke University | |
Sept 30 @ 1:00
PM 2034 MBB |
Journal Paper Discussion –
Fan, W. and X. Dong. 2002. In vivo interaction between NPR1 and transcription factor TGA2 leads to SA-mediated gene activation in Arabidopsis. Plant Cell 14:1377-1389 |
Sept 30 @ 4:10 PM 1414
MBB |
Seminar "Immune Responses in Plants" Dr. Charles Bevins, Cleveland Clinic Foundation |
| Dr. Charles Bevins, Cleveland Clinic Foundation | |
Oct 7 @ 1:00 PM 1102 MBB |
Journal Paper Discussion |
Oct 7 @ 4:10 PM MBB 1414 |
Seminar "Defensins as agents of mucosal innate immunity" |
| Dr. John Gallin, NIH | |
Nov 4 @ 1:00 PM 1102 MBB |
Journal Paper Discussion |
Nov 4 @ 4:10PM 1414 MBB |
Seminar "Fibrinogen Activation of Phagocytes" |
| Dr. Michael Carroll, Harvard University | |
Nov 18@ 1:00 PM 1102 MBB |
Journal Paper Discussion |
Nov 18@ 4:10PM 1414 MBB |
Seminar "Regulation of the B cell response by innate immunity" |

