Immunobiology

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"