Department of Immunology and Infectious Diseases
We lead efforts to treat and prevent infectious diseases by conducting pioneering research into the biological, chemical, and genetic factors behind pathogens.
Past Events
Past Events
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Using highly sensitive Plasmodium molecular diagnostics to empower malaria clinical trials & understand asymptomatic infections
Sean Murphy MD, PhD Professor and Director, Malaria Molecular Diagnostic Laboratory, University of Washington – School of Medicine Chief & Medical Director | Dept. of Laboratories, Seattle Children’s Hospital “Dr….
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Molecular Structural Mechanism and Evolution of the Rhoptry Secretion System in Apicomplexan Parasites
Yi-Wei Chang, PhD Assistant Professor of Biochemistry and Biophysics Associate Director, Institute of Structural Biology University of Pennsylvania, Perelman School of Medicine “The Chang lab in the University of Pennsylvania…
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October Research Updates Seminar
Gin Glick, PhD Candidate (Gopinath Lab) “Vaginal lactobacilli produce anti-inflammatory beta-carboline compounds” Aditya Shankar Paul, PhD (Duraisingh Lab) “Forward genetics and new resources to study chemical susceptibility of malaria parasites”…
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Antimalarials that Disrupt Ion and Lipid Homeostasis in Parasites
Akhil B. Vaidya, PhD Professor, Department of Microbiology and Immunology Director, Center for Molecular Parasitology Institute for Molecular Medicine and Infectious Diseases Drexel University – College of Medicine THIS SPEAKER…
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When essential isn’t good enough: new strategies for target-based drug discovery in M. tuberculosis and beyond
Barbara Bosch MD, PhD Instructor in Clinical Investigation The Rockefeller University As a physician-scientist with academic training in clinical medicine and research experience in basic sciences, I strongly believe that…
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When essential isn’t good enough: new strategies for target-based drug discovery in M. tuberculosis and beyond
Barbara Bosch MD, PhD Instructor in Clinical Investigation, The Rockefeller University “As a physician-scientist with academic training in clinical medicine and research experience in basic sciences, I strongly believe that…
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September Research Updates Seminar
Phyllis Kanki, DSc DVM (Kanki Lab) “Pre-pandemic immunoreactivity to SARS-CoV-2 in West Africa” Masataka Suzuki, PhD (Waldor Lab) “Innate Immune Responses in Experimental Cholera” THESE SPEAKERS WILL BE IN PERSON…
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Harnessing Expansion Microscopy to Unveil Mechanisms of Plasmodium Parasite Cell Division
Sabrina Absalon, PhD Assistant Professor of Pharmacology and Toxicology Indiana University School of Medicine This speaker will be in person in FXB 301. The event will be hybrid and we…
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Harnessing Expansion Microscopy to Unveil Mechanisms of Plasmodium Parasite Cell Division
Sabrina Absalon, PhD Assistant Professor of Pharmacology and Toxicology Indiana University School of Medicine This speaker will be in person in FXB 301. The event will be hybrid and we…
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What is virulence? Harnessing machine learning models of genomes, proteomes, and electronic medical records to assess the impact of host versus microbial factors in predicting the severity of 38,000 bloodstream infections
Ian Lewis, PhD Associate Professor of Biochemistry and AIHS Chair University of Calgary, Canada This speaker will be in person in FXB 301. The event will be hybrid and we…
IID Retreat 2025 in pictures
