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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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…
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Wirth Lab – Corbett Lab
Imran Ullah, PhD Research Associate Wirth lab TALK TITLE: “Artemisinin resistance mutations in Pfcoronin impede hemoglobin uptake” Christian K.O. Dzuvor, PhD Research Fellow Corbett lab TALK TITLE: “Rational Design of…
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Using de novo mutations to dissect community assembly in the human microbiome
Tami Lieberman, PhD Associate Professor, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Institute for Medical Engineering and Science (MIT, IMES) This speaker will be in person in FXB 301. The event…
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Tales from the Secret Garden: Vaginal Products for HIV Prevention and How They Impact the Microbiome and Immune Factors
Sharon Hillier Richard Sweet Professor of Reproductive Infectious Disease and Vice-Chair for Faculty Affairs, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Departments of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences and Microbiology and…
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Adaptive introgression from livestock to human schistosome parasites …and other stories
Tim JC Anderson, PhD Disease Intervention and Prevention Texas Biomedical Research Institute This speaker will be in person in FXB 301. The event will be hybrid and we will have…
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Neafsey Lab – Fortune Lab
Angela Early, PhD Group Leader, Broad Institute Neafsey lab TALK TITLE: “Insights from genotypic endpoint analysis of RTS,S malaria vaccine efficacy” Nadege Nziza, PhD Post-doctoral Fellow Fortune group TALK TITLE:…
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Lipsitch Group – Shapiro Team
Indra Gonzalez Ojeda PhD candidate Lipsitch group- CCDD TALK TITLE: “Postvaccine population dynamics of Streptococcus pneumoniae” Rebecca Zash, MD Research Associate Shapiro group TALK TITLE: “Implementation and Safety of Long-acting…
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Repurposing and repositioning human kinase inhibitors for malaria
Kelly Chibale Professor of Organic Chemistry, University of Cape Town(UCT) Neville Isdell Chair in African -centric Drug Discovery and Development Director: UCT Drug Discovery & Development (H3D) Centre, a J&J…
IID Retreat 2025 in pictures
