Research in Progress Seminars
Fall 2024 BMVS (RIP) Seminars (BMVS 5944)
We invited anyone from the college community to attended these lectures.
Course Director: Ansar Ahmed
Classroom: Classroom 121
Day: Fridays
Time: 9-10 a.m.
August 30, 2024
"Graduate School resources for your academic success."
Bryan Hanson
VT Graduate Student Ombudsperson
September 6, 2024
"What is a ‘good’ PhD."
Steven Peolzing, PhD
Professor, Associate Vice President, Health Sciences and Technology Faculty Affairs
September 13, 2024
"DEI for BMVS Students"
Garry Morgan, MEd
Director, Equity, and Inclusion,
VMCVM
September 20, 2024
"Designing Engaging Posters"
Associate Professor, Undergraduate Research Services Coordinator
University Libraries
September 27, 2024
Clinical Pathobiology and Public Health-Student Presentations
Christina Pacholec
"Effects of Image Magnification, Type and Number on the Accuracy of an Artificial Intelligence Model"
Amir Mortazavigazar
“Integrating health, economic, and environmental trade-offs into decarbonization decision-making in New England”
October 4, 2024
Infectious Diseases-Student Presentations
Chelsea Cereghino
"Vector competence of urban mosquitoes for recently emerged Haitian strains of Mayaro virus"
Dima Hajj
“Functional characterization of TgTKL1 kinase in Toxoplasma gondii pathogenesis.”
October 11, 2024
Fall Break - No Classes
October 18, 2024
Immunology-Student Presentations
Rana Estaleen
"Insights into Immune Dysregulation: the Role of CX3CR1 in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Pathogenesis"
Caitlin Armstrong
"Phenotypic Characterization of Exhausted Monocytes in Lupus-Prone Mice."
October 25, 2024
Immunology and Oncology-Student Presentations
Tian Xu
“Application of Deep Learning Models on Single-Cell RNA Sequencing Analysis Uncovers Novel Markers of Double Negative T Cells.”
James May
“Characterization of the glioblastoma ‘Ablatosome’ treated with high-frequency irreversible electroporation”
November 1, 2024
Infectious Diseases-Student Presentations
Yehia Elgammal
"Repurposing phospholipase A2 inhibitors to develop novel antifungals against multidrug-resistant Candida auris infections"
Nour Alkasef
"Searching for Novel Antifungal Agents combating human cryptococcal infections."
November 8, 2024
Infectious Diseases-Student Presentations
Brittany Heath
“Stimulator of interferon genes (STING) is essential for reducing Venezuelan equine encephalitis virus (VEEV) pathogenesis”
Morgan VanderGiessen
“Characterization of neurological sequalae of Venezuelan equine encephalitis virus”
November 15, 2024
Infectious Diseases-Student Presentations
Rafaela Machado Flor
"Characterization of Rift Valley fever virus L polymerase interaction with protein human phosphatase-1 alpha"
Jillian Green
"Inhibition Of Stress Hormone Receptors Reduces Clinical Recurrences Of Herpes Simplex Virus 1 In Guinea Pigs"
November 22, 2024
Infectious Diseases-Student Presentations
Rachel Persinger
"North American Culex mosquitoes are competent vectors for Usutu virus"
Ama Amoakoma Agyei
"Determination of the region of the latency associated transcript (LAT) responsive to the action of epinephrine in HSV 1&2 infections."
November 29, 2024
Thanksgiving Break - No Classes
December 6, 2024
Neuropathobiology-Student Presentations
Chen-I Hsu
"Molecular Basis of Euchromatin establishment and its dysregulation in Diffuse Midline Glioma"
Elizabeth Harris
"Chronic influence of PDM activity on hippocampal pathology and post-traumatic sequelae following TBI"