The CMB Program holds a weekly seminar for students to present their current dissertation research to the UVM community. All students are expected to attend and participate in seminars while in the CMB Program. Second year students and beyond will present an annual formal seminar that describes their research, including background, methods, results, and discussion. CMB faculty and students will submit seminar evaluations virtually through Google Forms.
These evaluations will be shared with each student speaker in an effort to improve their presentation skills.
Our seminars are open to all in the University community. If you would like to be included on our weekly seminar announcement email distribution list, please email us.
2022-2023 Seminar Schedule
Tuesdays, 11:30am - 12:30pm, Zoom
| Date | Presenter | Title |
|---|---|---|
| September 13 | Bay Vagher | "Secondary Metabolites as Signaling Molecules in Dendritic Cells: An Aid or Hindrance to the Immune Response?" |
| September 20 | Jayita Barua | "Effects of lung microenvironment on efficacy of MSC-based treatment in ARDS: cellular and molecular mechanisms”" |
| September 27 | Jubilee Ajiboye Soyeon Gullickson | "Target-based drug discovery for anticryptosporidials" |
| October 4 | Kanayo Ikeh | "Unraveling the Functional Dynamics of REV1 during cancer cells’ response to therapy" |
| October 11 | Paola Pena Jacob Mackinder | “Elucidating the Effects of Obesity on Airway Epithelium in the Context of Allergic and Non-Allergic Obese Asthma” “Investigating mechanisms of antimicrobial detection and protection by Pseudomonas aeruginosa” |
| October 18 | Shannon Prior | "Metabolic rewiring and metastatic potential in STK11-null lung adenocarcinoma” |
| October 25 | Anne Snyder | "The potential of Toxoplasma gondii myosin A as a drug target" |
| November 1 | NO SEMINAR | |
| November 8 | Mingu Kang | Talin is a novel focal adhesion A-kinase anchoring protein (AKAP) and PKA substrate |
| November 15 | Emory Stassen Pacht | Distribution of 5-hmC in cattle and sheep brain tissues associated with temperament and age |
| November 22 | Annalis Norman Whitaker | An agnostic interrogation of the early plasmablast repertoire from COVID-19 patients reveals broadly neutralizing SARS-CoV-2 antibodies |
| November 29 | Jonathon Ferrell | Applying a Multidisciplinary Approach in Developing a General Coarse Grain Force Field and Biomolecule Volume Integrator |
| December 6 | Frances Male | Perforation of the host cell membrane during invasion by Toxoplasma gondii |
| December 13 | Trevor Wolf | Transcription Factor Recruitment of Polycomb Repressive Complex in Autism Spectrum Disorder |
| December 20 | Somen Mistri | The role of SLAM-SAP signaling in the development of innate-like γδ T cells |
| December 27 | Holiday Break | |
| January 3 | Holiday Break | |
| January 10 | Andrea Foote | Characterization of the Genomic DNA Targets of Purine-Rich Element Binding Proteins A and B in Human Breast Cancer Cells: Novel Insights into the Biological Functions of PURA and PURB |
| January 17 | NO SEMINAR | |
| January 24 | Lucy Greetham | Loss of Snord116 protects cardiomyocyte function during ischemia |
| January 31 | NO SEMINAR | |
| February 7 | Bethany Mihavics | Organoid based approaches to decrypting fertilization requirements for Cryptosporidium |
| February 14 | Cong Gao | Profiling epigenetic landscape of a breast cancer progression model by integrative multi-omic analysis |
| February 21 | Ethan Mattice | Chasing the target of lead anticryptosporidial MMV665917: A multiomics approach |
| February 28 | Sean Lenahan | STK11 Loss Promotes YAP1-Mediated Cytokine Expression in KRAS-Driven Lung Adenocarcinoma |
| March 7 | NO SEMINAR | |
| March 14 | Marcus Weinman | Functional and Epigenomic Consequences of Somatic Copy Number Gains of EGFR Enhancers in Epilepsy |
| March 21 | Regina Visconti | The Role of the VTI13 Early Endosomal Pathway in the Arabidopsis Abiotic Stress Response |
| March 28 | Hannah Despres | Surveillance of Vermont wildlife in 2022 reveals no detected SARS-CoV-2 viral RNA |
| April 4 | Bay Vagher | A Glucose Polymer and A Toxic Gas Walk into A Bar…A Dendritic Cell Activation Puzzle |
| April 11 | Lea Drogalis | Resolve to Solve: Structural Investigations of Human and T. cruzi DNA polymerase θ |
| April 18 | Pauline DiGianivittorio | Exploring the Role of Host-Derived Sphingolipids in Pseudomonas aeruginosa Interactions with the Host |
| April 25 | Sebastian Duno Miranda | β-Cardiac Myosin Mutations in Dilated Cardiomyopathy |
| May 2 | Amanda Fastiggi | Implications of Ketone Bodies and Bronchial Smooth Muscle in Asthma and the Great Beyond |
| May 9 | Kiera Malone | This protein will put a hex on you: Deciphering the structure and function of ATAD2/B |
| May 16 | Emily Holt | Through the Lens of Genetics: Impact of Host Genetic Variation on Gammaherpesvirus Outcomes and CNS Autoimmunity |
| May 23 | Randi Gravelle | |
| May 30 | NO SEMINAR | |
| June 6 | NO SEMINAR | in recogniation of Phase I qualifying exams |
| June 13 | Kate Quinn | |
| June 20 | Alyssa Richman | |
| June 27 | Nate Shannon | |
| July 4 | Holiday Break | |
| July 11 | Gopika Nandagopal | |
| July 18 | CMB Meeting | |
| July 25 | Jubilee Ajiboiye | |
| August 1 | Kanayo Ikeh Jacob Mackinder | |
| August 8 | Paola Pena Shannon Prior | |
| August 15 | Josh Victor Jake Dearborn | |
| August 29 | Will Dowell Alicia Finney | |
| September 5 | Erin Gaston Victoria Gibson | |
| September 2 | Amber Goerner Bri Hilton | |
| September 19 | Katherine Horrigan Alyssa Hurley | |
| September 26 | Sylvester Languon Zach Miller | |
| October 3 | Allison Morrissey Maurice Newton | |
| October 10 | Sarah-Catherine Paschall Mona Ruban | |
October 17 | Jayita Barua | |
| October 24 | ||
| October 31 |