SCEP Symposium Schedule
Keynote Speaker: Boris Striepen, PhD.
"The Biology of Parasite Sex"
Mark Whittier and Lila Griswold Allam Professor of Microbiology and Immunology
Researcher and Educator in the field of Parasite Biology, Parasitic Diseases, and Global Health
Department of Pathobiology, University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine
Symposium Schedule
Subject to change
| 8:30-9:00am |
Breakfast and Registration (Genomics Auditorium)
Poster set-up (Entomology Courtyard)
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| 9:00-9:15am |
Welcome to the 13th annual SCEP symposiumKarine Le Roch, PhD.
Director, Center for Infectious Disease and Vector Research, UC Riverside Peter W. Atkinson, PhD. Interim Dean, College of Natural and Agricultural Sciences, UC Riverside |
| 9:15-9:45am |
SCEP Morning Speaker, introduced by Karine Le Roch, PhD., Professor, UC Riverside
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| 9:45-10:00am |
Morning Session: Chair, Meera Nair, Ph.D., Associate Professor, UC RiversideArielle Angel, Mercer lab, Cal Poly Pomona "Examining the role of degranulation in neutrophil trogocytic killing of Trichomonas vaginalis" |
| 10:00-10:15am |
Thomas Hollin, PhD., Le Roch lab, UC Riverside
"Proteome-wide identification of RNA-dependent proteins: An emerging role for RNAs in Plasmodium falciparum protein complexes" |
| 10:15-10:30am |
Damia Akimori, Hallem lab, UC Los Angeles
"Chemosensory Behaviors of Skin-Penetrating Nematodes" |
| 10:30-10:45am |
Chandrasekaran Sambamurthy, PhD., Koshy lab, University of Arizona
"Role of the hypothetical protein, Tg207210 in bradyzoite differentiation"
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| 10:45-11:00am |
Hannah Debray, Lodoen lab, UC Irvine
"TREM-2 is a crucial regulator of the immune response during Toxoplasma gondii infection"
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| 11:00-11:05am |
5-minute stretch break |
| 11:05-11:20am |
Hillel Schwartz, PhD., Sternberg lab, Caltech
"Developing Steinernema hermaphroditum as a molecular genetic system for the exploration of symbiosis and parasitism" |
| 11:20-11:35am |
James Tirtorahardjo, Andrade lab, UC Irvine
"Elucidating the role of Toxoplasma gondii‘s mitochondrial superoxide dismutase" |
| 11:35-11:50am |
Ty'Tianna Clark, Riestra lab, San Diego State Uni
"Investigating the Interaction of Trichomonas vaginalis with the Cervicovavaginal Bacteria Lactobacillus crispatus" |
| 11:50am-12:00pm |
BREAK and SQUEEZE UP! |
| 12:00-1:00pm |
Keynote Speaker, introduced by Karine Le Roch, PhD., Professor, UC RiversideBoris Striepen, PhD., Mark Whittier and Lila Griswold Allam Professor of Microbiology and Immunology University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine
"The Biology of Parasite Sex"
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| 1:00-2:00pm | Lunch and Poster Viewing (Entomology Courtyard) |
| 2:00-2:15pm |
Afternoon Session: Chair, Emma Wilson, PhD. Professor, UC RiversideJoshua Kochanowsky, PhD., Johnson lab, UC Los Angeles "Trichomonas vaginalis Extracellular Vesicles Suppress Host Cell IFNε-Mediated Protection" |
| 2:15-2:30pm |
Naina Arora, PhD., Nair lab, UC Riverside
"Lung macrophage and eosinophil activation in helminth parasite infection is regulated by endocannabinoids through the cannabinoid receptor type 1" |
| 2:30-2:45pm |
Vandna Sharma, PhD. O’Donoghue lab, UC San Diego
"Unique dimerization mode in Acanthamoeba castellanii CYP51 provides stabilization and protection to its enzymatically active form" |
| 2:45-3:00pm |
Karla P. Godinez-Macias, Winzeler lab, UC San Diego
"Elucidating drug resistance key features from Plasmodium falciparum evolved clones" |
| 3:00-3:15pm |
Emily Tabaie, Wilson lab, UC Riverside
"Dysregulation of extracellular vesicles production by Toxoplasma gondii infection" |
| 3:15-3:30pm |
Justin Quan, Bradley lab, UC Los Angeles
"T. gondii encodes an array of TBC proteins including an essential regulator that targets Rab2 in the secretory pathway" |
| 3:30-3:45pm |
Michelle Shimogawa, PhD., Hill lab, UC Los Angeles
"The inner junction protein FAP20 is required for flagellum assembly in Trypanosoma brucei"
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| 3:45-6:00pm |
Drinks and Nibbles (Entomology Courtyard)
Poster presentations (odd numbers 3:45-4:30pm; even numbers 4:30-5:15pm)
Announcement of abstract awards and networking (5:15-6:00pm) |