Date/Time
Date(s) - 19/04/2023
9:00 am - 10:00 am

MSS-McMaster Immunology Research Centre’s Seminar Series- WIP Undergraduate seminar, Wednesday, April 19, 2023, MDCL 3023

Speaker 1: Ariya Shiwram, 4th year Molecular Biology and Genetics Co-op, Bramson Lab
“The Role of Connexin-26 in the Activation of Engineered T Cells”

Speaker 2: Amelia Montemarano, 3rd year Health Sciences, Ashkar Lab
“Investigating the Role of Microglia in ZIKV-induced Neuropathology”

Speaker 3: Mira Ishak, 4th year Biochemistry, Bramson Lab
“Engineering STAT5 Transgenes into CAR-T Cells to Promote Persistence Following Oncolytic Virus Vaccine Boosting”

Speaker 4: Emily Volfson, 3rd year Health Sciences(BHSc), Mukherjee Lab
“Charcot-Leyden Crystals Are Associated with Airway Autoimmune Responses in Severe Asthma with Eosinophilia”

Speaker 5: Alex Huynh, 3rd year Health Sciences, Mukherjee Lab
“Feasibility and Validity of Assessing Eosinophilic Airway Inflammation using Formalin-fixed, Paraffin-embedded (FFPE) Sputum Plugs”

Seminar chaired by: Ben Nguyen, Larché Lab