Bridging the Gap from Research Bench to Patient Bedside

In addition to their contribution in scientific publications our multidisciplinary team of associates has participated extensively in sharing their insight and expertise at meetings and conference around the globe.  Below is a listing of meetings/conferences where our Biomedical Science Core associates have participated (highlighted).

• Atherly, L.O., Lauren Zenewicz, Samin Kim and Hao Shen.  “The Immune Response to INSI with WT and attenuated Sterne Spores.”  American Association of Immunology, Boston, MA. May 2006. Poster
• Atherly, L.O., Lauren Zenewicz, Samin Kim and Hao Shen.  “The Immune Response to INSI with WT and attenuated Sterne Spores.”  The 12th International Congress of Mucosal Immunology, Boston MA, June 2005.  Presented
• Atherly, L.O., and L.J. Berg. “Loss of Itk and Rlk impairs CD8+ T Cell signaling and function.” International Congress of Immunology/FOCIS. Montreal, Canada. July 2004. Poster
• Atherly, L.O., and L.J. Berg. “A Role for Itk in CD8+ T Cell Development and Function”. The MidWinter Conference of Immunologists, Monterey, CA. Jan. 2003. Poster
• Atherly, L.O., J.A. Lucas, and L.J. Berg. “The Role of Itk and Rlk in CD8+ T Cell Development and Function”.  New England Immunological Conference, Woods Hole, MA.  Nov. 2002. Poster
• Atherly, L.O., J.A. Lucas, and L.J. Berg. “A Role for Itk in CD8+ T Cell Development and Function”.  FASEB Summer Conference, Snowmass, CO. June 2002. Poster
• Atherly, L.O., and L.J. Berg. “The B Class Eph Receptors and Ligands in the Murine Thymus”.  Northern Immunology Mountain Society, Bolton Valley, VT. Sep. 2001. Presented
• Atherly, L.O., and L.J. Berg. “The B Class Eph Receptors and Ligands in the Murine Thymus”.  THYMUS, San Juan, Puerto Rico. Nov. 2001. Presented
• Munevar S., Gangopadhyay S. S., Gallant C., Colombo B., Sellke F. W., and Morgan K. G., CaMKII – In Search of Molecular Memory. Center for Vascular Biology Research Second Annual Research Retreat, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center., 2006. Poster
• Munevar, S., E. Luna. Cell Migration, Forces and Proteins. Invited Speakers, Suffolk University, Massachusetts., 2002. Presentation
• Munevar, S., M. Dembo., Y. L. Wang. Imaging Traction Forces Generated by Migrating Fibroblasts. 45th Annual Meeting of The Biophysical Society., 2001. Poster
• Munevar, S., E. Luna. Traction Forces in Moving Cells: How Cells Put On Their Track Shoes. Invited Speakers, Oakland University, Michigan., 2001. Presentation
• Munevar, S., M. Dembo., Y. L. Wang. Stretch Activated Channels and their Role in Migration. Annual Meeting of The North East Smooth Muscle Society., 2001. Presentation
• Munevar, S., M. Dembo., Y. L. Wang. Traction Force Microscopy Reveals a Frontal Towing Mechanism for the Migration of NIH 3T3 Fibroblasts. 40th Annual Meeting of The American Society for Cell Biology., 2000. Poster
• Munevar, S., M. Dembo., Y. L. Wang. Fluorescence Traction Force Microscopy of Normal and H-ras Transformed 3T3 Fibroblasts. 39th Annual Meeting of The American Society for Cell Biology., 1999. Poster
• Rout, N., Pozzi, L., Chan, K., Pryputniewicz, S., Kasheta, M., Rosati, M., Lifson, J., Piatak, M., Pavalakis, G., Fleber, B., Desrosiers, R., Knipe, D. and A. Kaur.  Protective efficacy of a replication-defective herpes simplex virus-based AIDS vaccine against high dose intra-rectal SIVmac239 challenge. Keystone Symposium 2009. Poster
• Pozzi, L.M., Pauley, D.R., Sato, S., Knight, H., Walsh, D.G., Carville, A., Johnson, W., Westmoreland, S.V. and S.P. O’Neil. CD20+ Cell Depletion Results in Abbreviated Cell Mediated Immune Responses, Higher Viral Set Points and Shortened Survival in SIV-Infected Pigtailed Macaques. Nonhuman Primate Model for AIDS 2008. Presentation
• Pozzi, L.M., Pauley, D.R., Sato, S., Knight, H., Walsh, D.G., Carville, A., Johnson, W., Westmoreland, S.V. and S.P. O’Neil. CD20+ Cell Depletion Results in Abbreviated Cell Mediated Immune Responses, Higher Viral Set Points and Shortened Survival in SIV-Infected Pigtailed Macaques. Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections, 2008. Presentation
• Pozzi, L.M., Pauley, D.R., Knight, H., Walsh, D.G., Carville, A., Westmoreland, S.V. and S.P. O’Neil. Effect of CD20 Depletion on Neuropathogenic Outcome in SIVsmmFGb Infected Pigtailed Macaques. Nonhuman Primate Model for AIDS 2007. Poster
• O’Neil, S.P., Liu, X.H., Domingues, H.G., Degottardi, Q., Pozzi, L.M., Carville, A., Piatak, M., Lifson, J.D, and D.T. Evans. Use of single cycle SIV (scSIV) to identify the mucosal portals of transmission and initial target cells of primate lentivirus infection after oral challenge. Nonhuman Primate Model for AIDS 2006. Poster