Elmer Pfefferkorn Symposium, Sept 24, 9:00 AM - noon. DHMC Auditoriums E and F. Featuring Nobel Laureate J, Michael Bishop, local stars, current students. Free registration at Pfefferkornchair.com.

Journal Club Announcement

• Microbiology & Immunology 265
  
  Molecular Pathogenesis
  Journal Club
  
  
  “CsrA post-transcriptionally represses pgaABCD, responsible for synthesis of a biofilm polysaccharide adhesin of Escherichia coli”
  X. Wang, et. al.
  Mol. Microbiology 56(6):1648-1663
  (2005)
  
  
  “Identification of a novel regulatory protein (CsrD) that targets the global regulatory RNAs CsrB and CsrC for degradation by RNase E”
  K. Suzuki, et. al.
  Genes & Development 20:2605-2617
  (2006)
  
  Presenter: Pete Newell
  
  Thursday, April 12, 2007
  8:45 – 10:00 A.M. Vail 614
  ________________________________________________________________________
  
  

Journal Club Announcement

• Microbiology & Immunology 265
  
  Molecular Pathogenesis
  Journal Club
  
  “The Francisella tularensis pathogenicity island protein IgIC and its regulator MgIA are essential for modulating phagosome biogenesis and subsequent bacterial escape into the cytoplasm”
  M. Santic, et. al.
  Cellular Microbiology 7 (7):969-979
  (2005)
  
  “Autophagy-mediated reentry of Francisella tularensis into the endocytic compartment after cytoplasmic replication”
  C. Checroun, et. al.
  PNAS 103(39):14578-14583
  (September 26, 2006)
  
  Presenter: Adel Malek
  
  Thursday, November 16, 2006
  8:45 – 10:00 A.M. Vail 614
  ________________________________________________________________________
  
  

Summer Update

• It's summer time! There are no regularly scheduled M2P2 events, but check here for special seminars, etc.
• An overview of the Microbiology and Immunology Graduate Program will be held for incoming MCB students on Monday Sept. 11th at 3:00PM in Borwell 658W.

• It's summer time! There are no regularly scheduled M2P2 events, but check here for special seminars, etc.
  

• An overview of the Microbiology and Immunology Graduate Program will be held for incoming MCB students on Monday Sept. 11th at 3:00PM in Borwell 658W.
  

• It's summer time! There are no regular M2P2 events, but check here for special seminars.
• Barbara Kazmierczak, M.D., Ph.D., Yale U., Wednesday, July 12; Vail 614 at noon
• Dr Kazmierczak will speak on: "Cross-talk between flagellar and type IV pilus assembly at the P. aeruginosa pole"
  
  

• Week of June 26-30th
• Special M2P2 seminar: Lori Burrows, McMaster University, Wed June 28th at noon, Rm 614 Vail
  
• Dr. Burrows speak on "How studying Pseudomonas pilins may help to cure TB"