IIRF22
Infection and Immunity Research Forum
Presented by the Graduate Students
The University of Western Ontario

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The following is a detailed schedule of the event:

9:15-9:30       Opening Remarks
9:30-10:30     Oral Presentations I

9:30
Ian Lobb
Western University
Hydrogen sulfide treatment improves early graft survival and function following allogenic renal transplantation

9:45
Ryan Lamers
McMaster University
Phenylalanine-arginine beta-naphthylamide is not a bona fide efflux pump inhibitor

10:00
Lee Goneau
Western University
Persister cell traits of uropathogenic bacteria

10:15
Amanda Lee
McMaster University
Type I interferon signals through an indirect mechanism to activate natural killer cells during HSV-2 infection


10:30-11:00   Coffee Break
11:00-12:00   Oral Presentations II

11:00
Ryan Buensuceso
McMaster University
The Pseudomonas aeruginosa Chp chemosensory system regulates the type IV pilus ATPases through cAMP modulation

11:15
Ram Anantha
Western University
Elevated frequency of invariant natural killer T cells in septic patients

11:30
Brianne Cuddington
McMaster University
Characterization of Bovine herpesvirus type I (BHV-1) as a novel oncolytic virus

11:45
Sarah Reid
McMaster University
Natural killer cells aid in the induction of a T cell helper 1 response to an attaching and effacing enteric pathogen


12:00-12:45   Lunch
12:45-1:45     Career Talk
1:45-2:00       Awards Presentation for Oral Presentations
2:00-3:00       Keynote Lecture

Dr. Peter Palese
Professor & Chair of Microbiology at Mount Sinai, New York
Professor of Medicine, Infectious Diseases at Mount Sinai, New York
Toward a Universal Influenza Virus Vaccine


3:00-5:00       Poster Session and Coffee Break
5:00-8:00       Reception and Poster Award Ceremony