LSU System Multi-COBRE Colloquium

8:30 AM Continental Breakfast (Center for Medical Education 1st floor)

9:00 AM Welcome / Introductions (Assembly Room #2)

Oral Presentations Morning Session 1 (Assembly Room #2)

9:05 – 9:35 AM MBD Presentation #1 – Dr. Jackie Stephens, LSU Department of Biological Sciences & Adipocyte Biology PBRC- Uncoupling adipose tissue mass and metabolic health

9:35 – 10:05 AM MBD Presentation #2 –Dr. Timothy Allerton, Vascular Metabolism PBRC- Role of hydrogen sulfide in skeletal muscle dysfunction and exercise intolerance in HFpEF

10:05 –10:40 AM Colloquium Attendees Group Photo (CME stair well) and Network Break

10:45 –11:15 AM CRBCD Presentation #1 - Dr. Tarek Magdy, Department of Pathology & Translational Pathobiology, LSUHS- Multi-Omics Profiling of hiPSC-derived Cardiomyocytes Identifies Novel Molecular Drivers and Therapeutic Targets of Sepsis-Induced Cardiomyopathy

11:15 –11:45 AM CRBCD Presentation #2- Dr. Gopi Kolluru, Department of Pathology & Translational Pathobiology, LSUHS- CSE and reactive sulfur species regulation in aging vasculature

11:45 –12:00 PM CRBCD Presentation #3- Dr. Hugh Nam, Department of Pharmacology, Toxicology & Neurosciences, LSUHS- The role of hydrogen sulfide in heavy alcohol consumption in both humans and mice

12:00 –12:15 PM CRBCD Presentation #4- Dr. Nobel Bhuiyan, Department of Medicine, LSUHS- AI, machine learning and cardiovascular disease and future

12:15 – 1:15 PM LUNCH (Center for Medical Education- CRAVE Café and outdoors)

1:20 – 2:00 PM Keynote Talk 1 - Dr. Chris Kevil, History and Impact of Redox Biology and Cardiovascular Disease COBRE

Oral Presentations Afternoon Session 1 (Assembly Room #2)

2:00 – 2:30 PM CLBD Presentation #1- Dr. Basel Abuaita, Department of Pathobiological Sciences, LSU Vet Med- Myeloid IRE1a activation impairs host defense mechanisms against acute respiratory infections

2:30 – 3:00 PM CLBD Presentation #2- Dr. Sadiya Parveen-Nesson, Department of Microbiology & Immunology, LSUHS- Targeting host glutaminase as a host-directed therapy for tuberculosis

3:00 – 3:15 PM CLBD Presentation #3- Dr. Naohiro Kato, Department of Biological Sciences, LSU- Call for collaboration: fucoxanthinol- a Louisiana-produced natural compoundd with antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, and metabolic activities

3:15 – 3:30 PM CLBD Presentation #4- Dr. Sarah Voth, Department of Cell Biology and Physiology, VCOM-LA- When sentinels become saboteurs: the amyloid paradox in ARDS

3:30 – 3:40 PM Break (10 minutes)

3:40 – 4:10 PM   Louisiana Training Platform (LTP) Presentation- Mr. Ojasvi Dutta, Program Manager, LBRN Program, Department of Pathobiological Sciences, LSU Vet Med

4:10 – 4:40 PM CPcCR Presentation #1- Dr. Shang Su, Department of Comparative Biomedical Sciences, LSU Vet Med- Deciphering prostate cancer dormancy for potential therapies against lethal bone metastases

4:40 – 4:55 PM CPcCR Presentation #2- Dr. Brent Stanfield, Department of Pathobiological Sciences, LSU Vet Med- The guinea pig model of KSHV infection

4:55 – 5:10 PM CPcCR Presentation #3- Dr. Weishan Huang, Department of Pathobiological Sciences, LSU Vet Med- Modulation of antigen receptor signalling for sustainable CAR-T cell therapy

5:15 PM Poster Session (Center for Medical Education Gym) 
Enjoy passed hors d’oeuvres during the session)

6:15 PM Dinner Service (Center for Medical Education Gym) 

8:00 PM Adjourn 1st day 

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8:30 AM Continental Breakfast (Center for Medical Education 1st floor)

9:00 AM Trainee Awards (Center for Medical Education Staircase Assembly Room #2)

9:15 – 10:30 AM Campus COBRE Infrastructure Overview (Rasberry Auditorium – 2nd Floor, Room #2315)

10:30 – 11:10 AM Keynote Talk 2 - Dr. Andrew Yurochko, History and Impact of Immunology and Infectious Disease COBRE (CME Rasberry Auditorium – Room #2315)

11:15 – 12:00 PM LUNCH (Center for Medical Education CRAVE Café and outdoors)

Oral Presentations Afternoon Session 2 (Assembly Room #2)

12:00 – 12:30 PM CAIPP Presentation #1- Dr. Rohit Jangra, Department of Microbiology & Immunology, LSUHS- From platform to insight: a versatile new system dissects the functions of hantavirus entry glycoproteins

12:30 – 1:00 PM CAIPP Presentation #2- Dr. Hongyan Guo, Department of Microbiology & Immunology, LSUHS- ZBP1 in Action: Shielding Against Viruses While Fueling Inflammation

1:00 – 1:15 PM CAIPP Presentation #3- Dr. Jason Comer, Department of Microbiology & Immunology, LSUHS- Entry of North American Arenaviruses into Human Cells

1:15 – 1:30 PM CAIPP Presentation #4- Dr. Stephanie Ander, Department of Microbiology & Immunology, LSUHS- Defining the Specificity of EEEV Interactions with Heparan Sulfate

1:30 – 1:40 PM Break (10 minutes)

1:40 – 2:10 PM CTVO Presentation #1- Dr. Omeed Moaven, Department of Surgery, LSUHSC-NO- Reprogramming the Pancreatic Tumor Microenvironment with a Bioengineered Oncolytic Virus Enhances Antitumor Immunity and Treatment Response in Preclinical Models

2:10 – 2:40 PM CTVO Presentation #2- Dr. Monika Rak, Department of Interdisciplinary Oncology, LSUHSC-NO- Human endogenous retroviruses (HERVs) associated with glioblastoma prognosis

2:40 – 2:55 PM CTVO Presentation #3- Dr. Dicle Yalcin, Department of Interdisciplinary Oncology, LSUHSC-NO- Immune and Inflammatory Determinants of Disease Progression and Therapeutic Response in Kaposi Sarcoma

2:55 – 3:10 PM CTVO Presentation #4- Dr. Giulia Monticone, Department of Genetics, LSUHSC-NO- Designing Multifunctional Immunotherapeutics for Viral-Driven Cancers

3:15 PM Closing Remarks & Adjourn

 

LSU System COBRE’s Principal Investigators

MBD- Metabolic Basis of Disease - Jackie Stephens

CRBCD- Center for Redox Biology & Cardiovascular Disease - Chris Kevil

CLBD- Center for Lung Biology & Disease - Tammy Dugas

CPcCR- Center for Pre-Clinical Cancer Research - Joe Francis

CAIPP- Center for Applied Immunology and Pathological Processes - Andrew Yurochko

CTVO- Center for Translational Viral Oncology - John West