5/2/2024
Islet-On-Chip and 3D Bioscaffolds for Islet Transplantation Abstract: Rationale: Pancreatic islet transplantation is a promising cell-based therapy for replacing damaged β-cells and helping restore insulin independence in Type 1 diabetes…
Karolina Dziewulska-Cronk, PhD, 2023
5/2/2024
Mechanisms of G6PD-deficient RBC Hemolysis Mediated by Oxidizing Drugs Abstract: According to estimates by the World Health Organization, around 250 million people contract Plasmodium spp. worldwide every year. While drugs…
Marissa Gonzales Stevens, PhD, 2023
5/2/2024
Modulation of Mitochondrial Dynamics and T Cell Metabolism Abstract: Following an encounter with a pathogen or vaccination, a population of memory CD8+ T cells specific for the encountered antigen remain…
5/2/2024
Cellular and Molecular Regulators of RBC Alloimmunization Abstract: The vast majority of RBC transfusion recipients do not generate antibodies against alloantigens expressed on the RBC surface. We therefore set out…
5/2/2024
Investigating Atherosclerosis and Chemotherapy-Induced Cardiomyopathy at the Single Cell Resolution Abstract: Cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) and cancer are the leading causes of death worldwide. Central to many cardiovascular diseases, including myocardial…
2022 Student National Medical Association Outreach
10/10/2022
A few of our residents joined Dr. Robin LeGallo in an engaging and exciting educational opportunity for our undergraduate students here at UVA. The local chapter of the Student National…
9/29/2022
The Role of LKB1 in Erythropoiesis Advisor: Goldfarb, Adam, Department of Pathology, University of Virginia Abstract: Erythropoiesis is a tightly regulated multistage process in which hematopoietic stem cells (HSCs) proliferate…
9/29/2022
Type 2 immunity and amebiasis Advisor: Petri, William, Medicine, Microbiology, Immunology and Cancer Biology, and Pathology, University of Virginia Abstract: The protozoan parasite Entamoeba histolytica is the causative agent of…
9/29/2022
Intratumoral T Cell Responses to Therapeutic Vaccination and Intracranial Melanoma Advisor: Bullock, Timothy, MD-PATH Research, University of Virginia Abstract: CD8 T cells are crucial in the fight against cancer. Despite…
9/29/2022
The Binary Toxin CDT and Toll-like Receptor 2 Contribute to the Pathogenesis of Clostridioides difficile Infection Advisor: Petri Jr., William, Infectious Disease, University of Virginia Abstract: Clostridioides difficile, the causative…