Sedelia Dominguez Washington State University Pullman, WA F. tularensis exploits AMPK activation to acquire host-derived nutrients Francisella tularensis, a highly virulent bacterial pathogen, causes tularemia in humans. In humans, tularemia leads to acute infections, but chronic infections result in bacteremia and have a high chance of being fatal. With a low infectious dose and potential […]
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2021 SACNAS Graduate Student Oral Presentation Award (Lopes Fischer)
Natasha Lopes Fischer University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, PA A Coxiella burnetii bacterial protein suppresses host NF-kB signalling Host immune cells use multiple strategies to detect and protect against microbial infections. Signalling pathways activated during infection play a central role in the innate immune response, as they enable the host cell to upregulate several antimicrobial programs. […]
2021 SACNAS Graduate Student Oral Presentation Awards
The Case Western Reserve University Cleveland Institute for Computational Biology sponsored awards for graduate student oral presentations at the 2021 SACNAS Virtual National Diversity in STEM Conference. This year, three students qualified for our discipline: Natasha Lopes Fischer University of Pennsylvania A Coxiella burnetii bacterial protein suppresses host NF-kB signalling Sedelia […]
2020 ABRCMS, Virtual
Scences from ABRCMS 2020
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- ABRCMS 2020 was virtual due to COVID-19.
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- Case Western Reserve University (CWRU) was a virtual exhibitor at ABRCMS 2020.
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- CWRU PQHS/CICB faculty judged student presentations at ABRCMS 2020.
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- CWRU PREP scholar wins award at ABRCMS 2020.
2020 SACNAS, Virtual
SACNAS, Virtual, 2020 Precisely Precision Medicine: A Primer on Translational Research Session Description: Precision medicine promises effective, tailored treatments for patients developed through diverse and representative population-level translational research. While the concept of precision medicine is not new, the convergence of modern-day genomics and electronic health records coupled with increased computational capacity has made the […]
2019 ABRCMS Scientific Session
Genomic Research Enabled by Electronic Health Records Dana C. Crawford, PhD Case Western Reserve University
2019 ABRCMS, Anaheim, CA
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- Welcome to ABRCMS 2019 in Anaheim, CA!
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- Mickey’s waiting for us at ABRCMS 2019!
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- First full day at ABRCMS 2019 in Anaheim, CA.
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- Drs. Dana Crawford and Scott Williams represent CWRU PQHS at ABRCMS 2019.
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- Time to eat at ABRCMS 2019!
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- Yum! ABRCMS 2019 in Anaheim, CA.
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- The beginning, middle, and end of the scientific story at ABRCMS 2019.
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- The American Society of Human Genetics represents at ABRCMS 2019!
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- Dr. Scott Williams, poster judge at ABRCMS 2019 (photo credit: Dr. Bolaji Thomas).
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- Getting ready for some talks at ABRCMS 2019.
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- Dr. Dana Crawford talking about precision medicine at ABRCMS 2019 (photo credit: Dr. Bolaji Thomas).
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- Drs. Scott Williams and Dana Crawford out to dinner at ABRCMS 2019 in Anaheim, CA.
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- A night out on the town at Downtown Disney in Anaheim, CA (ABRCMS 2019).
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- When in Rome….at ABRCMS 2019 in Anaheim, CA.
Scott Williams, PhD, comments on predictive modeling
Scott Williams, PhD, recently commented to Cleveland.com on various COVID-19 prediction models, and why models can vary. Some of the variation involves the availability of timely data and confidence in the data, given how quickly things are changing. Read the full story here.
Mark Cameron, PhD, interviewed about COVID-19
Mark Cameron, PhD, was recently interviewed by Cleveland’s ABC affiliate, News 5, about COVID19, based on his experience with research colleagues in Toronto’s 2003 SARS outbreak. Watch the story here.
2019 SACNAS Graduate Student Oral Presentation Awards
The Case Western Reserve University Cleveland Institute for Computational Biology sponsored awards for graduate student oral presentations at the 2019 SACNAS The National Diversity in STEM Conference in Honolulu, Hawai’i. This year, three students qualified for our discipline: Melissa Roberts University of California, Berkeley A Genetic Strategy to Identify Lipid Droplet Protein Degradation Pathways Stephanie […]
2019 SACNAS Graduate Student Oral Presentation Award (Carleson)
Nicholas Carleson Oregon State University Corvallis, OR Gene Duplication, Pathogenicity, and Genome Plasticity of Phytophthora ramorum Nicholas Carleson*1; Brian Knaus1; Meredith Larsen2; Caroline Press2 and Niklaus Grünwald2, (1)Oregon State University, Department of Botany and Plant Pathology, (2)Horticultural Crops Research Laboratory, United States Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service Clonally reproducing plant pathogens, that do […]
2019 SACNAS Graduate Student Oral Presentation Award (Silva-Del Toro)
Stephanie L. Silva-Del Toro University of Iowa Iowa City, IA Mechanisms of H. Pylori-Induced Neutrophil Nuclear Hypersegmentation Stephanie L. Silva-Del Toro*, University of Iowa and Lee-Ann Allen, University of Iowa Inflammation Program Helicobacter pylori is a human pathogen that resides in the gastric mucosa, eliciting a neutrophil (PMN) dominant inflammatory response that can progress […]