New Season of I3T Seminars: In Person

The I3T Seminar Series 2024-25 is back in person this year with an outstanding lineup of speakers. We have already confirmed dates with the speakers below. All our seminars start at noon and conclude at 1pm. Don't hesitate to contact us at I3T@mednet.ucla.edu for any questions. 

2024 - 2025 Seminars 


October

David Furman Headshot

Speaker: David Furman, PhD
Title: Associate Professor & Director
Institution: Stanford University
Date: Tuesday, Oct 1, 2024
Location: In-person CHS 23-105

Talk Title: "Science of Longevity: The Immune System Takes the Lead"

 

 

Effie Petersdorf

Speaker: Effie W. Petersdorf, MD
Title: Professor of Medicine
Institution: University of Washington
Organizing in partnership with: CTSI
Date: Wednesday, Oct 16, 2024
Location: In-person NRB Auditorium 132

Talk Title: "Immunogenetics of allogeneic hematopoietic Cell Transplantation"

Philip Scumpia Headshot

Speaker: Philip Scumpia, MD, PhD
Title: Associate Professor of Medicine
Institution: UCLA
Date: Tuesday, Oct 29, 2024
Location: In-person CHS 23-105

Talk Title: "Dual role of IRF1 in antitumor immunity"

 


November

Thomas Tem Morrison Headshot

Speaker: Thomas (Tem) Morrison, PhD
Title: Professor of Immunology and Microbiology
Institution: University of Colorado
Organizing in partnership with: MPTG
Date: Tuesday, Nov 5, 2024
Location: In-person CHS 23-105

Talk Title: "Viral and Host Determinants of Arbovirus Viremia and Dissemination"

Takayanagi Headshot

Speaker: Hiroshi Takayanagi, MD, PhD
Title: Professor of Immunology
Institution: University of Tokyo
Date: Friday, Nov 8, 2024
Location: In-person CHS 33-245

Talk Title: "Bone destruction in arthritis and osteoimmunology"

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Speaker: John Greenland, MD, PhD
Title: Associate Professor of Medicine
Institution: UCSF
Date: Tuesday, Nov 12, 2024
Location: In-person CHS 23-105

Talk Title: "Epithelial and Immune Interactions Driving Chronic Lung Allograft Dysfunction"

 


December

Steven Blum Headshot

Speaker: Steven Blum, MD
Title: Professor of Medicine
Institution: Harvard
Date: Tuesday, Dec 3, 2024
Location: In-person CHS 23-105

Talk Title: "TBA"

U 2024

Speakers: Dr. Michael Yeaman (Yeaman Lab) & Dr. Liana Chan (Yeaman Lab)
Institution: UCLA 
Date: Tuesday, Dec 10, 2024
Location: In-person CHS 23-105
Additional Information: Research In Progress

Talk Titles: "TBA"

 


January

 

U 2024

Speakers: Ivan Salladay-Perez (Covarrubias Lab) & Pablo Alvarez (Li Lab)
Institution: UCLA 
Date: Tuesday, Jan 14, 2025
Location: In-person CHS 23-105
Additional Information: Research In Progress

Talk Titles: "TBA"

Alice Bertaina Headshot

Speaker: Alice Bertaina, MD, PhD
Title: Professor of the University Medical Line and Pediatrics Stem Cell Transplantation
Institution: Stanford University
Organizing in partnership with: CTSI
Date: Wednesday, Jan 15, 2025
Location: In-person NRB Auditorium 132

Talk Title: "TBA"

Paula Cannon Headshot

Speaker: Paula Cannon, PhD
Title: Distinguished Professor of Microbiology
Institution: USC
Date: Tuesday, Jan 21, 2025
Location: In-person CHS 23-105

Talk Title: "TBA"

 


February

Christina Camell Headshot

Speaker: Christina Camell, PhD
Title: Assistant Professor
Institution: University of Minnesota
Organizing in partnership with: MPTG
Date: Tuesday, Feb 4, 2025
Location: In-person CHS 23-105

Talk Title: "TBA"

 

U 2024

Speakers: Adil Bhat (Reed Lab) & Cole Peters (Nowicki Lab)
Institution: UCLA 
Date: Tuesday, Feb 11, 2025
Location: In-person CHS 23-105
Additional Information: Research In Progress

Talk Titles: "TBA"

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Speaker: Hrishikesh S. Kulkarni, MD, MSCI
Title: Associate Professor of Medicine & Molecular Microbiology
Institution: Washington University in St. Louis
Date: Tuesday, Feb 18, 2025
Location: In-person CHS 23-105

Talk Title: "TBA"

 


March

Claudia Kemper Headshot

Speaker: Claudia Kemper, PhD
Title: Senior Investigator & Section Chief
Institution: NIH
Organizing in partnership with: CTSI
Date: Wednesday, Mar 5, 2025
Location: In-person NRB Auditorium 132

Talk Title: "TBA"

 

U 2024

Speakers: Grasiela Torres (Covarrubias Lab) & Kristina Bergersen (Reed Lab)
Institution: UCLA 
Date: Tuesday, Mar 11, 2025
Location: In-person CHS 23-105
Additional Information: Research In Progress

Talk Titles: "TBA"

Darren Baker Headshot

Speaker: Darren J. Baker, PhD, MS
Title: Associate Professor, Biomedical Sciences
Institution: Mayo Clinic
Date: Tuesday, Mar 18, 2025
Location: In-person CHS 23-105

Talk Title: "TBA"

Montserrat Anguera Headshot

Speaker: Montserrat C. Anguera, PhD
Title: Associate Professor
Institution: University of Pennsylvania
Date: Tuesday, Mar 25, 2025
Location: In-person CHS 23-105

Talk Title: "TBA"

 


April

Tuli Mukhopadhyay Headshot

Speaker: Tuli Mukhopadhyay, PhD
Title: Professor of Biology
Institution: Indiana University
Date: Tuesday, Apr 1, 2025
Location: In-person CHS 23-105

Talk Title: "TBA"

Greg Delgoffe Headshot

Speaker: Greg M. Delgoffe, PhD
Title: Associate Professor of Immunology & Director of the Tumor Microenvironment Center
Institution: University of Pittsburgh
Organizing in partnership with: CTSI
Date: Wednesday, Apr 2, 2025
Location: In-person NRB Auditorium 132

Talk Title: "TBA"

 

U 2024

Speakers: Ken Dery (Kupiec Lab) & Nicole Wilkinson (Su Lab)
Institution: UCLA 
Date: Tuesday, Apr 8, 2025
Location: In-person CHS 23-105
Additional Information: Research In Progress

Talk Titles: "TBA"

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Speaker: Melissa G. Lechner, MD, PhD
Title: Assistant Professor of Medicine
Institution: UCLA
Date: Tuesday, Apr 15, 2025
Location: In-person CHS 23-105

Talk Title: "TBA"

Deepak Shukla Headshot

Speaker: Deepak Shukla, PhD
Title: Professor and Associate Head for Research in Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Microbiology and Immunology and Bio-engineering
Institution: University of Illinois, Chicago
Date: Tuesday, Apr 22, 2025
Location: In-person CHS 23-105

Talk Title: "TBA"

 


May

 

U 2024

Speakers: Howard (Ho-Chung) Chen (Su Lab) & Zhenlan Yao (Li Lab)
Institution: UCLA 
Date: Tuesday, May 13, 2025
Location: In-person CHS 23-105
Additional Information: Research In Progress

Talk Titles: "TBA"

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Speaker: Wendy Maury, PhD
Title: Professor of Microbiology and Immunology
Institution: University of Iowa
Date: Tuesday, May 20, 2025
Location: In-person CHS 23-105

Talk Title: "TBA"

Erica Ollmann Saphire Headshot

Speaker: Erica Ollmann Saphire, PhD, MBA
Title: President, Chief Executive Officer and Professor Center for Autoimmunity and Inflammation,
Center for Cancer Immunotherapy, Center for Sex-based Differences in the Immune System, Center for Vaccine Innovation
Institution: La Jolla Institute for Immunology
Organizing in partnership with: CTSI
Date: Wednesday, May 28, 2025
Location: In-person NRB Auditorium 132

Talk Title: "TBA"

 


JUNE

Scott Hultgren Headshot

Speaker: Scott J. Hultgren, PhD
Title: Helen L. Stoever Professor of Molecular Microbiology
Institution: Washington University in St. Louis
Organizing in partnership with: MPTG
Date: Tuesday, Jun 3, 2025
Location: In-person CHS 23-105

Talk Title: "TBA"

Series Leadership

Gay Crooks, MD
Director

Robert M. Prins, PhD
Co-Director

Anthony Covarrubias, PhD
Co-Director

Timothy O'Sullivan, PhD
Co-Director

For more information, please contact i3t@mednet.ucla.edu.

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