Immunology/Microbiology Journal Club
GMS6921
Fall 2009
Thursday, 12:00-1:00
R2-265
Director: Dr. L.J. Chang (lchang@mgm.ufl.edu)

Recommended articles updated Sept. 8 (feel free to recommend one to Dr. Chang)


If you choose an article not on this list, please consult with Dr. Chang at least one week in advance.  Please keep in mind that the article should represent a whole new and exciting discovery - a paradigm shift in our understanding of immunity and/or microbiology - preferably a combination of the two fields - NOT an incremental addition to an ongoing story.  It should not be so focused in its scope that only a few members of the journal club will find it interesting.

Schedules from previous years with links to papers presented: 2004; 2005; 2006; 2007; 2008

Tips on preparing and delivering a good presentation.

Link to Anonymous Presentation Evaluation
 Peer feedback is important.  Please complete this as soon as possible after the presentation.

University of Florida - EZProxy to Remotely Access Online Resources

Schedule

Date Presenter Review* Article
8/27     Organizational Meeting
9/3 Wilton Williams Alex Cuenca

Nature. 2008 455:242-5. RNA interference screen for human genes associated with West Nile virus infection.  Krishnan MN, et al. 

9/10 Immuno/Micro Faculty  
9/17 Yaima Luzardo Max Salganik

Immunity. 2009 3:342-55.  Dynamics of T cell, antigen-presenting cell, and pathogen interactions during recall responses in the lymph node.  Chtanova T, Han SJ, Schaeffer M, van Dooren GG, Herzmark P, Striepen B, Robey EA.
9/24 Maigan Hulme Kassidy Chauncey The functional impairment of natural killer cells during influenza virus infection.  H. Guo, P. Kumar, T.M. Moran, A. Garcia-Sastre, Y. Zhou, and S. Malarkannan.  Immunology and Cell Biology (2009),1–11.
10/1 Sara Palmer Young Mee Yoon

In vitro and in vivo characterization of new swine-origin H1N1 influenza viruses.  Yasushi Itoh, et al (numerous!) Nature 460, 1021-1025 (20 August 2009)
10/8 Sarah Szarowicz Ben Looney

Infect Immun. 2009 Aug 10. Cytotoxicity and secretion of IFN-γ are carried out by distinct CD8 T cells during Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection.  Einarsdottir T, Lockhart E, Flynn JL.
10/15 Andrea Knowlton Jung Yoon Kim Transmission of Toxoplasma gondii from Infected Dendritic Cells to Natural Killer Cells.  CM Persson, H Lambert, PP Vutova, I Dellacasa-Lindberg, J Nederby H Yagita, H-G Ljunggren, A Grandien, A Barragan, and BJ Chambers.  2009. INFECT. IMMUNITY, 77:970–976.
10/22 Christopher Fuhrman Daniel Perry Nature 458, 206-210, 2009.  Enhancing SIV-specific immunity in vivo by PD-1 blockade.  V. Velu, K. Titanji, B. Zhu, S. Husain, A. Pladevega, L. Lai, T. H. Vanderford, L. Chennareddi, G. Silvestri, G. J. Freeman, R. Ahmed, and R. R. Amara
10/29 Brandan Sack MD Nahid

Chaudhri G, Quah BJ, Wang Y, Tan AH, Zhou J, Karupiah G, Parish CR. T cell receptor sharing by cytotoxic T lymphocytes facilitates efficient virus control. Proc Natl Acad Sci USA. 2009 Sep 1;106(35):14984-9
11/5 First Rotation Presentations  

Reports from First Lab Rotations.  
 Pizza will be provided.
11/12 Star Okada Derek Jacobs

Tetherin inhibits HIV-1 release by directly tethering virions to cells.  Perez-Caballero D, Zang T, Ebrahimi A, McNatt MW, Gregory DA, Johnson MC, Bieniasz PD.  Cell. 2009 Oct 30;139(3):499-511.
11/19 Aparna Manorahan Igor Ignatovich

CD4 T-Cell-Mediated Heterologous Immunity between Mycobacteria and Poxviruses.  K.S. Mathurin, G. W. Martens, H. Kornfeld, and R.M. Welsh, Journal of Virology, April 2009, p. 3528-3539, Vol. 83
11/26 Thanksgiving Holiday  
12/3 Ekta Patel Yuan Xu
12/10 Kinda Seaton Hong Seok Choi

*A student will be paired with the senior presenting student to review the presentation and PowerPoint BEFORE the journal club.  Please submit the review with your name (not optional) by Wednesday afternoon of the journal club presentation.  The reviewer must also submit a critique of the presentation as well.  This post-journal club critique should be submitted using the same feedback form as soon as possible after the presentation.