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Mycobacterium Symposium-December 2011
The Louisiana Vaccine Center held its second mini-symposium on
Mycobacteria and Disease in December 2011 to foster continued
development and new collaborations in one of our key areas of research
strength. Dr. Gary Schoolnik, Professor of Medicine, Microbiology and
Immunology, of Stanford University, an eminent researcher in bacterial
diseases and co-principal investigator of the National Institute of
Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)-funded, Tuberculosis Systems Biology Program,
attended the symposium. The meeting featured short presentations by
local and regional researchers, post-docs and students who specialize
mycobacteria-related research at LSUHSC-NO, Tulane University Primate
Research Center and LSU-Baton Rouge. Presentations covered a wide array
of projects in Mycobacterium tuberculosis and M. leprae research,
and vaccine development. Following the symposium, Dr. Schoolnik
presented a seminar in the LVC's Infection, Immunity and Vaccine Seminar
Program entitled, "Studies on the systems biology of tuberculosis."
LVC Mini-Symposium Program
 
Mycobacterium Symposium-November 2008
A major goal of the Center is to foster the development of  key areas of
strength towards new collaborations and grant submissions. To this end,
we will organize a series of symposiums to bring investigators
together. First up, the Center held a day-long symposium entitled,
“Symposium on
Mycobacteria, Tuberculosis and Host Defense” on November 21st, 2008.
Invited to
present at this seminar were faculty, post-doctoral fellows and graduate
students currently working in TB-related research at LSUHSC-NO, Tulane
University Primate Research Center and LSU-Baton Rouge. Approximately
twenty
participants attended 12 presentations covering a wide of array of
ongoing
projects in Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb), tuberculosis and vaccine
development. Follow up plans include a regular journal club/discussion
group and
a further symposium. |
