2025 David E Wells Memorial Student Symposium and Keynote Lecture
Wednesday, May 21, 2025 12:30pm to 4pm
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1919 University Blvd, Birmingham, AL 35233
https://www.uab.edu/medicine/microbiology/give/david-e-wells-endowmentWe look forward to you attending the David E. Wells Memorial Symposium to be held in person this year. We only hold this event every other year, so please plan on attending.
Student symposium presentations 12:30pm - 2:30pm
- Sara Edmonds – “The Role of Capsule Production on the Physiology of an Oral Commensal”
- Samaneh Mehri – “Elucidating the Molecular Mechanisms of Human Astrovirus Polyprotein Processing”
- Eddie-Williams Owiredu – “IRF1 attenuates inflammatory gene programs in B cells and alters pathogenic B Cell subsets in autoimmunity and inflammaging”
3:00pm – 4:00pm Keynote Seminar
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Dr. Anne Mascona, Sherie L. Morrison Professor of Immunology, Departments of Microbiology & Immunology, Pediatrics and Physiology & Cellular Biophysics at Columbia University
“First steps in paramyxovirus infection”
Reception to follow in lobby of BBRB.
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