2008
Alexander R Horswill, Ph.D., Univ of Iowa, IA
Staphylococcus Aureus Biofilm Dispersal.
Nora Chapman, Ph.D., UNMC, Pathology and Microbiology, NE
Defective Enteroviruses and Human Heart Disease.
Richard Lloyd, Ph.D., Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX:
RNA Virus Regulation of Cellular MMA Stress Granules and Processing Bodies.
Nora Sarvetnick, Ph.D., UNMC, Department of Surgery-Transplant, NE
The Regulation of Immunity.
Zhixin (Jason) Zhang, Ph.D., UNMC, Pathology and Microbiology, NE
Pax5, The Master Regulator for B Cell Development and Function.
Kaihong Su, Ph.D., UNMC, Pathology and Microbiology, NE
Abnormal Immune Regulations in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus.
2009
Demin Wang, Ph.D., Blood Research Institute, Blood Center of Wisconsin, WI
Signal Regulation of B Cells.
James Hagman, Ph.D., University of Colorado, CO
EBF, Epigenetic Reprogramming and the Control of B Cell Development.
Nicole LaRonde-LeBlanc, Ph.D., University of Maryland, MD
Structural and Functional Studies of Ribosomal RNA Processing Factors.
James Talmadge, Ph.D., UNMC, Pathology and Microbiology, NE
Regulation of MDSC by the Tumor Microenvironment.
Mark Atkinson, Ph.D., University of Florida, FL
Unlocking the Cure for Type 1 Diabetes: What is the Right Combination?
Tammy Kielian, Ph.D., UNMC, Pathology and Microbiology, NE
Toll-like Receptors at the Interface of Anti-Bacterial Immunity and Tissue Injury in the Brain.
Jack Tanner, Ph.D., University of Missouri-Columbia, MO
Structural Biology of Proline Catabolism.
Ferric C. Fang, M.D., University of Washington School of Medicine, WA
Antimicrobial Actions of Nitric Oxide.
George O'Toole, Jr., Ph.D., Dartmouth Medical School, Hanover, NH
To Build a Biofilm.
Shi-Jian Ding, Ph.D., UNMC, Department of Pathology and Microbiology, NE
Mass spectrometry-based proteomics: recent development and applications.
Diane Allen-Gipson, Ph.D., UNMC, Internal Medicine, NE
Cigarette Smoke, Hydrogen Peroxide and NADPH Oxidase their Role in Adenosine-mediated Airway Wound Repair.
Daniel Wozniak, Ph.D., The Ohio State University, OH
The matrix of Pseudomonas aeruginosa Biofilms.
Andrei Thomas-Tikhonenko, Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania, PA
MicroRNA pathways in B-lymphomagenesis.
Daniel Peterson M.D.,Ph.D., Univ. of Nebraska-Lincoln, NE
IgA Mediated Homeostasis in the Gut.
Asit Pattnaik, Ph.D., Univ. of Nebraska-Lincoln, NE
Regulation of Vesicular Stomatitis Virus Gene Expression and Virus Assembly.
Runqing Lu, Ph.D., UNMC, Genetics, Cell Biology & Anatomy, NE
Molecular Mechanism Controlling B Lymphocyte Growth and Differentiation.
2010
Jason Bartz, Ph.D., Creighton University, NE
Interspecies Transmission and Adaptation of Prions:The Role of Strain Interference.
Mark Coggeshall, Ph.D., Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, OK
How Do B Cells Endocytose Antigens?
Yongfeng Lu, Ph.D., Univ. of Nebraska-Lincoln, NE
Laser Material Processing and Optical Spectroscopy.
Kai Fu, M.D., UNMC, Department of Pathology and Microbiology, NE
The Functional Role of miR-17~92 miRNAs in Mantle Cell Lymphoma.
Ann Feeney, Ph.D., Scripps Institute, CA
Genetic and Epigenetic Control of Antigen Receptor Gene Rearrangement.
Jon Jacobs, Ph.D., PNNL, Richland, WA
Proteomic Applications to Host/Viral Interactions.
Oluwatoyin Asojo, Ph.D., UNMC, Department of Pathology and Microbiology, NE
Structural Studies of Human Hookworm Vaccine Candidates.
Paul Drew, Ph.D., University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, AR
Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptors: Potential Modulators of Multiple Sclerosis.
Lisa Jones-Engel, Ph.D. , University of Washington-NPRC, WA
Synanthropic Primates and Disease Risk in Asia.
Rakesh Singh, Ph.D., UNMC, Department of Pathology and Microbiology, NE
Novel Therapeutic Targets for Bone Metastasis: Insights from Tumor-Bone Interaction.
Wei-Xing Zong, Ph.D., Stony Brook University, NY
Cancer Cell Metabolism, Survival, and Innate Immunity.
Michael R. Yeaman, Ph.D., David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, CA
Wits vs. Genes: Confronting Antibiotic Resistant Infections.
Marko Z. Radic, Ph.D., University of Tennessee - Memphis, TN
Histone Deimination: Roles in Autoimmunity and Neutrophil Biology.
Guangshun Wang, Ph.D., UNMC, Department of Pathology and Microbiology, NE
Tailoring the Wide Spectrum Human Cathelicidin into Microbe-Specific Antimicrobial Peptides to Boost Human Innate Immunity.
Paul Davis, Ph.D., UNO, Biology Department, NE
A Perfect Pathogen? Hi-throughput Studies on Toxoplasma Reveal Weaknesses.
2011
Dong Wang, Ph.D., UNMC, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, NE
Therapeutic Potential of Nanomedicines in the Treatment of Infectious and Inflammatory Diseases.
Jian Zhang, M.D., University of Chicago, IL
Regulation of T Cell Activation and Differentiation by E3 Ubiquitin Ligase Cbl-b.
Larry Suva, PhD, UAMS College of Medicine, AR
Tumor Progression and Bone.
Jessica Snowden, PhD, UNMC, Department of Pediatrics, NE
Development & Characterization of a Novel Model of Murine CNS Catheter Infection.
Rajendar Deora, PhD, University of Colorado-Denver, CO
Molecular Determinants of Bordetella Biofilm Development in the Mouse Respiratory Tract.
Christine Skibola , PhD, University of California, Berkeley, CA
GWAS and Beyond to Identify Genetic Determinants and Therapeutic Targets for Follicular Lymphoma.
Anthony A. Campagnari, Ph.D., University of Buffalo, NY
The role of Acinetobacter baummannii biofilms in persistence and pathogenesis.
David M. Underhill, Ph.D., Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, CA
Phagocytosis & Inflammation: What's the Connection?
