John Mekalanos at the 2019 LaMontagne Lecture
Apr
4
2019
Apr
4
2019
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Dr. Mekalanos is the Adele Lehman Professor, Department of Microbiology and Immunology at Harvard Medical School. The title of his presentation was "Vibrio Cholerae In Vivo Biology: Microbial Antagonism, cGAS-like Enzymes, and Toxin-Mediate Remodeling of Host Metabolism."
Dr. Mekalanos and his lab study multiple facets of bacterial pathogenesis with emphasis on using genetic and functional genomic approaches to explore virulence gene regulation and host-pathogen interactions. Dr. Mekalanos has been at the forefront of cholera research from his graduate studies at UCLA in the 1970s to the present. His lecture will focus on cholera biology and how the pathogen affects its host's metabolism.
Location
Connally Ballroom, Etter-Harbin Alumni Center
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