The IDI held its 6th Annual Meeting on November 6, 2024, at the Fawcett Center. This year’s meeting featured talks from keynote speakers, new faculty, external partners, and trainees as well as a trainee poster session and a trainee award ceremony. The meeting was a tremendous success and turned out the largest annual meeting attendance to date. A special thanks to the IDI 6th Annual Meeting Planning Committee and to all of those who assisted with meeting logistics.
Congratulations to the trainee awardees
First Place Poster
Steve Leumi, "Study of influenza virus-induced cardiac pathologies"
Second Place Poster
Melissa Leonard, "Aiolos promotes CXCR3 expression by positively regulating IFNγ/STAT1 signaling"
Third Place Poster
Aliyah Bennett (photo not available), "Identification of anti-biofilm compound targets across multiple bacterial species"
Top Abstract for Oral Presentation
Sourabh Soni, "Influenza A virus targets the host ubiquitin E3 ligase ARIH2 to promote viral replication in the airway epithelial cells"