Karen, K., and Hearing, P. (2007) Adenovirus Proteins E1B55K and E4ORF6 Inhibit the MRN Complex Early During Infection.  ICGEB DNA Tumor Virus Meeting.  Trieste, Italy.

LaRocca, T., Katona, L., Thanassi, D.G., and Benach, J.L. (2008) The Bactericidal Action of a Complement-Independent Antibody Against Relapsing Fever Borrelia Resides in its Variable Region. Biology of Spirochetes. Ventura, CA.

Lilo, S., Zheng, Y., and Bliska, J.B. (2008) Caspase-1 Activation in Macrophages Infected with Yersinia pestis KIM Requires the Type III Secretion System Effector YopJ. 108th General Meeting of the American Society for Microbiology, Boston, MA.

Lucs, A., and Muthuswamy, S. (2007) Y1226/7 Mediates ErbB2 Inhibition of Taxol-Induced Apoptosis. Era of Hope Meeting. Baltimore, MD.

Ullman, A., and Hearing, P. (2007) The Adenovirus E4 ORF3 Protein Antagonizes Aspects of the IFN-Induced Antiviral State.  ICGEB DNA Tumor Virus Meeting.  Trieste, Italy.

Kruh, N., Bargaro, J., Xu, H., and Tonge, P. A Novel Interaction Between the FAS-II and PDIM Biosynthetic Pathways.  Keystone Symposium on Tuberculosis: From Lab Research to Field Trials. Vancouver, British Columbia.

Lilo, S., and Bliska, J.B. Type III Secretion System-Dependent Caspase-1 Activation and IL-1b Secretion in Macrophages Infected with Yersinia pestis.  American Society for Microbiology 107th General Meeting. Toronto, Ontario.

Lucs, A., and Muthuswamy, S. Y1226/7 and Y1253 Mediate ErbB2 Induced Protection From Apoptosis.  Phosphorylation, Signaling & Disease.  Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, Cold Spring Harbor, NY.

Lucs, A., and Muthuswamy, S. (2006) Structure Function Analysis of ErbB2’s Ability to
Disrupt 3D Acini. Mechanisms and Models of Cancer. Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory,
Cold Spring Harbor, NY.

Mueller, S., Papamichail, D., Coleman, J.R., Skiena, S., and Wimmer, E. Reduction of the rate of poliovirus synthesis through large-scale codon deoptimization causes attenuation of viral virulence by lowering specific infectivity. 23rd Clinical Virology Symposium. Clearwater Beach, FL.

Czura, C.J. Neural Regulation of Inflammation. Roundtable Conference: Mechanisms of Sepsis-induced Organ Dysfunction and Recovery. Brussels, Belgium.

Czura, C.J. The Inflammatory Reflex. 26th Annual International Symposium on Intensive Care and Emergency Medicine. Brussels, Belgium.

Czura, C.J., Schultz, A., Huston, J.M., Kaipel, M. Khadem, A., Ochani, M., Ochani, K., Redl, H., and Tracey, K.J. Vagus nerve stimulatiuon attenuates hemmorage in rodents and swine. Experimental Biology. San Francisco, CA.

Lucs, A., and Muthuswamy, S. Structure Function Analysis of ErbB2’s Ability to Disrupt 3D Acini.  Mechanisms and Models of Cancer.  Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, Cold Spring Harbor, NY.

Medina, G., Kanungol, M., Zhang, Y., Ehrlich, L.S., Lee, S., Tang, Y., Wong, S.S., Leis, J., and Xarter, C.A. NEDD4 functions as an adaptor linking RSV Gag to Tsg101-regulated budding machinery. Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Meeting on Retroviruses. Cold Spring Harbor, NY.

Czura, C.J., Schultz, A., Huston, J.M., Kaipel, M. Khadem, A., Ochani, M., Ochani, K., Redl, H., and Tracey, K.J. Vagus nerve stimulatiuon attenuates peripheral hemmorage in rodents and swine. Advanced Technology Applications for Combat Casualty Care 2005 Conference. St. Pete Beach, FL.

Lucs, A. and Muthuswamy, S. Structure/Function Study of ErbB2. Era of Hope - Department of Defense Breast Cancer Program Meeting. Philadelphia, PA.

Lucs, A. and Muthuswamy, S. Structure/Function Study of ErbB2's Ability to Disrupt Epithelial Apical-Basal Cell Polarity. American Society of Cell Biology Annual Meeting.San Francisco, CA.

Anderton, Julie M. Whole Genome DNA Array Analysis of the Response of Borrelia burgdorferi to a Bactericidal Monoclonal Antibody, CB2. Gordon Research Conference, The Biology of Spirochetes. Ventura, CA.

Connolly, Sean E. Host Defense to the Relapsing Fever Spirochetes. Gordon Research Conference on the Biology of Spirochetes. Ventura, CA.

Gladue, Douglas. Applications of a Novel Split Ubiquitin Two Hybrid System to Study GPCRs. Keystone Symposia G-Protein-Coupled Receptors: Evolving Concepts and Drug Discovery. Taos, NM.

Medina, Gisselle. The Functionally Exchangeable L Domains in RSV and HIV-1 Gag Direct Particle Release Through Different Trafficking Pathways But Require Componets Under Control of Vps4. Retroviruses. Cold Spring Harbor, NY.

Connolly, Sean E. Complement-Independent Bactericidal Antibodies in Host Defense Against Borrelia. New York Academy of Sciences Emerging Infectious Diseases Discussion Group. New York, NY.

Anderton, Julie M. Whole Genome DNA Array Analysis of the Response of Borrelia burgdorferi to the Monoclonal Antibody, CB2. Molecular Genetics of Bacteria and Phages Meeting. Madison, WI.

Connolly, Sean E., Benach, J.L. Characterization of a Specific Monoclonal IgM Responsible for the Clearance of the Spirochetemia of Relapsing Fever. 103rd General Meeting, American Society of Microbiology. Washington D.C.

Lawrence, P. Representative Graduate Student from Brookhaven National Laboratory, United States of America. 53rd Meeting of the Nobel Laureates. Lindau, Bavaria, Germany.

Lawrence, P., Bewley, M., Freimuth, P. Modeling Virus-Receptor Protein Complexes. Computing for Biology: IBM-BNL Blue Gene Science Workshop. Brookhaven National Laboratory, NY.

Lee, Haekyung. Study on the Coding Region of HCV NS5B C-terminus as a Potential cis-acting Element for HCV Replication. 10th International Meeting on Hepatitis C Virus and Related Viruses. Kyoto, Japan.

Anderton, Julie M., Tokarz Rafal, Thill CD, Kuhlow CJ, Katona LI, Benach JL. (2002) Whole Genome DNA Array Analysis of the Response of Borrelia burgdorferi to a Bactericidal Monoclonal Antibody. Oral Presentation, IX International Conference on Lyme Borreliosis and Other Tick-Borne Diseases. New York , NY , USA .

Evans, Jared and Hearing, P. Genetic Analysis of Adenovirus E4ORF3 Function. The Molecular Biology of DNA Tumor Viruses Conference. University of Wisconsin-Madison, Wisconsin, USA.

Mueller, S., Cao, X., and Wimmer, E. Interaction of the poliovirus receptor CD155 with Tctex-1, a subunit of cytoplasmic dynein, and its implications for poliovirus pathogenesis. Keystone Symposia: Cell Biology of Virus Entry, Replication, and Pathogenesis. Taos, New Mexico, USA.

VerPlank, Lynn, Agresta, B., LaGrassa, T.J., Kikonyogo, A., Leis, J., and Carter, C. (2000) The Functionally Interchangeable L Domains of HIV-1 and RSV May Direct Budding Through a Common Pathway. Retrovirus Meeting, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory. Cold Spring Harbor, New York.

Zhao, W. and Wimmer, E. A new domain II structure of the Internal Ribosomal Entry Site (IRES) of Hepatitis C virus based on genetic analysis of a polio/HCV chimera. American Society for Virology 19th annual meeting. Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado, USA.

Colosimo, Marc and Katz, E. Altered Prestarvation Response in Two Dictyostelium Mutants. 1999 International Dictyostelium Conference. Bar Harbor, Maine.

Evans, Jared and Hearing, P. Functional Characterization of Adenovirus E4ORF3. Small DNA Tumor Virus Meeting. Cambridge, England.

Duggal, R., Cuconati, Andrea, Gromeier, M., and Wimmer, E. Genetic Recombination of Poliovirus in a Cell-free Translation/Replication System of Uninfected HeLa Cells. 1997 Keystone Symposia, Taos, New Mexico.

Cuconati, Andrea and Wimmer, E. A Protein Linkage Map of the P2 Nonstructural Proteins of Poliovirus. 1997 Keystone Symposia, Taos, New Mexico.

Kiely, Joan and Leatherwood, J. Orp2 of Schizosaccharomyces pombe is required for replication. Mid-Atlantic Yeast Meeting, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

Wimmer, E., Gromeier, M., Solecki, D., Mueller S., and Peng, X.Z. The Role of the Cellular Poliovirus Receptor in Infection and Pathogenesis. 12th International Symposium on Affinity Interactions, Univeristy of Kalmar, Sweden.

Mueller, Steffen and Wimmer, E. Monocistronic Poliovirus Expression Vectors: Genetic Analysis Reveals Rapid Deletions and Formation of Cardioviruslike Genotypes.American Society for Virology 16th Annual Meeting, Montana State University, Montana.

Palmer, Lance E., Hobbie, S., Galán, J.E., and Bliska, J.B. A functional type III protein translocation pathway in Y. pseudotuberculosis is required for inhibition of macrophage TNFa expression and downregulation of p38 map kinase. Microbial Pathogenesis and Host Response. Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, Cold Spring Harbor, New York.

Palmer, Lance E., Hobbie, S., Galán, J.E., and Bliska, J.B. Suppression of TNFa expression by Yersinia pseudotuberculosis requires a functional Type III secretion pathway and is associated with the inhibition of p38 MAP kinase activity. 97th General Meeting for the American Society for Microbiology, Miami Beach, Florida.

Lahser, F., Zhao, Weidong, and Wimmer, E. Contribution of the Hepatitis C Virus Core Protein and Open Reading Frame on Translation. American Society for Virology 16th Annual Meeting, Montana State University, Montana.

Verlinden, Y., Rombaut, B., Cuconati, Andrea, Wimmer, E. and Boey Poliovirus Morphogenesis in a Cell-Free System. EUROPIC '96.

Rombaut, B., Verlinden, Y., Cuconati, Andrea, Wimmer, E., and Boey Poliovirus Morphogenesis in a Cell-Free System. Xth International Congress of Virology, Jerusalem, Israel.

Wimmer, E., Cao, X., Duggal, R., Cuconati, Andrea, Gromeier, A., and Paul, A. Genetics of Poliovirus. Workshop on RNA Viral Quasispecies, Instituto Juan March De Estudios E. Invesigaciones, Madrid, Spain.

LaMontagne, Kenneth R. and Tonks, N.K. Enhanced expression of PTP1B in Cells Transformed by p210 bcr-abl. Cancer Genetics and Tumor Suppressor Genes, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, Cold Spring Harbor, New York.

LaMontagne, Kenneth R. and Tonks, N.K. PTP1B and p210 bcr-abl in Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia. 87th Annual Meeting of the American Association for Cancer Research, Washington, D.C.

Paul, A., Xiang, W., Cao, X., Pfister, T., Li, Xiaoyu, Cuconati, Andrea, Duggal, R., and Wimmer, E. RNA/Protein Interactions Essential in the Replication of the Poliovirus Genome. IRBM Workshop on Molecular Mechanisms of RNA Replication, IRBM, Sardinia, Italy.

Wimmer, E., Paul, A., Duggal, R., Xiang, W., Cuconati, Andrea, and Li, Xiaoyu. Mechansism of Initiation of Poliovirus Genome Replication and Genetic Recombination During De Novo Synthesis of Poliovirus in a Cell-Free Extract. Frontiers of RNA Virus Research: The Oji International Seminar, Kyoto, Japan.

Li, Xiaoyu, Lu, H.-H., Mueller, Steffen, and Wimmer, E. Functional Studies of Poliovirus 2Apro C-Terminal Domain. American Society for Virology Meeting, American Society for Virology, London, Ontario, Canada.

Lee, Benjamin H. and Mathews, M.B. E1A 243R transactivates the human PCNA promoter via CBP and CREB. Cancer Genetics and Tumor Suppressor Gene Meeting, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, Cold Spring Harbor, New York.

Paul, A., Xiang, W., Cao, X., Pfister, T., Li, Xiaoyu, and Wimmer, E. RNA/Protein Interactions Essential in the Replication of the Poliovirus Genome. Xth International Congress of Virology, Jerusalem, Israel.

Palmer, Lance E. and Bliska, J.B. (1996) The Invasin-Mediated Oxidative Burst in LPS and IFN-g Activated Macrophages, and its Inhibition by the Yersinia psuedotuberculosis Tyrosine Phosphatase. 1996 ASM General Meeting, New Orleans, Louisiana.

Shin, Sanghoon, Witherell, G.W., and Wimmer, E. (1996) Effects of Encephalomyocarditis Virus Internal Ribosomal Entry Site Mutations on Viral Proliferation. Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Translational Control Meeting, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, Cold Spring Harbor, New York.