Technologies for Emerging Infectious Diseases - Poster Session A

Presentations:

• 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM EST

  A Novel Trehalose-based Diagnostic System for Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis
  

  Presenting Author: Mireille Kamariza, MA, PHD – UCLA
• 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM EST

  Application of Fungal Extracts to Inhibit Biofilm Formation on Medically Implantable Devices- Team Fungi, Anju Meda (Presentor)
  

  Presenting Author: Anju Meda, Banneker Key Scholar ;Gemstone Honors Program – University of Maryland College Park

  Co-Author: Catalina Gibney – Gemstone Honors College- University of Maryland College Park

  Co-Author: Leah Crowley – Gemstone Honors College- University of Maryland College Park

  Co-Author: Matthew Kong (he/him/his) – Gemstone Honors College- University of Maryland College Park

  Co-Author: Ranita Chowdhury – Gemstone Honors College- University of Maryland

  Presenting Author: Andrew Cardillo – Gemstone Honors College- University of Maryland

  Co-Author: Beyza Gul – Gemstone Honors College- University of Maryland

  Presenting Author: Annette Eldo – Gemstone Honors College- University of Maryland

  Co-Author: Lili Bao – Gemstone Honors College- University of Maryland

  Co-Author: Sumangal Myers – Gemstone Honors College- University of Maryland

  Primary Investigator: Myles Poulin – Gemstone Honors College- University of Maryland
• 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM EST

  Alternative Cleavage of SARS-CoV-2 Spike Protein by Cathepsin Proteases May Affect ACE2 Binding and Cell Infectivity
  

  Presenting Author: Jacob D. Davis, PhD – NIH

  Co-Author: Hannah Song Lee, PhD (she/her/hers) – National Institutes of Health / NIBIB

  Primary Investigator: Manu O. Platt, PhD (he/him/his) – National Institutes of Health / NIBIB

  Co-Author: James Fairbanks, PhD – University of Florida

  Co-Author: Dale Kiesewetter, PhD – NIH - NIBIB

  Co-Author: Maya Evohr (she/her/hers) – Worcester Polytechnic Institute
• 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM EST

  Cathepsin proteolytic cleavage of SARS-CoV-2 spike protein and identification of cleavage sites
  

  Presenting Author: Maya Evohr (she/her/hers) – Worcester Polytechnic Institute

  Co-Author: Jacob D. Davis, PhD – NIH

  Co-Author: Hannah Song Lee, PhD (she/her/hers) – National Institutes of Health / NIBIB

  Co-Author: Dale Kiesewetter, PhD – NIH - NIBIB

  Primary Investigator: Manu O. Platt, PhD (he/him/his) – National Institutes of Health / NIBIB