Microbiology & Immunology Graduate Student

  Publications | Awards | Abstracts & Posters Presentations

Delma Childers Kadosh lab - Rm: 5.023V Tel: (210) 567-3948 Fax: (210) 567-6612 Email: Delma

Education

B.S. Biology, Schreiner University, Kerrville, TX

Publications

(Please note: publications prior to 2012 under name Thompson, D.S.)

• *Thompson, D.S., *Carlisle, P.L., Kadosh D. (2011) Coevolution of morphology and virulence in Candida species. Eukaryot Cell 10(9):1173-82.

*These authors made equal contributions.
• Banerjee, M., Thompson, D.S., Lazzell, A., Carlisle, P.L., Pierce, C., Monteagudo, C., Lopez-Ribot, J.L. and Kadosh, D. (2008) UME6, a novel filament-specific regulator of Candida albicans hyphal extension and virulence. Mol. Biol. Cell 19(4): 1354-65

Awards

May 2010 - 2nd Place Award - Predoctoral Poster Presentation at the UTHSCSA 2nd Annual Terry M. Mikiten, Ph.D., Graduate Student Research Forum. San Antonio, TX

November 2011- 3rd Place Award - Predoctoral Poster Presentation at the UTSA San Antonio Infectious Disease Research Symposium. San Antonio, TX

Abstracts and Poster Presentations

• Banerjee, M., Thompson, D.S., Lazzell, A., Carlisle, P.L., Pierce, C., Monteagudo, C., Lopez-Ribot, J.L. and Kadosh, D. UME6, a novel filament-specific regulator of Candida albicans hyphal extension and virulence. 9th ASM Conference on Candida and Candidiasis, Jersey City, NJ (2008). Poster Presentation.
• Thompson, D.S. and Kadosh, D. Environmental control of Candida albicans filamentation and virulence. Poster Presentation.
  • Microbiology and Immunology Department Retreat, Kerrville, TX (2008)
  • Fall 2008 Meeting of the Texas Branch of ASM, Austin, TX (2008)
  • The 1st Annual Terry M. Mikiten, Ph.D. Graduate Student Research Forum, UTHSCSA, San Antonio, TX (2009)
• Thompson, D.S. and Kadosh, D. Host Environmental Conditions Specifically Control the Expression and Activity of NRG1 and UME6, Transcriptional Regulators of Filamentation and Virulence, in Candida albicans. Poster presentation.
  • 10th ASM Conference on Candida and Candidiasis, Miami, FL (2010)
  • Dental School Symposium, UTHSCSA, San Antonio, TX (2010)
  • The 2nd Annual Terry M. Mikiten, Ph.D., Graduate Student Research Forum, UTHSCSA, San Antonio, TX (2010)
• Thompson, D.S. and Kadosh, D. Host Filament-inducing Conditions Control Expression of NRG1 and UME6, Transcriptional Regulators of Candida albicans Filamentation and Virulence.
  Student Seminar:
  • 8th Annual South/Central Medical Mycology Conference, San Antonio, TX (2010)
  • Dental School Symposium, UTHSCSA, San Antonio, TX (2011)
  Poster Presentation:
  • NIDCR Trainee Day, San Diego, CA (2011)
  • The 3rd Annual Terry M. Mikiten, Ph.D., Graduate Student Research Forum, UTHSCSA, San Antonio, TX (2011)
• Childers, D.S. and Kadosh, D. An Extended 5'UTR Region Plays an Important Role in the Ability of a Filament-specific Transcriptional Regulator to Determine Candida albicans Morphology.
  Student Seminar:
  • 9th Annual South/Central Medical Mycology Conference, Albuquerque, New Mexico (2011)
  Poster Presentation:
  • San Antonio Infectious Disease Research Symposium, UTSA, San Antonio, TX (2011)
  • 11th ASM Conference on Candida and Candidiasis, San Francisco, CA (2012)
  • The 4th Annual Terry M. Mikiten, Ph.D., Graduate Student Research Forum, UTHSCSA, San Antonio, TX (2012)

 
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