Microbiology & Immunology Graduate Student
Research | Publications | Awards | Posters & Presentations
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Jorge Medina
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Education
BS in Microbiology, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX.
MS in Biology, University of Texas at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX.
Research
Research interests:
My project focuses on understanding the immune responses to Mycoplasma pneumoniae CARDS toxin and the toxin’s impacts on asthma pathogenesis. Our lab demonstrated that CARDS toxin can induce asthma-like inflammation in naive mice and exacerbate an OVA model of allergic asthma. We are currently evaluating the immune responses in the pulmonary compartment associated with CARDS toxin by testing Th2 signaling pathways and T-cell responses. Additionally, we are testing eosinophil responses and their role in CARDS toxin-associated pathology.
Publications
- Medina JL, Coalson JJ, Brooks EG, Winter VT, Chaparro A, Principe MFR, Kannan TR, Baseman JB, Dube PH. Mycoplasma pneumoniae CARDS toxin induces pulmonary eosinophilic and lymphocytic inflammation in naïve mice. Am J Respir Cell Mol Biol. Epub 2012 January 26 (In Press).
Awards
2011 - Translational Science Training Across Disciplines Fellowship, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, Tx
2011 - Molecular Mechanisms of Microbial Pathogenesis T-32 Training Grant, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, U T Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX
2011- Samuel Kaplan Award, Honorable Mention, Poster Presentation in Medical Microbiology, American Society for Microbiology - Texas Branch Meeting, Arlington, TX
2012 - AAI Trainee Abstract Award - AAI 99th Annual Meeting, Boston, MA
2012 - AAI Minority Scientist Travel Award - AAI 99th Annual Meeting, Boston, MA
Training Grants
Translational Science Training Across Disciplines Fellowship, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX
Posters & Presentations
- 2009 Poster Presentation, Microbiology and Immunology Department Retreat "Mycoplasma pneumonia CARDS Toxin Produces Pathological Effects Through Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor and Chemokine (C-X-C Motif) Ligand 13"
- 2010 Poster Presentation, Integrated Multidisciplinary Graduate Program, New Student Recruitment "Mycoplasma pneumoniae induces asthma in a CARDS Toxin dependent manner in BALB/c mice"
- 2011 Poster Presentation, Integrated Multidisciplinary Graduate Program, New Student Recruitment "Mycoplasma pneumoniae induces asthma in a CARDS Toxin dependent manner in BALB/c mice"
- 2011 Poster Presentation, American Society for Microbiology - Texas Branch Meeting, Arlington, TX "Mycoplasma pneumoniae CARDS toxin induces pulmonary eosinophilic and lymphocytic inflammation"
- 2012 Poster Presentation, Integrated Multidisciplinary Graduate Program, New Student Recruitment "Mycoplasma pneumoniae CARDS toxin induces pulmonary eosinophilic and lymphocytic inflammation"
- 2012 Oral and Poster Presentation, American Association of Immunologists - AAI 99th Annual Meeting, Boston, MA "Mycoplasma pneumoniae CARDS toxin exacerbates ovalbumin induced asthma in BALB/c mice"
