Understanding Sepsis: Dueling Roles for Dual Oriented Pal

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Poster with orange and black graphics; photo of Dr. Lea Michel on right – Asian-American, black long straight hair, black sweater, white shirt collar, tortoise-shell glasses; faded colorful molecules in background

Sepsis is a life-threatening disease caused by the body’s response to infection, annually causing 1 in 5 deaths worldwide. Escherichia coli (E. coli) is a common causal organism of bacterial sepsis. In this presentation, Dr. Lea Michel focuses on one E. coli protein, Pal. Pal is released from E. coli in several animal models of sepsis and causes an inflammatory response and death in certain animal models, suggesting that Pal may be a bacterial mediator of E. coli sepsis.


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Vincent Samar
585-233-4775
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When and Where
October 28, 2020
1:30 pm - 2:30 pm
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