Current MD-PhD Student - Sydney Ramirez
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Name: Sydney Ramirez Year in Program: GY3 Undergrad University: California State University-Sacramento Mentor: Shinji Makino DVM, Ph.D. Graduate Program: Experimental Pathology |
Research Interests
Molecular Virology (pathogenesis; pathogen-host interactions)
Molecular Virology (pathogenesis; pathogen-host interactions)
Honors and Awards
- Edward S. Reynold’s Award, Department of Pathology’s 18th Annual Research Day, Poster Presentation (2012)
- NIH NIAID T32 Biodefense Training Program Award Recipient (2010-2012)
- National Student Research Forum (NSRF) Co-Director (2010)
- Truman Blocker Scholarship Recipient (2009)
- Fogarty International Research Fellowship Award Recipient (2009)
- Graduated Summa Cum Laude from CSUS (2008)
- Department of Biological Sciences Honors Program (2006-2007
- Phi Kappa Phi (2006-2008)
- CSUS Dean's Honor List (2002-2008)
- California Governor's Scholarship Award (2001)
Publications:
None at this time
None at this time
Presentations:
- 18th Annual Pathology Department Trainee Research Day – A microRNA-based approach to improving Rift Valley fever virus vaccine safety, SI Ramirez1,2, K Terasaki2, S Murakami2, and S Makino1,2, Departments of Pathology1 and Microbiology & Immunology2, UTMB, Galveston, TX, 2012.
- 2012 Annual IHII/McLaughlin Colloquium – Mutant Rift Valley fever MP-12 viruses containing target sequence(s) for endogenous microRNA enhance vaccine safety, SI Ramirez1, 2, K Terasaki1, S Murakami1, and S Makino1, 2, Departments of Microbiology1 & Immunology and Pathology2, UTMB, Galveston, TX, 2012.
- 17th Annual Pathology Department Trainee Research Day - Using CNS-specific microRNAs to limit tissue tropism and decrease neurovirulence of Rift Valley Fever Virus, SI Ramirez1,2, K Terasaki2, S Murakami2, John Morrill2, CJ Peters1,2, and S Makino1,2, Departments of Pathology1 and Microbiology & Immunology2, UTMB, Galveston, TX, 2011.
- 2011 Annual IHII/McLaughlin Colloquium – Using CNS-specific microRNAs to limit tissue tropism and decrease neurovirulence of Rift Valley Fever Virus, SI Ramirez1,2, K Terasaki1, S Murakami1, and S Makino1,2, Departments of Microbiology & Immunology1 and Pathology2, UTMB, Galveston, TX, 2011.
An approach to prevent RNA reassortment in Rift Valley fever virus Virus, K Terasaki1, SI Ramirez1,2, S Murakami1, and S Makino1,2, Departments of Microbiology & Immunology and Pathology, UTMB, Galveston, TX, 2011.
- CSUS Department of Biological Sciences Honors Program Poster Presentation - Distribution of Antibody to Group A Streptococcal M Protein in Pediatric Autoimmune Neuropsychiatric Disorders Associated with Streptococcal Infections, Department of Biological Sciences, California State University, Sacramento, 2007.
Hobbies or just something about yourself in general:
I enjoy spending time with my family.
I enjoy spending time with my family.
