Kathryn Taquet
G3 Student
Faculty Advisor
- Michelle Riehle, PhD, Microbiology & Immunology
Locations
- Medical Scientist Training Program
Contact Information
Education
Research Interests
Microbiology and Immunology
Research Experience
91ɫƵ, 2022-present
Advisor: Michelle Riehle, PhD
Project: Investigating the effects of a chromosomal inversion on the architecture of gene regulation in a major malaria vector
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, 2018-2020
Advisor: Kai Wucherpfennig, MD, PhD
Project: Immunological mechanisms of novel epitope-focused cancer vaccine
University of Notre Dame, 2016-2018
Advisor: Miguel Morales, PhD
Project 1: The role of Leishmania phosphatase PP5 in parasite pathogenicity
Project 2: Efficacy of novel topical ointment on cutaneous leishmaniasis in murine model
Harvard Medical School, Summer 2017
Advisor: Max Nibert, MD, PhD
Project: Beta vulgaris mitovirus 1 in diverse cultivars of beet and chard
Publications
Badrinath S, Dellacherie MO, Li A, Zheng S, Zhang X, Sobral M, Pyrdol JW, Smith KL, Lu Y, Haag S, Ijaz H, Connor-Stroud F, Kaisho T, Dranoff G, Yuan GC, Mooney DJ, Wucherpfennig KW. A vaccine targeting resistant tumours by dual T cell plus NK cell attack. Nature. 2022 May 25. doi: 10.1038/s41586-022-04772-4. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 35614223.
Vong M, Manny AR, Smith KL, Gao W, Nibert ML. Beta vulgaris mitovirus 1 in diverse cultivars of beet and chard. Virus Res. 2019 Mar 8;265:80-87
Norris-Mullins B, Krivda JS, Smith KL, Ferrell MJ, Morales MA. Leishmania phosphatase PP5 is a regulator of HSP83 phosphorylation and essential for parasite pathogenicity. Parasitol Res. 2018 Sep;117(9):2971-2985
Meeting Abstracts
Zmarlak NM, Eiglmeier K, Holm I, Njoya K, Anderson C, Riehle MM, Vernick KD, Taquet K. Functional Genomic Analysis of Transcriptional Enhancers in the Malaria Vector Anopheles coluzzii. American Society of Tropical Medicine & Hygiene 2023 Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL. October 2023. [Oral]
General Interests
Photography, fostering kittens, and baking