Maritza Ventura
BS '23, Biological Sciences, University at Buffalo
Thesis Title
TBD
Publications
- Goich D, Bloom ALM, Duffy SR, Ventura MN, Panepinto JC. “Gcn2 rescues reprogramming in the absence of Hog1/p38 signaling in C. neoformans during thermal stress.” Published in mBio as of 13 December 2024. https://doi.org/10.1128/mbio.01762-24
Professional/Educational Meetings/Abstracts
- October 2024 Ventura MN, Panepinto JC. “Ineffective translational response in the absence of Cryptococcal eIf3d” 2024 New York RNA Symposium in the Finger Lakes, Canandaigua, NY. • Poster presentation at the New York RNA Symposium detailing the defective stress response seen in knockout mutants of the eIF3 subunits.
- May 2024 Ventura MN, Panepinto JC. “Defective stress-regulation in the absence of the eukaryotic initiation factor 3subunit d” The 34th Annual Buffalo Conference on Microbial Pathogenesis, Buffalo, NY. • Poster presentation on initial findings concerning the subunits of eIF3, focusing mainly on the subunit d.
- April 2023 Ventura MN, Goich D, Panepinto JC. “The role of post-transcriptional regulation in cryptococcal susceptibility to antifungals.” Annual CSTEP Statewide Student Conference, Lake George, NY. • Oral presentation at the Annual CSTEP Statewide Student Conference. o Presentation picked as the winner of the Natural Sciences II category for showing excellent ability to present scientific research.
- November 2022 Ventura MN, Goich D, Panepinto JC. “The role of post-transcriptional regulation in cryptococcal susceptibility to antifungals.” Annual Biomedical Research Conference for Minoritized Students, Anaheim, CA. • Poster presentation at the Annual Biomedical Research Conference for Minoritized Students. o Application picked for the Annual Biomedical Research Conference for Minoritized Students Travel Award.
- July 2022 Ventura MN, Goich D, Panepinto JC. “The role of post-transcriptional regulation in cryptococcal susceptibility to antifungals.” University at Buffalo Undergraduate Research Conference, virtual and CSTEP Summer Research Poster Symposium, Buffalo, NY. • Oral presentation at the University at Buffalo Undergraduate Research Conference on the increased sensitivity of Pan2 knock-out cells to antifungal drugs. • Poster presented at the CSTEP Summer Research Poster Symposium. o Selected for the Annual CSTEP Statewide Student Conference travel award.