Pranay Reddy, a senior Biology major, recently delivered a poster presenation of his Honors Project research at the 2011 Virginia Collegiate Honors Council Spring Conference held at Marymount University.  Under the guidance of Dr. Kristian Hargadon, during his senior year Pranay conducted a genetic characterization of two mouse melanoma cell lines that exhibit different patterns of tumor outgrowth and immunosuppression.  Using microarray and RT-PCR analyses, Pranay identified a panel of genes expressed at different levels by these mouse melanomas.  Future work in Dr. Hargadon’s laboratory will utilize these data to evaluate the role played by particular tumor-derived factors in the suppression of dendritic cell maturation and activation.

Pranay Reddy presenting at the 2011 VCHC Conference

Pranay wowing the audience!!!