Infectious Diseases Grand Rounds with Johns Hopkins Dr. Jessica Queen

This University of Arizona event is sponsored by the Division of Infectious Diseases in the Department of Medicine, UArizona College of Medicine – Tucson. It is open to the public, particularly community physicians and other interested health-care professionals. Please join us as we welcome the presenter:

Jessica Queen, MD, PhD

Topic: “The Microbiome in Colon Cancer: Complex Interactions at the Mucosal Surface”

Infectious Diseases Grand Rounds

Tuesday,February 25, 2025 | 11a.m.-12p.m.
College of Medicine – Tucson, via Zoom (see below for link/password)

About the Presenter: Dr. Jessica Queen is an Assistant Professor of Medicine in the Division of Infectious Diseases with a secondary appointment in Oncology at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine in Baltimore, MD. She obtained her BS in Biochemistry at Simmons College, and her MD and PhD in microbiology/immunology at Northwestern University. She completed her Internal Medicine residency training at Weill Cornell Medical College and her Infectious Diseases fellowship at Johns Hopkins. As a physician-scientist, Dr. Queen’s goal is to combine her clinical and research skills to improve patient health as it pertains to infectious pathogens and commensal organisms in the gastrointestinal tract. Her research currently focuses on microbiome interactions with host genes and the host immune system in the context of colon cancer. In parallel to her efforts in the laboratory and in the hospital, Dr. Queen is passionate about mentoring students from backgrounds historically excluded from science and medicine.

Flyer for this event:   queenjessica-md_phd_-_id_grand_rounds_02.25._2025_flyer_.pdf

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