University of Pittsburgh

Elizabeth Delorme-Axford, PhD

Postdoctoral Associate





	
	


			

		Dr. Elizabeth Delorme-Axford	
		

		

	
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Education
	
	

	
PhD in Cell Biology and Molecular Physiology, University of Pittsburgh, School of Medicine, 2013
MS in Biological Sciences, The College at Brockport, State University of New York, 2008
BS in Biological Sciences, Chemistry, The College at Brockport, State University of New York, 2006
        

              
   
  
 
 


  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 	
Mentor
	
	

	
Carolyn Coyne, PhD
        

                
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
 
 
   
   
















        













	
Areas of Interest
	
	

	Host-Pathogen Interactions at the Maternal-Fetal Interface, Virus Entry in Polarized Epithelia 	
	






	
Why I Chose Pitt
	
	

	
I chose the University of Pittsburgh because of its
reputation for excellence in biomedical research, and NIH funding. There are also numerous resources available
for student research. The city of
Pittsburgh also attracted me.
Following her graduation, Elizabeth was offered a postdoctoral position, which she accepted, in the lab of her mentor, Dr. Carolyn Coyne. She then accepted a position at the University of Michigan as a postdoctoral research associate in the lab of Dr. Daniel Klionsky. 
Abstracts
Delorme-Axford E
& Coyne CB.  Coxsackievirus B (CVB)
Entry in Polarized Human Placental Trophoblasts.  Biomedical Graduate Student Association
Annual Symposium.  Pittsburgh, PA (Oct.
2009, 2010, & 2011)
Delorme-Axford E
& Coyne CB.  Coxsackievirus B (CVB)
Entry in Human Placental Trophoblasts. 
Molecular Virology & Microbiology Graduate Program Retreat.  Pittsburgh, PA (May 2009).
Delorme-Axford E
& Coyne CB.  Coxsackievirus B (CVB)
Entry in Human Placental Trophoblast Cells.  
Keystone Symposium on the Cell Biology of Virus Entry, Replication, and
Pathogenesis.  Taos, NM (Feb. 2009).
	
	




	
Publications
	
	

	
Bozym, R. A; Delorme-Axford, E; Harris, K; Morosky, S; Ikizler, M; Dermody, T. S; Sarkar, S. N; and Coyne, C. B. (2012) Focal Adhesion Kinase Is a Component of Antiviral RIG-I-like Receptor Signaling. Cell Host Microbe. 11: 153-166. |  View Abstract
Delorme-Axford, E; and Coyne, C. B. (2011) The actin cytoskeleton as a barrier to virus infection of polarized epithelial cells. Viruses. 3: 2462-2477.  |  View Abstract
Mukherjee, A; Morosky, S. A; Delorme-Axford, E; Dybdahl-Sissoko, N; Oberste, M. S; Wang, T; and Coyne, C. B. (2011) The coxsackievirus B 3C protease cleaves MAVS and TRIF to attenuate host type I interferon and apoptotic signaling. PLoS Pathog. 7: e1001311. |  View Abstract