Jorge E. Vidal

Jorge E. Vidal, Ph.D.

  • Positions:
    Research Assistant Professor

    Hubert Department of Global Health, Rollins School of Public Health

    Emory University (Atlanta, GA)

    Post Doctoral Scientist

    Microbiology and Molecular Genetics

    University of Pittsburgh (Pittsburgh, PA)

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  • Degrees:
     
    Ph.D., Cellular Microbiology, Centro de Investigación y de Estudios Avanzados del Instituto Politecnico Nacional (Mexico City, Mexico)
     
    M.Sc., Microbiology, Escuela Nacional de Ciencias Biologicas (Mexico City, Mexico)
     
    B.Sc., Clinical Diagnostic, Autonomous University of Puebla (Puebla, Mexico)
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  • Past Advisors:
     
    Bruce A. McClane (as Post Doctoral Fellow)
     
    Fernando Navarro-García (as Graduate Student - Ph.D.)
     
    Silvia Giono-Cerezo (as Graduate Student - Masters)
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  • Research:
    1) Streptococcus pneumoniae: Molecular detection and virulence gene expression during human disease.
    2) Molecular escenario during Clostridium perfringens disease.
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  • Other Experience:

    1996-present Clinical Microbiologist

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Jorge Vidal's Publications (18)



Jorge Vidal's Posters and Presentations (6)

  • The main role of beta toxin in C. perfringens type C induced disease (presentation)

    Jorge E. Vidal

    • Hubert Department of Global Health, Rolling School of Public Health, Emory University Atlanta GA.; 07/2009
  • The role of beta toxin and regulatory molecules in the pathogenesis of C. perfringens type C isolates (presentation)

    Jorge E. Vidal

    • University of Pittsburgh Post Doctoral Association (UPPDA), Pittsburgh PA.. ; 07/2009
  • Enterocytes induce Rapid Upregulation of Toxin Production by Clostridium perfringens Type C Isolates (presentation)

    Jorge E. Vidal

    • Pittsburgh Bacterial Meeting, Duquesne University, Pittsburgh PA.; 03/2009
  • Up-regulation of Transcription and Secretion of C. perfringens Type C Toxins in the Presence of Caco-2 cells. (presentation)

    Jorge E. Vidal

    • Pittsburgh Bacterial Meeting, Duquesne University, Pittsburgh PA.; 03/2008
  • EspC an autotransporter toxin secreted by EPEC requires the TTSS to get entry into infected cells (presentation)

    Jorge E. Vidal

    • Department of Molecular Genetics and Biochemistry, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh PA.; 05/2006
  • Translocation of the EspC autotransporter toxin from EPEC requires the type three secretion system (presentation)

    Jorge E. Vidal

    • Department of Cellular Microbiology, Max Planck Institute for Infection Biology, Berlin Germany.; 04/2006

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A single HEp-2 cell infected with EPEC WT strain E2348/69. White arrows show EPEC microcolonies attached to the cell surface. Red arrow shows cell nucleus.


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