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Medical Scientist Training Program
Sritejasvinthi Karimikonda

Sritejasvinthi Karimikonda

G5 Student

Faculty Advisor

  • Nita Salzman, MD, PhD, Microbiology & Immunology

Locations

  • Medical Scientist Training Program

Contact Information

Education

BS, Anthropology, Neurobiology, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 2019

Research Interests

Neuroscience and Immunology

Research Experience

Medical College of Wisconsin, 2021-present
Advisor: Nita Salzman, MD, PhD
Project: Exploring the role of fibroblast Reg3 proteins in response to intestinal inflammation

Medical College of Wisconsin, 2021-present
Advisor: Nita Salzman, MD, PhD
Project: Inflammatory cross-talk between the skin and the gut

University of Wisconsin- Madison, 2014-2019
Advisor: Cynthia Czajkowski, PhD 

Meeting Abstracts

Karimikonda S, Atkinson SA, Gallo RL, Salzman NH. Exploring the Role of Fibroblast Reg3 Proteins in Response to Intestinal Inflammation. 15th Annual Immunology Scientific Retreat. Wauwatosa, WI. June 2025. [Oral]

Karimikonda S, Atkinson SA, Gallo RL, Salzman NH. Exploring the Role of Fibroblast Reg3 Proteins in Response to Intestinal Inflammation. 15th Annual Immunology Scientific Retreat, Wauwatosa, WI. June 2025. [Poster]

Karimikonda S, Atkinson SA, Gallo RL, Salzman NH. Exploring the Role of Fibroblast Reg3 Proteins in Response to Intestinal Inflammation. 7th Annual GSA Symposium, Wauwatosa, WI. March 2025. [Oral]

Karimikonda S, Atkinson SA, Gallo RL, Salzman NH. the Role of Fibroblast Reg3 Proteins in Response to Intestinal Inflammation. 7th Annual GSA Symposium, Wauwatosa, WI. March 2025 [Poster]

Karimikonda S, Atkinson SA, Gallo RL, Salzman NH. Exploring the Role of Fibroblast Reg3 Proteins in Response to Intestinal Inflammation. Antimicrobial Peptides (Gordon Research Conference), Ventura, CA. Feb 2025. [Poster]

Karimikonda S, Atkinson SA, Gallo RL, Salzman NH. Exploring the Role of Fibroblast Reg3 Proteins in Response to Intestinal Inflammation. Antimicrobial Peptides (Gordon Research Conference). Ventura, CA, Feb 27, 2025. [Oral]

Karimikonda S, Atkinson SA, Gallo RL, Salzman NH. Exploring the Role of Fibroblast Reg3 Proteins in Response to Intestinal Inflammation. Antimicrobial Peptides (Gordon Research Seminar), Ventura, CA. Feb 22, 2025. [Oral]

Karimikonda S, Atkinson SA, Gallo RL, Salzman NH. Exploring the Role of Fibroblast Reg3 Proteins in Response to Intestinal Inflammation. Fibrosis: Inflammation, Drivers, and Therapeutic Resolution (Keystone Symposia, Whistler, BC, Canada. Dec 2024. [Oral]

Karimikonda S, Atkinson SA, Gallo RL, Salzman NH. Exploring the Role of Fibroblast Reg3 Proteins in Response to Intestinal Inflammation. WiSER Conference, Wauwatosa, WI. Oct 2024. [Oral]

Karimikonda S, Atkinson SA, Gallo RL, Salzman NH. Exploring the Role of Fibroblast Reg3 Proteins in Response to Intestinal Inflammation. Fibrosis: Inflammation, Drivers, and Therapeutic Resolution (Keystone Symposia, Whistler, BC, Canada. Sept 2024. [Poster]

Karimikonda S, Atkinson SA, Gallo RL, Salzman NH. Exploring the Role of Fibroblast Reg3 Proteins in Response to Intestinal Inflammation. Midwest Microbial Pathogenesis Conference, Bloomington, IN. Sept 2024 [Poster]

Karimikonda S, Atkinson SA, Gallo RL, Salzman NH. Exploring the Role of Fibroblast Reg3 Proteins in Response to Intestinal Inflammation. 2024 MD PhD National Student Conference, Breckenridge, CO. July 2024. [Oral]

Karimikonda S, Atkinson SA, Gallo RL, Salzman NH. Exploring the Role of Fibroblast Reg3 Proteins in Response to Intestinal Inflammation. 14th Annual Immunology Scientific Retreat, Wauwatosa, WI. June 2024. [Poster]

Karimikonda S, Atkinson SA, Gallo RL, Salzman NH. Exploring the Skin-Gut Communication Axis: a Fibroblast Specific Response. 33rd Graduate School Poster Session, Wauwatosa, WI. Dec 2023. Graduate School Research Poster Session Award. [Poster]

Karimikonda S, Atkinson SA, Gallo RL, Salzman NH. Exploring the Skin-Gut Communication Axis: a Fibroblast Specific Response. Midwest Microbial Pathogenesis Conference, Chicago, IL. Oct 2023. NIH/BWF Abstract Awardee. [Poster]

Karimikonda S, Karra H, Bequest A. Importance of Appropriate Imaging: A Seroma Case Study. 2023 ACP-WI Annual Scientific Meeting, Wisconsin Dells, WI. Sept 2023. [Poster]

Karimikonda S, Hayward, M, Gallo, RL, Salzman, NH. Investigating the fibroblast response in a skin injury-enteric bacterial infection model system.13th Annual Immunology Scientific Retreat, Wauwatosa, WI. June 2023. [Poster]

Karimikonda S, Hayward, M, Gallo, RL, Salzman, NH. Reactive Adipogenesis in Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium. Poster Presented at: 32nd Graduate School Poster Session, Wauwatosa, WI. Oct 2022. [Poster]

Karimikonda S, Tiwari V, Klug CS, Czajkowski C. Probing Conformational Motions Underlying Anesthetic Drug Actions in Pentameric Ligand-Gated Ion Channels. Senior Honors Thesis Symposium L&S Honors Program UW-Madison, Madison, WI. April 2019. [Oral]

Karimikonda S, Tiwari C, Klug CS, Czajkowski C. Probing Conformational Motions Underlying Anesthetic Drug Actions in a Ligand-Gated Ion Channel. BPS 2018 Convention, San Francisco, CA. Feb 2018. [Poster] 

General Interests

Playing tennis, watching tv/movies, trying out new restaurants and exploring different parks in the area!

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