Kristian M. Hargadon, H. Zhou, R.A. Albrecht, H.A. Dodd, A. Garcia-Sastre, and T.J. Braciale.  2011.  Major Histocompatibility Complex Class II Expression and Hemagglutinin Subtype Influence the Infectivity of Type A Influenza Virus for Respiratory Dendritic Cells.  2011.  Journal of Virology.  85:  11955-11963.  

Ferguson, A.R., L.A Nichols, A.L. Zarling, E.D. Thompson, C.C. Brinkman, K.M. Hargadon, T.N. Bullock, and V.H. Engelhard. 2008. Strategies and challengesin eliciting immunity to melanoma. Immunological Reviews. 222: 28-42.

Hargadon, K.M., C. C. Brinkman, S. L. Sheasley-O'Neill, L. A. Nichols, T. N. J. Bullock and V. H. Engelhard. 2006. Incomplete Differentiation of Antigen-Specific CD8 T Cells in Tumor-Draining Lymph Nodes. Journal of Immunology. 177: 6081-6090.

Recent Presentations

2011 Graduation Speaker at Blessed Sacrament Huguenot High School Graduation

Kristian M. Hargadon, Osric A. Forrest, and Pranay R. Reddy.  Melanoma-Associated Suppression of Dendritic Cell Maturation/Activation Depends on Tumorigenicity.  Oral presentation at University of Richmond at the 2011 Virginia Academy of Science Annual Conference.

Pranay Reddy and Kristian M. Hargadon.  Characterization of the Murine Melanoma Cell Lines B16-F1 and D5.1G4: A Model System for Investigating Immune Regulation by Highly Tumorigenic Versus Poorly Tumorigenic Melanomas.  Poster presentation at Marymount University at the 2011 Virginia Collegiate Honors Council Spring Conference.

Kristian M. Hargadon and Osric Forrest.  Progressor Versus Regressor Melanomas Differentially Suppress Dendritic Cell Activation.  Oral presentation at Lynchburg College at the 2010 Virginia Branch of the American Society for Microbiology Meeting.

Kristian M. Hargadon and Thomas J. Braciale.  Susceptibility and Responsiveness of Respiratory Dendritic Cells to Influenza Virus Infection is Virus Strain-Dependent.  Oral presentation at Virginia Commonwealth University at the 2009 Virginia Branch of the American Society for Microbiology Meeting.

Honors/Awards

2012 - Elliott Endowed Professorship

2012 - Renewal of Virginia Academy of Science Jeffress Memorial Fellowship ($10,000)

2012 - Hampden-Sydney College Student/Faculty Summer Research Award

2012 - J. Shelton Horsley Research Award (highest honor bestowed by Virginia Academy of Science for original research) for manuscript published in Cellular Immunology entitled "Suppression of the maturation and activation of the dendritic cell line DC2.4 by melanoma-derived factors."

Sigma Xi Fresh Faces of the 125th Anniversary Award (1 of 125 members out of 60,000+ worldwide in the international honorary scientific research society recognized as an emerging "Fresh Face" under the age of 35 in scientific research)

2011 - Virginia Academy of Science Jeffress Memorial Fellowship ($25,000)

2011 - Virginia Foundation for Independent Colleges Mednick Memorial Fellowship,($2,000)                        

2011 - Hampden-Sydney Student/Faculty Summer Research Award

2010 - Virginia Foundation for Independent Colleges (VFIC) Undergraduate Science Research Fellowship and Hampden-Sydney Student/Faculty Summer Research Award

Postdoctoral Fellow Immunology Training Grant and Biodefense Training Grant
Who's Who Among American Teachers & Educators
Dean's Fellowship - University of Virginia
Barry M. Goldwater Scholar
Valedictorian - Hampden-Sydney College - 2001
USA Today All-USA College Academic Team - Third Team
Patrick Henry Scholar - Hampden-Sydney College

Professional Affiliations

Virginia Academy of Sciences (Vice Chair (2011) and Secretary (2012) of Biology and Microbiology   Division)
American Association for the Advancement of Science
Sigma Xi Honorary Scientific Research Society
Omicron Delta Kappa Honorary Leadership Fraternity
Phi Beta Kappa Honorary Fraternity
Chi Beta Phi Honorary Science/Mathematics Fraternity
Eta Sigma Phi Honorary Classics Fraternity