Microbiology Seminar Series
The Microbiology seminar series is held weekly during the academic year. Speakers present current research on pathogenic bacteria, fungi, protozoa, helminths, or viruses, covering topics that include fundamental biological discovery, mechanisms of virulence, host: pathogen interactions, and host immunity to pathogens.
The seminar is held on Tuesdays from 12:00-1:00pm in MPRB 8101.
Spring 2026 Schedule:
February 24
Dr. Chen Shen
Washington University in St. Louis
Seminar Title: TBD
Host: Dr. Sean Whelan
March 3
Dr. Yan Yu
Washington University in St. Louis
Seminar Title: TBD
Host: TBD
March 10
Dr. Gwen Randolph
Washington University in St. Louis
Seminar Title: Peritoneal macrophages and host defense in the visceral cavity
Host: Dr. Ting Zhang
March 17
Dr. Don Gammon
UT Southwestern Medical Center
Seminar Title: Primal “FEAR” Protects Against Viral Infection
Host: Dr. David Wang
March 24
Dr. Kim Walker
UNC School of Medicine
Seminar Title: Acquisition of rmpADC can increase virulence of classical Klebsiella pneumoniae in the absence of other hypervirulence-associated genes
Host: Emily Marino & Dr. David Rosen
March 31st
Dr. Eric Skaar
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Seminar Title: The impact of nutrition at the interface of host and pathogen
Host: Dr. Scott Hultgren & Dr. Ting Zhang
April 7
Dr. Marcin Grabowicz
Emory School of Medicine
Seminar Title: Outer membrane lipoproteins: late to the party, but the center of attention
Host: Dr. Mario Feldman
April 14
Dr. Jeniel Nett
University of Wisconsin – Madison
Seminar Title: Mechanisms of Pathogenicity for Recently Emergent C. auris
Host: Dr. Tamara Doering
April 21
Dr. Jacqueline Kimmey
UC Santa Cruz
Seminar Title: TBD
Host: Dr. Christina Stallings
April 28
Dr. Andrew Vaughan
University of Pennsylvania
Seminar Title: TBD
Host: Dr. Carolina Lopez
May 5
Dr. Susan Weiss
University of Pennsylvania
Seminar Title: Coronavirus activation and antagonism of interferon signaling pathways
Host: Dr. Siyuan Ding
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