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.

2023-2024 Schedule:

Sept 19

Dr. Meng Wu

Washington University in St. Louis

Topic: Tripartite interactions among the microbiota, stromal cells and the immune system

Host: TBD


Sept 26

Dr. Leo Poon

University of Hong Kong

Topic: SARS-CoV-2: Translating science to public health impacts

Host: Dave Wang


Oct 3

Dr. Michael Vahey

Washington University in St. Louis

Topic: Biophysical mechanisms of viral spread and antiviral immunity

Host: Jacco Boon


Oct 10

Dr. Owen Pornillos

University of Utah

Topic: A molecular switch controls assembly and post-assembly functions of the HIV-1 capsid

Host: Sebla Kutluay


Oct 17

Dr. Anne Moscona

Columbia University

Topic: Activities of a paramyxovirus fusion complex on the viral surface

Host: Dan Goldberg and Sean Whelan


Oct 24

Dr. Matt Waldor

Harvard University

Topic: Interorgan communication in host defense

Host: Mario Feldman


Oct 31

Dr. Linfa Wang

Duke-NUS Medical School

Topic: Bats, viruses and pandemics

Host: Avan Antia (Ding Lab)


Nov 7 Canceled


Nov 14

Dr. Jason W. Rosch

St. Jude Research

Topic: Modeling Antibiotic Resistance and Transmission at the Host-Pathogen Interface

Host: Mike Caparon


Nov 21

Dr. Victor Tse

Saint Louis University

Topic: Crafting a DENV Vaccine through Viral Engineering and Directed Evolution

Host: Postdoc TBD (Whelan Lab)


Nov 28

Dr. Ryan A. Langlois

University of Minnesota

Topic: Uncovering the rules for cross-species virus transmission

Host: Carolina Lopez


Dec 5

Dr. Michail Lionakis

National Institutes of Health

Topic: Novel insights into antifungal immunity: From the bench to the bedside

Host: Tamara Doering


Jan 9

Dr. Michaela Gack

Cleveland Clinic Florida Research & Innovation Center

Topic: TBD

Host: Siyuan Ding


Jan 16

Dr. Boris Striepen

University of Pennsylvania

Topic: TBD

Host: David Sibley


Jan 23

Dr. David Fidock

Columbia University

Topic: TBD

Host: Dan Goldberg


Jan 30

Dr. Elizabeth Egan

Stanford

Topic: TBD

Host: Dan Goldberg


Feb 6

Dr. Chris Sassetti

UMass Chan Medical School

Topic: How do host and pathogen genetic variation influence Tuberculosis

Host: Jen Philips


Feb 13

Dr. Sun Hur

Harvard University Children’s Hospital Boston

Topic: TBD

Host: Sebla Kutluay & Siyuan Ding


*Ernie Simms Lecture*

Feb 20

Dr. Jonathan Abraham

Harvard University

Topic: TBD

Host: Sean Whelan


Feb 27

Dr. Kerwyn C Huang

Stanford

Topic: Affinity maturation of CRISPR-edited B cells in vivo

Host: Mario Feldman


Mar 5

Dr. Deb Hogan

Dartmouth

Topic: TBD

Host: Tamara Doering


Mar 12

Dr. Heran Darwin

New York University

Topic: The Aldehyde Hypothesis

Host: Scott Hultgren


Mar 19

Dr. Michael Fischbach

Stanford

Topic: TBD

Host: Henry Schreiber (Hultgren Lab)


Mar 26

Dr. Christian Harding

Omniose

Topic: TBD

Host: Mario Feldman


Apr 2

Dr. Sloan Siegrist

University of Massachusetts Amherst

Topic: Permeability of, or host interactions with, the Mtb cell envelope

Host: Christina Stallings


Apr 9

Dr. Sebastian Lourido

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Topic: TBD

Host: David Sibley


Apr 16

Dr. Deepshika Ramanan

Salk Institute

Topic: TBD

Host: Meng Wu


Apr 23

Dr. Thomas Bernhardt

Harvard University

Topic: Regulation of bacterial cell surface assembly

Hosted by: Michele LeRoux


Apr 30

Dr. Mojan Naghavi

Northwestern University

Topic: TBD

Host: Sebla Kutluay


May 7

Dr. Vaughn Cooper

University of Pittsburgh

Topic: How biofilm and immunodeficiency influence the evolution of antimicrobial resistance

Host: Michele LeRoux

Please note! The Microbiology Seminar Series was formerly referred to as the MMMP Seminar Series. This is the same seminar.

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