The Department of Molecular Microbiology established the Ernie Simms lecture in recognition of Simms’ spirit of scientific excellence and commitment to training the next generation. The lecture will be held every year in honor of Ernie Simms.
2025 Speaker
Dr. Paul Sigala
From: University of Utah School of Medicine
Title: Unraveling the metabolic adaptations of malaria parasites
Date: Feb. 4th Time: 12:00noon Location: MPRB 8101
Hosted by: Dr. Dan Goldberg
2024 Speaker
Dr. Jonathan Abraham
From: Harvard Medical School
Topic: Alphavirus interactions with cellular receptors
Date: Feb. 20th Time: 12:00noon Location: MPRB 8101
Hosted by: Sean Whelan
2023 Speaker
Dr. M. Kariuki Njenga
From: ESU Global Health- Kenya Washington State University
Presentation title: TBD
Date: April 4th Time: 12:00noon Location: MPRB 8101
Hosted by: Sean Whelan
2022 Speaker
Dr. Elina Zuniga
From: UC San Diego
Presentation title: Induction and Exhaustion of Interferons After Viral Infection
Date: Feb. 15th Time: 12:00noon Location: MPRB 8101
Hosted by: Shabaana Khader
2021 Speaker Canceled due to COVID-19
2020 Speaker Canceled due to COVID-19
2019 Speaker
Dr. Darren Higgins
From: Harvard University
Presentation title: From gastroenteritis to meningoencephalitis: How Listeria monocytogenes crosses the blood-brain barrier to infect the brain
Date: April 2nd Time: 12:00noon Location: Erlanger Auditorium
Hosted by: Mario Feldman
2017 Speaker
Dr. Craig E. Cameron
From: Pennsylvania State University
Presentation title: Next-Gen Virology: Use of microfluidics and live-cell imaging to student viral replication at the single-cell level
Date: May 9th Time: 12:00noon Location: Cori Auditorium
2016 Speaker
Dr. Mario Feldman
From: Washington University in St. Louis
Presentation title: Sugar and spice make OMV nice: Bacterial outer membrane vesicles biogenesis and glycoengineering
Date: Feb. 23rd Time: 12:00noon Location: Cori Auditorium
Hosted by: Stephen Beverley
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