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 & Jen Philips
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
Host: 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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