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 2024 Schedule:
Jan 9
Dr. Michaela Gack
Cleveland Clinic Florida Research & Innovation Center
Topic: Regulatory Mechanisms of Virus Infection and Immunity
Host: Siyuan Ding
Jan 16
Dr. Boris Striepen
University of Pennsylvania
Topic: Cryptosporidium and the Biology of Parasite Sex
Host: David Sibley
Jan 23
Dr. David Fidock
Columbia University
Topic: Leveraging genetics to tackle the spread of drug-resistant malaria
Host: Dan Goldberg
Jan 30
Dr. Elizabeth Egan
Stanford
Topic: Deciphering the role of the red cell in Plasmodium falciparum malaria
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 Canceled
*Ernie Simms Lecture*
Feb 20
Dr. Jonathan Abraham
Harvard University
Topic: Alphavirus interactions with cellular receptors
Host: Sean Whelan
Feb 27
Dr. Kerwyn C Huang
Stanford
Topic: Quantitative models of microbial ecology
Host: Mario Feldman
Mar 5
Dr. Deb Hogan
Dartmouth
Topic: Fungal and bacterial evolution in chronic lung infections
Host: Tamara Doering
Mar 12
Dr. Heran Darwin
New York University
Topic: The Aldehyde Hypothesis
Host: Scott Hultgren
Mar 19
Dr. Eva-Maria Strauch
Washington University in St. Louis
Topic: TBD
Host: Henry Schreiber (Hultgren Lab)
Mar 26
Dr. Christian Harding
Omniose
Topic: Expanding the range of bioconjugate vaccines to fight MDR bacteria
Host: Mario Feldman
Apr 2
Dr. Sloan Siegrist
University of Massachusetts Amherst
Topic: Engineering the (myco)bacterial cell envelope: fundamentals & application
Host: Christina Stallings
Apr 9
Dr. Sebastian Lourido
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Topic: A functional genomics guide to apicomplexan parasitism
Host: David Sibley
Apr 16
Dr. Deepshika Ramanan
Salk Institute
Topic: Multigenerational transfer of immunity via the entero-mammary axis
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: The role of +TIP proteins in HIV infection
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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