Tuesday/Thursday, 11:30am, 222 Morrill Science Center II
Coordinator: Yasu Morita, 545-4604
Caulobacter Adapts to the Loss of Lipid A Using an Alternative Lipid and Envelope Stress Responses
Kathleen Ryan, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Plant & Microbial Biology, University of California Berkeley
Thursday, February 1, 2024 - 11:30am
Host: Sloan Siegrist
Damage Control: Deciphering Mechanisms of Barrier Dysfunction and Repair
Selasi Dankwa, Ph.D.
Research Scientist III, Seattle Children's Hospital, Center for Global Infectious Disease Research
Tuesday, February 6, 2024 - 11:30am
Host: Michele Klingbeil
Silent Recognition of Flagellins from Human Gut Commensal Bacteria by Toll-like Receptor 5
Sara Clasen, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Research Associate, Center for Inflammation, Immunity & Infection, Georgia State University
Thursday, February 8, 2024 - 11:30am
Host: Erika Hamilton
From Parasitism to Mutualism: Investigations Into the Molecular Bases of Drosophila-microbe Symbioses
Jessamyn Perlmutter, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Researcher, Department of Molecular Biosciences, University of Kansas
Tuesday, February 13, 2024 - 11:30am
Host: Barbara Osborne
Integrating Systems Biology Approaches to Dissect Neisseria gonorrhoeae Metabolism, Pathogenesis, and Antimicrobial Resistance at the Host-Pathogen Interface
Aimee Potter, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Virginia
Tuesday, February 20, 2024 - 11:30am
Host: Sloan Siegrist
Characterizing Protein Export Machinery in Malaria Parasites
Manuel Fierro, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Research Associate, Department of Biomedical Sciences, Iowa State University
Thursday, February 22, 2024 - 11:30am
Host: Briana Kubik
Due to Monday class schedule, Dr. Fierro's seminar will be held in room 112 Skinner Hall
Articulated and Actualized Biotech Learning Pathways: Preparing our Students for the Future
Jared Auclair, Ph.D.
Director of Bioinnovation, Northeastern University
Thursday, March 7, 2024 - 11:30am
Host: Heather Reed
Revolutionizing Healthcare: Innovations in Antimicrobial Development to Combat Antibiotic Resistance
Margaret Riley, Ph.D.
Professor of Biology, UMass Amherst
Thursday, March 28, 2024 - 11:30am
Host: Stephen Rich
Targeted Cancer Therapy with Engineered Salmonella
Neil Forbes, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Chemical Engineering, UMass Amherst
Tuesday, April 2, 2024 - 11:30am
Host: Yasu Morita
Separate but Connected: Mitochondrial and Nuclear Genome Stability
Agnel Sfeir, Ph.D.
Paine Webber Chair in Cancer Genetics, Sloan Kettering Institute, Memorial Sloan Ketting Cancer Center
Thursday, April 4, 2024 - 11:30am
Host: Microbiology Graduate Student Group
Disentangling the Dual Carbon Fixation Strategy in Hydrothermal Vent Tubeworm Endosymbionts
Jessica Mitchell, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Ecophysiology, Biogeochemistry, and Engineering, Harvard University
Tuesday, April 16, 2024 - 11:30am
Host: Heather Reed
Microbiome After Menopause: Recurrent UTI and Estrogen Shape the Urobiome of Postmenopausal Women
Nicole De Nisco, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Biological Sicences, University of Texas Dallas
Tuesday, April 23, 2024 - 11:30am
Host: Christi Kim
Increasing STEM Identity and Academic Success through Culturally Responsive Pedagogy
Emily Rabinsky, Ph.D.
Professor of Biology, Holyoke Community College
Tuesday, April 30, 2024 - 11:30am
Host: Sloan Siegrist
Department of Microbiology