Seminar Schedule
| Speaker | Title | Location | Institute | Host/Sponsor | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8/31/2021 | Brian Stevenson, PhD | Seminar: Brian Stevenson, PhD - Lyme disease spirochete regulatory mechanisms that control mammalian infection | MN 463 Medical Science Building | Microbiology, Immunology, and Molecular Genetics, University of Kentucky | |
| 9/7/2021 | Natalia Korotkova, PhD | Seminar: Natalia Korotkova, PhD - A sweet decor tells Streptococcus mutans how to divide | MN 463 Medical Science Building | Microbiology, Immunology, and Molecular Genetics, University of Kentucky | |
| 9/14/2021 | Elizabeth Duncan, PhD | Seminar: Beth Duncan, PhD - A dynamic barrier: the many essential roles of the planarian mucociliary epithelium | MN 463 Medical Science Building | Biology, University of Kentucky | Brian Stevenson, PhD |
| 9/21/2021 | Tony Sinai, PhD | Seminar: Tony Sinai, PhD - New tools rewrite the script: Novel insights into the “not so dormant” chronic Toxoplasma gondii infection | MN 463 Medical Science Building | Microbiology, Immunology, and Molecular Genetics, University of Kentucky | |
| 9/28/2021 | Ashfaqul Alam, PhD | Seminar: Ashfaqul Alam, PhD - Impact of the gut microbiome and microbial metabolites in intestinal health and diseases | MN 463 Medical Science Building | Microbiology, Immunology, and Molecular Genetics, University of Kentucky | |
| 10/5/2021 | * Tatiana Castro Padovani | Student Seminar: Tatiana Castro Padovani, Stevenson Lab - Expansion of bacteriophages is linked to aggravated intestinal inflammation and colitis | MN 463 Medical Science Building | Microbiology, Immunology, and Molecular Genetics, University of Kentucky | Sarah D'Orazio, PhD |
| 10/12/2021 | * Caitlyn B. Smith | Student Seminar: Caitlyn B. Smith, Alam Lab - CAR T cells in Pediatric B-cell Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia (ALL) | MN 463 Medical Science Building | Microbiology, Immunology, and Molecular Genetics, University of Kentucky | John Yannelli, PhD |
| 10/19/2021 | * Nerina Jusufovic | Student Seminar: Nerina Jusufovic, Stevenson Lab - Identification of Novel Antibiotics from an Unlikely Source: Nematophilic Gut Bacteria | MN 463 Medical Science Building | Microbiology, Immunology, and Molecular Genetics, University of Kentucky | Erin Garcia, PhD |
| 11/2/2021 | * Madison Flory | Student Seminar: Madison Flory, Alam Lab - Functional Macrophage Polarization in Maternal-Fetal Interactions | MN 463 Medical Science Building | Microbiology, Immunology, and Molecular Genetics, University of Kentucky | Subba Bondada, PhD |
| 11/9/2021 | * Reni Scaringello | Student Seminar: Reni Scaringello, Porterfield Lab "Road trip to revving up CAR-T therapy" | MN 463 Medical Science Building | Microbiology, Immunology, and Molecular Genetics, University of Kentucky | Jackie Rivas, PhD |
| 11/30/2021 | Zach Porterfield, MD, PhD | Seminar: Zach Porterfield, MD, PhD | MN 463 Medical Science Building | Microbiology, Immunology, and Molecular Genetics, University of Kentucky | |
| 12/1/2021 | Dr. William Hudson | Dr. William Hudson Seminar CD8 T cell exhaustion in human brain metastases | Karpf Auditorium and Zoom | University of Kentucky | Microbiology, Immunology and Molecular Genetics |
| 12/7/2021 | * Hoda Saghaeian | Student Seminar: Hoda Saghaeian, Van Lanen Lab | MN 463 Medical Science Building | Microbiology, Immunology, and Molecular Genetics, University of Kentucky | Steven Van Lanen, PhD |
* denotes Graduate Student Speaker