Seminars

Seminars are held on Tuesdays at 11 a.m. in a hybrid format unless otherwise noted. Please contact the M&I Seminar Committee, microseminar@mcw.edu, for room location, Zoom link, or other information.

February 21, 2023
Anna Cliffe, PhD
HSV latency and reactivation in neurons
University of Virginia
Host: Dr. Vera Tarakanova

February 28, 2023
Joe Zenga, MD
Surgical site infections after head and neck surgery and the oral microbiome
Medical College of WI, Department of Otolaryngology and Communication Sciences
Host: Center for Microbiome Research

March 7, 2023
Seemay Chou, PhD
“From Bacteria to Ticks: How Biology Keeps Us Guessing”
Arcadia Science
Host: Drs. Michelle Riehle and Jenifer Coburn
Virtual option only

March 14, 2023
Miqdad Dhariwala, PhD
Barrier tissue immunology, host response to infection, microbiome
University of California, San Francisco
Host: Center for Immunology

March 28, 2023
Karen Guillemin, PhD
Host-microbe interactions in development and disease; H. pylori pathogenesis
University of Oregon
Host: Center for Microbiome Research

April 11, 2023
Elsio Wunder, PhD, DVM
Leptospira pathogenesis, diagnostics, and vaccines
Yale University
Host: Joe Rouse (PhD candidate in Lochhead lab)

April 18, 2023
Jean-Laurent Casanova, MD, PhD
“The Human Genetic and Immunological Determinants of Life-Threatening COVID-19”
Rockefeller University
Host: Dr. Jenifer Coburn for the Distinguished Faculty Lectureship in Infectious Diseases
12-1pm seminar

May 2, 2023
Leo Luznik, MD
Graft vs. Host Diseases; Leukemia; Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma
Johns Hopkins
Host: Dr. Yongxia Wu

May 9, 2023
Charlotte Vines, PhD
Chemokine biology, immune responses, CCR7 signaling
University of Texas at El Paso
Host: Center for Immunology

May 15, 2023
Stacey Schultz-Cherry, PhD
Viral pathogenesis, novel vaccines and therapeutics, microbial co-infections
St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital
Host: Dr. Vera Tarakanova for the Distinguished Grossberg Lectureship in Virology
Seminar is on a Monday from 11am-12pm

May 30, 2023
Celeste Allaband, PhD, DVM
Interactions between the gut microbiome, diet, and metabolism
UC- San Diego
Host: Dr. John Kirby

Seminars are held on Tuesdays at 11 a.m. in a hybrid format unless otherwise noted. Please contact the M&I Seminar Committee, microseminar@mcw.edu, for room location, Zoom link, or other information.

August 30, 2022
Matthew Kudek, MD
T cell exhaustion and dysfunction
Versiti Blood Research Institute
Host: Dr. Mike Dwinell

October 4, 2022
Brian Stevenson, PhD
Borrelia burgdorferi gene expression
University of Kentucky
Host: Dr. Rob Lochhead

October 11, 2022
Robert Jenq, MD
The impact of the microbiome on cancer treatment
University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Host: Dr. Xue-Zong Yu

October 18, 2022
Joe Valdez, PhD
Optofluidic technology and cell-based products
Berkeley Lights
Host: Center for Immunology

November 1, 2022
Richard Gallo, MD, PhD
The skin microbiome, antimicrobial defense, and tissue glycosaminoglycans
University of California- San Diego
Host: Center for Microbiome Research

November 8, 2022
Dana Shaw, PhD
Tick-transmitted diseases
Washington State University
Hosts: Dr. Jenifer Coburn and Dr. Michelle Riehle

November 15, 2022
Anna Cliffe, PhD
Herpes Simplex Virus infection of neurons
University of Virginia
Host: Dr. Vera Tarakanova

December 6, 2022
Vanessa Leone, PhD
Microbes & microbially-derived metabolites
University of Wisconsin- Madison
Host: Center for Microbiome Research

Seminars are held on Tuesdays at 11 a.m. Please contact Stephanie Kellogg, skellogg@mcw.edu, for Zoom link or other information.

January 11, 2022
Dr. Jenny Wachter
Rocky Mountain Labs NIAID, NIH
Host: Christa Fierros

February 1, 2022
Dr. Yasmine Belkaid
NIAID Laboratory of Host Immunity
Host: Center for Microbiome Research

February 15, 2022
Dr. Andreas Baumler
University of California Davis
Host: Center for Microbiome Research

March 22, 2022
Dr. Brandon Garcia
Eastern Carolina University
Host: Dr. Jenifer Coburn

April 26, 2022
Dr. June Round
University of Utah
Host: Center for Microbiome Research

May 3, 2022
Dr. David Hansen
Brigham Young University
Host: Dr. Rob Lochhead

May 17, 2022
Grossberg Lectureship
Dr. Mary Estes
Baylor College of Medicine
Host: Dr. Scott Terhune

June 14, 2022
Distinguished Faculty in ID Lectureship
Dr. Tobias Hohl
Memorial Sloan Kettering
Host: Dr. Jenifer Coburn

Peggy Cotter, PhD
Professor, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Host: Adam Pickrum, Frank Lab
Title: Bordetella filamentous hemagglutinin: adhesin, immunomodulator, and toxin deliverer

September 21, 2021
Michael D. L. Johnson, PhD
Assistant Professor, University of Arizona
Host: Dusanka Djoric, PhD
Title: Something old, Something new, Something borrowed, Copper II
Topic: A look into how copper toxicity affects Streptococcus pneumoniae and what we can do about it

September 28, 2021
Gretchen Diehl, PhD
Lab Head, Sloan Kettering Institute
Host: Kevin Jennings, Salzman
Research Area: Intestinal homeostasis and molecular and cellular pathways regulated by the microbiota.

October 12, 2021
Victor Torres, PhD
Professor, New York University
Host: Adam Pickrum, Frank Lab
Research Area: Dissecting Complex interactions between pathogenic bacteria and the mammalian host.

October 19, 2021
Nicole Baumgarth, DVM, PhD
Professor, University of California, Davis
Host: Lochhead Lab
Research Areas: Immunological mechanisms that regulate and control immunity to pathogens

November 2, 2021
Kamal Khanna, PhD
Associate Professor, NYU Langone Health
Host: Preeti Garai, PhD
Research Areas: Complex dynamics of host-pathogen interactions during innate and adaptive immune response following infection

November 16, 2021
Gabriel Nuñez, MD
Professor, University of Michigan
Host: Center for Microbiome Research and Center for Immunology
Research Areas: Nod=like receptor and Toll-like receptor families in immune responses against microbial pathogens and disease

December 7, 2021
Regina Joice Cordy, PhD
Assistant Professor, Wake Forest University
Host: Riehle Lab
Research Areas: Host-malaria parasite interactions, plasma metabolome and gut microbiome during malaria infection

December 14, 2021
Yasmine Belkaid, PhD
Chief, NIAID, NIH
Host: Center for Microbiome Research
Research Areas: Mechanisms controlling host microbe interactions at barrier sites such as the skin and the gut.

Microbiology & Immunology Graduate Student RIP presentations take place on Fridays at noon in a hybrid format unless otherwise noted. Please contact the M&I Seminar Committee, microseminar@mcw.edu, for room location, Zoom link, or other information.

September 9, 2022
Chris Monti
Advisor: Dr. Scott Terhune
Human Cytomegalovirus biology

September 16, 2022
Nicole Minton
Advisor: Dr. Chris Kristich
Antibiotic resistance and bacterial signal transduction

September 30, 2022
Sarah Timmler
Advisor: Dr. Chris Kristich
Antibiotic resistance and bacterial signal transduction

October 7, 2022
Dandan Wang
Advisor: Dr. Subramaniam Malarkannan
NK cell development and function

October 14, 2022
Joe Rouse
Advisor: Dr. Rob Lochhead
Lyme disease, inflammation, and autoimmunity

October 28, 2022
Elaheh Hashemi
Advisor: Dr. Subramaniam Malarkannan
NK cell development and function

November 11, 2022
Kyle Stoltz
Advisor: Dr. Vera Tarakanova
Virus-associated tumorigenesis and virus-host interactions

January 13, 2023
Carly Mascari
Advisor: Dr. Chris Kristich
Antibiotic resistance and bacterial signal transduction

January 27, 2023
Suzette Rosas
Advisor: Dr. Scott Terhune
Human Cytomegalovirus biology

February 10, 2023
Perrin Schupbach
Advisor: Dr. Andrey Sorokin
Cell signaling and kidney diseases

February 17, 2023
Madison Lucas
Advisor: Dr. Chris Kristich
Antibiotic resistance and bacterial signal transduction

February 24, 2023
Kevin Jennings
Advisor: Dr. Nita Salzman
Host-microbe interactions in the GI tract, microbiota in health and disease

March 10, 2023
Ashley Brown
Dr. Weiguo Cui
Effector and memory T cell differentiation

March 17, 2023
Matt Hadiono
Advisor: Dr. John Kirby
Microbial communities, xenobiotic disruption of microbiomes

March 31, 2023
Moe Khalil
Advisors: Dr. Subramaniam Malarkannan and Dr. Scott Terhune
NK cell development and function and Human Cytomegalovirus biology

April 14, 2023 (30-min seminar)
Chris Thomas
Advisor: Dr. Scott Terhune
Human Cytomegalovirus biology

April 21, 2023 (30-min seminar)
Alexis Uitenbroek
Advisor: Dr. Chris Kristich
Antibiotic resistance and bacterial signal transduction

April 28, 2023 (30-min seminar)
Angela Beltrame
Advisor: Dr. Bonnie Dittel
Immune regulation and homeostasis

May 5, 2023
Lexi Kazen and Olaide Abiona (30 mins each)
Advisors: Dr. John Kirby | Dr. Nita Salzman
Microbial communities, xenobiotic disruption of microbiomes | Host-microbe interactions in the GI tract

May 12, 2023 (30-min seminar)
Nathan Witman
Advisor: Dr. Mike Dwinell
Cancer metastasis, tumor microenvironment, mucosal inflammation

May 26, 2023
Maria Poimenidou and Fatima Aboulalazm (30 mins each)
Advisors: Dr. Mike Dwinell | Dr. John Kirby
Cancer metastasis, tumor microenvironment, mucosal inflammation | Xenobiotic disruption of microbiomes

June 2, 2023
Johnathan Caldon and Erin Cygan (30 mins each)
Advisors: Dr. Bonnie Dittel | Dr. Anthony Zamora
Immune regulation and homeostasis | Viral and cancer immunology

June 9, 2023
Alfredo Colina and Tyler Laib (30 mins each)
Advisors: Dr. Anthony Zamora | Dr. John Kirby
Viral and cancer immunology | Xenobiotic disruption of microbiomes

June 16, 2023
Teja Karimikonda and Kimani Njoya (30 mins each)
Advisors: Dr. Nita Salzman | Dr. Michelle Riehle
Host-microbe interactions in the GI tract | Malaria vector biology

June 23, 2023
Kelli Cole and Damon Schmalzriedt (30 mins each)
Advisors: Dr. Bonnie Dittel | Dr. Vera Tarakanova
Immune regulation and homeostasis | Virus-associated tumorigenesis and virus-host interactions

June 30, 2023 (30-min seminar)
Lu Zhou
Advisor: Dr. Renren Wen
T and B cell signaling and activation