August Events

2022/2023 New Microbiology Graduate Students Orientation

Monday, August 15, 2022, 9:00am to 11:00am

Welcome New Graduate students into the Microbiology Graduate Program

2022 Center for Immunology and Immune-based Diseases Retreat

Thursday, August 18, 2022

The annual Center for Immunology and Immune-based Diseases Retreat will take place on Thursday, Aug. 18, 2022 at the Coralville Hyatt Regency Hotel (300 E 9th St, Coralville, IA).   This year's speakers will be Leslie Berg (U of Colorado Medical School) and Prosper Boyaka (Ohio State U).   Please RSVP by or before Friday, June 24; registration is FREE for Center for Immunology members, but we need to plan attendee numbers for the retreat luncheon and end-of-day reception.   Not ...

Microbiology and Immunology Seminar: Dr. Steve Varga, PhD

Tuesday, August 23, 2022, 3:00pm to 4:00pm

Contact Kerry Jones (kerry-jones@uiowa.edu) for the Zoom link.  Running Up That Hill: Working Towards New Interventions for Viruses and Cancer. Steve Varga, PhD Professor of Microbiology and Immunology University of Iowa  

Microbiology and Immunology Seminar: Dr. Mary Weber, PhD

Tuesday, August 30, 2022, 3:00pm to 4:00pm

Contact Kerry Jones (kerry-jones@uiowa.edu) for the Zoom link.  Investigation of the Chlamydia trachomatis type III secretome reveals diverse strategies for bacterial survival at the expense of key host mitotic and apoptotic checkpoints. Mary Weber, PhD Assistant Professor of Microbiology and Immunology University of Iowa