Each semester we are proud to host outstanding seminar speakers. Seminars are held in Watzke Auditorium (Aud #3) in BSB every Tuesday of the semester at 3 p.m. unless otherwise specified and everyone is encouraged to participate free of charge. If you prefer participating via Zoom, please email kerry-jones@uiowa.edu for a link.
*Thursday, held in the Beisner Auditorium (Aud #1) at 3 p.m.
**Monday, held in the Beinser Auditorium (Aud #1) at 2 p.m.
*** Wednesday, held in the Beisner Auditorium (Aud #1) at 2 p.m.
For additional seminar information, please email kerry-jones@uiowa.edu or call 319-335-7810.
If you are interested in additional University of Iowa events, please visit Carver College of Medicine's upcoming events.
| Date | Speaker | Host | Seminar Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug. 24 |
TBD |
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| Aug. 31 |
Jon Houtman, PhD |
Microbiology and Immunology | Effects of Glycerol Monolaurate on Human T Cell Activation |
| Sep. 7 |
Kyle Floyd, PhD |
Tim Yahr, PhD | Deciphering the Regulation of Vibrio cholerae Surface Colonization |
| Sep. 14 |
Caroline Grunenwald, PhD |
Tim Yahr, PhD | Coping Mechanisms: Bacterial Stress Responses at the Host Pathogen Interface |
| Sep. 21 |
No Seminar |
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| Sep. 23 |
Michael Gebhardt, PhD |
Tim Yahr, PhD | RNA Binding Proteins and Regulatory RNAs of P. aeruginosa: It’s a small (RNA) world after all |
| Sep. 28 |
Olena Shtanko, PhD |
Tunneling nanotubes as an alternate route of Ebola virus dissemination | |
| Sep. 30 | *Jay Vornhagen, PhD University of Michigan |
Tim Yahr, PhD |
Consternation over colonization: Klebsiella pneumoniae in the gut |
| Oct. 4 | **Jung-Ho Shin, PhD Cornell University |
Tim Yahr, PhD |
Exploiting bacterial stress responses to overcome antibiotic tolerance in pathogens |
| Oct. 5 |
No Seminar |
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| Oct. 12 |
Melinda Brindley, PhD |
Wendy Maury, PhD | How PtdSer localization alters Virus Infectivity and Budding |
| Oct. 19 |
J. Victor Garcia-Martinez, PhD |
Li Wu, PhD | Covid-19: pathogenesis, prevention and treatment |
| Oct. 20 |
***Apollo Stacy, PhD |
Tim Yahr, PhD | Role of poly-microbial interactions in shaping health and disease |
| Oct. 26 |
Simon Dove, PhD |
Tim Yahr, PhD |
Controlling virulence gene expression: Tales from two pathogens |
| Nov. 2 |
Mary Weber, PhD |
Microbiology and Immunology |
Mechanisms of molecular mimicry: Insights on Chlamydia host cellular invasion and reprogramming |
| Nov. 9 |
Kevin Brown, PhD |
Noah Butler, PhD | Control of Toxoplasma Motility by Cyclic Nucleotide Signaling |
| Nov. 16 |
Hillel Haim, MD, PhD |
Microbiology and Immunology | |
| Nov. 23 |
Thanksgiving Break - No Seminar |
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| Nov. 30 |
Nathan Schmidt, PhD |
Noah Butler, PhD | |
|
Dec.7 |
Craig Coopersmith, MD |
Gut integrity in sepsis |
Individuals with disabilities are encouraged to attend all University of Iowa-sponsored events. If you are a person with a disability who requires a reasonable accommodation in order to participate in this program, please contact our office at 319-335-7810.