Seminars and Events
As part of their training grant committment, each trainee gives two presentations during their grant cycle: a journal club and a presentation of their research.
2024-25 THEME:
Host-Microbe Communications
SCHEDULE
3:00 PM – 4:00 PM, Room 6201 Microbial Sciences Building
Fall 2024 |
Host |
Meeting Type |
| October 1 | No Meeting | |
| October 15 | Jacob H. & Jacob VG. | Journal Club
“Enteroendocrine cells sense bacterial tryptophan catabolites to activate enteric and vagal neuronal pathways” |
| October 29 | Evelyn O. & Heather M. | Journal Club
“Small protein modules dictate prophage fates during polylysogeny” |
| November 8 (Friday) | N/A | Mitey Microbe |
| November 19 | Katie Barnes | Research Seminar
“Host Arginine Metabolism and Toxoplasma gondii Infection” |
| December 3 | Christopher G. & Guillermo N. | Journal Club
“Intercellular communication within the virus microenvironment affects the susceptibility of cells to secondary viral infections” |
| December 17 | Heather Machkovech | Research Seminar
“Interrogation of influenza A transmission bottleneck dynamics in ferrets using molecularly barcoded viruses” |
Spring 2025 |
Host |
Meeting Type |
| February 4 | MHD Leadership | Spring Social |
| February 21 | N/A | Mitey Microbe Rescheduled for Friday, March 14 |
| March 4 | Heather Emery | Research Seminar
“Elucidating the relationship between bacterial anaerobic purine degradation, bacterial fitness, and host purine homeostasis” |
| March 18 | Evelyn Okal | Research Seminar
“Discovery and design of sensor histidine kinases” |
| April 1 | Heather E. & Katie B. | Journal Club
“A microbiome-dependent gut–brain pathway regulates motivation for exercise” |
| April 15 | Jacob Vander Griend | Research Seminar
“A novel RNA-binding protein regulates symbiotic biofilm formation in the model symbiont Vibrio fischeri” |
| April 29 | Christopher Gelbmann | Research Seminar
“An in vivo pathogen driven CRISPRa screen for host determinants of Influenza A infection” |
| May 6 | Guillermo Najarro | Research Seminar
“Investigating the connection between post-translational modifications of the DNA sensor cGAS and caspase-8 mediated inhibition of the type I interferon response during KSHV lytic replication”
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| May 20 | Jacob Hotvedt | Research Seminar
“Regulation of EHEC virulence by pyruvate and BtsS/BtsR” |