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” Article Link
October 29	Evelyn O. & Heather M.	Journal Club “Small protein modules dictate prophage fates during polylysogeny” Article Link
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” Article Link
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” Article Link
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
May 20	Jacob Hotvedt	Research Seminar