MMG Seminars - Fall 2018
All MMG seminars are at 4:10 P.M., TUESDAY, 1415 Biomedical Physical Sciences, unless noted otherwise. Seminar Coordinators: Andrew Olive & Claire Vieille
MMG Seminars for Fall 2018
| MMG Seminar Date | MMG Seminar Topic | Seminar Speaker | Host |
|---|---|---|---|
|
September 4 |
Probing bacterial social behaviors during polymicrobial infection | Dr. Marvin Whiteley, Georgia Tech | Kroos |
| September 11 | Biofilms, immunity, and adaptation during chronic infection | Dr. Daniel Wozniak, Ohio State University | Waters |
| September 18 | Lungs, Germs & Steel: Fighting the Cystic Fibrosis Lung Microbiome | Dr. Robert Quinn, MSU | Vieille |
| September 25 | Cell division regulation in Gram-positive bacteria | Dr. Prahathees Eswara, University of South Florida | Kroos |
| October 2 |
From Zebrafish to Humans: Macrophage Reprogramming during Tuberculosis |
Dr. David Tobin, Duke University | MMG Postdoc Association |
| October 9 |
Cyclic dinucleotides: From cholera to cancer |
Dr. Chris Waters, Michigan State University | DiRita |
| October 16 |
Restriction of viral entry and fusion by host transmembrane proteins |
Dr. Gregory Melikian, Emory University | Zheng |
| October 23 | RNA virus mutation rates, another spandrel? | Dr. Adam Lauring, University of Michigan | DiRita & Lenski |
| October 30 | Typhoid Fever: Carriers, Gallstones and Biofilms | Dr. John Gunn, Ohio State University | Hardy |
| November 6 | Host-microbiota interactions in the intestine - Lessons from the zebrafish | Dr. John Rawls, Duke University Medical Center | MMG Postdoc Association |
| November 13 | "Putt putt" functions required for expression of the Pseudomonas aeruginosa type III secretion system | Dr. Tim Yahr, University of Iowa | Waters |
| November 20 | Using Microbiological Approaches to Address Geologically Scaled Challenges | Dr. Matt Schrenk, Michigan State University | DiRita |
| November 27 | 50+ Years of Microbiology, Beneficial Rhizobium-Plant Interactions, and Development of CMEIAS Bioimage Informatics Software | Dr. Frank Dazzo, Michigan State University | DiRita |
| December 4 | Modulation of host cell functions by the Dot/Icm Type IV secretion system | Dr. Craig Roy, Yale | DiRita |