Interdepartmental Immunobiology Center

DEPARTMENT OF MICROBIOLOGY-IMMUNOLOGY

Seminar Series – Fall 2010

• Tuesdays, 12 pm – 1 pm
• Baldwin Auditorium, Lurie Medical Research Center

Sept. 7 M. Stephen Trent, Ph.D., Univ. of Texas at Austin

“Modification of the Bacterial Cell Surface:  Remodeling of Bacterial Lipopolysaccharides”

Dr. Mark Mandel 3-4138

Sept. 14 David Ginsburg, M.D., HHMI/Univ. of Michigan at Ann Arbor

“Hemostasis in Host Defense from Microbial Pathogens”

Dr. Wyndham Lathem 3-2252

Sept. 21 Thomas Zhart, Ph.D., Medical College of Wisconsin

“The MprAB Two-Component System Regulates Membrane Stress Adaptation Systems in Mycobacterium tuberculosis”

Dr. Alan Hauser 3-1044

Sept. 28 Scott Plevy, M.D., Univ. of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

“Regulation of Homeostatic Pathways and Macrophage Activation in IBD”

Dr. Liang Zhou 3-3182

Oct. 5 Marc Jenkins, Ph.D., Univ. of Minnesota

“How CD4+ T Lymphocytes Remember Infections”

Students & Postdocs 3-1093 (Yaw Bediako)

Oct. 12 Denise Galloway, Ph.D., Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center

“Regulation of Telomerase by Human Papillomaviruses”

Dr. Lou Laimins 3-0648

Oct. 19 Ferric Fang, M.D., Univ. of Washington at Seattle

“Salmonella: A Window into Biology”

Students & Postdocs 3-1034 (Kessler McCoy-Simandle)

Oct. 26 Patrick Wilson, Ph.D., Univ. of Chicago

“The Biology of the Human B Cell Response to Influenza”

Dr. Chyung-Ru Wang 3-9748

Nov. 2 Vanessa Sperandio, Ph.D., UT Southwestern Medical Center

“The Yin and Yang of Chemical Signaling in Host-Bacterial Associations”

Dr. Wyndham Lathem 3-2252

Nov. 9 William Shafer, Ph.D., Emory Univ.

“Gene Control Systems in Neisseria gonorrhoeae that Impact Antibiotic Resistance and Fitness”

Dr. Hank Seifert 3-9788

Nov. 16 Howard Shuman, Ph.D., Univ. of Chicago

“Legionella Effectors: Where They Came From, Where They’re Going and How They Get There”

Dr. Nick Cianciotto 3-0385

Nov. 23 Erik Sontheimer, Ph.D., Northwestern Univ.

“CRISPR RNA-Directed Genetic Interference in Bacteria”

Dr. Alan Hauser 3-1044

Nov. 30 Shannon Kenney, M.D., Univ. of Wisconsin - Madison

“Epstein-Barr Virus: From Bench to Bedside”

Dr. Rich Longnecker 3-0467

Dec. 7 Julie Pfeiffer, Ph.D., UT Southwestern Medical Center

“Complex Interactions in the Gut: Enteric Viruses, Bacteria, Mucosa, and Immunity”

Dr. Greg Smith 3-3745

Dec. 14 Xiaowei Zhuang, Ph.D., HHMI/Harvard Univ.

“Nanoscopic Imaging of Biomolecules and Cells”

Students & Postdocs 3-3744 (Mindy Leelawong)

If you would like to meet with the speaker, please contact the host.

Please contact Dr. Wyndham Lathem (3-2252) with any questions regarding the seminar series.