The Future of Microbiology Seminar Series
In the Spring 2021 semester the Microbiology Department will host a special seminar series featuring the research of senior post-doctoral fellows from other institutions. The seminars will be held via Zoom video conference at the times indicated. Announcements will be made in advance providing the link and passcode to each seminar. If you are interested in meeting with a speaker please contact Dr. Goodrich-Blair at hgblair@utk.edu.
Spring 2021
Date |
Day |
Time |
Speaker |
Institution Affiliation |
Seminar title |
Jan 19 |
Tues |
1PM |
Chelsey Spriggs |
University of Michigan |
Viral hijacking of host molecular motors to promote nuclear entry |
Jan 27 |
Wed |
2PM |
Akintunde Emiola |
Jackson Laboratory for Genomic Medicine |
Microbial exploration for the discovery of new therapeutics |
Feb 8 |
Mon |
3:30PM |
Armand Brown |
UT Health University of Texas |
Characterization of a Thioredoxin, DsbA in Enterococcus faecalis: Roles in antifungal activity and pathogenesis |
Feb 18 |
Thurs |
4:30PM |
James Gurney |
Georgia Institute of Technology |
Efficacy and Evolutionary Robustness of Phage Therapy and Steering |
Feb 24 |
Wed |
2PM |
Aisha Burton Okala |
National Institutes of Health |
Small Protein Regulators of E. coli Two Component Systems |
Mar 24 |
Wed |
2PM |
Carolyn Ibberson |
Georgia Institute of Technology |
Insights into S. aureus infection physiology through -omics approaches |
Mar 31 |
Wed |
2PM |
Gina Lewin |
Georgia Institute of Technology |
Microbe-microbe interactions and the oral microbiome |
Apr 28 |
Wed |
2PM |
Paul Kirchberger |
University of Texas at Austin |
Defensive hypervariable regions of Microviruses protect their hosts from infecting phages |