Spring 2017 Microbiology Seminar Series

Tuesday/Thursday, 11:30am, 222 Morrill Science Center II
Coordinator: Klaus Nüsslein, 545-1356

Opportunities After Education: A Candid Conversation from the Biotech Community

Gregory R. Chiklis, Ph.D.
President and CEO, ZeptoMetrix
Tuesday, February 21, 2017 - 11:30am

Host: Stephen Rich

Microbial Nanowires: A Revolutionary Sustainable Electronic Material

Derek Lovley, Ph.D.
Distinguished University Professor, UMass Amherst
Thursday, March 2, 2017 - 11:30am

Drug Use on a Single Cell Level

Hesper Rego, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Yale School of Medicine
Tuesday, March 21, 2017 - 11:30am

Host: Sloan Siegrist

A Personal Journey Through the Resurgence of Therapeutic Microbiology

Paul Miller, Ph.D.
Chief Scientific Officer, Synlogic Inc.
Tuesday, April 4, 2017 - 11:30am

Host: Microbiology Graduate Student Group

Control of M. tuberculosis Pathogenesis by Regulated Intramembrane Proteolysis

Michael Glickman, M.D.
Physician & Scientist, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Ctr
Thursday, April 13, 2017 - 11:30am

Host: Yasu Morita

Fat Makes Cells Fatter: Lipid Synthesis Sets Microbial Cell Size

Petra Levin, Ph.D.
Professor of Biology, Washington University in St. Louis
Thursday, April 20, 2017 - 11:30am

Host: Yasu Morita

Revealing Novel Bacterial Structures with Electron Cryotomography

Megan Dobro, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Human Biology, Hampshire College
Tuesday, May 2, 2017 - 11:30am

Host: Kristen DeAngelis