Spring 2021 Microbiology Seminar Series

Tuesday/Thursday, 11:30am
Coordinator: Michelle Klingbeil, 577-1742

Chasing the Elusive: Accessing the Rare and Relevant Bacteria with Gel Microdroplets

Armand Dichosa, Ph.D.
Scientist, Lost Alamos National Laboratory
Tuesday, February 23, 2021 - 11:30am

Host: Kristen DeAngelis

The Fault in Our Viruses: Polyamines in Promoting and Maintain Infectivity

Bryan Mounce, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Loyola University
Tuesday, March 9, 2021 - 11:30am

Host: Mandy Muller

Illuminating the Micro-World to Understand Viral Infections

Efraín Rivera-Serrano, Ph.D.
American Scientist, American Society for Cell Biology
Tuesday, April 6, 2021 - 11:30am

Host: RoseAnn Vik, Mandy Muller & BRiDGE Scholars Program

Microbial Degradation of Biological Macromolecules: Uncultured Thermophilic Heterotrophs and Their Role in the Carbon Cycle of Hydrothermal Sediments

Emil Ruff, Ph.D.
Assistant Scientist, Marine Biological Laboratory
Tuesday, April 13, 2021 - 11:30am

Host: Verena Carvalho

Notes on Viral Discovery, Evolution and More: From the Tropics to the Frozen Continent

Arvind Varsani, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Arizona State University
Thursday, April 15, 2021 - 11:30am

Host: William Rodriguez

New Insights Into the Streptococcal Membrane

Kelli Palmer, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Biological Sciences, University of Texas Dallas
Thursday, April 29, 2021 - 11:30am

Host: Harita Sistu