Autumn 2022
Seminars will be held on Wednesdays at 4:10 p.m to 5:05 p.m. Unless marked as "Zoom meeting", seminars will be in person in Pomerene 160. In-person seminars will not be available via Zoom. Please reach out to Igor Jouline for information regarding links to Zoom seminars.
Please contact Kendra Rowell for additional information and changes to the schedule.
August 24 - Orientation/Welcome
This meeting is for graduate students only. Please check your MICRO 7899 CarmenCanvas announcements for the Zoom link.
September 7
Jacob Yount, The Ohio State University
"Innate Immunity Protein IFITM3 limits influenza virus and SARS-CoV-2 pathogenesis"
Host: Jesse Kwiek
September 8
Michael Ibba, Chapman University
"Translating microbial stresses into molecular responses; a survival guide for harsh environments"
Host: Ross Dalbey and Kurt Fredrick
This is a shared seminar with the Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry; Graduate students are not required to attend
September 21
Jingyi Fei, University of Chicago
"RNA-mediated gene regulation: action under the light"
Host: Juan Alfonzo
October 5: Zoom meeting
Anke Becker, Philipps-Universität Marburg, Germany.
"Growth mode of alphaproteobacterial rhizobia generating cellular asymmetry"
Host: Igor Jouline
Please check your MICRO 7899 CarmenCanvas announcements for the Zoom link
October 19
Irina Artsimovitch, The Ohio State University
“SARS-CoV-2 RNA-dependent RNA polymerase, a two-in-one enzyme”
Host: Natacha Ruiz
October 26
Colin Murrell, University of East Anglia, U.K.
"Bacterial metabolism of isoprene - a much neglected climate-active gas"
Host: Joe Krzycki
November 2: Zoom meeting
Philip Poole, University of Oxford, U.K.
"Life cycle transitions of rhizobia from bacteria to N2 fixing symbionts"
Host: Igor Jouline
Please check your MICRO 7899 CarmenCanvas announcements for the Zoom link
November 16: Zoom meeting
Karine Gibbs, University of California, Berkeley
"Micro-crowdsourcing: how swarming bacteria integrate signals during collective motion"
Host: Igor Jouline
Please check your MICRO 7899 CarmenCanvas announcements for the Zoom link
December 7: Zoom meeting
Lori Burrows, McMaster University, Canada
"Stop deleting genes! Point mutations provide new insights into type IV pilus function"
Host: Igor Jouline
Please check your MICRO 7899 CarmenCanvas announcements for the Zoom link