Microbiology Seminar Schedule
Autumn 2026
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 260. In-person seminars will not be available via Zoom. Please reach out to Felix Barber for information regarding links to Zoom seminars.
Please contact the Graduate Coordinator (micro.grad@osu.edu) for additional information and changes to the schedule.
August 26: Welcome Orientation for Department of Microbiology*
*Event is only for the Department of Microbiology faculty and graduate students.
September 2:
Karen Ottemann, Ph.D., University of California, Santa Cruz
“Flagellar add-ons: How the complex flagellar motors of Helicobacter pylori give it new abilities”
Host: Igor Jouline
September 9:
Patrick Bradley, Ph.D., The Ohio State University
TBD
Host: Felix Barber
September 16:
TBD
September 23:
TBD
September 30:
TBD
October 7:
Sarah Bagby, Ph.D., Case Western Reserve University
TBD
Host: Virginia Rich
October 14:
Michi Taga, Ph.D., University of California, Berkeley
TBD
Host: Kou-San Ju
October 21:
Jake McKinlay, Ph.D., Indiana University Bloomington
TBD
Host: Justin North
October 28:
Aimee Shen, Ph.D., Tufts University
TBD
Host: Felix Barber
November 4:
Yury Polikanov, Ph.D., University of Illinois, Chicago
TBD
Host: Kurt Fredrick
November 11: No seminar; Campus Closed
November 18:
Aaron Wright, Ph.D., Baylor University
TBD
Host: Darryl Wesener
December 2:
TBD
December 9:
Kylie Allen, Ph.D., Virginia Tech
TBD
Host: Justin North