Autumn 2025
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 Jennings 355. In-person seminars will not be available via Zoom. Please reach out to Karna Gowda 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 27:
September 3: Welcome Orientation for Department of Microbiology*
*Event is only for the Department of Microbiology faculty and graduate students.
September 17:
Nicole M. Koropatkin, Ph.D., University of Michigan
"TBA"
Host: Darryl Wesener
October 1:
Lars Dietrich, Ph.D., Columbia University
"Bacterial Biofilms, Pigments and Javelins"
Host: Daniel Wozniak
October 8:
Jeffrey L. Bose, Ph.D., University of Kansas Medical Center
"TBA"
Host: Rajendar Deora
October 15:
Scott E. Lindner, Ph.D., The Pennsylvania State University
"The Use of Specialized Ribosomes and Translational Control to Promote the Efficient Transmission of Malaria Parasites”
Host: Krithika Rajaram
October 29:
November 12:
November 26: No seminar; Campus Closed
December 3:
Spring 2026
January 14:
Reserved for TBD Guest Speaker
Host: Department of Microbiology
January 28:
Reserved for TBD Guest Speaker
Host: Department of Microbiology
February 11:
Reserved for TBD Guest Speaker
Host: Department of Microbiology
February 25:
March 11:
Xindian Wang, Ph.D., Indiana University
"TBD"
Host: Steve Bell
March 25:
April 8:
April 22: