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Microbiology Seminar Schedule

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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:

Natividad Ruiz, Ph.D., The Ohio State University

"TBA"

Host: Karna Gowda

 

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

"Microbial Carb Loading: How Gut Bacteroides Eat Starch"

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 5:

Rohan Balakrishnan, Ph.D., University of North Texas

"Protein Production in Starving Bacteria"

Host: Kurt Fredrick

 

November 12:

Patricia C. Dos Santos, Ph.D., Wake Forest University

“TBA”

Host: Justin North

 

November 26: No seminar; Campus Closed

 

Tuesday, December 2: 

Special Departmental Seminar (co-organized with Division of Medicinal Chemistry)

David Sherman, Ph.D., University of Washington

“TBA”

Host: Tom Li and Karna Gowda

Location/time:  Parks Hall Room 111; 2:30-3:50 PM

 

 

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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:

 

 

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