Event Category: MMI Seminar Series

Microbe-Based Strategies to Eradicate Uropathogens from the Urogenital Mucosa

Dr. Katy Patras, Baylor College

September 18, 2026 @ 12:05 pm CDT - 12:55 pm CDT 1520 MSB

Host: Vanessa Sperandio This seminar sponsored by the Rod Welch Distinguished Lectureship Fund.

From Poop to Practice: Bridging Correlation and Causation in the Gut​

Dr. Jay Vornhagen, Indiana University

October 16, 2026 @ 12:05 pm CDT - 12:55 pm CDT 1520 MSB

Host: JD Sauer

“TBD”

Dr. Kat Milligan-McClellan, University of Connecticut

October 23, 2026 @ 12:05 pm CDT - 12:55 pm CDT 1520 MSB

This seminar is hosted by trainees in the Microbiology Doctoral Training Program.

Gut Microbial Metabolites and Immunity

Dr. Wendy Garrett

November 13, 2026 @ 12:05 pm CDT - 12:55 pm CDT 1520 MSB

Host: Margaret Alexander

“TBD”

Dr. Lauren Speare, Georgia Institute of Technology

November 20, 2026 @ 12:05 pm CDT - 12:55 pm CDT 1520 MSB

Host: Mark Mandel

“TBD”

Dr. Kim Orth, UT Southwestern

March 12, 2027 @ 12:05 pm CDT - 12:55 pm CDT 1520 MSB

Host: Vanessa Sperandio