Event Category: MMI Seminar Series

Oct 16

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

Sep 18

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 is sponsored by the Rod Welch Distinguished Lectureship Fund. Established in honor of former department chair Rod Welch, this fund brings outstanding scientific leaders to share their research, fostering collaboration, mentorship, and networking opportunities for our faculty and trainees. Support the Fund: https://secure.supportuw.org/give/?id=a1J5f000003gVubEAE

May 1

Tuning the Microscope: Redefining Pathogenesis Paradigms for an Arthropod-Borne Pathogen

Dr. Thomas Burke, Univ. of California-Irvine

May 1, 2026 @ 12:05 pm CDT - 12:55 pm CDT 1520 MSB

Host: JD Sauer

Apr 24

Immune Determinants of Influenza Outcomes

Dr. Juliet Morrison, Univ. of California-Riverside

April 24, 2026 @ 12:05 pm CDT - 12:55 pm CDT 1520 MSB

Host: Marta Gaglia

Apr 17

Clostridioides difficile Pathogenesis: from Nursery to Nursing Home

Dr. Joseph Zackular, Univ. of Pennsylvania

April 17, 2026 @ 12:05 pm CDT - 12:55 pm CDT 1520 MSB

Host: Vanessa Sperandio

Apr 10

Innate Immune Regulation of RNA Virus Infection

Dr. Michael Gale, Univ. of Minnesota

April 10, 2026 @ 12:05 pm CDT - 12:55 pm CDT 1520 MSB

Hosts: Marta Gaglia and Andrew Mehle

Mar 20

Conserved Mechanisms of Protein Translocation and Regulation in Pathogenic Mycobacteria

Dr. Patricia Champion, Univ. of Notre Dame

March 20, 2026 @ 12:05 pm CDT - 1:05 pm CDT 1520 MSB

Host: Mark Mandel

Mar 13

“Genetic Control of Viral Infection”

Dr. John Schoggins, UT Southwestern

March 13, 2026 @ 12:05 pm CDT - 1:00 pm CDT 1520 MSB

Host: Vanessa Sperandio

Feb 27

Electrogenetic Actuation Enabled by Quorum Sensing and Redox Signaling

Dr. William E. Bentley, Univ. of Maryland

February 27, 2026 @ 12:05 pm CDT - 12:55 pm CDT 1520 MSB

Host: Elebeoba May

Feb 20

Commensal Manipulation of Host Immunity

Dr. Noah Palm, Yale University

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

Host: Margaret Alexander

Jan 30

The Lung: Where Allergic Inflammation and Infectious Agents Meet

Dr. Amali Samarasinghe, UW-Madison

January 30, 2026 @ 12:05 pm CDT - 12:55 pm CDT 1520 MSB

Host: Nancy Keller

Dec 5

Mechanistic Insights into the Tug-of-War of Staphylococcus aureus Pathobiology

Dr. Victor Torres, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital

December 5, 2025 @ 12:00 pm CDT - 1:00 pm CDT 1520 MSB

Host: Gustavo Caballero-Flores