MMI 291 Seminar Series: Emerging Challenges in Microbiology and Immunology
Current Theme: Interdisciplinary Research
All seminars are held Fridays at 12:10 p.m. at 1005 Genome and Biomedical Sciences Facility (GBSF Main Auditorium).
Please note: All MMI 291 seminars will continue via Zoom.
Winter Quarter 2024
January 12, 2024
Speaker: Elif Sarinay Cenik, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Department of Molecular Biosciences, University of Texas
Title: “Coordination of Cellular Energy and Body Growth Through Ribosomes” (PDF)
January 19, 2024
MMI Department TGIF Seminar
Speaker: Rachel Moreno, Ph.D. Candidate - Immunology, Paul Ashwood Research Lab
Research Presentation Title: "Regulatory T Cell Dysregulation in Autism Spectrum Disorder and my research interests are inflammation, neurodevelopmental disorders, mucosal immunity and development." (PDF)
Speaker: Natasha Tanner, Ph.D. Candidate - Immunology, Sebastian Winter Research Lab
Research Presentation Title: "The Role of epithelial cells in infectious and non-infectious colitis." (PDF)
January 26, 2024
Speaker: Randy Carney, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of California at Davis
Title: “To EV or not EV? Translations of Raman Spectroscopy of Extracellular Vesicles in Clinical Diagnostics” (PDF)
February 2, 2024
Speaker: Laurynne Coates, Ph.D., Postdoctoral Research Microbiologist, US Department of Agriculture (USDA), Agricultural Research Service (ARS), University of California, Davis
February 9, 2024
Speaker: Jay C. Vornhagen, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, School of Medicine, Indiana University
Title: “The tarantella between Klebsiella and the gut: a dance between host and pathogen” (PDF)
February 16, 2024
MMI Department TGIF Seminar
Speaker: Jingjun Lin, Postdoc, Bennett Penn Research Lab
Research Presentation Title: “Uncovering IFN-Induced Host Determinants Critical for Controlling Mycobacterium tuberculosis in a CRISPR Library Screen” (PDF)
Speaker: Gema Méndez-Lagares, Project Scientist, Dennis Hartigan-O’Connor Research Lab
Research Presentation Title: “Modulation of T-cell metabolism for enhanced SIV control via metabolic- adjuvanted mRNA-LNP/Gag vaccination” (PDF)
February 23, 2024
Speaker: Rachisan Gabriel Djiake Tihagam, Graduate Student, Microbiology Graduate Group, Sanchita Bhatnagar Lab, Medical Microbiology and Immunology, School of Medicine, University of California Davis
Title: “A TRIM37 risk variant rs57141087 contributes to triple-negative breast cancer onset and progression in African American women” (PDF)
March 15, 2024
MMI Department TGIF Seminar
Speaker: Jee-Yon Lee, Postdoc, Andreas Bäumler Research Lab
Research Presentation Title: “High fat intake sustains sorbitol intolerance after antibiotic-mediated gut microbial depletion.” (PDF)
Speaker: Eric Nonnecke, Assistant Project Scientist, Charles Bevins Research Lab
Research Presentation Title: “The lactating dam: a physiological model to explore adaptive changes in intestinal biology.” (PDF)
April 5, 2024
Speaker: Dustin C. Hancks, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Department of Immunology, The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Title: “Through the looking glass: Viral mimics and the discovery of novel mitochondrial functions” (PDF)
April 12, 2024
Speaker: Jacqueline H Barlow, Ph.D., Associate Professor Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics University of California, Davis
Title: “Causes and consequences of genome instability in B lymphocytes” (PDF)
April 19, 2024
Speaker: Erin Markle, Ph.D. Candidate, Microbiology Graduate Group, Stefan Rothenburg Research Lab
Research Presentation Title: “Generation of Antiviral Recombinant Proteins to Overcome Mosquito-borne Virus Infection” (PDF)
Speaker: “Teddy” Yuanji Zhao, M.S. Candidate, Microbiology Graduate Group, Sanchita Bhatnagar Research Lab
Research Presentation Title: “ASD at Crossroads with X Chromosome–Environment Interactions” (PDF)
April 26, 2024
Speaker: Ronald J. Buckanovich, M.D., Ph.D., Professor of Medicine Director, Ovarian Cancer Center, of Excellence, Magee Women’s Research Institute UPMC Hillman Cancer Center, University of Pittsburgh
Title: “Quiescence as a therapeutic approach and target for cancer” (PDF)
Contact the IOR, Dr. José V. Torres (jvtorres@ucdavis.edu), if you would like to meet with the speaker.
