2017 Spring Seminar Series
January 13, 2017
The Surfer Biome Project
Cliff Kapono, PhD Candidate, University of California San-Diego/University of Hawaii Hilo
January 20, 2017
Redox Regulation of Thymus Function and Age-Associated Dysfunction
Ann V. Griffith, PhD, UT Health San Antonio
January 27, 2017
Reemergence of the Vaccine Preventable Disease Pertussis
Rajendar Deora, PhD, Wake Forest University
February 3, 2017
Fecal Source Tracking in Environmental Waters: From Bacterial Indicators to Human Mitochondrial DNA
Vikram Kapoor, PhD, UTSA
February 10, 2017
Precision Metagenomics for Broad Range Microbial Detection and Microbiome Characterization
Nur A. Hasan, PhD, MBA, University of Maryland-College Park
February 17, 2017
Science Communication in an Era of "Fake News"
Alex Berezow, PhD, RealClearScience founding editor and RealClearWorld associate editor
February 24, 2017
Nucleic Acids Immunity in Microbial Defense: Sensing and Signaling
Xiao-Dong Li, PhD, MD, UT Health San Antonio
March 3, 2017
Glycolipid-containing PLGA Nanoparticles Protect against Lethal Streptococcus pneumoniae Infection
Elizabeth Leadbetter, PhD, UT Health San Antonio
March 10, 2017
Harnessing Human Dendritic Cells for Enhancing Immunity & Immune Tolerance
SangKon Oh, PhD, Baylor Institute for Immunology Research
March 17, 2017
Spring Break
March 24, 2017
Monocyte and Macrophage Dysfunction: Mechanisms and Possible Therapies
Sarah Lynn Ullevig, RDN, LD, PhD, UTSA
March 31, 2017
Regulation of Transcription and Translation: Insights from Geminivirus-Host Interactions
David M. Bisaro, PhD, Ohio State University
April 7, 2017
Genetic Interaction Mapping of the C. albicans Biofilm Transcriptional Network
Damian J. Krysan, MD, PhD, University of Rochester Medical Center
April 14, 2017
Hidden in Plain Sight: Microbial Avoidance of Host Immunity
Andrew Alspaugh, MD, Duke University Medical Center
April 21, 2017
TREM2: A Molecular Link Between Infection, Injury and Dementia
Monica Carson, PhD, University of California-Riverside
April 28, 2017
Role of Astroglia in Brain State-Dependent Modulation of Neural Activity
Martin Paukert, MD, UT Health San Antonio
