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) unless otherwise specified.
Spring Quarter 2026
April 3, 2026
Speaker: Kathrin Meyer, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Chief Scientific Officer and Head of Research and Development, Alcyone Therapeutics, University of Missouri
April 10, 2026
Speaker: Yuanpei Li, Ph.D., FAIMBE, Professor, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Medicine, UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of California, Davis
April 17, 2026
Speaker: Kent Lloyd, D.V.M., Ph.D., Distinguished Professor, Department of Surgery, Director, UC Davis Mouse Biology Program, UC Davis Medical Center, UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of California, Davis
April 24, 2026
Medical Microbiology and Immunology Department research presentations
Speaker: Ramona Abbattista, Postdoc, Dandekar Research Lab
Research Presentation Title: “Discovery of metabolic and immune biosignatures of Coccidioidomycosis and Recovery” (PDF)
Speaker: Dylan Kramer, Ph.D. Candidate, Dandekar Research Lab
Research Presentation Title: “Developing a novel combination therapy for HIV control” (PDF)
Speaker: Song Lou, Ph.D. Postdoc, Bhatnagar Research Lab
Research Presentation Title: “From Bench to Bedside: Translating miR-AAV9 Therapy to IND Clinical Development for X-linked Female Brain disorders” (PDF)
May 1, 2026
Speaker: Su-Ju Lin, Ph.D., Professor , Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, College of Biomedical Sciences, University of California, Davis
Title: “Lessons on NAD+ homeostasis and signaling from budding yeast” (PDF)
May 8, 2026
Speaker: Matthew T. Aliota, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Minnesota
May 15, 2026
Speaker: Satya Dandekar, Ph.D., Distinguished Professor and Chair, Department of Medical Microbiology and Immunology, University of California, Davis
May 22, 2026
Speaker: Christopher Lucchesi, Ph.D., Assistant Adjunct Professor, Department of Urologic Surgery, UC Davis Medical Center, UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center University of California, Davis
May 29, 2026
MMI TGIF
Rothenburg Lab
Contact the IOR, Professor José V. Torres (jvtorres@health.ucdavis.edu), if you would like to meet with the speaker.
