MMI 291 Seminar Series: Emerging Challenges in Microbiology and Immunology

January 9, 2026

Speaker: Jan A. Nolta, Ph.D., Director, Cell and Gene Therapy Center Scientific Director, UC Davis GMP Facility, Institute for Regenerative Cures Endowed Chair in Stem Cell Biology, University of California, Davis

Title: “Teamwork in the Field of Cell and Gene therapy” (PDF)

January 16, 2026

Speaker: Gerardo Guillermo Mackenzie, Ph.D., Professor and Department Chair, Nutritionist in AES, Corinne L. Rustici Endowed Chair in Human Nutrition, University of California, Davis

January 23, 2026

Speaker: Satoshi Namekawa, Ph.D., Professor and Vice Chair, Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, University of California, Davis

January 30, 2026

MMI TGIF

Speaker: Renee Tsolis, Ph.D., Professor, Department of Medical Microbiology and Immunology School of Medicine, University of California, Davis

February 6, 2026

Speaker: Arthur Charles-Orszag, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, College of Biological Sciences, University of California, Davis

February 13, 2026

Speaker: Laura Marcu, Ph.D., Professor of Neurological Surgery and Biomedical Engineering, Director, NIH-NIBIB National Center for Interventional Biophotonic Technologies (NCIBT), Co-leader, Biomedical Technology Program, UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of California, Davis

February 20, 2026

Speaker: David E. Olson, Ph.D., Professor, Department of Chemistry, Director, Institute for Psychedelics and Neurotherapeutics, Professor, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Medicine, Director UC Davis Asthma Network, University of California, Davis

February 27, 2026

MMI TGIF

Winter Lab

March 6, 2026

Speaker: J. Kent Leach, Ph.D., Professor, Orthopedic Surgery and Biomedical Engineering, Vice-Chair of Research, Lawrence J. Ellison Endowed Professor of Musculoskeletal Research, Program Director of MuSCLE NIH T32 Training Grant, University of California, Davis

March 13, 2026

Speaker: Jacqueline Kimmey, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Physical and Biological Sciences Division, Microbiology and Environmental Toxicology Department, University of California, Santa Cruz