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).
Winter Quarter 2025
January 10, 2025
Speaker: Russell Hovey, Ph.D., Professor and Lead Faculty Advisor, Animal Science, University of California, Davis
Title: “The inflammatory microenvironment within the mammary gland as an active participant in growth and lactation” (PDF)
January 17, 2025
Speaker: Chang-il Hwang, D.V.M., Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, University of California, Davis
Title: “Epigenetic Landscape of Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma” (PDF)
January 24, 2025
Speaker: Andrew Fisher, Ph.D., Professor, Chemistry and the Molecular and Cellular Biology Depts., University of California, Davis
Title: “Structural Basis for RNA editing by ADARs: Advancing Tools to Treat Genetic Disorders” (PDF)
January 31, 2025
Speaker: Fereydoun Hormozdiari, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Biochemistry and Molecular Medicine, University of California, Davis
Title: “Computational and machine learning approaches in genomics and early prediction of cancer” (PDF)
February 7, 2025
Speaker: Lauren Radlinski, Post-doctoral Researcher, Andreas Bäumler Research Lab
Title: “Metabolic reprogramming of the host epithelium drives pathogen outgrowth during vaginal dysbiosis” (PDF)
Speaker: Leticia Lazaro-Anton, Post-doctoral Researcher, Renée Tsolis Research Lab
Title: “Sphingosine‐1‐ Phosphate links ER Stress to Nod1/2-mediated Inflammation In response to Brucella abortus infection” (PDF)
February 14, 2025
Speaker: Aidan E. Gilchrist, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Biomedical Engineering, University of California, Davis
Title: “Engineered environments for cell fate decisions” (PDF)
February 21, 2025
Speaker: Samuel T. Hwang, M.D., Ph.D., Professor and Chair, Department of Dermatology, University of California, Davis School of Medicine
Title: “The Contribution of Western Diet and Microbiome to Psoriatic Inflammation” (PDF)
February 28, 2025
Speaker: Oliver Fiehn, Ph.D., Professor, Molecular and Cellular Biology, University of California, Davis
March 7, 2025
Medical Microbiology and Immunology Department TGIF Seminar
March 14, 2025
Speaker: Henry Ho, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Cell Biology and Human Anatomy, University of California, Davis
Contact the IOR, Professor José V. Torres (jvtorres@ucdavis.edu), if you would like to meet with the speaker.
