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Distinguished Lectures in Microbiology
Unless otherwise noted, Seminars are at 3:30 p.m. Thursday, in 1220 Microbial Sciences Building (Ebling Symposium Center). The Department of Bacteriology Distinguished Lectures in Microbiology are supported in part by the J.B. Wilson Fund, the Perry Wilson Fund, the Dennis and Alicemay Watson Lectureship Fund, and the E.B. Fred Memorial Fund.
Monday, January 28, 2013 at 12:00 pm
Title: Uncovering the electric personality of an iron-loving bacterium
Speaker: Dr. Arpita Bose, Harvard University
Monday Noon Seminar -- note unusual day and time
Host: Richard Gourse
Title: Uncovering the electric personality of an iron-loving bacterium
Speaker: Dr. Arpita Bose, Harvard University
Monday Noon Seminar -- note unusual day and time
Host: Richard Gourse
Thursday, January 31, 2013 at 12:00 pm
Title: Beyond iron: the struggle for manganese and zinc during infection
Speaker: Dr. Thomas Kehl-Fie, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine
Thursday Noon Seminar -- note unusual time
Host: Richard Gourse
Title: Beyond iron: the struggle for manganese and zinc during infection
Speaker: Dr. Thomas Kehl-Fie, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine
Thursday Noon Seminar -- note unusual time
Host: Richard Gourse
Monday, February 4, 2013 at 12:00 pm
Title: Metabolomics of clostridial biofuel production
Speaker: Dr. Daniel Amador-Noguez, Princeton University
Monday Noon Seminar -- note unusual day and time
Host: Richard Gourse
Title: Metabolomics of clostridial biofuel production
Speaker: Dr. Daniel Amador-Noguez, Princeton University
Monday Noon Seminar -- note unusual day and time
Host: Richard Gourse
Monday, February 11, 2013 at 12:00 pm
Title: Rewiring the protein synthesis machinery: Mistranslation, evolution, and engineering
Speaker: Dr. Jiqiang Ling, Yale University
Monday Noon Seminar -- note unusual day and time
Host: Richard Gourse
Title: Rewiring the protein synthesis machinery: Mistranslation, evolution, and engineering
Speaker: Dr. Jiqiang Ling, Yale University
Monday Noon Seminar -- note unusual day and time
Host: Richard Gourse
Thursday, February 14, 2013 at 12:00 pm
Title: Dissecting the in vivo niches of gut microbes using defined communities, next-generation sequencing & gnotobiotic mouse models
Speaker: Dr. Federico Rey, Washington University
Thursday Noon Seminar -- note unusual time
Host: Richard Gourse
Title: Dissecting the in vivo niches of gut microbes using defined communities, next-generation sequencing & gnotobiotic mouse models
Speaker: Dr. Federico Rey, Washington University
Thursday Noon Seminar -- note unusual time
Host: Richard Gourse
Thursday, February 28, 2013 at 3:30 pm
Title: Diversity and subcellular localization of prokaryotic secreted proteins
Speaker: Dr. Mecky Pohlschröder, University of Pennsylvania
Host: Heidi Goodrich-Blair
Title: Diversity and subcellular localization of prokaryotic secreted proteins
Speaker: Dr. Mecky Pohlschröder, University of Pennsylvania
Host: Heidi Goodrich-Blair
Monday, March 4, 2013 at 12:00 pm
Title: The role of small molecules in regulating a methylotrophic metabolic network
Speaker: Dr. Cecilia Martinez-Gomez, University of Washington
Monday Noon Seminar -- note unusual day and time
Host: Richard Gourse
Title: The role of small molecules in regulating a methylotrophic metabolic network
Speaker: Dr. Cecilia Martinez-Gomez, University of Washington
Monday Noon Seminar -- note unusual day and time
Host: Richard Gourse
Thursday, March 7, 2013 at 3:30 pm
Title: Ground Waterborne Pathogens and the Human Health Risk
Speaker: Dr. Mark Borchardt, USDA/USGS
Host: Trina McMahon
Title: Ground Waterborne Pathogens and the Human Health Risk
Speaker: Dr. Mark Borchardt, USDA/USGS
Host: Trina McMahon
Thursday, March 14, 2013 at 3:30 pm
Title: Ocean viruses: Tiny entities with global impact
Speaker: Dr. Matt Sullivan , University of Arizona
Host: Trina McMahon
Title: Ocean viruses: Tiny entities with global impact
Speaker: Dr. Matt Sullivan , University of Arizona
Host: Trina McMahon
Thursday, March 21, 2013 at 3:30 pm
Title: Enzyme Discovery: Biochemical characterization and functional diversity of Glycosyl Hydrolases from rumen bacteria.
Speaker: Dr. Rod Mackie, University of Illinois
Host: Garret Suen
Title: Enzyme Discovery: Biochemical characterization and functional diversity of Glycosyl Hydrolases from rumen bacteria.
Speaker: Dr. Rod Mackie, University of Illinois
Host: Garret Suen
Thursday, April 11, 2013 at 3:30 pm
Title: A structural basis for streptomycin-induced misreading of the genetic code
Speaker: Dr. Gerwald Jogl , Brown University
Host: Katrina Forest
Title: A structural basis for streptomycin-induced misreading of the genetic code
Speaker: Dr. Gerwald Jogl , Brown University
Host: Katrina Forest
Thursday, April 18, 2013 at 3:30 pm
Title: Microbial Life as a Dehalogenator
Speaker: Dr. Alfred Spormann , Stanford University
Host: Garret Suen
Title: Microbial Life as a Dehalogenator
Speaker: Dr. Alfred Spormann , Stanford University
Host: Garret Suen
Thursday, April 25, 2013 at 3:30 pm
Title: Metagenomic investigation of complex microbial communities
Speaker: Dr. Susannah Tringe , Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute
Host: Trina McMahon
Title: Metagenomic investigation of complex microbial communities
Speaker: Dr. Susannah Tringe , Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute
Host: Trina McMahon
Thursday, May 2, 2013 at 3:30 pm
Title: Cell structure and genomics in anaerobic protists
Speaker: Dr. Scott Dawson , University of California-Davis
Host: John Mansfield
Title: Cell structure and genomics in anaerobic protists
Speaker: Dr. Scott Dawson , University of California-Davis
Host: John Mansfield
Thursday, May 9, 2013 at 3:30 pm
Title: Using fluorescence microscopy and genetic analysis to gain insights into E. coli RecA structures and their functions
Speaker: Dr. Steve Sandler , University of Massachusetts
Host: Michael Thomas
Title: Using fluorescence microscopy and genetic analysis to gain insights into E. coli RecA structures and their functions
Speaker: Dr. Steve Sandler , University of Massachusetts
Host: Michael Thomas
