The Department of Microbial Pathogens and Immunity holds regular seminars with invited speakers from outside the institution, as well as researchers from RUSH University.
2023-2024 academic year seminars schedule
Seminars are held in Cohn Research Building Auditorium Room 160 (1735 W. Harrison St., Chicago, IL 60612), unless noted otherwise.
Date and Time | Speaker | Title |
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September 13, 2023 |
Vinayaka R. Prasad, PhD (Host: Lena Al-Harthi, PhD) |
"Molecular mechanisms underlying the global dominance of subtype C HIV-1" |
September 20, 2023 |
Steven Graves, PhD (Host: Xiu-Ti Hu, MD, PhD) |
“TBA” |
October 11, 2023 |
Abhijit Date, PhD, MPharm.Sc (Host: Jennillee Wallace, PhD) |
“TBA” |
October 18, 2023 |
L. David Sibley, PhD (Host: Xian-Ming Chen, PhD) |
“TBA” |
November 1, 2023 Wednesday, 9:30-10:30 a.m. |
Velpandi Ayyavoo, PhD (Host: Michelle Ash) |
“TBA” |
November 8, 2023 |
Lishomwa (Lish) Ndhlovu, MD, PhD (Host: Lena Al-Harthi, PhD) |
“TBA” |
November 15, 2023 |
Michael Nonnemacher, PhD (Host: Lena Al-Harthi, PhD) |
“TBA” |
November 29, 2023 |
Boris Striepen, PhD (Host: Xian-Ming Chen, PhD) |
“TBA” |
January 17, 2024 |
Jueqi Chen, PhD (Host: Lena Al-Harthi, PhD) |
“SARS-CoV-2 ORF3a constructs dynamic giant vesicles to facilitate viral transmission” |
February 7, 2024 Wednesday, 9:30-10:30 a.m. |
Smita S. Iyer, MS, PhD (Host: Jeff Schneider, PhD) |
“HIV Associated Neuroinflammation: The Role of CD4 T Cells” |
February 14, 2024 |
Benjamin E. Gewurz, MD, PhD (Host: Lena Al-Harthi, PhD) |
“TBA” |
February 21, 2024 Wednesday, 9:30-10:30 a.m. |
Liang Shan, PhD (Host: Michelle Ash) |
“TBA” |
March 6, 2024 Wednesday, 9:30-10:30 a.m. |
Vernon Carruthers, PhD (Host: Xian-Ming Chen, PhD) |
“Taking a page out of HIV-1's playbook: how the AIDS-associated pathogen Toxoplasma gondii exploits host ESCRT machinery during infection” |
March 27, 2024 Wednesday, 9:30-10:30 a.m. |
Ashwanth Francis, PhD (Host: João Mamede, PhD) |
“TBA” |
April 3, 2024 Wednesday, 9:30-10:30 a.m. |
Menelaos Symeonides, PhD (Host: João Mamede, PhD) |
“TBA” |
April 10, 2024 Wednesday, 9:30-10:30 a.m. |
Jonathan S. Marchant, MA, PhD (Host: David L. Williams, PhD) |
“TBA” |
April 17, 2024 |
Ming Xu, PhD (Host: Xiu-Ti Hu, MD, PhD) |
“TBA” |
April 24, 2024 |
Mostafa Zamanian, PhD (Host: David L. Williams, PhD) |
“TBA” |
May 1, 2024 |
Mathias Lichterfeld, MD, PhD (Host: João Mamede, PhD) |
“TBA” |
May 15, 2024 |
Kurt F. Hauser, PhD (Host: Xiu-Ti Hu, MD, PhD) |
“TBA” |
May 22, 2024 |
Daniele Provenzano, PhD (Host: Stephanie Gambut) |
“TBA” |
Please call the department at (312) 942-2442 or email our seminar coordinator, Hannah Barbian, for additional information.