Past Events

Amber Matha

All Roads Lead to Ergosterol: How Sterols Impact Sporulation and Ni Tolerance in C. neoforman

Amber Matha (University of Georgia)
Amber Matha (University of Georgia) Amber Matha, Lin Laboratory (UGA Department of Microbiology)
404D, Biological Sciences
Katie Bellissimo

Illuminating Evolution: Exploring the Variability and Functional Diversity of Vibrio fischeri luxR

Kathryn Bellissimo (University of Georgia)
Kathryn Bellissimo (University of Georgia) Kathryn Bellissimo, Stabb Laboratory (UGA Department of Microbiology)
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Career Talk with Dr. Aisha Burton

Grad Student Career Talk with Dr. Aisha Burton

Dr. Aisha Burton, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences (Cornell Univeristy)
217, Biological Sciences
Dr. Aisha Burton

“Small but Mighty: Small Proteins and Bacterial Stress Responses”

Dr. Aisha Burton, Assistant Research Professor (Cornell University)
404D, Biological Sciences
Alyssa Baugh

Expansion of aromatic compound catabolism in Acinetobacter baylyi ADP1: Strategies for the design of modular synthetic pathways

Alyssa Baugh (University of Georgia)
Alyssa Baugh (University of Georgia) Alyssa Baugh, Neidle Laboratory (UGA Department of Microbiology)
404D, Biological Sciences
Wangchen Shen

Biochemical and Genetic Analysis of 2-Aminoacrylate-Mediated Damage in Salmonella enterica

"Karla" Wangchen Shen, Downs Laboratory (UGA Department of Microbiology)
404D, Biological Sciences
CURO Symposium

CURO Symposium

The Classic Center
Bibi Zhou

Campylobacter jejuni chemotaxis to L-fucose

Bibi Zhou, Szymanski Laboratory (UGA Department of Microbiology)
CCRC Auditorium
Coralis Rodriguez Garcia

Multi-omic analysis of microbial community ecology in the human gut and in a human-impacted stream.

Coralis Rodriguez Garcia, Ottesen Laboratory (UGA Department of Microbiology)
404D, Biological Sciences
Dr. Diana Downs

Dr. Diana Downs to deliver Charter Lecture on March 27, 2024

Diana Downs (University of Georgia)
Diana Downs (University of Georgia) Dr. Diana Downs,
University Chapel
Jeff Dodelin

Selection and Characterization of Escherichia coli Citrate Synthase Variants That Improve Biosynthesis of Products Derived from Acetyl-CoA

Jeff Dodelin, Eiteman Laboratory (UGA Department of Microbiology)
404D, Biological Sciences
Min-Ju Kim

Role of RME1 in the Candida albicans virulence portfolio

Min-Ju Kim, Mitchell Laboratory (UGA Department of Microbiology)
404D, Biological Sciences
Liping Xiong

Biofilm-associated metabolism via ERG251 in Candida albicans

Liping Xiong, Mitchell Laboratory (UGA Department of Microbiology)
404D, Biological Sciences
Dr. Tatum Mortimer

"Neisseria gonorrhoeae adaptation to antimicrobials and the host environment"

Dr. Tatum Mortimer, Department of Population Health (UGA College of Veterinary Medicine)
404D, Biological Sciences
Dr. Emma Goodwin

Microbiology Interview Seminar “Evolution of Antibiotic Resistance”

Dr. Emma Goodwin, Postdoctoral Scholar, School of Life Sciences (Arizona State University)
404D, Biological Sciences
Dr. Caleb Trujillo

Microbiology Interview Seminar “Evolution of Antibiotic Resistance”

Dr. Caleb Trujillo, Assistant Professor, School of Interdisciplinary Arts & Sciences (University of Washington-Bothell)
404D, Biological Sciences
Dr. Robin Costello

Microbiology Interview Seminar “Evolution of Antibiotic Resistance”

Dr. Robin Costello, Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Biological Sciences (Auburn University)
404D, Biological Sciences
Dr. Lisa Limeri

Microbiology Interview Seminar “Evolution of Antibiotic Resistance”

Dr. Lisa Limeri, Assistant Professor, Department of Biological Sciences (Texas Tech University)
404D, Biological Sciences
Chantel Duscent-Maitland

Novel methods for generating enzymes and pathways for biotechnology in Acinetobacter baylyi ADP1

Chantel Duscent-Maitland (University of Georgia)
Chantel Duscent-Maitland (University of Georgia) Chantel Duscent-Maitland, Neidle Lab (UGA Dept of Microbiology)
404D, Biological Sciences
Hayden Lippelman

Effect of Transhydrogenase and Phosphoglucose Isomerase knockouts and Citrate Synthase Variants on Growth and Product Formation in Escherichia coli.

Hayden Lippelman, Eiteman Laboratory (UGA Department of Microbiology)
404D, Biological Sciences

“The Dark Side of Development: When mentoring is problematic and what to do about it”

Dr. Erin Dolan, Dept. of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology ( UGA; Georgia Athletic Association Prof. of Innovative Science Education)
404D, Biological Sciences
Macey Coppinger

Another brick in the wall: Evolving V. fischeri with altered peptidoglycan synthesis

Macey Coppinger, Stabb Laboratory (UGA Department of Microbiology)
Online Only

STEM Education Reform across the U.S.: Improving the Undergraduate Experience and Teaching Evaluation

Dr. Emily MIller, Deputy Vice President for Institutional Policy ( Association of American University)
404D, Biological Sciences

Fungal genome evolution and population genomics in the fungi Aspergillus fumigatus and Zygomycetes

Dr. Jason Stajich, Dept. of Microbiology and Plant Pathology ( Univ, of CA, Riverside)
404D, Biological Sciences

“Structure and Mechanism of a Diverse New Family of Electron Bifurcating Enzymes That Play Key Roles in Anaerobic Metabolism”

Michael Adams (University of Georgia)
Michael Adams (University of Georgia) Dr. Michael Adams, Dept. of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (University of Georgia)
404D, Biological Sciences

“Nutrients in infection by the superbug Acinetobacter baumannii"

Dr. Lauren Palmer, Dept. of Microbiology and Immunology (University of Illinois, Chicago)
404D, Biological Sciences

"Endocytosis and the Parasitic Life Cycle: A Mechanistic Dissection of the Feeding Apparatus of Trypanosoma cruzi"

Dr. Drew Etheridge, Dept. of Cellular Biology (University of Georgia)
404D, Biological Sciences

“Mechanisms of Salmonella adaptation to the host intestine.”

Dr. Johanna Elfenbein, Dept. of Pathobiological Sciences (University of Wisconsin-Madison)
404D, Biological Sciences

“High-throughput genetics, essential gene discovery, and antifungal resistance in Cryptococcus neoformans”

Dr. Blake Billmyre , Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Sciences (University of Georgia)
404D, Biological Sciences
Dr. Marie Elliot

Closer to Fine: Exploring competition, cooperation and development in Streptomyces bacteria

Dr. Marie Elliot, Department of Biology (McMaster University)
404D, Biological Sciences
Dr. Kate Hummels

Regulation of bacterial cell envelope biosynthesis

Kate Hummels (University of Georgia)
Kate Hummels (University of Georgia) Dr. Kate Hummels, Department of Microbiology (University of Georgia)
S175, Coverdell Building
Dr. Cheryl Maier

Hiding in Plain Sight: From Phenomenology to Pathogenesis in COVID-19

Dr. Cheryl Maier, Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine (Emory University)
404D, Biological Sciences
Helen Dukes

Uncovering microbial activities and characteristics underlying cockroach gut microbiome function and homeostasis

Helen Dukes, Ottesen Laboratory (UGA Department of Microbiology)
404D, Biological Sciences
Dr. Qi Cui

Biology Education Researcher Candidate Seminar

Dr. Qi Cui, (UC San Diego)
404D Biological Sciences Building
Dr. Robert Erdmann

Biology Education Researcher Candidate Seminar

Dr. Robert Erdmann, (University of Minnesota-Rochester)
404D Biological Sciences Building
Greg Whitaker

Investigating the Role of RidA Family Proteins in Saccharomyces cerevisiae

Greg Whitaker, Downs Laboratory (UGA Department of Microbiology)
404D, Biological Sciences
Dr. Katherine Hummels

Department of Microbiology Faculty Candidate Seminar

Dr. Katherine Hummels, (Harvard Medical School)
404D Biological Sciences Building
Dr. Lauren Speare

Department of Microbiology Faculty Candidate Seminar

Dr. Lauren Speare, (Oregon State University)
404D Biological Sciences Building
Dr. Stephane Benoit

Department of Microbiology Faculty Candidate Seminar

Dr. Stephane Benoit, Department of Microbiology (University of Georgia)
404D Biological Sciences Building
Dr. Hualiang Pi

Department of Microbiology Faculty Candidate Seminar

Dr. Hualiang Pi, (Vanderbilt University)
404D Biological Sciences Building
Jack Botting

Flagellum Assembly and Chemotaxis in Helicobacter pylori

Jack Botting, Hoover Laboratory (UGA Department of Microbiology)
404D, Biological Sciences
Max Cravener

Uncovering gene function using preserved regulatory network and gene expression analyses in Candida albicans clinical isolates

Max Cravener, Mitchell Laboratory (UGA Department of Microbiology)
404D, Biological Sciences
Chris Moxley

Development of Pyruvate Dehydrogenase Variants as a Metabolic Engineering Strategy

Chris Moxley, Eiteman Laboratory (UGA Department of Microbiology)
404D, Biological Sciences
Silke Andresen

A study of Streptococcal glycosylation and its impact on host-microbe interactions

Silke Andresen, Szymanski Laboratory (UGA Department of Microbiology)
CCRC Auditorium
Dr. Chelsey VanDrisse

Harnessing Biofilm Physiology for Treatment of Chronic Wounds

Dr. Chelsey VanDrisse, Department of Biology and Biological Engineering (California Institute of Technology)
404D, Biological Sciences. Special Alumni Seminar in honor of Dr. Jack Payne and sponsored by MGSA.
Libby Villa

Biosynthesis and use of cobamides in prokaryotes

Elizabeth Villa, Escalante Laboratory (UGA Department of Microbiology)
404D, Biological Sciences
Dr. Matt Sachs

Genetic control of ribosome movement in fungi

Dr. Matthew Sachs, Department of Biology (Texas A&M University)
404D, Biological Sciences
Dr. Dhriti Sinha

Advances in riboregulation: unraveling new mechanisms promoting small RNA stability and function in bacteria

Dr. Dhriti Sinha, Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics (UTHealth Houston McGovern Medical School)
404D, Biological Sciences
Dr. Tolar

Seasonal Changes in the Diversity of Nonextremophilic Archaea and their Influence on Aquatic Systems

Dr. Bradley Tolar, Department of Biology & Marine Biology (University of North Carolina, Wilmington)
404D, Biological Sciences. This special Alumni Seminar is given in honor of Dr. Juergen Wiegel and co-sponsored by MGSA.
Dr. Jan Westpheling

Biological Conversion of Lactate to Organic Acids as Precursors for Biomaterials and Jet Fuel

Janet Westpheling (University of Georgia)
Janet Westpheling (University of Georgia) Dr. Jan Westpheling, Department of Genetics (University of Georgia)
404D, Biological Sciences
Dr. Marianna Patrauchan

Calcium signaling in a human pathogen, P. aeruginosa

Dr. Marianna Patrauchan, Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics (Oklahoma State University)
404D, Biological Sciences
Dr. Mario Feldman

Dissecting the virulence strategies of Acinetobacter baumannii

Dr. Mario Feldman, (Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis)
404D, Biological Sciences
Dr. Chris Marx

Purely Lamarckian ‘evolution’ by bacteria to survive exposure to a lethal stressor

Dr. Chris Marx, (University of Idaho)
404D, Biological Sciences. Special Alumni Seminar sponsored by MGSA.
Dr. Courtney Ellison

Function and regulation of type IV pilus nanomachines

Courtney Ellison (University of Georgia)
Courtney Ellison (University of Georgia) Dr. Courtney Ellison, (UGA Department of Microbiology)
Tate Center Reception Hall
Welcome Retreat 2022 Itinerary

MIBO/ILS Welcome Retreat 2022

Tate Center Reception Hall
Dr. Brigmon

Biomining – Critical Minerals Recovery Using Microorganisms

Dr. Robin Brigmon, Savannah River National Laboratory (UGA Dept of Microbiology)
404D, Biological Sciences
Michael Mills

Wolbachia disrupts eukaryotic actin dynamics.

Michael Mills, Starai Laboratory (UGA Department of Microbiology)
404D, Biological Sciences
Abigail Calixto

Investigation of Ca2+ signaling molecules in Toxoplasma gondii

Abigail Calixto, Moreno Laboratory (UGA Department of Microbiology)
S175, Coverdell Building
Andrew Wiggins

How the Plasmid-encoded Mercury Resistance Locus Accelerates Recovery of E.coli from Exposure to Inorganic Mercury

Andrew Wiggins, Summers Laboratory (UGA Deptartment of Microbiology)
404D, Biological Sciences
Tao Wang

Regulation of DMSP metabolism by oxidative stress in Ruegeria pomeroyi

Tao Wang, Whitman Laboratory (UGA Department of Microbiology)
404D, Biological Sciences

Exploring aspects of immune modulation in a human macrophage model against common bacterial pathogens.

Lauren Essler, Quinn Laboratory (UGA Deprtment of Microbiology)
Online Via Zoom

The epitope specificity and function of CD8+ T cells targeting the large gene family proteins of Trypanosoma cruzi

Molly Bunkofske, Tarleton Laboratory (UGA Department of Microbiology)
Room H203, Center for Veterinary Medicine
Professor Dave Kelly

“A pain in the butt: Understanding the microaerobic physiology of Campylobacter jejuni”

Professor Dave Kelly, School of Biosciences (The University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK)
Online Via Zoom

Bacterial microcompartments (BMCs): Metabolic Organelles of Bacteria

Dr. Cheryl Kerfeld, (Michigan State University and Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory)
Room 404D Biological Sciences Building
Neely Wood

Megasphaera elsdenii ATCC25940 as a Platform for Engineering Longer Chain-Length Alcohol Production

Neely Wood, (UGA Department of Microbiology)
Online Via Zoom
Stacy Bedore

Metabolic expansion in Acinetobacter baylyi ADP1 for enhanced aromatic compound catabolism

Stacy Bedore, Neidle Laboratory (UGA Department of Microbiology)
404D, Biological Sciences
Taiwo Akinyemi

Phosphate-Dependent Regulation in the Methane-Producing Archaeon Methanococcus maripaludis

Taiwo Akinyemi, Whitman Laboratory (UGA Deptartment of Microbiology)
404D, Biological Sciences

Exploring cooperative nutrient dynamics that support marine microbial interactions

Dr. Bryn Durham, Department of Biology (University of Florida )
Room 404D Biological Sciences Building
Nana Shao

Expression of recombinant methyl-coenzyme M reductase in Methanococcus maripaludis

Nana Shao, Whitman Laboratory (UGA Department of Microbiology)
Online Via Zoom
Huong Vu

Expanding our current understanding of vitamin B6 metabolism in Salmonella enterica

Huong Vu, Downs Laboratory (UGA Department of Microbiology)
Online Via Zoom
Dr. Cover Seminar Image

Helicobacter pylori genetic diversity and gastric cancer risk

Dr. Timothy Cover, Department of Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology (Vanderbilt University)
Online via Zoom
Anastacia Parks

The role of N-terminal acetylation in modulation of S. enterica physiology

Anastacia Parks, Escalante Laboratory (UGA Department of Microbiology)
Online Via Zoom
Todd Reynolds

Tripping on your own cloak: How fungal cell wall repair pathways can expose ß(1,3)-glucan to the host immune system

Dr. Todd Reynolds, Department of Microbiology (University of Tennessee)
Room 404D Biological Sciences Building

Towards developing an academic career in the biomedical sciences

Dr. Rob Onyenwoke, Biomanufacturing Research Institute and Technology Enterprise (North Carolina Central University)
Room 404D Biological Sciences Building

From the deep biosphere to hydrothermal plumes - Microbial activity and dynamics in extreme deep sea environments in the Guaymas Basin, Gulf of California

Dr. Samantha Joye, Department of Marine Sciences (University of Georgia)
Zoom

Microbial-Metabolite Networks in the Surface Ocean

Mary Ann Moran (University of Georgia)
Mary Ann Moran (University of Georgia) Dr. Mary Ann Moran, Department of Marine Sciences (University of Georgia)
Room 404D Biological Sciences Building

Evolution, Ecology, and Pathogenesis of Bordetella species

Eric T Harvill (University of Georgia)
Eric T Harvill (University of Georgia) Dr. Eric Harvill, Department of Infectious Diseases (University of Georgia)
Room 404D Biological Sciences Building
Aline de Oliveira

Characterization of Type 6 Secretion System (T6SS) genes in Extra-intestinal Pathogenic Escherichia coli (ExPEC)

Aline de Oliveira, Logue Laboratory (UGA Dept of Microbiology)
Online via Zoom
Sophia Weerth

Terminal Steps of Heme Biosynthesis

Sophia Weerth, Dailey Laboratory (UGA Dept of Microbiology)
Online via Zoom
Nicole Lynn-Bell

Bacteriophage roles in the diversity and horizontal transfer of protective functions in the heritable bacterial symbiont, Hamiltonella defensa

Nicole Lynn-Bell, Oliver Laboratory (UGA Dept of Microbiology)
Online via Zoom
Dr. Andrew Varble

CRISPR-Cas systems and their Interaction with Bacteriophage

Dr. Andrew Varble, Marraffini Laboratory (The Rockefeller University)
Online via Zoom
Dr. He (Andrew) Fu

Microbial Processes in Biogeochemical Cycles: Case Studies of Methanogenic Archaea and Phycosphere Bacterial Communities

Dr. He (Andrew) Fu, Department of Marine Sciences (University of Georgia)
Online via Zoom
Clay Crippen

Bacteriophages Challenging Host Defenses and Scientific Dogmas

Clay Crippen, Szymanski Laboratory (UGA Dept of Microbiology)
Online via Zoom
Paul Kirchberger

"A World of Small Phages in the Human Gut and Beyond"

Dr. Paul Kirchberger, Department of Integrative Biology (University of Texas at Austin)
Online via Zoom
Arden Perkins headshot

"Bacterial sensing, elimination, and manipulation of reactive oxygen species"

Dr. Arden Perkins, Institute of Molecular Biology (University of Oregon)
Online via Zoom
Bowen Meng

Investigating the Effects of a Cytosine Specific Methyltransferase in Gene Expression of Helicobacter pylori

Bowen Meng, Hoover Laboratory (UGA Dept of Microbiology)
Online via Zoom
Carolyn Ibberson headshot

"Insights into S. aureus infection physiology through -omics approaches"

Dr. Carolyn Ibberson, School of Biological Sciences (Georgia Institute of Technology)
Online via Zoom
Jennnifer Kurasz

Regulation of the Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium RNA Repair Operon by Stress Response Systems

Jennifer Kurasz, Karls Laboratory (UGA Dept of Microbiology)
Online via Zoom
Stefan Schulze headshot

"Comprehensive glycoproteomics of prokaryotes and its importance for understanding biofilm formation"

Dr. Stefan Schulze, Department of Biology (University of Pennsylvania )
Online via Zoom
Dr. Michael Manhart

"Systems biology of microbial evolution: a multiscale approach"

Dr. Michael Manhart, Institute of Integrative Biology (Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich)
Online via Zoom
Mike Paxhia

Defining metabolic requirements of the Thi5 pathway for thiamine biosynthesis

Michael Paxhia, Downs Laboratory (UGA Dept of Microbiology)
Online via Zoom
Dr. Anna Kuchina

"Exploring microbial phenotypic diversity with single-cell RNA sequencing

Dr. Anna Kuchina, Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering (University of Washington)
Online via Zoom
Kurt Dahlstrom headshot

"Bacterium Protects Fungal Partner by Acting as a Toxin Sponge"

Dr. Kurt Dahlstrom, Division of Biology and Biological Engineering (California Institute of Technology)
Online via Zoom
Dr. Courtney Ellison

"Type IV pili: A multi-scale system for understanding the physical world of bacteria"

Dr. Courtney Ellison, Department of Molecular Biology (Princeton University)
Online via Zoom
Dr. Marcos de Moraes

"A novel family of mutagenic bacterial toxins with unprecedented DNA deaminase activity"

Dr. Marcos de Moraes, Department of Microbiology (University of Washington)
Online via Zoom
Dr. Karl Lehtreck

“Chlamydomonas reinhardtii as a model to study cilia-related disease”

Dr. Karl Lechtreck, Department of Cellular Biology (University of Georgia)
Online via Zoom
Dr. Volker Mai

“Establishing Causality in Microbiota Research”

Dr. Volker Mai, Department of Epidemiology (University of Florida)
Online via Zoom
Nathan Glueck

A Bacterial Secreted Effector Protein Drives Aberrant Eukaryotic Membrane Fusion

Nathan Glueck, Starai Laboratory (UGA Dept of Microbiology)
Online via Zoom
Allyson Loy

Investigation of the Phenotypic Effects of Mycobacterium tuberculosis Proteins on Host Organelles

Allyson Loy, Starai Lab (UGA Dept of Microbiology)
Online Via Zoom
Walter Woodside

Type III-A CRISPR-Cas Mediated RNA Degradation and Plasmid Interference

Walter Woodside, Terns Lab (UGA Dept of Microbiology)
Online Via Zoom
Stephen Vella

The Link Between Calcium Signaling and Motility of Toxoplasma gondii

Stephen Vella, Moreno Laboratory (UGA Dept of Microbiology)
Online via Zoom
Katherine Gibson

Structural and Functional Characterization of the Helicobacter pylori flagellar motor

Katherine Haney Gibson, Hoover Laboratory (UGA Dept of Microbiology)
Online via Zoom
Flavia Costa

Coenzyme biosynthesis and delivery in the ethanolamine utilization metabolosome

Flavia Costa, Escalante Laboratory (UGA Dept of Microbiology)
Online via Zoom
Grace Ge

Investigation of Molybdenum Limitation on Microbes in a Nitrate- and Metal-Contaminated Site at Oak Ridge Reservation

Xiaoxuan (Grace) Ge, Adams Laboratory (UGA Dept of Microbiology)
Online via Zoom
Victoria Jeter

Cobamide biosynthesis is anchored to the membrane.

Victoria Jeter, Escalante Laboratory (UGA Dept of Microbiology)
Online via Zoom
Laura Williams, PhD

What makes a good killer? Phenotypic and genomic variation among predatory bacteria

Laura Williams, Department of Biology (Providence College)
webinar
Karla Marquez-Nogueras

Calcium signaling pathway in Toxoplasma gondii

Karla Marquez-Nogueras, Moreno Laboratory (UGA Dept of Microbiology)
Online via Zoom
Abigail Courtney

Control and function of facultative heterochromatin in filamentous fungi

Abigail Courtney, Lewis Laboratory (UGA Dept of Microbiology)
Online via Zoom
Joshua Weitz, PhD

Dynamics of Covid-19: Near-and Long-Term Challenges

Joshua Weitz, School of Biological Sciences (Georgia Tech)
webinar
Xiaorong Lin, PhD

Cryptococcus neoformans: from sex to infection

Xiaorong Lin, Department of Microbiology (University of Georgia)
webinar
John Coates, PhD

Phite club: The unusual microbiology and potential application of microbial phosphite oxidation

John Coates, Department of Plant and Microbial Biology (UC Berkeley)
webinar
Justin Duma

Glycosylation diversity in Campylobacter fetus

Justin Duma, Maier Lab (UGA Dept of Microbiology)
Online via Zoom
AIleen Ferraro

Adding to the codebook: Regulation of local chromatin architecture in Neurospora

Zoom
Mary Ann Moran, PhD

POSTPONED

Mary Ann Moran, Department of Marine Sciences (University of Georgia)
POSTPONED
Elements Flyer

ONLINE: UGA Elements and ORCID: Building Your Scholarly Identity and Tracking Your Scholarly Accomplishments

Online Via Zoom
Theresa (Terri) Koehler, PhD

POSTPONED

Theresa M. (Terri) Koehler, PhD, Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics Chair (University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston / McGovern Medical School)
POSTPONED
Rob Patry

Impact of ganglioside-mimicking bacteria on host autoimmunity and microbial competition

Robert Patry, Szymanski Lab (UGA Dept of Microbiology)
Online Via Zoom
Matthew Powers

Understanding outer membrane asymmetry maintenance and its physiological impacts in Acinetobacter baumannii

Matthew Powers, Trent Laboratory (UGA Dept of Microbiology)
Online via Zoom
Yumeng Fan

Developing genetic tools to dissect the biology of Cryptococcus neoformans

Yumeng Fan, Lin Laboratory (UGA Dept of Microbiology)
Online via Zoom
Kathrin Laramore

Characterization of a Vibrio fischeri mutant lacking the broad spectrum racemase BsrV

Kathrin Laramore, Stabb Lab (UGA Dept of Microbiology)
Event may be available online only
Eric Harvill, PhD

POSTPONED

Eric Harvill, Infectious Diseases (University of Georgia)
POSTPONED
Timothy Cover, PhD

POSTPONED

Timothy L. Cover, MD, Department of Microbiology and Immunology (Vanderbilt University Medical Center)
POSTPONED
Colin Manoil, PhD and lab mascot

POSTPONED

Colin Manoil, UW Genome Sciences (University of Washington)
POSTPONED

POSTPONED

John D. Coates, Department of Plant and Microbial Biology (University of California, Berkeley)
POSTPONED
Alumni Career Discussion

POSTPONED: Alumni Career Discussion

Event Cancelled
Isabel Pardo Mendoza, PhD

Engineering bacterial catabolism of plastic monomers

Isabel Pardo Mendoza, Hybrid Processing Center (National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL))
404D Biological Sciences Bldg

The Origins, Evolution and Significance of the Ribosome

Loren Williams, Department of Chemistry and Biochemisry (Georgia Tech)
404D Biological Sciences Building

Deciphering Phenotypes of Symbioses

Zakee Sabree, Department of Evolution, Ecology, and Organismal Biology (The Ohio State University)
404D Biological Sciences Bldg
Paola Mera, PhD

Uncovering the mechanisms of cell cycle regulation: The link between DnaA and ParA

Paola Mera, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry (New Mexico State University)
404D Biological Sciences Bldg
Amy Gladfelter, PhD

Fungi as models for cell biology: from phase separation to shape sensing - 2020 GENE E. MICHAELS Medical Mycology Lecture

Amy Gladfelter, Department of Biology (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill)
404D Biological Sciences Bldg
Elizabeth McMillan

Characterization of mobile genetic elements and antimicrobial resistance genes in Salmonella enterica from United States food animals

Elizabeth McMillan, Frye Lab (UGA Dept of Microbiology)
Room 404B, Biological Sciences Building
Jordan Russell

Posttranslational modification of multifunctional cellulases by the cellulolytic thermophile Caldicellulosiruptor bescii

Jordan Russell, Westpheling Lab (UGA Dept of Microbiology)
Room 404B, Biological Sciences Building

Acinetobacter baylyi ADP1 - From model host to industrial applications

Dr. Suvi Santala, Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences (Tampere University (Finland))
404D Biological Sciences Bldg
Olivia Thompson

Investigating biomass-derived inhibitory compound tolerance of evolved Saccharomyces cerevisiae strains for bioethanol production

Olivia Thompson, Peterson Laboratory (UGA Dept of Microbiology)
Room 404B, Biological Sciences Building
Jolene Garber

Characterization of Carbohydrate Metabolism in Campylobacter Jejuni

Jolene Garber, Szymanski Lab (UGA Dept of Microbiology)
Complex Carbohydrate Research Center Auditorium
Kawanda

Characterizing Type III CRISPR-Cas Defense Systems

Kawanda Foster, Terns Laboratory (UGA Dept of Microbiology)
404B, Biological Sciences Building
Timothy Read, PhD

Staphylococcus aureus megagenomes and beyond

Dr. Timothy Read, Division of Infectious Diseases (Emory University School of Medicine)
404D Biological Sciences Bldg
Rachel

Streptothricin Detoxification in Bacillus subtilis

Rachel Burckhardt, Escalante Laboratory (UGA Dept of Microbiology)
Room 404D, Biological Sciences
Alaa Ahmed

Adaptive Laboratory Evolution of Acinetobacter baylyi for improved growth on guaiacol

Alaa Ashraf Mahmoud Ahmed, Neidle Lab (UGA Dept of Microbiology)
Room 404E, Biological Sciences Building
Andrew Borchert

2-AMINOACRYLATE STRESS: A TOOL FOR EXPLORING METABOLIC NETWORK STRUCTURE

Andrew J. Borchert, UGA Department of Microbiology (Downs Laboratory)
Room 404D, Biological Sciences
Gabi Cho

There’s Something in the Water! Antimicrobial Resistant Salmonella, Escherichia coli, and Enterococcus from a Mixed-use Watershed in Northeast Georgia

Sohyun (Gabi) Cho, Frye Lab (UGA Dept of Microbiology)
Room 404B, Biological Sciences Building

Strategies to develop durable bacteriophage cocktails as new antibacterial therapeutics to combat multidrug-resistant infections

Dr. Mikeljon Nikolich, Chief, Bacteriophage Therapeutics and Emerging Bacterial Infections Department (Walter Reed Army Institute of Research - Bacterial Diseases Branch)
404D Biological Sciences Bldg
Elizabeth Ottesen, PhD

What’s in the water: microbial community assembly and antibiotic resistance in the upper Oconee watershed

Dr. Elizabeth Ottesen, Department of Microbiology (University of Georgia)
404D Biological Sciences Bldg
Kenton Hipsher

Finding chinks in the armor: A genetic and phenotypic analysis of cryptococcal mannoproteins

Kenton Hipsher, Lin Laboratory (UGA Dept of Microbiology)
Athens
Nina Goodey, PhD

Biochemical and biological impact of environmental contamination in soils from a former rail yard adjacent to the statue of liberty

Dr. Nina Goodey, Departments of Chemistry and Biochemistry (Montclair State University)
404D Biological Sciences Bldg
Jessica Irons

Investigating RidA enzymes of Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Campylobacter jejuni.

Jessica Irons, Downs Lab (UGA Dept of Microbiology)
Room 404D, Biological Sciences
Deborah Hogan, PhD

Microbial interactions and evolution in bacteria and fungi in chronic cystic fibrosis lung infections

Dr. Deborah Hogan, Departments of Microbiology and Immunology (Dartmouth Geisel School of Medicine)
404D Biological Sciences Bldg
Dr. Pamela Brown

Unraveling the mysterious growth pattern of the bacterial plant pathogen Agrobacterium tumefaciens

Dr. Pamela Brown, Division of Biological Sciences (University of Missouri)
404D, Biological Sciences
Jacqueline Abranches, PhD

Characterization of the collagen binding adhesin Cnm of invasive Streptococcus mutans : a virulence factor with multiple faces

Dr. Jacqueline Abranches, Department of Oral Biology (University of Florida College of Dentistry)
404D Biological Sciences Bldg
Barny Whitman, PhD

The modern concept of the prokaryote

Dr. Barny Whitman, Emeritus Professor of Microbiology (University of Georgia)
Rm S175 Paul Coverdell Center for Biomedical and Health Sciences, 500 D.W. Brooks Dr., UGA, Athens GA 30605
Dr. Kevin Vogel

Insect bacterial symbioses in plant and disease vectors

Dr. Kevin Vogel, Department of Entomology (University of Georgia)
404D Biological Sciences Bldg
IGN

Mi casa es su casa: How an intracellular symbiont manipulates host biology

Irene Garcia Newton, Department of Biology (Indiana University)
404D Biological Sciences Bldg.
Dr. Joseph Heitman

Evolution of fungal pathogens through the lens of comparative genomics - 2019 GENE E. MICHAELS Medical Mycology Lecture

Joseph Heitman, MD, PhD - James B. Duke Professor, Chair of Molecular Genetics and Microbiology (Duke University Medical Center)
404D Biological Sciences Bldg
Chris Keggi

Exploration of the Diverse CAZyome of Paenibacillus amylolyticus 27C64 Reveals a Novel Pectin Deconstruction System

Chris Keggi, Doran-Peterson Laboratory (UGA Department of Microbiology)
Room 404D, Biological Sciences BUilding
Joshua Chu

Understanding the role of cardiolipin in Helicobacter pylori flagellar synthesis

Room 404 D, Biological Sciences
Agar art of ear of corn

Indigo Ag: Harnessing Plant Microbiomes to Help Farmers Sustainably Feed the Planet

Sarah Seaton, Senior Scientist, Microbial Sourcing and Evaluation ( Indigo Agriculture)
404D Biological Sciences Bldg
Julie Grainy

Molecular mechanisms of DNA uptake into CRISPR loci

Julie Grainy, Terns Laboratory (UGA Dept of Microbiology)
404D, Biological Sciences
Jianfeng Lin

Hyphal morphogenesis in the human fungal pathogen Cryptococcus neoformans

Jianfeng Lin, Lin Laboratory (University of Georgia, department of Microbiology)
404D, Biological Sciences
Dr. Asma Hatoum-Aslan

CRISPR-Cas10 immunity in staphylococci: Mechanisms and applications

Asma Hatoum-Aslan, Biological Sciences (University of Alabama)
404D Biological Sciences Bldg.

Spatiotemporal Dynamics of Bacterioplankton Communities in the Upper Oconee Watershed

Morgan Teachey, Ottesen Lab (University of Georgia Microbiology)
Room 404A, Biological Sciences
A. J. Stasic

The Toxoplasma gondii Vacuolar H+-ATPase regulates intracellular pH and calcium and impacts the maturation of essential secretory proteins

A. J. Stasic, Moreno Laboratory (UGA Microbiology)
Room S175, Paul D. Coverdell Center
NShariat

Conserved CRISPR elements in Salmonella can be used to probe serovar populations

Nikki Shariat, Department of Population Health, Poultry Diagnostic and Research Center (University of Georgia)
404D Biological Sciences Building
Ajay Arya

Characterization of Levoglucosan Consuming Bacteria

Ajay Arya, Eiteman Laboratory (UGA Department of Microbiology)
Room 404D, Biological Sciences

Development of a Dual In vitro/In vivo RNA Synthesis System Using RNA Polymerase Holoenzyme and Alternative Sigma Factors

Nicole Laniohan, Momany Lab (UGA Microbiology)
Room 404A, Biological Sciences Building

Probing Protein Homeostasis Using Microbial Natural Products

Jason Sello, Department of Chemistry (Brown University)
404D Biological Sciences Bldg.
Alan Schmalstig

A novel antioxidant role for Helicobacter pylori urease and a new approach to target its activity

Alan Schmalstig, Maier Lab (UGA Department of Microbiology)
Room 404D, Biological Sciences
ELN Lab

EASy does it: generating new metabolic capabilities in bacteria

Ellen Neidle, Department of Microbiology (University of Georgia)
404D Biological Sciences Bldg.

The influence of the gut microbiota on host physiology: In pursuit of mechanisms

Rheinallt Jones, (Emory University)
404D Biological Sciences Bldg.
Dr. Christine Szymanski

Campylobacteriosis: a global problem with sugar-coated solutions

Christine Szymanski (University of Georgia)
Christine Szymanski (University of Georgia) Dr. Christine Szymanski, Microbiology (UGA Complex Carbohydrate Research Center)
CCRC Auditorium
Joe Wirth

Phylogenomics and the metabolism of sulfur compounds in the roseobacter group

Joe S. Wirth, Whitman Lab (UGA Department of Microbiology)
Room 404D, Biological Sciences

Site-directed mutagenesis of Campylobacter concisus respiratory genes provides insight into the pathogen's growth requirements

Stéphane Benoit, Department of Microbiology (University of Georgia)
404D Biological Sciences Bldg.

The Complexity of Downsizing: A Good Walk Spoiled?

Duncan Krause, Department of Microbiology (University of Georgia)
271 Special Collections Library, Special Seminar in honor of Dr. Krause's retirement

Environmental signals tune bacterial growth and physiology

Petra Levin, (Washington Univ. of St. Louis )
404D Biological Sciences Bldg.

The Post Antibiotic Era: No ESKAPE?

Les Shaw, Cell Biology, Microbiology and Molecular Biology (University of South Florida)
404D Biological Sciences Bldg

Pushing the Envelope: Remodeling the Gram-negative Outer Membrane

Stephen Trent , Infectious Diseases (University of Georgia)
404D Biological Sciences Bldg

Diversity and dynamics of extreme halophilic microbial communities revealed by metagenomics

Ramon Rossello-Mora, (IMEDEA (CSIC-UIB) Spanish National University System)
404D Biological Sciences Bldg.

Sensing more than a quorum:  The role of pheromones in the light-organ symbiont Vibrio fischeri

Eric Stabb, Microbiology (University of Georgia)
404D Biological Sciences Bldg

Functional Analysis of Natural Variation in the Pathogen Candida albicans

Aaron Mitchell, Biological Sciences (Carnegie Mellon)
404D Biological Sciences Bldg.
Dr. Alecia Septer

The 2018 William Jackson "Jack" Payne Alumni Seminar Series: presented by MGSA

Alecia Septer, Department of Marine Sciences (University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill)
404D, Biological Sciences Building

Strategies for exploiting non-growth metabolism in biosynthesis

Keith Tyo, Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering (Northwestern University)
404D Biological Sciences Bldg

High throughput whole cell selections for optimized metabolic flux

Taraka Dale, Bioscience Division - Scientist 3 and Principal Investigator (Los Alamos National Laboratory)
404D Biological Sciences Bldg

Bacteria:host interactions without bacteria or a host

Vincent Starai, Department of Microbiology (University of Georgia)
404D Biological Sciences Bldg

Genetic and Epigenetic Variation in the Human Fungal Pathogen Candida albicans

Richard Bennett, Department of Molecular Microbiology and Immunology (Brown University)
404D Biological Sciences Bldg

Diverse Bacterial Secreted Proteins Manipulate Eukaryotic Membrane Dynamics

Emily Carpinone, Starai Lab, Microbiology (University of Georgia)
404D, Biological Sciences

Powering LPS transport across the bacterial cell envelope with ABCs

Natividad (Natacha) Ruiz, Department of Microbiology (The Ohio State University)
404D Biological Sciences Bldg - MGSA Speaker

Understanding metabolic flux: Exploring the activation and inhibition of lignin-derived aromatic compounds on their pathway enzymes

Erika Taylor, Departments of Chemistry and Environmental Studies (Wesleyan University)
404D Biological Sciences Bldg

Combating oxidative stress in Helicobacter pylori: New roles for old enzymes

Robert Maier, Department of Microbiology (University of Georgia)
404D Biological Sciences Bldg

Long-term survival and evolution of bacteria

Steven Finkel, Molecular & Computational Biology Section, Department of Biological Sciences (University of Southern California)
404D Biological Sciences

Ecological dynamics of wild microbiomes!

Ashley Shade, Departments of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics and Plant, Soil, and Microbial Sciences (Michigan State University)
404D Biological Sciences Bldg

When Synthetic Biology Evolves

Jeffrey Barrick, Department of Molecular Biosciences, Center for Systems and Synthetic Biology (University of Texas, Austin)
404D Biological Sciences Bldg

Environmental conditions influence emergence of novel metabolic pathways patched together from promiscuous enzymes

Shelley Copley, Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology (University of Colorado, Boulder)
404D Biological Sciences Bldg

Metabolic engineering strategies for consolidated bioprocessing of cellulosic biomass

Roberto Mazzoli, Department of Life Sciences and Systems Biology (University of Turin, Italy)
404D Biological Sciences Bldg - visiting Fulbright Scholar, currently at Dartmouth University (working in the lab of Dr. Lee Lynd)

A high-frequency switch regulating virulence in Acinetobacter baumannii

Philip Rather, Department of Microbiology and Immunology (Emory University)
404D Biological Sciences Bldg

Ecotins are potent serine protease inhibitors produced by oral Campylobacter species to provide bacterial protection in the protease rich environment of the human host

Cody Thomas, Szymanski Lab (Microbiology, MS candidate)
CCRC Library
Acetylation of aminobenzoates controls the degradation of benzoate in Rhodopseudomonas

Acetamidobenzoates control the degradation of benzoate and photosynthesis in Rhodopseudomonas palustris

Escalante Lab,
Room 404D, Biological Sciences Building

Unexpected metabolic capabilities for the synthesis of a coenzyme B12 precursor in Salmonella enterica

Escalante Lab,
Room 404D, Biological Sciences Building

Pathogenic Escherichia coli : Beyond intestinal borders and species barriers

Charles M. Dozois, Microbiology and Immunology (University of Quebec)
404D Biological Sciences Bldg

Hypervirulent Campylobacter jejuni: impact on One Health

Qijing Zhang - Special Seminar in Distinguished One Health Lecture Series. Co-sponsored by UGA Dept of Microbiology and UGA Dept of Infectious Diseases. NOTE ATYPICAL TIME AND LOCATION , Professor in Veterinary Microbiology and Preventive Medicine and Associate Dean for Research and Graduate Studies, College of Veterinary Medicine (Iowa State University)
Rm PS 101 Robert C. Wilson Pharmacy Building

Exploring the ecology of complex microbial communities through an examination of the cockroach gut microbiome

Room 404A, Biological Sciences Building

Helicobacter pylori nickel storage proteins: recognition and modulation of diverse metabolic targets

Zachary Saylor, (Maier Laboratory)
404D, Biological Sciences Building

SEMINAR CANCELED AND WILL BE RESCHEDULED TO A LATER DATE. Ecological dynamics of wild microbiomes!

Ashley Shade, Department of Microbiology & Molecular Genetics (Michigan State University)
404D Biological Sciences Bldg

"Genetic and transcriptomic insights into dissimilatory antimonate reduction by an obligately anaerobic bacterium".

Christopher Abin, Microbiology (Dr. James T. Hollibaugh, Lab)
Biological Sciences, 404A

Modeling the Interaction of Mycoplasma pneumoniae with Glycan Receptors

Room 404A, Biological Sciences Building

No Seminar scheduled for April 12, 2018

404D Biological Sciences Bldg

TLR2-dependent bystander activation of T cells drives persistent Lyme arthritis - Seminar hosted by MGSA (Microbiology Graduate Student Association)

Janis Weis, Department of Pathology (University of Utah School of Medicine)
404D Biological Sciences Bldg

The fatty acid kinase of Staphylococcus aureus controls virulence

Jeffrey Bose, Department of Microbiology, Molecular Genetics & Immunology (University of Kansas Medical Center)
404D Biological Sciences Bldg

SEMINAR CANCELED and will be rescheduled to a later date. Broadly protective and universal influenza vaccines - Enhancing the standard of care

Ted Ross, Department of Infectious Diseases (University of Georgia)
404D Biological Sciences Bldg

Mechanistic studies of coenzyme F430 biosynthesis and methyl-coenzyme M reductase maturation

Steven Mansoorabadi, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry (Auburn University)
404D Biological Sciences Bldg

Genetic engineering of probiotics for domesticated animals

Ichiro Matsumura, Department of Biochemistry (Emory School of Medicine)
404D Biological Sciences Bldg

Cornerstones in the evolution of a prokaryotic developmental cycle have mammalian counterparts

Lawrence Shimkets - Special Seminar in honor of Dr. Shimkets' retirement, Department of Microbiology (University of Georgia)
S175 Paul D. Coverdell Center for Biomedical and Health Sciences

Monte Carlo simulations with transcription factor binding sites and possible implications for our views on evolution of gene regulatory networks

Jan Mrazek (University of Georgia)
404D Biological Sciences Building

Antimicrobial resistance and its association with Avian Pathogenic E. coli (APEC)

Catherine Logue, Population Health (University of Georgia)
404D Biological Sciences Bldg

Defining the last 25% of life using a minimal bacterial cell

Yo Suzuki, Department of Synthetic Biology and Bioenergy (J Craig Venter Institute)
404D Biological Sciences Bldg

Oxygen-dependent glycosylation regulates the ubiquitin/proteasome system in Toxoplasma and other protists

Christopher West, Professor & Head, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (University of Georgia)
404D Biological Sciences Bldg

Emory Fecal Transplant Program: Past, Present, Future

Colleen Kraft. MD, Dept of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Dept of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases (Emory University)
404D Biological Sciences Bldg

Dissecting a Model Microbial Community to Elucidate Principles of Invasion

Jo Handelsman, Director, Wisconsin Institute for Discovery (University of Wisconsin-Madison)
404D Biological Sciences Building

Predatory-Prey Warfare: how to avoid becoming someone's dinner

Teri de Kievit, Associate Head Graduate Affairs, Department of Microbiology (University of Manitoba)
404D Biological Sciences Bldg

Aspects of sulfur metabolism in the methane-producing archaeon Methanococcus maripaludis

Whitman Lab, Microbiology (University of Georgia)
Room 404A, Biological Sciences Building

Investigating breadth of the Rid protein superfamily

Downs Laboratory, Microbiology (University of Georgia)
Room 404D, Biological Sciences Building

Constraining models to data: A practical approach for mastering self-organizing systems

Shimkets Lab, Microbiology (University of Georgia)
Room 404A, Biological Sciences Building

Towards a better resolution of how viruses shape marine microbial communities

Steven Wilhelm, Microbiology (Tennessee)
404D Biological Sciences Building

From research to clinical diagnostics: How NGS platforms are changing the future of tuberculosis

James Posey, Mycobacteriology Laboratory Branch - Lead, Applied Research Team (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC))
404D Biological Sciences Building

Gene regulation by ArcA and PhoB in the light-organ symbiont Vibrio fischeri

Stabb Lab, Microbiology (University of Georgia)
Room 404D, Biological Sciences Building

James T. Hollibaugh - Seminar tentatively rescheduled to SP 2018

James T. Hollibaugh, Department of Marine Sciences (University of Georgia)
404D Biological Sciences Building

Exploring sources and metabolic consequences of 2-aminoacrylate stress in bacteria and yeast

Downs Lab, Microbiology (University of Georgia)
404D Biological Sciences Bldg

Taking out the Trash: Tales of RNA Surveillance

Sandra Wolin, RNA Biology Laboratory, Center for Cancer Research (National Cancer Institute, NIH)
404D Biological Sciences Building

Sticking to Your Point: Mechanisms and Control of Polar Attachment in Agrobacterium tumefaciens

Clay Fuqua, Department of Biology (Indiana University - Bloomington)
404D Biological Sciences Building

Stress-induced translational control

Christine Dunham, Department of Biochemistry (Emory University School of Medicine)
404D Biological Sciences Building

New Thinking on Epithelial Microbial Interactions

Andrew Neish, Department of Pathology (Emory University School of Medicine)
404D Biological Sciences Building

Generating Functional tRNAs in Escherichia coli

Sidney Kushner, Department of Genetics (University of Georgia)
404D Biological Sciences Building

Role of cardiolipin in flagellum biogenesis in the human gastric pathogen Helicobacter pylori

Timothy Hoover (University of Georgia)
404D Biological Sciences Building

Quality Control Mechanisms in Protein Synthesis and Decay

Wali Karzai, Department of Biochemistry and Cell Biology (Stony Brook University)
404D Biological Sciences Building

Activity and Regulation of Bacillus anthracis Spore Cortex Lytic Enzymes

David Popham, Department of Biological Sciences (Virginia Tech)
404D Biological Sciences Building

Love (and war) in the Time of Cholera

Brian Hammer, Department of Biological Sciences (Georgia Tech)
404D Biological Sciences Building

A novel mechanism of retrotransposon restriction in budding yeast

David Garfinkel, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (University of Georgia)
404D Biological Sciences Bldg

Genetic Duplications and Amplifications – common mutations central to evolution & medicine - Seminar for REU Site Program in Prokaryotic Biology sponsored by NSF (National Science Foundation)

Andrew Reams, Biological Sciences (California State University, Sacramento)
Room 404B Biological Sciences Building

Challenges and Approaches to Address Gender Inequality and Bias in Science: Achieving a More Diverse STEM Community - Workshop by Franklin College Visiting Scholar Semarhy Quinones-Soto

Semarhy Quinones-Soto, Biology Lecturer and Director of Student Research Center (California State University)
Room 404D Biological Sciences Building

Characterization of Vibrio fischeri mutants with altered amino acid metabolism and peptidoglycan biosynthesis

Room 404A Biological Sciences Building

Swarming motility and flagellar cell biology in Bacillus subtilis

Dan Kearns, Department of Biology (Indiana University)
404D Biological Sciences Building

A short history of colorful molecules: Multiple paths to an essential tetrapyrrole

Harry Dailey, Professor Emeritus Microbiology and Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (University of Georgia)
Room 271 Special Collections Library

Molecular Neurobiology of Alzheimer’s Disease - Part of UGA Microbiome Seminar Series

Sam Sisodia, Department of Neurobiology and Neurology, Center for Molecular Neurobiology (University of Chicago)
404A Biological Sciences Building

Establishing and maintaining Epigenetic Memories

Danesh Moazed, Department of Cell Biology (Harvard Medical School)
404D Biological Sciences Building

What lies beneath: The microbial world of deep, hot bedrock

Jim Holden, Department of Microbiology (University of Massachusetts-Amherst)
404D Biological Sciences Building

The enzymes of the wood-eating gribble that help turn waste into biofuel: Structure and function of marine cellulases

John McGeehan, School of Biological Sciences (University of Portsmouth)
404D Biological Sciences Building

Chemistry without cofactors: Microbial strategies for important catalyses and what we can learn from them

Jennifer DuBois, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry (Montana State University)
404D Biological Sciences Building

A CHEMICAL GENETICS APPROACH TO BACTERIAL PATHOGENESIS

Corrie Detweiler, Department of Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology (University of Colorado)
404D Biological Sciences Building

Increasing Photosynthetic CO2 capture in Camelina sativa with a Synthetic Carbon Fixation Cycle Composed of Selected Microbial Enzymes

Amy Grunden, Department of Microbiology (NC State University)
404D Biological Sciences Building

Survival and thermal tolerance of Salmonella enterica at low water activity

Francisco Diez-Gonzalez, Center for Food Safety (UGA)
404D Biological Sciences Building

A perspective on the antibiotic treatment of acute, self-limiting infections and how ribosome targeting antibiotics do their bacteriostatic thing: A double feature.

Bruce Levin, Department of Biology (Emory University)
404D Biological Sciences Building

Visiting Speaker - Dr. Victoria Korolik - Campylobacter jejuni chemosensors

Victoria Korolik, Institute for Glycomics (Griffith University, Gold Coast, Australia)
Complex Carbohydrate Research Center - Auditorium

Convergent evolution of polar structures for adherence and motility in mycoplasmas

Mitch Balish, Department of Microbiology (Miami University)
404D Biological Sciences Building

Distinct control mechanisms of root microbiome assembly and maintenance

Sarah Lebeis, Department of Microbiology (University of Tennessee)
404D Biological Sciences Building

Accessory Metabolism of Methanotrophs Links the C, N and S Cycles

Lisa Stein, Biological Sciences (Alberta)
404D Biological Sciences Building

The microbiome and ecological signatures of urban water systems (part of the Global Microbiome Seminar Series at UGA)

Sandra McLellan, Freshwater Sciences (Wisconsin-Milwaukee)
404D Biological Sciences Building

Bacterial protein translocation systems for the export of folded proteins

Tracy Palmer, School of Life Sciences (University of Dundee)
404D Biological Sciences Building

Methylmercaptopropionate-CoA Ligase and Methylthioacryloyl-CoA Hydratase from the Dimethylsulfoniopropionate Demethylation Pathway

Hannah Bullock, Microbiology (University of Georgia)
Room 404D Biological Sciences

Functional CD8+ T cells mediate parasite control throughout experimental Trypanosoma cruzi infection

Angela Pack, Microbiology (University of Georgia)
Room S175 Coverdell Center

The Making, Breaking, and Keeping of Chromatin Memories - SEMINAR rescheduled to Mar 30, 2017

Danesh Moazed, Department of Cell Biology (Harvard Medical School)
404D Biological Sciences Building

Clay Fuqua - Seminar Canceled - Rescheduled to Oct 19, 2017

Clay Fuqua - Canceled- Tentative Reschedule: Fall 2017, Biology (Indiana University)
404D Biological Sciences Building

How Sinorhizobium meliloti sniffs out its host

Birgit Scharf, Department of Biological Sciences (Virginia Tech)
404D Biological Sciences Building

Modifying carbon and nitrogen metabolism in Clostridium thermocellum to enhance cellulosic biofuel production


Can You Teach an Old Vaccine New Tricks?- MGSA (Microbiology Graduate Student Association) Alumni Speaker


Unraveling lanthanide-depending methylotrophy


New Insights into the Structure and Function of Cells and Viruses from Cryo-Electron Tomography


Genomic comparisons and pathogenic potential of Campylobacter isolates


Identification of Regulatory Factors that Control Sporulation and Toxin Production in Clostridium difficile


Biosynthesis of the Aminopropanol Moiety of Cobamides by Bacterial and Archaeal Enzymes


Identification of Protein Targets and Quantification of Biochemical and Toxicogenomic Effects of Inorganic and Organic Mercury Exposure in E. coli


The adaptive process of losing beneficial genes


Controlling the flow of mass and energy through living systems


Assessing the Development, Establishment, and Maintenance of the Rumen Microbiota and its Impact on Milk Production in Dairy Cows


Regulation of protein translation at the interface of acute and chronic infection by Pseudomonas aeruginosa


Precision Medicine with the Human Microbiome


Control of the AinS/AinR pheromone-signaling system in Vibrio fischeri ES114


Regulation of the ESCRT‐III membrane scission machine by a ubiquitin hydrolase


The Legionella pneumophila Effector Protein, LegC7, Disrupts Yeast Endosomal Dynamics


What’s sex got to do with it? Generating genetic diversity in an opportunistic fungal pathogen


A Tale of Two Species: Evolvability, Genomic Context, and Pathogen Forecasting


DNA transfer goes extreme: unique features of the DNA transporter in Thermus thermopilus


The ZorO Type I Toxin: Controlling a Frienemy


Streptococcal whole genome sequencing for strain surveillance of invasive S. pneumoniae, S. pyogenes, and S. agalactiae


Elucidating the Mechanism and Role of O2-Dependent Globin Coupled Sensor Signaling


Adventures in Anaerobic Metabolism Using Shewanella oneidensis Alone and in Co-Culture with Geobacter sulfurreducens


Breaking down plant cell walls: A few short stories in how microbes and enzymes are instrumental in biofuels processes


Competition between Invading Pathogens and Resident Microbiota


Activation and alliance of regulatory pathways in C. albicans during mammalian infection


Invader DNA Capture by a CRISPR-Cas System


Bacterial transcription factors as targets for the development of antimicrobials


Shake, Rattle, & Roll: Capturing Snapshots of Metalloproteins in Action


Type I Interferon: an Anti-Pathogen Response Gone Awry in Lupus


Microbially Mediated Transformation of Arsenic and Sulfur Compounds in Mono Lake, California, USA


From the Petri Dish to the Patient: Going Full Circle in the Biotechnology Industry


Macrophages, Listeria and the Battle for the Cytosol


Ants, Agriculture, and Antiobiotics


The role of RNA in host adaptation and virulence of Bartonella


How does plant immunity restrict bacterial virulence?


Regulation of Clostridium difficile virulence factors by the second messenger cyclic diguanylate


Cell-cell recognition by the polymorphic myxobacterial TraA receptor leads to beneficial and adversarial interactions


Toward a predictive understanding of the response of the microbial carbon cycle to climate change in a boreal peatland


Emerging insights into the microbial ecology of anoxic oxygen minimum zones


The Role of Reversible Lysine Acetylation in Bacillus subtilis


SEMINAR CANCELED- Rescheduled to January 28, 2016 -Activation and alliance of regulatory pathways in C. albicans during mammalian infection


In Vivo Success of Trypanosoma cruzi is Regulated by Host Cell Type and Parasite Sensing of Host Cell Health


Fructose-asparagine utilization by Salmonella: drug target and diagnostic marker


Corrinoids as essential cofactors in organohalide-respiring bacteria.


Targeting bacterial energetics to produce new antimicrobials


P1 Adhesin Dynamics with Mycoplasma pneumonaie Terminal Organelle Functional Maturation


Sizing up Streptococcus pneumoniae: Division mechanisms that determine cell shape, size, and chaining of Gram-positive ovococcus bacterial pathogens - Seminar hosted by MGSA


Microbes, Minerals, and Metals: Linking biomineralization to environmental remediation


Genetic and Molecular Dissection of a Simple Circadian System


To Build a Biofilm


Analysis of Genome Integrity and Chromatin Architecture in Heterochromatin-Defective Mutants of Neurospora crass


Bacterial microcompartments: widespread prokaryotic organelles for isolation and optimization of metabolic pathways


OPEN - (James T. Hollibaugh seminar RESCHEDULED to OCT 8, 2015-Contribution of Ammonia Oxidation by Thaumarchaeota to Chemoautotrophy in Antarctic Coastal Waters)


Spring Break - no seminar


Microbes and their role in obesity and malnutrition


Stop Eating So Much Sugar! Engineered Microbial Consortia for the Conversion of Lignocellulosic Hydrolysates and Other Sweet Tales


Synthetic Electromicrobiology: Biocomputing, Bioenergy, and Bioremediation-hosted by MGSA


The human microbiome in health and disease


Recruitment Week- no seminar


SEMINAR CANCELED-RESCHEDULED TO 4/9/2015 Genetic and Molecular Dissection of a Simple Circadian System


Regulation and surface protein control of Staphylococcus aureus clumping


Living with Intracellular Bacteria


Reform and revolution: Transformations of teaching and learning using the CREATE strategy for intensive analysis of scientific literature as an inroad to deep understanding of science.


A DNA gun in Uganda is broken: well kept secrets about palindrome fragility


Ants, Agriculture and Antibiotics - SEMINAR RESCHEDULED to OCT 22, 2015


Surprises in Protein Glycosylation


New Strategies for Vaccine Design: Learning from the Immune System


Salmonella Resistance to Phagocytic Superoxide


Comparing essential genomes uncovers variability in conserved global regulatory systems


The Post-Antibiotic era: No ESKAPE? Adventures in Molecular Pathogenesis and Antibacterial Drug Discovery


No seminar scheduled


Activation System of MCR


The Fates of Host Arginine During Staphylococcus aureus Skin Infections


The human microbiome in health and disease-SEMINAR CANCELED


The unique genome and 3D structure of bacteriophage ΦM12


The Algal Past and Parasite Present of Apicomplexa


Influence of the microflora on gastrointestinal functions and regulation of food intake


Nanorod Array-Surface Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy (NA-SERS) for the Highly Sensitive and Specific Detection of Mycoplasma pneumoniae in a Complex Biochemical Background


Bacterial Warfare: Exploring the Contact Dependent Inhibition System in Moraxella catarrhalis


The Effect of Nitrosative and Oxidative Stress on the Helicobacter pylori Protcome


Characterization of Thiamine Biosynthetic Enzymes and Their Integration in the Metabolic Network of Salmonella enterica


cat (and ben) gene regulation: The role of CatM (and BenM), two LysR-type transcriptional regulators of Acinetobacter baylyi strain ADP1


From center to periphery: carbon metabolism of Rhodobacter sphaeroides


Aconitase-Mediated Post-Transcriptional Regulation in Helicobacter pylori


Molecular explanations for the toxicity of oxygen


Two birds, one stone: Multiple roles of symbiont-produced natural products in host ecology and physiology


Coral, phage and the origin of the immune system. Joint Seminar with Marine Sciences


How do bacteria sense surfaces?


Production of Ethanol from Pinewood by Evolved Yeast Population AJP50 and Study of Isolates Derived from This Population


Regulation of GTP homeostasis by (p)ppGpp


Spring Break Mar 10-14


From host immunity to pathogen invasion: linking helminth co-infection and microparasite dynamics


How People Learn - Bringing Neurobiology into the Conversation


What we can learn from cultivating anaerobic bacteria that Respire Se and As Oxyanions


Influence of the microflora on gastrointestinal functions and regulation of food intake-CANCELED


Graduate Recruitment active; there will be no seminar on this date.


Influence of the microflora on gastrointestinal functions and regulation of food intake- THIS SEMINAR HAS BEEN CANCELED. IT HAS BEEN RESCHEDULED TO 2/13/2014


Microbial Ecosystem Services: Contributions to Restoring Soil and Water Quality


No Seminar


The Social Network: Deciphering Fungal Language and Communication


A Tale of Two Organisms: Using Saccharomyces cerevisiae and Escherichia coli to Produce Ethanol from Pectin-Rich Biomass


Community genomes uncover pattern and process in freshwater bacterial ecology and evolution


Reversible Lysine Acetylation in Streptomyces lividans and Salmonella enterica


Novelties in Mycoplasmal Glycobiology: Media Matters-CANCELED


Biological and structural diversity of bacterial type IV secretion system.


To Be Announced Sobecky- Seminar Canceled - Resch for 1/23/2014


Application of metabolomics and chemical tools to understand microbial phenotypes


Biogeochemical Dynamics In Porous Media: Formulating Microbial Metabolism In Reaction Transport Models


Avant-Garde Pathways of Cofactor Synthesis


Harnessing Biology for Sustainable Production of Chemicals: From POC to Commercialization


Mechanisms of expansions of simple DNA repeats.


Compartmentalization of Protein Secretion in Bacteria: The ExPortal of Streptococcus pyogenes


Another Brick in the Wall: Peptidoglycan Synthesis in Chlamydia


Curiouser and curiouser: Genomes, Pangenomes and supraspecies pangenomes


Microbial Facebook: Probing polymicrobial social networks


Insights into Acineotobacter baumannii virulence factors


Speak Softly and carry a big stick: mechanisms of bacterial contact-­‐dependent growth inhibition (CDI)


Engineering Hyperthermophiles for Biofuel Production


Transfer RNA and Synthetic Biology


Na+ Dependent Energy Metabolism in Pathogenic Bacteria


Trouble Where You Least Expect It: Causes and Consequences of Disconnects Between Transmission and Disease Hotspots in a Vector-Borne Wildlife Disease


Roles of Shigella flexneria H2-oxidizing Hyrdogenases in Acid Tolerance


Ultrasensitivity and Stochasticity in Bacterial Networks


Electric Company: Combining Electrochemistry and Genetics to Study Conductive Biofilms


From the Lab to the Village: Innovative Global Solutions in Agriculture Biotechnology **Franklin College Visiting Scholar Program**


The Amazing Human Microbiome


Unraveling the Mystery of E. coli's Universal Stress Protein: An Unexpected Green Phenotype


Genetics in Hyperthermophiles: Coming in From the Cold


Less is More: Ten Ways to Reduce Instructional Time While Increasing Student Learning


Peptide Quorum Sensing in Staphylococcus aureua


Rewiring the Metabolic Networks of E. coli Around Foreign LUX Bio-Pathway


Promoter Inversion Switches Photohabdus luminescens Between Mutualistic and Pathogenic Lifestyles


Engineering Bacterial Biocatalysts for Biofuel Production


The Effects of the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill on Microbial Production: There's More to it Than Biodegradation

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