Microbiology@Illinois

Monday, December 8, 2025

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  AAEP Alumni Reception

  6:00 - 8:00 pm

  Yard House - 1555 Court Place Denver, CO 80202

  • Reception/Open House

Tuesday, December 9, 2025

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  Activity of chromatin remodeling motors controls nuclear mechanics and tumor cell migration in 3D environments

  12:00 pm

  612 Conference Center

  Paul A. Janmey, PhD Institute for Medicine and Engineering, Center for Engineering Mechanobiology University of Pennsylvania "Activity of chromatin remodeling motors controls nuclear mechanics and tumor cell migration in 3D environments"

  • Seminar/Symposium

Friday, January 16, 2026

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  NAPRRS/NC229: International Conference of Swine Viral Diseases

  Recurring

  All Day

  InterContinental: Chicago Magnificent Mile, 505 N. Michigan Avenue, Chicago, IL

  • Seminar/Symposium

Saturday, January 17, 2026

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  NAPRRS/NC229: International Conference of Swine Viral Diseases

  Recurring

  All Day

  InterContinental: Chicago Magnificent Mile, 505 N. Michigan Avenue, Chicago, IL

  • Seminar/Symposium
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  VMX Alumni Reception

  6:00 - 8:00 pm

  JoJo's Shake Bar 9101 International Drive, Orlando, FL

  • Social/Informal Event

Tuesday, January 27, 2026

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  Microbiology Student Seminar: New Student Presentations

  4:00 pm   5:00 pm

  Charles Miller Auditorium, B102 Chemical & Life Sciences Laboratory

  • Seminar/Symposium

Thursday, January 29, 2026

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  Microbiology Seminar: Dr. Matthew Cabeen, Oklahoma State University -- "Careful control for costly competition: a “two-key” mechanism for pyocin regulation in P. aeruginosa"

  4:00 pm   5:00 pm

  Charles Miller Auditorium, B102 Chemical & Life Sciences Laboratory

  • Seminar/Symposium

Tuesday, February 3, 2026

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  Microbiology Student Seminars: Brooke Ebner/Slauch Lab and Jessica Hertig/Imlay Lab

  4:00 pm   5:00 pm

  Charles Miller Auditorium, B102 Chemical & Life Sciences Laboratory

  • Seminar/Symposium

Thursday, February 5, 2026

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  Microbiology Seminar: Dr. Andrea Graham, Princeton University -- "TBA"

  4:00 pm   5:00 pm

  Charles Miller Auditorium, B102 Chemical & Life Sciences Laboratory

  • Seminar/Symposium

Tuesday, February 10, 2026

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  Microbiology Student Seminar: Aniritha Ramalingam Balasubramanian/Hatoum-Aslan Lab and Sierra Bedwell/Heath Lab & Whitaker Lab

  4:00 pm   5:00 pm

  Charles Miller Auditorium, B102 Chemical & Life Sciences Laboratory

  • Seminar/Symposium

Thursday, February 12, 2026

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  Microbiology Seminar: Dr. John Schroggins, University of Texas Southwestern -- "TBA"

  4:00 pm   5:00 pm

  Charles Miller Auditorium, B102 Chemical & Life Sciences Laboratory

  • Seminar/Symposium

Monday, February 16, 2026

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  WVC Alumni Reception

  5:30 - 7:30 pm

  Diablo's Cantina 3900 Las Vegas Blvd, Las Vegas, NV 89119

  • Reception/Open House

Tuesday, February 17, 2026

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  Microbiology Student Seminar: Abigail Finn/Whitaker Lab and Yishue Jiang/Sirk Lab

  4:00 pm   5:00 pm

  Charles Miller Auditorium, B102 Chemical & Life Sciences Laboratory

  • Seminar/Symposium

Thursday, February 19, 2026

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  Microbiology Seminar: Dr. Maria Hadjifrangiskou, Vanderbilt University -- "TBA"

  4:00 pm   5:00 pm

  Charles Miller Auditorium, B102 Chemical & Life Sciences Laboratory

  • Seminar/Symposium

Tuesday, February 24, 2026

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  Microbiology Student Seminar: Courtney Hill/Hatoum-Aslan Lab and Suhail Chhakara/Kuzminov Lab

  4:00 pm   5:00 pm

  Charles Miller Auditorium, B102 Chemical & Life Sciences Laboratory

  • Seminar/Symposium

Tuesday, March 3, 2026

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  Microbiology Student Seminar: Zachary Davis/Brooke Lab and Will Wightkin/Blanke Lab

  4:00 pm   5:00 pm

  Charles Miller Auditorium, B102 Chemical & Life Sciences Laboratory

  • Seminar/Symposium

Thursday, March 5, 2026

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  Microbiology Seminar: Dr. Thomas Bernhardt, Harvard University - "TBA"

  4:00 pm   5:00 pm

  Charles Miller Auditorium, B102 Chemical & Life Sciences Laboratory

  • Seminar/Symposium

Tuesday, March 10, 2026

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  Microbiology Student Seminar: Keegan Schoeller/Hatoum-Aslan Lab and Gabriela Shipman/Brooke Lab

  4:00 pm   5:00 pm

  Charles Miller Auditorium, B102 Chemical & Life Sciences Laboratory

  • Seminar/Symposium

Thursday, March 12, 2026

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  Microbiology Seminar: Dr. Anthony Vecchiarelli, University of Michigan -- "Yes! Bacteria have organelles! How are they organized?"

  4:00 pm   5:00 pm

  Charles Miller Auditorium, B102 Chemical & Life Sciences Laboratory

  • Seminar/Symposium

Tuesday, March 24, 2026

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  Microbiology Student Seminar: Rodrigo Arana Garrido/Mera Lab and Gracious Donkor/Slauch Lab

  4:00 pm   5:00 pm

  Charles Miller Auditorium, B102 Chemical & Life Sciences Laboratory

  • Seminar/Symposium

Thursday, March 26, 2026

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  Microbiology Seminar: Dr. Chen Chen, Louisiana State University -- "TBA"

  4:00 pm   5:00 pm

  Charles Miller Auditorium, B102 Chemical & Life Sciences Laboratory

  • Seminar/Symposium

Tuesday, March 31, 2026

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  Microbiology Student Seminar: Abagail Long/Mera Lab and Lance Pollitz/Hatoum-Aslan Lab

  4:00 pm   5:00 pm

  Charles Miller Auditorium, B102 Chemical & Life Sciences Laboratory

  • Ceremony/Service

Thursday, April 2, 2026

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  Microbiology Seminar: Dr. Lanying Zeng, Texas A & M University -- "TBA"

  4:00 pm   5:00 pm

  Charles Miller Auditorium, B102 Chemical & Life Sciences Laboratory

  • Seminar/Symposium

Tuesday, April 7, 2026

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  Microbiology Postdoc Seminar: Yumi Iwadate/Slauch Lab and Thomas Cowell/Whitaker Lab

  4:00 pm   5:00 pm

  Charles Miller Auditorium, B102 Chemical & Life Sciences Laboratory

  • Seminar/Symposium

Thursday, April 9, 2026

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  Microbiology Seminar: Dr. Alison Kell, University of New Mexico -- "Understanding hantavirus pathogenesis through innate immune activation"

  4:00 pm   5:00 pm

  Charles Miller Auditorium, B102 Chemical & Life Sciences Laboratory

  • Seminar/Symposium

Tuesday, April 14, 2026

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  Microbiology Postdoc Seminar: Caroline Oldstone-Jackson/Heath Lab and Changyi Zhang/Whitaker Lab

  4:00 pm   5:00 pm

  Charles Miller Auditorium, B102 Chemical & Life Sciences Laboratory

  • Seminar/Symposium

Thursday, April 16, 2026

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  Microbiology Seminar: Dr. Adam Deutschbauer, University of California - Berkeley -- "TBA"

  4:00 pm   5:00 pm

  Charles Miller Auditorium, B102 Chemical & Life Sciences Laboratory

  • Seminar/Symposium

Tuesday, April 21, 2026

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  Microbiology Postdoc Seminar: Elizabeth Rowland/Brooke Lab

  4:00 pm   5:00 pm

  Charles Miller Auditorium, B102 Chemical & Life Sciences Laboratory

  • Seminar/Symposium

Thursday, April 23, 2026

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  Microbiology Seminar: Dr. Mauricio Pontes, Penn State University -- "TBA"

  4:00 pm   5:00 pm

  Charles Miller Auditorium, B102 Chemical & Life Sciences Laboratory

  • Seminar/Symposium

Thursday, April 30, 2026

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  Microbiology Seminar: Dr. Courtney Ellison, University of Georgia -- "TBA"

  4:00 pm   5:00 pm

  Charles Miller Auditorium, B102 Chemical & Life Sciences Laboratory

  • Seminar/Symposium