Microbiology Department

Tuesday, October 14, 2025

• • 4:00 pm   5:00 pm
  • Charles Miller Auditorium, B102 Chemical & Life Sciences Laboratory

  Microbiology Student Seminar: Isabelle Lakis/Heath Lab and Megan Ringling/Blanke Lab

  • Seminar/Symposium

Thursday, October 16, 2025

• • 4:00 pm   5:00 pm
  • Charles Miller Auditorium, B102 Chemical & Life Sciences Laboratory

  CBI-TG Seminar: Petra Levin, Washington University St. Louis -- Trainee Host: Rodrigo Arana Garrido/Mera Lab

  • Seminar/Symposium

Thursday, October 23, 2025

• • 4:00 pm
  • Charles Miller Auditorium, B102 Chemical & Life Sciences Laboratory

  Microbiology Seminar: Dr. Arthur Charles-Orszag, University of California - Davis -- "Cellular, molecular mechanisms and evolution of chromosome segregation in the thermoacidophilic archaeon Sulfolobus acidocaldarius"

  • Seminar/Symposium

Thursday, October 30, 2025

• • 4:00 pm   5:00 pm
  • Charles Miller Auditorium, B102 Chemical & Life Sciences Laboratory

  Microbiology Seminar: Dr. Brett Loman, Animal Sciences Department/UIUC -- "Improving Stress Resilience Through Diet-Microbiota Interactions: Insights into Gastrointestinal Motility"

  • Seminar/Symposium

Tuesday, November 4, 2025

• • 4:00 pm   5:00 pm
  • Charles Miller Auditorium, B102 Chemical & Life Sciences Laboratory

  Microbiology Student Seminar: Angie Caserio/Metcalf Lab and Simrandeep Singh/Imlay Lab

  • Seminar/Symposium

Thursday, November 6, 2025

• • 4:00 pm   5:00 pm
  • Charles Miller Auditorium, B102 Chemical & Life Sciences Laboratory

  Microbiology Seminar: Dr. Adrienne Antonson, Animal Sciences Department/UIUC -- "TBA"

  • Seminar/Symposium

Tuesday, November 11, 2025

• • 4:00 pm   5:00 pm
  • Charles Miller Auditorium, B102 Chemical & Life Sciences Laboratory

  Microbiology Student Seminar: Saika Hossain/Imlay Lab and Ezza Khan/Mera Lab

  • Ceremony/Service

Thursday, November 13, 2025

• • 4:00 pm   5:00 pm
  • Charles Miller Auditorium, B102 Chemical & Life Sciences Laboratory

  Microbiology Seminar: Justin Lessler, University of North Carolina -- "Will there be a warning for the next pandemic?"

  • Seminar/Symposium

Tuesday, November 18, 2025

• • 4:00 pm   5:00 pm
  • Charles Miller Auditorium, B102 Chemical & Life Sciences Laboratory

  Microbiology Student Seminar: Michael Bochert/Golding Lab and Lindsey Grady/Hatoum-Aslan

  • Seminar/Symposium

Thursday, November 20, 2025

• • 4:00 pm   5:00 pm
  • Charles Miller Auditorium, B102 Chemical & Life Sciences Laboratory

  Microbiology Seminar: Dr. Jacob Allen, Nutritional Sciences/UIUC -- "TBA"

  • Seminar/Symposium

Thursday, December 4, 2025

• • 4:00 pm   5:00 pm
  • Charles Miller Auditorium, B102 Chemical & Life Sciences Laboratory

  Microbiology Seminar: Dr. Helen Nguyen, Civil and Environmental Engineering Department/UIUC -- "TBA"

  • Seminar/Symposium

Tuesday, January 27, 2026

• • 4:00 pm   5:00 pm
  • Charles Miller Auditorium, B102 Chemical & Life Sciences Laboratory

  Microbiology Student Seminar: New Student Presentations

  • Seminar/Symposium

Tuesday, February 3, 2026

• • 4:00 pm   5:00 pm
  • Charles Miller Auditorium, B102 Chemical & Life Sciences Laboratory

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

  • Seminar/Symposium

Tuesday, February 10, 2026

• • 4:00 pm   5:00 pm
  • Charles Miller Auditorium, B102 Chemical & Life Sciences Laboratory

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

  • Seminar/Symposium

Tuesday, February 17, 2026

• • 4:00 pm   5:00 pm
  • Charles Miller Auditorium, B102 Chemical & Life Sciences Laboratory

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

  • Seminar/Symposium

Tuesday, February 24, 2026

• • 4:00 pm   5:00 pm
  • Charles Miller Auditorium, B102 Chemical & Life Sciences Laboratory

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

  • Seminar/Symposium

Tuesday, March 3, 2026

• • 4:00 pm   5:00 pm
  • Charles Miller Auditorium, B102 Chemical & Life Sciences Laboratory

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

  • Seminar/Symposium

Tuesday, March 10, 2026

• • 4:00 pm   5:00 pm
  • Charles Miller Auditorium, B102 Chemical & Life Sciences Laboratory

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

  • Seminar/Symposium

Tuesday, March 24, 2026

• • 4:00 pm   5:00 pm
  • Charles Miller Auditorium, B102 Chemical & Life Sciences Laboratory

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

  • Seminar/Symposium

Tuesday, March 31, 2026

• • 4:00 pm   5:00 pm
  • Charles Miller Auditorium, B102 Chemical & Life Sciences Laboratory

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

  • Ceremony/Service

Tuesday, April 7, 2026

• • 4:00 pm   5:00 pm
  • Charles Miller Auditorium, B102 Chemical & Life Sciences Laboratory

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

  • Seminar/Symposium

Tuesday, April 14, 2026

• • 4:00 pm   5:00 pm
  • Charles Miller Auditorium, B102 Chemical & Life Sciences Laboratory

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

  • Seminar/Symposium