Microbiology and Molecular Genetics Michigan State University
2215 Biomedical Physical Sciences East Lansing, MI 48824-4320
P: 517-884-5292
F: 517-353-8957
4:10 P.M., TUESDAY, 1415 Biomedical Physical Sciences, unless noted otherwise
Seminar Coordinator: Ian York
| Date | Topic | Speaker | Host |
| Jan 8 |
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| Jan 10 9:00AM 1425 BPS* |
Shedding light on quorum sensing in pandemic Vibrio cholerae | Brian Hammer |
Esselman |
| Jan 14 9:00AM 1425 BPS* |
Subversion of host immune responses by Neisseria gonorrhoeae | Alison Criss |
Esselman |
| Jan 15 |
Greg Velicer |
Kroos | |
| Jan 17 9:00AM 1425 BPS* |
Metabolic control of Clostridium difficile virulence | Sean Dineen |
Esselman |
| Jan 22 | A flagellar clutch disables motility in Bacillus subtilis biofilms |
Daniel Kearns Indiana University |
Graduate Students |
| Jan 29 | Integration of progesterone receptor action with intracellular signaling events in breast cancer models | Carol Lange University of Minnesota |
Conrad |
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Feb 5 |
Bioprospecting in Yellowstone National Park: Discovery of a 6th phylum containing chlorophototrophs and other adventures in genomics | Don Bryant Penn State |
Hausinger |
| Feb 5 | CANCELLED! | Victoria Orphan Caltech |
Graduate Students |
| Feb 12 | Sensing and responding to cell death |
Kenneth Rock University of Massachusetts Medical School |
York |
| Feb 19 | Molecular Genetics of Spinosyn Biosynthesis: An Example of the Ups, Downs and Ups in Industrial Research | Clegg Waldron Dow Agrosciences |
Schmidt |
| Feb 26 | Exploring the diversity and biogeography of soil microbial communities |
Noah Fierer University of Colorado at Boulder |
Graduate Students |
| Mar 4 | Spring Break | ||
| Mar 11 | Inorganic polyphosphate: a biopolymer of multiple functions | Narayana Rao Stanford University |
Reusch |
| Mar 18 | Lateral Gene Transfer from Bacteria to Animals |
Julie Dunning Hotopp | Hausinger |
| Mar 25 | Cell-Cell Communication Peptides of Bacillus subtilis |
Beth Lazazzera UCLA |
Britton |
| Apr 1 | Influenza: Virus Assembly and Anti-Innate Immunity |
Feng Li South Dakota State University |
Zheng |
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Apr 3 |
Splicing RNPs: Composition and Assembly |
Mini-symposium | R.Patterson |
| Apr 8 | Translation of the genetic code, quality control and the cost of accuracy | Michael Ibba Ohio State University |
Britton |
| Apr 15 | Bacterial dinner conversations |
Marvin Whiteley University of Texas |
Britton |
| Apr 22 | Mechanisms of Haemophilus ducreyi Resistance to Innate Immunity |
Margaret Bauer Indiana University School of Medicine |
C. Arvidson |
| Apr 29 | Finals Week |
*Please note special location and time
