Medical Microbiology and Immunology Calendar of Events
Seminar Series List for Spring 2026
Current Topics: MMIM 6030/8030
Lecture time and location: Wednesdays, 11 a.m. - 12:00 p.m., HEB 227
January
01/28/2026
- Title: "Elucidating the cellular mosaic underpinning arthritogenic alphavirus dissemination and pathogenesis"
- Speaker: Autumn Holmes, Ph.D.
- Institution: Washington University School of Medicine, Department of Infectious Diseases
- Laboratory: https://www.hhmi.org/scientists/autumn-holmes
- Hosted by: R. Mark Wooten, Ph.D., Professor
February
02/18/2026
- Title: Novel treatments of viral acute lung injury (ALI)-associated thrombosis.”
- Speaker: Silvio Antoniak, Ph.D., Research Associate Professor
- Institution: University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill, Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine
- Laboratory: https://www.med.unc.edu/bloodresearchcenter/antoniaklab/
- Hosted by: Leah Wuescher, Ph.D.
March
03/18/12026
- Title: "Stemness and Exhaustion in Lymphocyte Responses"
- Speaker: Wenhao Chen, Ph.D.
- Institution: Houston Methodist
- Laboratory: https://scholars.houstonmethodist.org/en/persons/wenhao-chen/
- Hosted by: Dr. Stan Stepkowski, D>V.M., Ph.D., DSc, Distinguished Professor
April
04/01/2026
- Title: TBD
- Speaker: Jay Vornhagen, Ph.D.,
- Institution: Indiana University
- Laboratory: www.vornhagenlab.org
- Hosted by: Jyl Matson, Ph.D., Associate Professor
04/29/2026
- Title: TBD
- Speaker: Jeffrey H. Withey, Ph.D.
- Institution: Wayne State University School of Medicine
- Laboratory: Withey Lab Website
- Hosted by: Kevin Pan, M.D., Ph.D., MMI Department Chair