Medical Microbiology and Immunology

Medical Microbiology and Immunology Calendar of Events

Seminar Series List for Fall 2025

Current Topics: MMIM 6030/8030

Lecture time and location: Wednesdays, 11 a.m. - 12:00 p.m., HEB 227 

 

September

09/10/2025 

• Title: "Metabolic impact on cancer immunity and therapy"
• Speaker: Weiping Zou, M.D., Ph.D.  
• Institution: University of Michigan,  Director Michigan Center of Excellence for Cancer Immunology & Immunotherapy
• Laboratory: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/myncbi/browse/collection/55005900/?sort=date&direction=descending
• Hosted by:  Dr. Kevin Pan, M.D., Ph.D. 

October

10/22/2025 

• Title: "Virus-Induced Neuro- Ophthalmic Dysfunction: From Pathogenesis to Potential Therapies"
• Speaker: Sneha Singh, Ph. D.
• Institution: Wayne State University, Post Doctoral Fellow, Ophthalmology Visual Anatomical Science
• Laboratory: Dr. Singh's Lab
• Hosted by:  Dr. Mark Wooten, Ph.D. 

10/29/2025 

• Title: In-depth analysis of Borrelia burgdorferi peptidoglycan provides insights into Lyme disease diagnosis, treatment, and pathogenesis
• Speaker: Brandon Butras, Ph. D.
• Institution: Northwestern University, Associate Professor, Microbiology-Immunology
• Laboratory: Brandon L Jutras: Department of Microbiology-Immunology: Feinberg School of Medicine
• Hosted by:  Dr. Mark Wooten, Ph.D. 

November

11/05/2025 

• Title: "Reconstructing host-pathogen dynamics during Epstein-Barr virus infection at single-cell resolution"
• Speaker: Elliot Sorelle, Ph.D.
• Institution: University of Michigan, Assistant Professor of Microbiology & Immunology, Medical School
• Laboratory: https://medresearch.umich.edu/labs-departments/labs/scEBV
• Hosted by:  Dr. Zachary Hilt, Ph.D.

11/19/2025 

• Title: TBA
• Speaker: Kristine Benford, Ph. D.
• Institution: Moderna Therapeutics, Associate Director, Field Medical Advisor
• Laboratory: https://theorg.com/org/modernatx/org-chart/kristine-benford
• Hosted by:  Dr. Leah Wuescher, Ph. D. 

December

12/03/2025 

• Title: TBA
• Speaker: Sudha Chakrapani, Ph.D.
• Institution: Chair, Department of Pharmacology, John H. Hord Professor and Chair, School of Medicine
                               Director, Cryo-Electron Microscopy Core
                               Director, Cleveland Center for Membrane & Structural Biology
• Laboratory: https://sites.google.com/case.edu/sudha-chakrapani-lab/home
• Hosted by:  Dr. Tomoaki Ogino, Ph.D.

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