MICaB Invited Speaker Seminar Series
Spring 2023 Immunology MICaB Invited Speaker Seminar
These are the immunology-focused sessions; the full seminar schedule is posted by the Microbiology Immunology and Cancer Biology program (MICaB).
12:00–1:15 p.m., Online via Zoom, unless otherwise noted
Hybrid In-person/Zoom seminars will be held in 1-125 Cancer & Cardiovascular Research Building (CCRB)
**Please note Virtual only/Hybrid***
Recurring Zoom link:
https://umn-private.zoom.us/j/91780777331?pwd=dFR1S3NVZGNIcldVczY4R3JxMXZhQT09
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January 30
Virtual via Zoom
“Decoding the immunomodulatory function of gut bacteria”
Philip Ahern, PhD
Assistant Professor, Cleveland Clinic, Lerner Research Institute
Host: Jesse Williams, PhD
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February 13
Hybrid Seminar
“Analyzing and engineering antigen-specific B cells”
Justin Taylor, PhD
Associate Professor, Vaccine and Infectious Disease Division, Fred Hutch
Host: Marc Jenkins, PhD
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February 27
Virtual via Zoom
"T cell responses to chronic and acute antigen presentation"
Reinhard Obst, PhD
Lecturer, Institute for Immunology, Biomedical Center, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universit
Host: Daniel Mueller, PhD
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March 20
Hybrid Seminar
"Innate immune recognition of nucleic acids"
Gregory Barton, PhD
Professor, Department of Molecular & Cell Biology, UC Berkeley
Host: Tanya Freedman, PhD
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March 27
Hybrid Seminar
"Innate responses in respiratory virus defense and transmission"
Meike Dittman, PhD
Department of Microbiology, NYU, Langone Health
Host: Ryan Langlois, PhD
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April 3
Hybrid Seminar
Stuart Mannering, PhD
Professor, St. Vincent's Institute of Medical Research, Melbourne, Victoria, AU
Host: Brian Fife, PhD
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April 10
Hybrid Seminar
Matthew Daugherty, PhD
Department of Molecular Biology, University of California, San Francisco
Host: Ryan Langlois, PhD
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April 17
Virtual via zoom
Leslie S. Kean, MD, PhD
Director, Stem Cell Transplantation, Boston Children's Hospital, Robert A. Stranahan Professor of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School
Host: Bruce Blazar, MD
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May 1
Virtual via Zoom
May 8
Hybrid Seminar
Jointly sponsored by the Department of Microbiology and Immunology and the Center for Immunology.
To schedule time with a speaker, please contact his or her host.