Seminars Schedule

Seminar Schedule

SPRING 2018 MICROBIOLOGY & MOLECULAR GENETICS SEMINAR SCHEDULE:

DATE	SPEAKER	AFFILIATION	TITLE
Jan 22	Zachary D. Dalebroux, Ph.D.	University of Oklahoma-Health Sciences Center	Lipid homeostasis during Salmonella bacteremia
Jan 29	Travis Bourret, Ph.D.	University of Creighton-Department of Microbiology and Immunology	*Environmental Regulation of Borrelia Infectivity*
Feb 5	Kevin Karem, Ph.D.	Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Atlanta, GA	Beyond Smallpox: Emerging Infections, Research and Public Health Applicatons
Feb 12	Devaki Bhaya, Ph.D.	Carnegie Institution for Science-Department of Plant Biology	*Diversity and Dynamics in Phototrophic Communities*
Feb 19	Dan Rockey, Ph.D.	Oregon State University-College of Veterinary Medicine	*Genomics-based analysis of lateral gene transfer in Chlamydia spp.*
Feb 26	Michelle Callegan Ph.D.	University of Oklahoma-Department of Microbiology and Immunology	Host/Pathogen Battles in Bacterial Intraocular Infections
Mar 5	Philippe Cluzel Ph.D.	Harvard University-Department of Molecular and Cell Microbiology	Taking the Pulse of Flagellum Synthesis in a Single Bacterium
Mar 12	Dan Close Ph.D.	University of Tennessee-Department of Genome Science & Technology	A Bright Future: My Journey Developing and Commercializing a Continuously Bioluminescent Bioreporter Platform for Real Time Cellular Monitoring
Mar 19	Spring Break
Mar 26	Arpita Bose Ph.D.	Washington University St. Louis-Department of Biology	*Oxidative Extracellular Electron Transfer - Rethinking the Role of Microbes in Biochemical Cycles*
Apr 2	Nirakar Adhikari Biraj Kayastha	Oklahoma State University-MMG Graduate Students	Interaction Between the Phosphodiesterase RegA and MAP Kinases in the Development of Dictyostelium discoideum A Calmodulin-like Protein, EFhP, Regulates Calcium Signaling and Virulence in Psuedomonas aeruginosa
Apr 9	Greg Hogan	OSU Environmental Health and Safety	Laboratory Safety and Hazardous Waste
Apr 23	Melissa Brewer Neil Miller	Oklahoma State University-MMG Graduate Students	Characterization of Proteins in the Type IV BSecretion System of Coxiella burnetii Investigating the Coupling of CO₂ Hydration, Proton Pumping, and Cyclic Electron Transport by Specialized NDH-1 Complexes in Cyanobacteria
Apr 30	Andreas Vasdekis Ph.D.	University of Idaho-Department of Physics	A Random Walk through Metabolism, as a Matter of Fat

FALL 2017 MICROBIOLOGY & MOLECULAR GENETICS SEMINAR SCHEDULE:

DATE	SPEAKER	AFFILIATION	TITLE
Aug 21	No Seminar
Aug 28	Dr. Jason Kirksey	OSU - Vice President for Institutional Diversity	*Understanding Diversity*
Sept 4	University Holiday
Sept 11	Dr. Pascale Charest	University of Arizona - Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry	*Investigating Signaling Mechanisms Controlling Directed Cell Migration*
Sept 18	Dr. Dennis Burns	Wichita State University - Department of Chemistry	*Designing a Targeting System for Bacterial Plasma Membranes: Liptins, A New Class of Antimicrobial Small Molecules that Bind to the Phosphatidylglycerol (PG) Head Group*
Sept 25	Dr. Herman Staats	Duke University School of Medicine - Department of Pathology	Optimization and Evaluation of Intranasal Immunization for HIV-1 Vaccines
Oct 2	Michelle King Jon Riggs	OSU - MMG	A β Propeller Protein, CarP, Plays a Role in Psuedomonas aeruginosa Response to Calcium Comparing Multiple Sequence Analysis Programs for PYP Analysis
Oct 9	Dr. Piet de Boer	Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine	Initiation of cell fission in E. coli
Oct 16	Dr. Si Wu	OU - Chemistry and Biochemistry	Top-Down MS and Functional Proteins
Oct 23	Dr. Puni Jeyasingh	OSU - Integrative Biology	*Ecological stoichiometry beyond Redfield: Understanding ionomes*
Oct 30	Prakash Sah Radwa Hanafy	OSU - MMG	*CT226-Protein flightless1 homologue interaction in Chlamydia trachomatic infection* *Exploring the diversity of Anaerobic Gut Fungi (AGF) in different herbivores*
Nov 6	Dr. Brian Hedlund	UNLV - School of Life Sciences	Insights into Candidate Microbial Phyla Inhabiting Geothermal Springs
Nov 13	Dr. Kendra Rumbaugh	Texas Tech Health Sciences Center - Department of Surgery	Uncovering new treatment strategies for P. aeruginosa wound infections
Nov 20	Dr. Noha Youssef	OSU - MMG	Organismal interdependencies as evolutionary drivers in the anaerobic world
Nov 27	Anton Avramov Biraj Kayastha	OSU - MMG	*Psb27 is reguired for effiecient photoassembly of Mn cluster in Photosystem II* *Inestigating Signaling Pathways Involved in Amoeboid Multicellular Development and Chemotaxis*
Dec 4	Dr. Stephan Klähn	University of Frieburg - Department of Genetics & Experimental Bioinformatics	Non-coding RNAs play a major role in the complex network of glutamine synthetase regulation in cyanobacteria

SPRING 2017 MICROBIOLOGY & MOLECULAR GENETICS SEMINAR SCHEDULE:

DATE	SPEAKER	AFFILIATION	TITLE
Jan 23	Tanya Lowery, PhD	OSU	*I Didn't See Anything Or Did I?* (Safety Seminar)
Jan 31	Fares Najar, PhD	OU	*Sequencing Technologies & Bioinformatics*
Feb 6	Ibrahim Farag Jorge Lightfoot	OSU - Graduate Student OSU - Graduate Student	*Exploring the Ecological and Metabolic Diversities in Candidate Phylum "Latescibacteria"* Metabolically Engineering Aspergillus nidulans using RNA Interface
Feb 13	Justin Talley	OSU Associate Professor Entymology and Plant Pathology	*Fly Microbiome*
Feb 20	Javier Vilcaez Perez	OSU Assistant Professor Boone Pickens School of Geology	*Stimulation of Microbial Methanogenesis From Oil and CO2 in the Cushing Oil Field*
Feb 27	Gail Wilson	OSU Sarkeys Distinguished Professor Department of Natural Resource Ecology and Management	*Harnessing Mycorrhizal Fungi For Grassland Restoration and Sustainable Agriculture*
March 6	Tracy Quan	OSU Associate Professor Boone Pickens School of Geology	*Microbially-Mediated Nitrogen Cycling: A Geological Perspective*
March 13	No Seminar	No Speaker	Spring Break
March 20	Rawan Elshy Sharmily Khanam	OSU - Graduate Student OSU - Graduate Student	*Stapylococcus aureus: Antibiotic Resistance & Internalization into Host Mammalian Cells* Calcium-Regulated Antibiotic Resistance in the Human Pathogen Psuedomonas aeruginosa
March 27	Brett Baker	UT Austin Assistant Professor Marine Science Institute	Metagenomics Explorations to New Branches on the Tree of Life
April 3	Carla Garzon	OSU Associate Professor Entomology and Plant Pathology	*Population Biology and Diagnostics of Cryptic Oomycetes*
April 10	Polly Campbell	OSU Assistant Professor Integrative Biology	Speciation in Mice
April 17	Glenn Zhang	OSU	Development of Alternatives to Antibiotics: Immune Modulation or Microbiome Manipulation
April 24	Michelle Visser	University of Buffalo Assistant Professor Department of Oral Biology; School of Dental Medicine	Oral Spirochetes and Neutrophils: Surviving Under the Radar in the Oral Cavity

FALL 2016 MICROBIOLOGY & MOLECULAR GENETICS SEMINAR SCHEDULE:

DATE	SPEAKER	AFFILIATION	TITLE	About
Aug 29	Greg Hogan	Occupational Safety& Health Training Coordinator, Oklahoma State University	*Hazard Communication & Chemical Safety*	webpage
Sep 5	University Holiday
Sep 12	Jun Li	Asst. Professor, Dept. of Chemistry & Biochemistry, University of Oklahoma	*Tarageting Plasmodium invasion pathways with fungal metabolites blocks malaria translation*	webpage
Sep 19	Jean-Marie Verchot	Professor, Entomology and Plant Biology, Oklahoma State University	ER Stress and Virus Infection	webpage
Sep 26	No seminar


Oct 3	Shitao Li	Dept. of Physiological Sciences, Center for Veterinary and Health Sciences, Oklahoma State University	*Comparative Analysis of Influenza-Host Protein Interactomes Identify Common and Distinctive Immune Defense Strategies*	webpage
Oct 10	Barry L. Wanner	Visiting Scientist & Lecturer, Harvard Medical School	Design, Synthesis and Testing toward a 57-Codon Genome	webpage
Oct 17	Tracy Quan	Assoc. Professor, School of Geology, Oklahoma State University	CANCELED	webpage
Oct 24	Invitee for Faculty Search
Oct 31	Invitee for Faculty Search


Nov 7	John Morgan	School of Chemical Engineering, Purdue University	*Metabolic flux analysis of photosynthetic organisms*	webpage
Nov 14	Invitee for Faculty Search
Nov 21	Babu Fathepure	Assoc. Professor, Dept. of Microbiology & Molecular Genetics	MICROBES: TRANSFORMERS OF MATTER AND MATERIAL IN NATURE	webpage
Nov 28	Steve Hartson	Director, Recombinant DNA/Protein Core Facility, Dept. Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Oklahoma State University	Proteomic Profiling of Drug Mechanisms	webpage


Dec 5	Juliana Artier Wouter Hoff	Ph.D. student, Dept. of Microbiology & Molecular Genetics, Oklahoma State University Professor, Dept. of Microbiology & Molecular Genetics, Oklahoma State University	Structure-function studies of CO₂ uptake protein CupA of the NDH-1₃ complex in cyanobacteria Course-embedded authentic research on microbial diversity and genomics