Fall 2026 Seminars
Please note: 8 seminars per semester.
9/15/2026 Benjamin R. Morehouse, Ph.D.
Benjamin R. Morehouse, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Department of Molecular Biology and Biochemistry
& Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences
University of California, Irvine
Host: Uday Tak, PhD
Date: Tuesday, September 15, 2026
Time: 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM
Location: Pinn Hall 1014
9/22/2026 David M. Virshup, MD
David M. Virshup, MD
Professor of Pediatrics
Professor in Pharmacology and Cancer Biology
Professor in Cell Biology
Member of the Duke Cancer Institute
Duke University School of Medicine
Host: Mariano Garcia-Blanco, MD, PhD
Date: Tuesday, September 22, 2026
Time: 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM
Location: Pinn Hall 1014
9/29/2026 Anny Xiaobo Zhou, PhD
Anny Xiaobo Zhou, PhD
Professor of Internal Medicine
University of Virginia
Host: Qiwei Wang, PhD
Date: Tuesday, September 29, 2026
Time: 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM
Location: Pinn Hall 1014
10/06/2026
Host:
Date: Tuesday, October 6, 2026
Time: 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM
Location: Pinn Hall 1014
10/20/2026 Michaela Gack, PhD
Michaela Gack, PhD
Scientific Director, Cleveland Clinic Florida Research & Innovation Center
Host: Sarah Dremel, PhD
Date: Tuesday, October 20, 2026
Time: 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM
Location: Pinn Hall 1014
10/23/2026 Kadner Symposium
Pinn Hall Conference Center
David Russell, Ph.D. (Host: Isabelle Derre)
Professor
Dept of Microbiology and Immunology
College of Veterinary Medicine
Cornell University
Andreas Bäumler, Ph.D. (Host: Melissa Kendall)
Professor
Department of Medical Microbiology and Immunology
University of California, Davis School of Medicine
Nina Salama, Ph.D. (Host: Brady Spencer)
Professor
Human Biology Division, Fred Hutch
Public Health Sciences Division, Fred Hutch
Dr. Penny E. Petersen Memorial Chair for Lymphoma Research
Asma Hatoum-Aslan, PhD (Host: Uday Tak)
Associate Professor
Microbiology
Helen Corley Petit Scholar
University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
11/17/2026
Host:
Date: Tuesday, November 17, 2026
Time: 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM
Location: Pinn Hall 1014
12/1/2026
Host:
Date: Tuesday, December 1, 2026
Time: 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM
Location: Pinn Hall 1014