Fall 2026 Seminars

Please note: 6 seminars per semester.

9/15/2026 Benjamin R. Morehouse, Ph.D.

Benjamin R. Morehouse, Ph.D. (he/him/his)
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

9/29/2026 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 Baeumler, 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