The Center for Biodefense and Emerging Infectious Diseases (CBEID), the Center for Tropical Diseases (CTD), and the Departments of Microbiology & Immunology (M&I) and Pathology at the University of Texas Medical Branch (UTMB) in Galveston, Texas, jointly sponsor this annual colloquium.
Designed to benefit students, faculty, and others interested in infectious diseases and immunity, the colloquium features distinguished speakers from the U.S. and around the world who present their latest research. Seminars are held every Tuesday from 12:00 to 1:00 PM in the Basic Science Auditorium (Room 2.212).
We invite you to join us for these engaging and insightful discussions.
If you have any questions regarding an upcoming seminars, please contact the hosting Center/Department: Angela Culler (CBEID), and Tina Brasher (M&I).
Upcoming Events
December 17 (M&I)
“Studying virus-host interactions using human
stem cell-based models”
Hengli Tang, Ph.D.
Professor, Department of Biological Science Florida State University
https://www.bio.fsu.edu/faculty.php?faculty-id=tang
January 14 (CBEID)
“Approaches to Pandemic Preparedness”
Jeffrey S. Glenn, MD, PhD
Joseph D. Grant Professor of Medicine and Microbiology & Immunology
Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology
Director, Center for Hepatitis and Liver Tissue Engineering
Director, ViRx@Stanford--Stanford Biosecurity and Pandemic Preparedness Initiative
Stanford University School of Medicine
Stanford, CA
https://med.stanford.edu/profiles/jeffrey-glenn
January 21 (M&I)
TBD
January 28 (CTD)
Luis Martinez-Sobrido, PhD
Professor
Texas Biomedical Research Institute
San Antonio, TX
https://www.txbiomed.org/scientists/luis-martinez-sobrido-ph-d/
February 4 (CBEID)
Kevin R. Macaluso, PhD
Chair & Professor, Department of Microbiology & Immunology
University of South Alabama
Mobile, AL
https://www.southalabama.edu/colleges/com/departments/microbiology/macaluso.html
February 11 (M&I)
Prosper N. Boyaka, PhD
Stanton Youngberg Professor in Veterinary Medicine
Professor and Chair, Department of Veterinary Biosciences
College of Veterinary Medicine, The Ohio State University
https://vet.osu.edu/people/prosper-boyaka
February 18 (CTD)
TBD
March 11 (CBEID)
Girish Neelakanta, PhD
Associate Professor, Department of Biomedical & Diagnostic Sciences
College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Knoxville, TN
http://neelakantalab.org/director.shtml
March 25 (M&I)
Blocked for Alberto Aparicio, PhD; Assistant Professor, Department of Bioethics and
Health Humanities; UTMB
April 1 (CTD)
TBD
April 8 (CBEID)
Robert Davey, PhD
Professor, Department of Microbiology
Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine
National Emerging Infectious Diseases Laboratories (NEIDL)
Boston University
Boston, MA
https://www.bumc.bu.edu/virol-immunol-microbio/people/faculty/robert-davey-ph-d/
April 15 (M&I)
Namal Liyanage, PhD
Assistant Professor, Microbial Infection and Immunity
Assistant Professor, Veterinary Biosciences
The Ohio State University College of Medicine
Columbus, OH
https://medicine.osu.edu/find-faculty/non-clinical/microbial-infection-and-immunity/namalliyanage
April 22 (CTD)
Anita K. McElroy, MD, PhD
Associate Professor, Department of Pediatrics
Pediatric Infectious Disease
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
https://www.pediatrics.pitt.edu/people/anita-k-mcelroy-md-phd