Upcoming Events


September 28

"Endocytosis and the Parasitic Life Cycle: A Mechanistic Dissection of the Feeding Apparatus of Trypanosoma cruzi"

Dr. Drew Etheridge, Dept. of Cellular Biology (University of Georgia)

404D, Biological Sciences

October 5

“Nutrients in infection by the superbug Acinetobacter baumannii"

Dr. Lauren Palmer, Dept. of Microbiology and Immunology (University of Illinois, Chicago)

404D, Biological Sciences

October 12

“Structure and Mechanism of a Diverse New Family of Electron Bifurcating Enzymes That Play Key Roles in Anaerobic Metabolism”

Michael Adams (University of Georgia)
Dr. Michael Adams, Dept. of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (University of Georgia)

404D, Biological Sciences

October 19

Fungal genome evolution and population genomics in the fungi Aspergillus fumigatus and Zygomycetes

Dr. Jason Stajich, Dept. of Microbiology and Plant Pathology ( Univ, of CA, Riverside)

404D, Biological Sciences

October 26

STEM Education Reform across the U.S.: Improving the Undergraduate Experience and Teaching Evaluation

Dr. Emily MIller, Deputy Vice President for Institutional Policy ( Association of American University)

404D, Biological Sciences
Macey Coppinger
October 31

Another brick in the wall: Evolving V. fischeri with altered peptidoglycan synthesis

Macey Coppinger (University of Georgia)
Macey Coppinger, Stabb Laboratory (UGA Department of Microbiology)

Online Only

November 2

“The Dark Side of Development: When mentoring is problematic and what to do about it”

Dr. Erin Dolan, Dept. of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology ( UGA; Georgia Athletic Association Prof. of Innovative Science Education)

404D, Biological Sciences

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