Katia Georgopoulos, Ph.D., Harvard University Title: “Mechanisms of B cell differentiation.”

James B. Bliska, Ph.D.Stoney Brook University Title: ”How Pathogens Counteract or Activate Host Immune Responses: Lessons From Yersinia.”

Shonna M. McBride, Ph.D.Assistant ProfessorDept. of Microbiology and ImmunologyEmory University School of Medicine Title: “Discovery of a host adaptation mechanism in C. difficile

The Philip J. Bassford Memorial Lecture is a student-run event with the primary purpose of facilitating interactions between a distinguished scientist and graduate students. Philip J. Bassford was a respected scientist in the field of E. coli protein secretion, a vital member of our department, and a committed mentor to graduate students. Following his death in 1991, the Department of Microbiology and Immunology created the Philip J. Bassford Memorial Fund, which funds the student-driven Bassford Memorial Lecture.

William J. Steinbach, MDProfessor of PediatricsProfessor in Molecular Genetics and MicrobiologyChief, Division of Pediatric InfectiousDuke University Medical Center Title: “Killing Fungi: Harnessing new molecular strategies to ultimately improve patient care.”

Micah Luftig, Ph.D.,Duke University Medical Center Titile: “A New Temporal Model for EBV-Mediated B-Cell Transformation.”

Dr. Timothy Yahr, Ph.D.ProfessorDepartment of Microbiology and ImmunologyUniversity of Iowa Health Care Title: “Putt-putt” functions required for expression of the Pseudomonas aeruginossa type III secretion system.”

Cheryl Kerfeld, Ph.D. Hannah Distinguished Professor of Structural Bioengineering Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Michigan State University & Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory Title: “Diversity, Structure, Function, Assembly and Engineering of Carboxysomes and Other Bacterial Microcompartments.”

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Joshy Jacob, Ph.D.Associate ProfessorEmory Vaccine Center Title: “Gene conversion and somatic diversification of immunoglobulin genes”