Paul Yager, PhD; Professor of Bioengineering, University of Washington - "Low-cost disposable point-of-care bioanalytical devices based on porous materials for detection of pathogens" For more information on Dr. Yager click here
Jack Griffith, PhD; Kenan Distinguished Professor of Microbiology & Immunology, Professor of Biochemistry & Biophysics, UNC-CH - Talk title TBA For more information on Dr. Griffith click here
Hector Franco, PhD; Assistant Professor of Genetics, UNC-CH - Talk title TBA For more information for Dr. Franco click here
Timothy Yahr, PhD; Professor of Microbiology & Immunology, University of Iowa - "'Putt-Putt' functions required for expression of the Pseudomonas aeruginossa type III secretion system" For more information on Dr. Yahr click here
Kim Orth, PhD; Earl A. Forsythe Chair in Biomedical Sciences, Depts of Molecular Biology and Biochemistry, UT Southwestern Medical Center - "Black Spot, Black Death, Black Pearl: The Tales of Bacterial Effectors" For more information on Dr. Orth click here
Nikolaos Frangogiannis, MD; Professor of Medicine and Microbiology & Immunology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine - Talk title TBA For more information on Dr. Grangogiannis click here
Milan Yager, MPA; Executive Director, American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering - "The Science of Failed Public Policy" For more information on Milan Yager click here
Shehzad Sheikh, MD, PhD; Assistant Professor of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology & Hepatology, UNC-CH - Talk title TBA For more information on Dr. Sheikh click here
William J. Steinbach, MD; Professor, Depts of Pediatrics and Molecular Genetics & Microbiology, Duke University - "Killing Fungi: Harnessing new molecular strategies to ultimately improve patient care" For more information on Dr. Steinbach click here
Charles Gersbach, PhD; Rodney Family Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering, Duke University - :Genome and Epigenome Editing with CRISPR/Cas9 Technologies for Gene Therapy, Cell Programming and Functional Epigenomics" For more information on Dr. Gersbach click here