Katia Georgopoulos, PhD; Professor of Dermatology, Harvard Medical School – “Mechanisms of B Cell differentiation” [Tentative title] For more information on Dr. Georgopoulos click here

James Bliska, PhD; Professor of Molecular Genetics & Microbiology, Director of the Center for Infectious Diseases, Stoney Brook University – “How Pathogens Counteract or Activate Host Immune Responses: Lessons from Versinia” For more information on Dr. Bliska click here

Shonna McBride, PhD; Assistant Professor of Microbiology & Immunology, Emory University – “Discovery of a host adaptation mechanism in C. difficile” For more information on Dr. McBride click here

Philip J. Bassford Memorial Lecture: Joanne Engel, MD, PhD; Professor of Medicine, Division Chief-Infectious Disease, UC-San Francisco – “Chlamydia is a master cell biologist: the secret lives of intracellular pathogens” For more information on Dr. Engel 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

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

Micah Luftig, PhD; Associate Professor of Molecular Genetics & Microbiology. Duke University – “A New Temporal Model for EBV-Mediated B-Cell Transformation” For more information on Dr. Luftig click here

James Crowley, PhD; Research Assistant Professor of Genetics, UNC-CH – Talk title TBA

Patrick Sullivan, MD, FRANZCP; Distinguished Professor of Genetics, UNC-CH – Talk title TBA For more information on Dr. Sullivan click here

Sherry Chao, Graduate student in BCB Curriculum, Purvis lab, UNC-CH – Talk title TBA For more information on Dr. Purvis’ lab click here