MGI Seminars - Fall 2021
All MMG seminars are at 3:10 P.M., TUESDAY, in both BPS 1415 and on Zoom, unless noted otherwise in the table below.
All MMG Seminar questions should be directed to MMG.Seminars@campusad.msu.edu
Seminar Coordinators: Aretha Fiebig, Dohun Pyeon, & Nina Wale
Graduate Student Representatives: Kayla Conner & Paige Kies
Zoom link: https://msu.zoom.us/j/93865650440
Please note: The password will be emailed separately prior to the seminars
| MMG Seminar Date | MMG Seminar Topic | Seminar Speaker | Host |
|---|---|---|---|
| September 7 | Promotion Seminar Scholarship of teaching and learning to achieve student success |
Dr. Kathleen Hoag, Michigan State University | DiRita |
| September 21 | Cell envelope stress causes rearrangement of cellular architecture in enterococcal biofilms | Dr. Michelle Korir, Aurora University | Manning |
| October 12 | Promotion Seminar A metabolomics survey of Staphyllococcus aureus metabolic versatility reveals an unexpected and understudied nutritional requirement of pathogenesis |
Dr. Neal Hammer, Michigan State University | DiRita |
| October 26 | Fall Break - No Seminar | ||
| November 2 | Election Day - No Seminar | ||
| November 9 | Promotion Seminar Antigen receptor diversification by programmed DNA damage and repair |
Dr. Kefei Yu, Michigan State University | DiRita |
| November 23 | **Zoom-Only Seminar** Exploring new mechanisms of resistance to extreme conditions in microorganisms and their use in biotechnology | Dr. Eduardo Gonzalez-Pastor, Center of Astrobiology - Madrid, Spain | Reguera |
| November 30 | **Zoom-Only Seminar** New lessons from old molecules: Using macrolactam comparative-metabologenomics for antibiotic regulatory and discovery insights | Dr. Joshua Blodgett, Washington University - St Louis | Reguera |
| December 7 | Survival by patchwork electroactive respiration in model δ-proteobacterium Desulfovibrio vulgaris Hildenborough | Dr. Erica Majumder, University of Wisconsin-Madison | Reguera |