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Department of Microbiology & Immunology

233 South 10th Street
Bluemle Life Sciences Building
Philadelphia, PA 19107

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The Department of Microbiology & Immunology Seminar Series

 

The 2026/2027 Seminar Schedule is currently being worked on.  

The seminars will be conducted on Thursdays from 12pm-1pm.   However, one Thursday of the month will be reserved for a Department of Microbiology & Immunology Faculty Meeting respectfully.  The seminars will be broken down into three categories:  Faculty Seminars,  Guest Speaker Seminars, & Research in Progress Seminars.

All seminars will be IN-PERSON and will be held in Jefferson Alumni Hall, Room 407 for the 2026/2027 academic year.

NOTE: All faculty are with the Sidney Kimmel Medical College (SKMC) at Thomas Jefferson University, unless otherwise noted.

10/1/2026Research in Progress

Vincent Cooper & Mary O'Mara

Intracellular Monitoring (ICM) by Dendritic Cells: Emerging Mechanisms and Implications

Virus-host interactions regulating Powassan virus infection

(Labs:  Igyarto & Dr. Ramage)

JAH, Room 407

        
10/8/2026Guest Speaker

Dr. Montserrat Anguera

(Host:  Dr. Rahman)

Sex Differences in Immunity: 
Xist RNA-mediated mechanisms that influence B cell function

JAH, Room 407

https://www.angueralab.com/

     
10/15/2026Faculty Member

Dr. Sangwon Kim

JAH, Room 407

        
10/22/2026Department Faculty MeetingBluemle, 302B Conference Room         
10/29/2026Research in Progress

Sathi Babu Chodisetti & Adrian Luna

B cell intrinsic Ube2l3 is central to spontaneous germinal center formation and autoimmunity

(Labs:  Dr. Rahman & Dr. Sigal)

JAH, Room 407

        
11/5/2026Guest Speaker

Dr. Paul Lieberman

(Host:  PhD Candidates)

JAH, Room 407

https://www.wistar.org/our-scientists/paul-lieberman/

        
11/12/2026Faculty Member

Dr. Carolina Rezende Melo Da Silva

JAH, Room 407

        
11/19/2026Department Faculty MeetingBluemle, 302B Conference Room         
11/26/2026CancelledThanksgiving Holiday        
12/3/2026Research in Progress

 Tien Bui & Megan Keller

(Labs:  Dr. Rahman & Dr. Sigal)

JAH, Room 407

        
12/10/2026Guest Speaker

Dr. Brian Daniels

Inapparent adult ZIKV infection incurs long-term neurological consequences

(Host:  Dr. Ramage)

JAH, Room 407

https://www.danielslab.net/

     
12/17/2026Faculty Member

Dr. Christopher Snyder

JAH, Room 407

        
12/24/2026CancelledChristmas Holiday        
12/31/2026CancelledNew Year's Holiday        
1/7/2027Guest Speaker

Dr. Sunny Shin

(Host:  Dr. Paumet)

JAH, Room 407

https://www.sunnyshinlab.com/

     
1/14/2027Faculty Member

Dr. Zia Rahman

JAH, Room 407

        
1/21/2027Department Faculty MeetingBluemle, 302B Conference Room        
1/28/2027Research in Progress

Jackie Flynn & Connie Choi

(Labs:  Dr. Capparelli & Dr. Kim)

JAH, Room 407

        
2/4/2027Guest Speaker

Dr. Anne Moscona

(Host:  Dr. Kurup)

JAH, Room 407

https://microbiology.columbia.edu/faculty-anne-moscona

  
2/11/2027Faculty Member

Dr. Drishya Kurup

JAH, Room 407

        
2/18/2027Department Faculty MeetingBluemle, 302B Conference Room        
2/25/2027Research in Progress

Melissa Molho-Medina & Smaita Kafle

(Labs:  Dr. Snyder & Dr. Sigal)

JAH, Room 407

        
34/2027Guest Speaker

Dr. Shruti Naik

(Host:  Dr. Kim)

JAH, Room 407

Dr. Shruti Naik - Naik Lab

     
3/11/2027Faculty Member

Dr. Luis Sigal

JAH, Room 407

        
3/18/2027Department Faculty MeetingBluemle, 302B Conference Room        
3/25/2027Research in Progress

Jacob Myers & Emilee Brockner

(Dr. Schnell & Dr. Paumet)

JAH, Room 407

        
4/1/2027Guest Speaker

Dr. Julianna Idoyaga

(Host:  Dr. Mantegazza)

JAH, Room 407

https://pharmacology.ucsd.edu/faculty/department-faculty1/juliana-idoyaga.html

4/8/2027Faculty Member

Dr. Adriana Mantegazza

JAH, Room 407

        
4/15/2027Department Faculty MeetingBluemle, 302B Conference Room        
4/22/2027Research in Progress

Aaren Milne & Megan Serydarian

(Labs:  Dr. Paumet & Dr. Snyder)

JAH, Room 407

        
4/29/2027Research in Progress

Akansha Sharma & Anju Maharjan

(Labs: Dr. Sigal & Dr. Rahman)

JAH, Room 407

        
5/6/2027Guest Speaker

Dr. Frederic Bushman

(Host:  Dr. Schnell)

JAH, Room 407

https://www.med.upenn.edu/apps/faculty/index.php/g20002980/p2236488

 
5/13/2027Faculty Meeting

Dr. Holly Ramage

JAH, Room 407

        
5/20/2027Department Faculty MeetingBluemle, 302B Conference Room        
5/27/202Research in Progress

Mohini Nakhale & Lauren Berish

(Labs: Dr. Abraham & Dr. Stalker)

JAH, Room 407

        
6/3/2027Guest Speaker

Dr. Kristin Hogquist

(Host:  Dr. Igyarto)

JAH, Room 407

https://med.umn.edu/bio/kristin-hogquist

    
6/10/2027Research in Progress

Sabrine Ben Hamed & Alec Delgado

(Labs:  Dr. Schnell & Dr. Paumet)

JAH, Room 407

    
6/17/2027Department Faculty MeetingBluemle, 302B Conference Room     
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