Seminars & Meetings
Contact
233 South 10th Street
Bluemle Life Sciences Building
Philadelphia, PA 19107
- 215-503-4669
- 215-923 7145 (fax)
The Department of Microbiology & Immunology Seminar Series
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 Bluemle, Room 101 for the 2025/2026 academic year.
NOTE: All faculty are with the Sidney Kimmel Medical College (SKMC) at Thomas Jefferson University, unless otherwise noted.
| 2/12/2026 | Guest Speaker |
Using the Collaborative Cross to investigate how host genetic variation impacts susceptibility to neuroinvasive arboviruses Host: Dr. Holly Ramage Location: Bluemle, Room 101 |
| 2/19/2026 | Research in Progress |
Megan Keller & Samita Kafle Rapid isotype switching induced by mRNA-LNP encoded Type I Interferon Binding Protein promotes early protection from lethal Orthopoxvirus infection The roles of IFN-I signaling and subtypes in mRNA-LNP vaccine induced CD8 T-cell protective immunity Lab: Dr. Luis Sigal |
| 2/26/2026 | M&I Department | M&I Faculty Meeting Location: Bluemle, 302B Conference Room |
| 3/5/2026 | Research in Progress |
Mary O'Mara & Jihae (Connie) Choi Lab: Dr. Ramage & Dr. Kim |
| 3/12/2026 | Guest Speaker |
Host: Dr. Botond Igyarto |
| 3/19/2026 | Faculty |
Dr. Gudrun Debes Location: Bluemle, Room 101 |
| 3/26/2026 | M&I Department | M&I Faculty Meeting Location: Bluemle, 302B Conference Room |
| 4/2/2026 | Research in Progress |
Jacob Myers & Sabrine Ben Hamed Lab: Dr. Schnell |
| 4/9/2026 | Guest Speaker |
Dr. Jonathan Miner Host: Dr. Zia Rahman |
| 4/16/2026 | Faculty | Dr. Adriana Mantegazza Location: Bluemle, Room 101 |
| 4/23/2026 | M&I Department | M&I Faculty Meeting Location: Bluemle, 302B Conference Room |
| 4/30/2026 | Research in Progress |
Jaqueline (Jackie) Flynn & Tien Bui Lab: Dr. Caparelli & Dr. Rahman |
| 5/7/2026 | Research in Progress |
Aaren Milne & Emilee Brockner Lab: Dr. Fabienne Paumet |
| 5/14/2026 | Guest Speaker |
Dr. Craig Maynard Host: Dr. Sangwon Kim |
| 5/21/2026 | Faculty | Dr. Holly Ramage Location: Bluemle, Room 101 |
| 5/28/2026 | M&I Department | M&I Faculty Meeting Location: Bluemle, 302B Conference Room |
| 6/4/2026 | Research in Progress |
Akansha Sharma & Mohini Nakhale Lab: Dr. Sigal & Dr. Abraham |
| 6/11/2026 | Guest Speaker |
Host: IMP Students |
| 6/18/2026 | Faculty | Dr. Claudio Giraudo Location: Bluemle, Room 101 |