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.
| 8/28/2025 | Cancelled | Cancelled |
| 9/4/2025 | Cancelled | Labor Day Holiday |
| 9/11/2025 | Guest Speaker |
Dr. Siddharth Balachandran https://www.foxchase.org/siddharth-balachandran Viral Necroptosis: Make it Stop! Host: Dr. Luis Sigal Location: Bluemle, Room 101 |
| 9/18/2025 | Faculty |
Dr. Matthias Schnell A Phase 1, Randomized, Recipient- and Observer-Blinded, Dose- Escalation Study to Evaluate the Safety, Reactogenicity, and Immunogenicity of Two Doses of Rabies-Vectored Monovalent Lassa Fever Vaccine (LASSARAB) Administered with 3D-(6-Acyl) PHAD-SE (aPHAD-SE) Adjuvant in Healthy Adults Location: Bluemle, Room 101 |
| 9/25/2025 | M&I Department |
M&I Faculty Meeting Location: Bluemle, 302B Conference Room |
| 10/2/2025 | Research in Progress |
Daniel Netting & Sergey Panteleev Lab: Dr. Mantegazza & Dr. Sykulev Location: Bluemle, Room 101 |
| 10/9/2025 | Guest Speaker |
Dr. Michael Abt https://www.med.upenn.edu/apps/faculty/index.php/g20002980/p8130112 Host: Dr. Sangwon Kim Immune-Microbiota interactions in defense against Clostridioides difficile infection Location: Bluemle, Room 101 |
| 10/16/2025 | Faculty |
Dr. Fabienne Paumet Location: Bluemle, Room 101 |
| 10/23/2025 | M&I Department |
M&I Faculty Meeting Location: Bluemle, 302B Conference Room |
| 10/30/2025 | Research in Progress |
Zachary Hutchins & Carly Smith Lab: Dr. Mishra & Dr. Freeman Location: Bluemle, Room 101 |
| 11/6/2025 | Faculty |
Dr. Sangwon Kim Location: Bluemle, Room 101 |
| 11/13/2025 | Guest Speaker |
Dr. Laura Santambrogio https://radiationoncology.weillcornell.org/research/santambrogio-lab Host: Dr. Adriana Mantegazza Location: Bluemle, Room 101 |
| 11/20/2025 | M&I Department |
M&I Faculty Meeting Location: Bluemle, 302B Conference Room |
| 11/27/2025 | Cancelled | Thanksgiving Day Holiday |
| 12/4/2025 | Research in Progress |
Miao Ciao & Vincent Cooper Lab: Dr. Snook & Dr. Igyarto Location: Bluemle, Room 101 |
| 12/11/2025 | Guest Speaker |
Dr. Florence Neidergang https://institutcochin.fr/en/equipes/biology-phagocytes-infection-and-immunity Host: Dr. Adriana Mantegazza Location: Bluemle, Room 101 |
| 12/18/2025 | M&I Department |
M&I Faculty Meeting Location: Bluemle, 302B Conference Room |
| 12/25/2025 | Cancelled | Christmas Day Holiday |
| 1/1/2026 | Cancelled | New Year's Day Holiday |
| 1/8/2026 | Faculty |
Dr. Carolina Rezende Melo da Silva Location: Bluemle, Room 101 |
| 1/15/2026 | Guest Speaker |
Dr. Andrew Getahun Host: Dr. Gudrun Debes Location: Bluemle, Room 101 |
| 1/22/2026 | Faculty |
Dr. Drishya Kurup Location: Bluemle, Room 101 |
| 1/29/2026 | M&I Department |
M&I Faculty Meeting Location: Bluemle, 302B Conference Room |
| 2/5/2026 | Research in Progress |
Adrian Luna & Julia Weber Lab: Dr. Sigal & Dr. Rahman Location: Bluemle, Room 101 |
| 2/12/2026 | Guest Speaker |
Dr. Helen Lazear https://www.med.unc.edu/microimm/people/helen-lazear-phd/ Host: Dr. Holly Ramage Location: Bluemle, Room 101 |
| 2/19/2026 | Faculty |
Dr Luis Sigal Location: Bluemle, Room 101 |
| 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 Location: Bluemle, Room 101 |
| 3/12/2026 | Guest Speaker |
Dr. Marc Jenkins, https://med.umn.edu/bio/marc-jenkins Host: Dr. Botond Igyarto Location: Bluemle, Room 101 |
| 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 Location: Bluemle, Room 101 |
| 4/9/2026 | Guest Speaker |
Dr. Jonathan Miner, https://www.med.upenn.edu/minerlab/ Host: Dr. Zia Rahman Location: Bluemle, Room 101 |
| 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 Location: Bluemle, Room 101 |
| 5/7/2026 | Research in Progress |
Aaren Milne & Emilee Brockner Lab: Dr. Fabienne Paumet Location: Bluemle, Room 101 |
| 5/14/2026 | Guest Speaker |
Dr. Craig Maynard, https://sites.uab.edu/maynardlab/ Host: Dr. Sangwon Kim Location: Bluemle, Room 101 |
| 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 Location: Bluemle, Room 101 |
| 6/11/2026 | Guest Speaker |
Dr. Paul Turner, https://medicine.yale.edu/profile/paul-turner/ Host: IMP Students Location: Bluemle, Room 101 |
| 6/18/2026 | Faculty |
Dr. Claudio Giraudo Location: Bluemle, Room 101 |