Seminars & Meetings

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.

9/10/2026 Research in Progress

Sergey Panteleev & Zachary Hutchins 

(Labs:  Dr. Sykulev & Dr. Mishra)

JAH, Room 407

               
9/17/2026 Faculty Member

Dr. Dahlene Fusco

JAH, Room 407

               
9/24/2026 M&I Department Faculty Meeting Bluemle, Room 302B Conference Room                 
10/1/2026 Research in Progress

Vincent Cooper & Mary O'Mara

(Labs:  Igyarto & Dr. Ramage)

JAH, Room 407

               
10/8/2026 Guest Speaker

Dr. Montserrat Anguera

(Host:  Dr. Rahman)

JAH, Room 407

https://www.angueralab.com/

         
10/15/2026 Faculty Member

Dr. Sangwon Kim

JAH, Room 407

               
10/22/2026 M&I Department Faculty Meeting Bluemle, 302B Conference Room                 
10/29/2026 Research in Progress

Sathi Babu Chodisetti & Adrian Luna

(Labs:  Dr. Rahman & Dr. Sigal)

JAH, Room 407

               
11/5/2026 Guest Speaker

Dr. Paul Lieberman

(Host:  PhD Candidates)

JAH, Room 407

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

               
11/12/2026 Faculty Member

Dr. Carolina Rezende Melo Da Silva

JAH, Room 407

               
11/19/2026 M&I Department Faculty Meeting Bluemle, 302B Conference Room                 
11/26/2026 Cancelled Thanksgiving Holiday                
12/3/2026 Research in Progress

Jacqueline Flynn & Megan Keller

(Labs:  Dr. Capparelli & Dr. Sigal)

JAH, Room 407

               
12/10/2026 Guest Speaker

Dr. Brian Daniels

(Host:  Dr. Ramage)

JAH, Room 407

https://www.danielslab.net/

         
12/17/2026 Faculty Member

Dr. Christopher Snyder

JAH, Room 407

               
12/24/2026 Cancelled Christmas Holiday                
12/31/2026 Cancelled New Year's Holiday                
1/7/2027 Guest Speaker

Dr. Sunny Shin

(Host:  Dr. Paumet)

JAH, Room 407

https://www.sunnyshinlab.com/

         
1/14/2027 Faculty Member

Dr. Zia Rahman

JAH, Room 407

               
1/21/2027 M&I Department Faculty Meeting Bluemle, 302B Conference Room                
1/28/2027 Research in Progress

Tien Bui & Connie Choi

(Labs:  Dr. Rahman & Dr. Kim)

JAH, Room 407

               
2/4/2027 Guest Speaker

Dr. Anne Moscona

(Host:  Dr. Kurup)

JAH, Room 407

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

   
2/11/2027 Faculty Member

Dr. Drishya Kurup

JAH, Room 407

               
2/18/2027 M&I Department Faculty Meeting Bluemle, 302B Conference Room                
2/25/2027 Research in Progress

Melissa Molho-Medina & Smaita Kafle

(Labs:  Dr. Snyder & Dr. Sigal)

JAH, Room 407

               
34/2027 Guest Speaker

Dr. Shruti Naik

(Host:  Dr. Kim)

JAH, Room 407

Dr. Shruti Naik - Naik Lab

         
3/11/2027 Faculty Member

Dr. Luis Sigal

JAH, Room 407

               
3/18/2027 M&I Department Faculty Meeting Bluemle, 302B Conference Room                
3/25/2027 Research in Progress

Jacob Myers & Emilee Brockner

(Dr. Schnell & Dr. Paumet)

JAH, Room 407

               
4/1/2027 Guest Speaker

Dr. Julianna Idoyaga

(Host:  Dr. Mantegazza)

JAH, Room 407

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

4/8/2027 Faculty Member

Dr. Adriana Mantegazza

JAH, Room 407

               
4/15/2027 M&I Department Faculty Meeting Bluemle, 302B Conference Room                
4/22/2027 Research in Progress

Aaren Milne & Megan Serydarian

(Labs:  Dr. Paumet & Dr. Snyder)

JAH, Room 407

               
4/29/2027 Research in Progress

Akansha Sharma & Anju Maharjan

(Dr. Sigal & Dr. Rahman)

JAH, Room 407

               
5/6/2027 Guest Speaker

Dr. Frederic Bushman

(Host:  Dr. Schnell)

JAH, Room 407

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

 
5/13/2027 Faculty Meeting

Dr. Holly Ramage

JAH, Room 407

               
5/20/2027 M&I Department Faculty Meeting Bluemle, 302B Conference Room                
5/27/202 Research in Progress

Mohini Nakhale & Lauren Berish

(Dr. Abraham & Dr. Stalker)

JAH, Room 407

               
6/3/2027 Guest Speaker

Dr. Kristin Hogquist

(Host:  Dr. Igyarto)

JAH, Room 407

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

       
6/10/2027 Faculty Member

Dr. Matthias Schnell

JAH, Room 407

       
6/17/2027 M&I Department Faculty Meeting Bluemle, 302B Conference Room