RGE Murray Seminar Series 2024-2025

September October November January February March April


September 12

"'To kill or not to kill' - Opportunistic bacteria lifestyles in human macrophages"
  Dr. Miguel A. Valvano, Queen's University of Belfast, UK 


October 10

 "Smart lattice light-sheet microscopy for imaging rare and complex cellular events"
  Dr. Yu Shi, Western University


November 7

 "Staphylococcus aureus and fatty acids: Navigating a complex relationship on human skin"
  Dr. Robert Kuiack, Western University

November 14

 "MARCH2, a host factor that inhibits HIV-1 infection in a T cell dependent manner"
  Dr. Spyridon Stavrou, Jacobs School of Medicine & Biomedical Scienes

November 21

 "Rethinking what B cells do"
  Dr. Steven Kerfoot, Western University


January 23

 "TBA"
  Dr. Nicolas Chomont, University of Montreal

January 30

 "TBA"
  Dr. Patrick Lajoie, Western University


February 13

 "Bacteria to the Rescue of the Ocean: Design and Genomic Study of a Consortium for Hydrocarbon Degradation"
  Dr. Rojas Vargas, Western University


March 6

"TBA"
  Dr. Jose R. Penades, Imperial College London, UK

March 20

"TBA"
  Dr. Alain Stintzi, University of Ottawa

March 27

"TBA"
  Dr. Heather Armstrong, University of Manitoba


April 3 - Annual Lecturer

 "Microbial Triggers of Autoimmunity: EBV in multiple sclerosis and oral mucosal breaks in rheumatoid arthritis"
  Dr. William Robinson, Stanford University

April 17

"TBA"
  Dr. Manuel Diaz Villasenor, Western University

April 24

"TBA"
  Dr. Melissa Richard-Greenblatt, Clinical Microbiologist at Sick Kids Hospital,
  Assistant Professor at the University of Toronto