Seminar Series
Seminars as part of five series,
- the Microbiology Seminars Series (MBS, invited speakers),
- the Work in Progress Series (WIP, graduate students and postdocs), or
- the Student Literature Seminar Series (SLS/MICR830, graduate students),
- the Faculty Seminar Series (FSS, Department Faculty).
- the Noble P. Sherwood Seminar Series (NSS, invited speakers)
are presented at 11:00 a.m. in 1027 Orr-Major on Tuesdays and Thursdays, unless otherwise noted.
Non-department faculty interested in meeting the speakers should contact the host or the following individuals in charge of four series: MBS or NSS, Jeffrey Bose, Ph.D.; WIP, Mary Markiewicz, Ph.D.; SLS, Sebastien Pichoff, Ph.D.
If you would like to be added to our seminar mailing list, please contact Kathy Mackay.
| Date | Speaker and Topic | Host |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 1 (Tue) | ||
| Feb 3 (Thu) | ||
| Feb 8 (Tue) | ||
| Feb 10 (Thu) | ||
| Feb 15 (Tue) | Bryan Murphy, Graduate Student | |
| Feb 17 (Thu) | ||
| Feb 22 (Tue) | ||
| Feb 24 (Thu) | Charles R. Brown, Ph.D., Professor, Department of Veterinary Pathobiology, University of Missouri | Mary Markiewicz |
| Mar 1 (Tue) | Miranda Ridder Dissertation Defense | |
| Mar 3 (Thu) | ||
| Mar 8 (Tue) | ||
| Mar 10 (Thu) | ||
| Mar 14-18 | Spring Break | |
| Mar 22 (Tue) | ||
| Mar 24 (Thu) | Rabina Saud, Graduate Student | |
| Mar 29 (Tue) | Megan Myers, Graduate Student | |
| Mar 31 (Thu) | ||
| Apr 5-8 (Tue) | Student Research Forum | |
| Apr 12 (Tue) | Çağla Aksu Küz, Graduate Student | |
| Apr 14 (Thu) | Wilmara Salgado-Pabon, Ph.D., Department of Pathobiological Sciences. University of WI | Jeff Bose |
| Apr 19 (Tue) | ||
| Apr 21 (Thu) | Noble Sherwood Seminar Speaker, Graham F. Hatfull, Ph.D., Eberly Family Professor of Biotechnology, HHMI Professor, Department of Biological Sciences, University of Pittsburgh | Joe Lutkenhaus |
| Apr 26 (Tue) | Brandon Grieshaber, Graduate Student | |
| Apr 28 (Thu) | Tom Platt, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Division of Biology, Kansas State University | Jeff Bose |
| May 3 (Tue) | ||
| May 5 (Thu) | Last Day of Classes | |
| May 10 (Tue) | ||
| May 12 (Thu) | ||
| May 17 (Tue) | ||
| May 19 (Thu) | Jenny Robinson, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Dept of Chemical & Petroleum Engineering, KU-Lawrence | Jeff Bose |
Noble P. Sherwood Seminar Series
Dr. Noble P. Sherwood taught Botany and Bacteriology at the University of Kansas from 1910 to 1952 and served as the first Chairman of the Department of Bacteriology from 1917 to 1949. He worked on bacterial pathogenesis including anaphylactic shock and streptococcal virulence.
Noble P. Sherwood grew up in Kansas City and attended KU, where he received a B.S. in Engineering in 1905, an M.S. in Bacteriology in 1911 and a Ph.D. in 1921. In 1924, he received an M.D. from the Minnesota University Medical School.