Microbiology & Immunology Graduate Student RIP presentations take place in-person on Fridays from 12–1 p.m. Please contact the M&I Seminar Committee, microseminar@mcw.edu, for room location or other information.
September 15, 2023
Elaheh Hashemi
Advisor: Dr. Subramaniam Malarkannan
NK cell development and function
September 22, 2023
Mohamed Khalil
Advisor: Dr. Subramaniam Malarkannan
NK cell development and function
September 29, 2023
Madison Nelson
Advisor: Dr. Chris Kristich
Antibiotic resistance and bacterial signal transduction
October 13, 2023
Dandan Wang
Advisor: Dr. Subramaniam Malarkannan
NK cell development and function
October 20, 2023
Perrin Schupbach
Advisor: Dr. Andrey Sorokin
Cell signaling and kidney diseases
October 27, 2023
Ao Mei
Advisor: Dr. Subramaniam Malarkannan
NK cell development and function
November 3, 2023
Fatima Aboulalazm
Advisor: Dr. John Kirby
Microbial communities, xenobiotic disruption of microbiomes
November 10, 2023
Angela Beltrame
Advisor: Dr. Bonnie Dittel
Immune regulation and homeostasis
November 17, 2023
Alfredo Colina
Advisor: Dr. Anthony Zamora
Viral and cancer immunology
December 1, 2023
Kelli Sommers
Advisor: Dr. Bonnie Dittel
Immune regulation and homeostasis
December 8, 2023
Wendy Lin
Advisor: Dr. Weiguo Cui
Effector and memory T cell differentiation
January 5, 2024
Lexi Kazen
Advisor: Dr. John Kirby
Microbial communities, xenobiotic disruption of microbiomes
January 12, 2024
Teja Karimikonda
Advisor: Dr. Nita Salzman
Host-microbe interactions in the GI tract, microbiota in health and disease
January 19, 2024
No RIP (IDP recruitment day)
January 26, 2024
Alexis Uitenbroek
Advisor: Dr. Chris Kristich
Antibiotic resistance and bacterial signal transduction
February 9, 2024
Olaide Abiona & Nathan Witman (30 mins each)
Advisors: Dr. Nita Salzman | Dr. Renren Wen
Host-microbe interactions in the GI tract | T and B cell signaling and activation
February 16, 2024
Tyler Laib & Kimani Njoya (30 mins each)
Advisors: Dr. John Kirby | Dr. Michelle Riehle
Microbial communities, xenobiotic disruption of microbiomes | Malaria vector biology
February 23, 2024
Maria Poimenidou (30 mins)
Advisor: Dr. Mike Dwinell
Cancer metastasis, tumor microenvironment, mucosal inflammation
March 1, 2024
Johnathan Caldon & Lu Zhou (30 mins each)
Advisors: Dr. Bonnie Dittel | Dr. Renren Wen
Immune regulation and homeostasis | T and B cell signaling and activation
March 8, 2024
Damon Schmalzriedt & Katie Taquet (30 mins each)
Advisors: Dr. Vera Tarakanova | Dr. Michelle Riehle
Virus-associated tumorigenesis and virus-host interactions | Malaria vector biology
March 22, 2024
Ryan Brown & Lauren Prochniak (30 mins each)
Advisors: Dr. Weiguo Cui | Dr. Rob Lochhead
Effector and memory T cell differentiation | Lyme disease, inflammation, and autoimmunity
March 29, 2024
Erika Johansen & Dilini Kumarasinghe (30 mins each)
Advisors: Dr. Vera Tarakanova | Dr. Chris Kristich
Virus-associated tumorigenesis and virus-host interactions | Antibiotic resistance and bacterial signal transduction
April 5, 2024
Leonard Asare & Maya Blau (30 mins each)
Advisors: Dr. Nita Salzman | Dr. Chris Kristich
Host-microbe interactions in the GI tract | Antibiotic resistance and bacterial signal transduction
April 12, 2024
Cade Rahlf & Colin McAllister (30 mins each)
Advisors: Dr. Vera Tarakanova | Dr. John Kirby
Virus-associated tumorigenesis and virus-host interactions | Microbial communities, xenobiotic disruption of microbiomes
April 19, 2024
Donovan Drouillard (30 mins)
Advisor: Dr. Mike Dwinell
Cancer metastasis, tumor microenvironment, mucosal inflammation