Infection and Immunity Seminar Series are offered as the Current Topics in Microbiology course. The Department invites guest speakers to talk about their current research. The seminars are a compulsory part of our graduate program but are open to all interested participants.
For more information about the Guest Speaker Seminar Series, office.microimm [at] mcgill.ca (please contact us).
Seminar Time: Thursdays, 11:00am-12:00pm (unless otherwise indicated)
Location: Duff Amphitheater, 3775 University Street, Montreal, Quebec H3A 2B4
Additional dates may be added throughout the academic year.
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DATE |
SPEAKER |
PICTURE |
AFFILIATION |
TITLE |
HOST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Thursday, September 19 2019 11:30am-12:30pm |
Dr. Marcelo Lopez-Lastra |
|
Professor, School of Medicine, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile. |
Insight into Andes orthohantavirus-host relationship; from basic to translational science | Dr. Andrew Mouland |
|
Thursday, October 10 2019 11:30am-12:30pm |
Dr. Fernando Lopes |  |
Assistant Professor, Institute of Parasitology, McGill University | Immunometabolism and host-parasite interaction modulating inflammatory responses | Dr. Irah King |
| October 24 2019 | Career Day | Career Day | Career Day | Career Day | Career Day |
|
Thursday, October 31 2019 11:00am-12:00pm |
Dr. Lori Frappier |
|
Professor Department of Molecular Genetics University of Toronto |
New Functions of Epstein-Barr Virus Proteins in Host Manipulation |
Dr. Jacques Archambault |
|
Thursday, November 14 2019 11:00am-12:00pm |
Dr. Sylvain Moineau |
|
Professor at the Department of Biochemistry, Microbiology and Bioinformatics at the Université Laval |
CRISPR-Cas systems: The revenge of the phages |
Dr. Corinne Maurice |
|
Thursday, February 13 2020 11:00am-12:00pm |
Dr. Marceline Cote |
|
University of Ottawa Canada Research Chair in Molecular Virology and Antiviral Therapeutics Assistant Director of the Microbiology and Immunology Graduate Program Assistant Professor, University of Ottawa and Ottawa Institute of Systems Biology |
Ebola virus in control: a virus journey to late endosomal/lysosomal compartments |
Dr. Selena Sagan |
|
Thursday, February 20 2020 11:00am-12:00pm |
Dr. Craig Jenne |  |
Canada Research Chair in Imaging Approaches Towards Studying Infection Associate Professor Dept. Microbiology, Immunology, and Infectious Diseases Dept. Critical Care Medicine Snyder Institute for Chronic Diseases University of Calgary |
Intravital Approaches to Studying Platelet Biology and Viral Inflammation | Dr. Martin Richer |
|
Thursday, March 12 2020 11:00am-12:00pm |
Dr. Ricardo Gazzinelli |  |
Senior Investigator - Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, Brazil Professor of Medicine - University of Massachusetts, Amherst |
The circadian cycle and malaria: the sweet side of the story | Dr. Martin Olivier |
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CANCELLED
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Dr. Lisa Osborne |  |
University of British Columbia | Host and environmental regulation of intestinal immunity and inflammation |
Dr. Martin Richer |
|
CANCELLED
|
Dr. Yves Brun |  |
Université de Montréal Canada 150 Research Chair in Bacterial Cell Biology |
The role of dynamic pili in bacterial adhesion |
Dr. Greg Marczynski |
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CANCELLED
|
Dr. Carla Rothlin |  |
Yale University | The virtues of restraint | Dr. Irah King & Dr. Judith Mandl |
