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 guest speaker seminar series, office.microimm [at] mcgill.ca (please contact us).
Seminar Time: Thursdays, 11:30am-12:30pm (unless otherwise indicated)
Location: Duff Amphitheater, 3775 University Street, Montreal, Quebec H3A 2B4
Additional dates may be added throughout the academic year.
DATE |
SPEAKER |
PICTURE |
AFFILIATION |
TITLE |
HOST |
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September 20 |
Dr. Christopher Prada |
|
Assistant Professor, Department of pathology and microbiology, Université de Montréal |
Post-genomic approaches to study protozoan parasites |
Dr. Martin Olivier |
September 27 | Dr. Michelle Epstein |
Medical University of Vienna |
Tissue resident Th2 memory cells in allergic asthma |
Dr. Jorg Fritz | |
October 25 | Career Day | Career Day | Career Day | Career Day | Career Day |
November 15 | Dr. Kathy McCoy |
|
Professor, Cumming School of Medicine, Snyder Institute, University of Calgary |
Microbial regulation of innate immune cells and homeostasis in the small intestine
|
Dr. Irah King |
CANCELED November 29 |
CANCELED Dr. Weiping Zhou |
|
CANCELED Professor of Surgery, Immunology and Biology at the University of Michigan Director, Center of Excellence for Cancer Immunology and Immunotherapy |
CANCELED Cancer immunotherapy: past, present and future |
CANCELED Dr. Ciro Piccirillo |
March 21 |
Dr. Karen Mossman |
|
Professor |
Novel insights into pathogen-host interactions in humans and bats |
Dr. Selena Sagan |
April 11 | Dr. Zabrina Brumme |
|
Associate Professor, Faculty of Health Sciences, Simon Fraser University |
Genetics and dynamics of the latent HIV reservoir: implications for HIV cure |
Dr. Thibault Mesplede |
May 2 |
Dr. Wayne Yokoyama |
|
Professor of Internal Medicine, Rheumatology, Pathology and Immunology, Howard Hughes Medical Institute at Washington University in St. Louis |
Viruses, natural killer cells, and missing-self |
Dr. Jorg Fritz |