Microbiology / Immunology Interest Group: Seminars
The University of Utah hosts numerous seminars by internationally recognized investigators. Some specific seminar series that are of special interest to microbiologists and immunologists are outlined below.
The Microbial Pathogenesis Training Grant hosts a one-day retreat in Park City each Fall in which trainees and two invited speakers present their work, while others are invited to present posters.
Microbial Pathogenesis Seminar Series
This is an interdepartmental seminar series that meets the 2nd and 4th Friday of each month. The Microbial pathogenesis seminar series is designed to foster interaction among the various scientists and their laboratories on campus who share an interest in pathogenesis. It also sponsors numerous speakers from other institutions each year.
School of Medicine Seminar Series
This monthly seminar series features many seminars by prominent scientists whose work is of broad interest to biochemists and other investigators at the University of Utah.
Genetics Interest Group Seminars
An afternoon seminar series held Mondays at 5:00. Pizza is served following the discussion. Students, faculty, and out of town speakers present a mixture of journal clubs and recent research.
Biology Department Seminars: The Department of Biology hosts a seminar series which frequently is of interest to members of the Microbiology/Immunology interest group.
Department of Pathology, Division of Cell Biology and Immunology Journal Club and Research in Progress
The Division of Cell Biology and Immunology meets for either a journal club or research in progress presentation twice weekly. All faculty, students, and post-doctoral fellows in the graduate program present in this format.
The schedules for these items can be found on the Bioscience Calendar.
Image shows a zebrafish embryo with endothelial cells expressing GFP. The fish were injected with dextran (red) to assess vascular leakage in response to infection with extraintestinal pathogenic E. coli.
