The Microbiome Centers Consortium Seminar Series
Join MCC's new weekly seminar and discussion series on Thursdays at noon MST (2pm EST). The series will kick off on March 11 by showcasing junior researchers. Each speaker will present 30 minutes leaving 30 minutes for discussion with the audience. PRE-REGISTRATION REQUIRED, see link above. You can also nominate additional speakers here. This first months speakers are:
March 11, 2021
Microbial communities in built food processing environments
Jasna Kovac
Assistant Professor
Penn State University
March 18, 2021
Who’s in charge here?: Microbial contributions to animal physiology, ecology, and evolution
Kevin Kohl
Assistant Professor
University of Pittsburgh
March 25, 2021
Reciprocal interactions between the gut microbiome and tissue microenvironment promote distant regulation of tumor metastasis
Melanie Rutkowski
Assistant Professor
University of Virginia
April 1, 2021
A comparative primate perspective on the human microbiome
Katherine Amato
Assistant Professor
Northwestern University
April 8, 2021
Thriving in trash: microbial communities in municipal landfills
Laura Hug
Assistant Professor
University of Waterloo
April 15, 2021
A metabolomics strategy for inferring consumer-resource relationships for gut microbes
Gregory Medlock
Assistant Professor
University of Virginia
April 22, 2021
Informative Rivers: Microbiomes in Sewers from Source to Release
Cresten Mansfeldt
Assistant Professor
CU Boulder
April 29, 2021
The human virome: COVID-19 Edition
Efrem Lim
Assistant Professor
Arizona State University
May 6, 2021
Exploring and extending microbial niche space
Terrence Bell
Assistant Professor
Penn State University
May 13, 2021
The Indoor Microbiome: From Virus Surveillance in Buildings to Mold Prevention in Spacecraft
Karen Dannemiller
Assistant Professor
Ohio State University
May 20, 2021
An expanded view of the global ocean virosphere
Ahmed Zayed
Postdoctoral Scholar
Ohio State University