Spring 2026 Molecular Microbiology & Immunology Seminar Series
Wednesday, March 11, 2026
- Oluwatola Femi-Olatunji
TBS I&I PhD Candidate
Mentor: Paul de Figueiredo, PhD
&
Tyler Verburg
TBS Cancer Bio PhD Student
Mentor: Haval Shirwan, PhD
1:30pm-2:30pm
Acuff Auditorium, School of Medicine
Thursday, March 12, 2026
- Alejandro (Alex) Ferrer, PhD
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Associate Consultant
Division of Hematology
Division of Pulmonary & Critical Medicine
Center for Individualized Medicine
Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
Host: Diana Gil Pages, PhD
2:00pm-3:00pm
Acuff Auditorium, School of Medicine
Wednesday, March 18, 2026
- Euan Price
TBS I&I PhD Candidate
Mentor: Caroline Grunenwald, PhD
&
Sumanth Gutty
VPB PhD Student
Mentor: Dongsheng Duan, PhD
1:30pm-2:30pm
Acuff Auditorium, School of Medicine
Thursday, March 19, 2026
- Andres Garcia, PhD, FBSE
Executive Director, Parker H. Petit Institute for Bioengineering & Bioscience
The Petit Director's Chair in Bioengineering & Bioscience
Regents' Professor, George Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering
Georgia Institute of Technology
Atlanta, GA
Host: Haval Shirwan, PhD
2:00pm-3:00pm
Acuff Auditorium, School of Medicine
Spring Break March 23-27, 2026
Wednesday, April 1, 2026
- Noah Powell
TBS I&I PhD Candidate
Mentor: Paul de Figueiredo, PhD
&
Roxanne Muchow
VPB PhD Student
Mentor: Chris Lorson, PhD
1:30pm-2:30pm
Acuff Auditorium, School of Medicine
Wednesday, April 8, 2026
- Adrianna Lewis
TBS I&I PhD Candidate
Mentor: Esma Yolcu, PhD
&
Torin Hunter
TBS I&I PhD Student
Mentor: Anthony Griffiths, PhD
1:30pm-2:30pm
Acuff Auditorium, School of Medicine
Wednesday, April 15, 2026
- Dana Burris
TBS I&I PhD Student
Mentor: Jim Amos-Landgraf, PhD
&
Elida Lopez
VPB PhD Student
Mentor: Emma Teixeiro, PhD
1:30pm-2:30pm
Acuff Auditorium, School of Medicine
Wednesday, April 22, 2026
- Caleb Kramer
TBS I&I PhD Candidate
Mentor: Lee-Ann Allen, PhD
1:30pm-2:30pm
Acuff Auditorium, School of Medicine
Wednesday, April 29, 2026
- Kara Young
TBS I&I PhD Student
Mentor: Emma Teixeiro, PhD
&
Rezwan Kabir
TBS I&I PhD Student
Mentor: Pam Brown, PhD
1:30pm-2:30pm
Acuff Auditorium, School of Medicine
Thursday, April 30, 2026
- Emily Giri
TBS I&I PhD Candidate
Mentor: Henry Wan, PhD
1:30pm-2:30pm
Acuff Auditorium, School of Medicine
Wednesday, May 6, 2026
- Lea Alexandre
TBS Cancer Bio PhD Student
Mentor: Paul de Figueiredo, PhD
&
Clayton Russ
TBS I&I PhD Student
Mentor: Adam Yokom, PhD
1:30pm-2:30pm
Acuff Auditorium, School of Medicine
