Current Seminars

Fall seminars are held every Wednesday at 1:00 pm in BSB Aud 2 Spivey unless otherwise specified.

Spring seminars will be held every Wednesday at 1:00 pm in BSB Aud 1 Beisner unless otherwise specified.

Fall 2025 Schedule (PDF) Spring 2026 Schedule (PDF)

Date	Speaker Name
12/10/25	Kebin Liu, PhD Professor, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Medical College of Georgia Member, Cancer Immunology, Inflammation and Tolerance Program, Georgia Cancer Center Principal Investigator, Charlie Norwood VA Medical Center Seminar Title: Functional Role of PD-L1 in Inflammation and Cancer Faculty Host: Bing Li, PhD Co-Sponsored by: Holden Comprehensive Cancer Center
	Spring 2026
1/21/26 283 EMRB Seebohm	Wendy Maury PhD Professor Department of Microbiology and Immunology University of Iowa
Tues 1/27/26 3:00pm BSB Aud 3 - Watzke	Gail Bishop, PhD Professor Department of Microbiology and Immunology University of Iowa
2/4/26	No Seminar
2/11/26	Stephanie Jost, PhD Associate Professor Department of Surgery Duke University Faculty Host: Sabrina Tan Co-sponsor: Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Center for Immunology and Immune Based Diseases
2/18/26	Priya Issuree, PhD Assistant Professor Department of Internal Medicine - Infectious Diseases University of Iowa
2/25/26	Kalpaj Parekh, MBBS Professor and DEO Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery University of Iowa
3/4/26	Derek Sant'Angelo, PhD Professor and Chair Department of Microbiology and Immunology Virginia Commonwealth University
3/11/26	No Seminar
3/18/26	No Seminar - Spring Break
3/25/26	Mark Headley, PhD Assistant Professor Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center Department of Immunology University of Washington Faculty Host: Kevin Legge Co-sponsor: Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Center for Immunology and Immune Based Diseases
4/1/26	Silvia Uriart, PhD Professor School of Dentistry University of Louisville Faculty Host: Aimee Potter Co-sponsor: UI School of Dentistry, Center for Immunology and Immune Based Diseases
4/8/26	Dawn Newcomb, PhD Associate Professor Department of Pathology, Microbiology, & Immunology Vanderbilt University Faculty Host: Dan Cook Co-sponsor: Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Pulmonary, Center for Immunology and Immune Based Diseases
4/15/26	Gang Xin, PhD Assistant Professor Department of Microbial Infection and Immunity Ohio State University Faculty Host: Ryan Zander Co-sponsor: Holden Comprehensive Cancer Center
4/22/26	Gwen Randolph, PhD Professor Department of Pathology & Immunology Washington University - St. Louis Faculty Host: Wendy Maury Co-sponsor: Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Center for Immunology and Immune Based Diseases
4/26/26	Anita Chong, PhD Professor Department of Surgery University of Chicago Student Invited Speaker Co-sponsor: Immunology NIH T32

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