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

 Spring 2026 Schedule (PDF)

DateSpeaker Name
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
2/4/26No Seminar
2/11/26

Stephanie Jost, PhD
Associate Professor
Department of Surgery
Duke University


Seminar Title: Harnessing Adaptive NK Cells for Broad Antiviral Immunity via HLA-E
Faculty Host: Sabrina Tan
Co-sponsor: Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Center for Immunology and Immune Based Diseases

2/18/26Priya Issuree, PhD
Assistant Professor
Department of Internal Medicine - Infectious Diseases
University of Iowa
2/25/26Kalpaj Parekh, MBBS
Professor and DEO
Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery
University of Iowa
3/4/26Derek Sant'Angelo, PhD
Professor and Chair
Department of Microbiology and Immunology
Virginia Commonwealth University
3/11/26No Seminar
3/18/26No 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 Uriarte, 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
Pelotonia Institute for Immuno-Oncology, The Ohio State University

Seminar Title: The Neddylation is an post-translational modification checkpoint for effector CD8 T cells
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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