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Microbiology & Immunology Research Seminar

Research Seminar Series (MBIM 51061)

Rayford Auditorium – Biomed2 Room 106

Please contact Dr. Matt Jorgenson for any questions.

Fall 2025

DateSpeakerHost
Aug. 14
Aug. 21Dr. Tiffany Weinkopff (UAMS)Blevins
Aug. 28Dr. Jay Dunn and Craig Smith (Agilent)Jorgenson
Sept. 4
Sept. 11
Sept. 18Chow Symposium
Sept. 25Dr. Leilani Marty-Santos and Michelle Bell (10X Genomics)Jorgenson
Oct. 2
Oct. 9
Oct. 16Kyle Navel (Bio-Rad)Jorgenson
Oct. 23
Oct. 30Dr. Yunmeng Liu (UAMS)Huang
Nov. 6Brandon Hogland (MBIM Student)Blevins
Nov. 13ASM South Central Branch Meeting
Nov. 20
Nov. 27Thanksgiving Holiday
Dec. 4Sheldon Zeltner (MBIM Student)Forrest
Dec. 11Tyler Appell (MBIM Student)Pechous

Spring 2026

DateSpeakerHost
Jan. 8Alison Gouch (MBIM Student)Stumhofer
Jan. 15Chandrasimha Penthala (MD/PhD Student)Forrest
Jan. 22Emily Robbs (MBIM Student)Jorgenson
Jan. 29Meghan Jones (MBIM Student)Stumhofer
Feb. 5Sydnye Shuttleworth (MD/PhD Student)Koss
Feb. 12Dr. Samantha Kendrick (UAMS)Jorgenson
Feb. 19Dr. Zachary Waldrip (UAMS/ACRI)Jorgenson
Feb. 26Dr. Ryan Allen (UAMS)Jorgenson
Mar. 5Tucker Andrews (MBIM Student)Huang
Mar. 12Dr. Eric Skaar (Vanderbilt University)Jackson-Litteken
Mar. 19Dr. Jonathan Dworkin (Columbia University)Jorgenson
Mar. 26Spring Break
Apr. 2
Apr. 9Lindsey Hazeslip (MD/PhD Student)Boehme
Apr. 16Dr. Allison Didychuk (Yale University)Manzano
Apr. 23
April 30Dr. Youssef Aachoui (UAMS)Blevins
May 7Dr. Matthew Jorgenson (UAMS)Blevins

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