META Center Events
Friday, May 15th Zoom 3:00 pm
Journal Club
Speaker: Arden Perkins
“Structure of Mpro from COVID-19 virus and discovery of its inhibitors”
Friday, May 8th via Zoom
Journal Club
Speaker: Watch Video
“Covid-19 TAGC conference keynote talk”
Video Link Here
Zoom Meeting Link Here
Meeting ID: 996-0903-0771
Monday, May 11th via Zoom 4:00
Meta Meeting
Speaker: Michelle Massaquoi
Topic: “Exploring the role of bacteria-secreted proteins on host development”
Zoom meeting link here
Meeting ID: 967 7877 5121
Password: 033947
Monday, May 4th via Zoom
Meta Meeting
Speaker: Deepika Sundarraman
Topic: “Quantifying multi-species interactions in larval zebrafish”
Zoom meeting link here
Meeting ID: 967 7877 5121
Password: 033947
Friday, May 1st via Zoom 3:00 pm
Journal Club
Speaker: Lila Kaye
“Influenza promotes pneumococcal growth during co-infection by providing host sialylated substrates as a nutrient source”
Article Here
Zoom Meeting Link Here
Meeting ID: 988 5942 9336
Password: 025290
Monday, April 27th via Zoom @ 4PM
Meta Meeting
Speaker: Jarrod Smith
Topic: “Communication Breakdown: linking bacterial physiology to host-microbe and microbe-microbe interactions”
Zoom meeting link here
Meeting ID: 967 7877 5121
Password: 033947
Friday, April 24th
Journal Club
Speaker: Michelle Massaquoi
“Discovery of a prevalent picornavirus by visualizing zebrafish immune responses”
Article Here
Zoom Meeting Link Here
Meeting ID: 978 0042 5155
Friday, April 17th via Zoom @ 3pm
Journal Club
Speaker: kate Walsh
“The Commensal Microbiota and Viral Infection: A Comprehensive Review”
Article Here
Zoom Meeting
Meeting ID: 585 778 3344
Monday, April 20th via Zoom @ 4PM
Meta Meeting
Speaker: Kylynda Bauer from University of British Columbia
Topic: “Gut Microbiota-Systemic Impacts of Malnutrition: from Neurocognition to Non Fatty Acid Liver Disease”
Zoom Meeting
Meeting ID: 992 9017 7156
Password: 060782
Friday, April 10th
Journal Club
Speaker: Maria Banuelos
“A Macrophage Response to Mycobacterium leprae Phenolic Glycolipid Initiates Nerve Damage in Leprosy”
Zoom 3pm
Friday, March 6th
Journal Club
Speaker: Cathy Robinson
“Host-Specific Evolutionary and Transmission Dynamics Shape the Functional Diversification of Staphylococcus epidermidis in Human Skin”
275 Onyx 3pm
Friday, February 28th
Journal Club
Speaker: Melissa Hinman
“High fat diet induces microbiota-dependent silencing of enteroendocrine cells”
275 Onyx 3pm
Friday, February 21st
Journal Club
Speaker: Karen Adair
“A reverse ecology approach based on a biological definition of microbial populations”
275 Onyx 3pm
Friday, February 14th
Journal Club
Speaker: Michelle Massaquoi
“The intestinal microbiota programs diurnal rhythms in host metabolism through histone deacetylase 3”
275 Onyx 3pm
META Meetings
Monday, January 14
Student Seminar
Speaker: Michelle Massaquoi
“Investigating the role of bacterial protein BefA on host beta cell development”
275 Onyx 3:30pm
Monday, October 8th
Meta Meeting
Raghu Parthasarathy
PO1: Project 2 “Engineering Transmissible Health”
350 Willamette 4pm
Monday, October 1st
Meta Meeting
Brendan Bohannan
“PO1: Project 1 ‘Engineering Transmissible Health’”
350 Willamette 4pm
Monday, September 24th
Meta Meeting
Karen Guillemin
“Engineering Transmissible Health”
350 Willamette 4pm
Monday, June 11
Meta Meeting
Diana Christie
“The gut microbiome and social behavior of black and white colobus”
350 Willamette 4pm
Monday, June 4
No Meta Meeting
Monday, May 21
Meta Meeting
Maria Banuelos
“Investigating the role of quorum signal, Autoinducer-2, in structuring bacterial communities”
350 Willamette 4pm
Monday, May 14
Meta Meeting
Michelle Massequoi
“Investigating the role of microbial bio-molecules on host beta cell development”
350 Willamette 4pm
Monday, April 30
Meta Meeting
Arden Perkins
“Helicobacter pylori’s internal navigator: The surprising capability of a cytosolic chemoreceptor to sense extracellular reactive oxygen species.”
350 Willamette 4pm
Monday, April 23
No Meta Meeting
Monday, April 16
Meta Meeting
Nick Lowery
“Morphologically complex environments fundamentally alter dynamics and spatial distributions of ecological communities”
350 Willamette 4pm
Monday, April 9
Meta Meeting
Teddy Hay
“Pairwise and Multi-Species Interactions Among Larval Zebrafish Gut Microbiota”
350 Willamette 4pm
Journal Club
Friday, September 28
Journal Club
Heterogeneity in Response to Vaccinations and Probiotics
Speaker: TBD
275 Onyx, 3pm
Seminars
Tuesday, May 23
IE2 Seminar
Chris Marx
University of Idaho, Department of Biological Services, Center for Modeling Complex Interactions
“Novel induction of cell stasis to protect the cell from a toxic central metabolic intermediate”
110 Willamette Hall, 11-11:40am
Reception and discussion to follow in 327 Pacific Hall
Tuesday, May 2
Ie2 Seminar
Margaret McFall-Ngai
Pacific Biosciences Research Center, University of Hawaii at Manoa
“Finding the right partner: The molecular, genetic, and ecological underpinnings of symbiosis onset”
110 Willamette Hall, 11-11:40am
Wednesday, April 26
Streisinger Lecture
Jonathan Weissman-UC San Francisco
“Controlling the volume of gene expression with CRISPRi and CRISPRa”
331 Klamath Hall, 2-3pm
Tuesday, April 25
Streisinger Lecture
Jennifer Doudna-UC Berkeley
“Rewriting the language of life: Impacts and challenges of DNA editing”
100 Willamette Hall, 4-5pm
Tuesday, September 27
IMB Seminar
Macrophage-dependent cytoplasmic transfer drives melanoma metastasis in vivo
Minna Roh-Johnson
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle WA
110 Willamette, 4pm
Tuesday, May 24
Keaton Stagaman Thesis Defense
Title: “Investigating the role of immunity and other selective pressures on the assembly of the gut microbiota in zebrafish and humans”
30 Pacific, 2pm
Tuesday, May 17
IE2 Seminar
Stephen Giovannoni, “Predicting Long-Term Impacts of Ocean Desertification on Microbial Plankton Communities”
Department of Microbiology, Oregon State University
110 Willamette, 1pm
Wednesday, March 2
Special Seminar
Dr. Daniel Schultz: “Rapid expression of transcription repressor is critical for early dynamics of antibiotic resistance”
350 Willamette, 4pm
Tuesday, February 16
IMB Seminar
Dr. Pamela Silver: “Designing Biological Systems for Health and Sustainability”
110 Willamette, 4pm
Tuesday, May 26
IMB Seminar
“Growth and Shape Control in Bacteria”
Tristan Ursell
University of Oregon, Department of Physics
Host: Karen Guillemin
110 Willamette, 4 pm
Monday, February 2
Special Seminar
“The right place at the right time: uncovering the mechanisms that lead to spatiotemporal structure and organization in the bacterial cell.”
Nathan J. Kuwada
Department of Physics and Department of Bioengineering, University of Washington
240D Willamette, 4 pm
Tuesday, January 20
IMB Seminar
“Metals and Immunity”
Elizabeth Nolan
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Chemistry
Host: Vickie De Rose
110 Willamette Hall, 4:00 PM to 5:00 PM
Friday, October 17
Seminar Fall 2014
“Structure, Function, and Inhibition of Bacterial Biofilms: Lessons from Small Molecules and a Big Magnet”
Lynette Cegelski, Stanford University
Cegelski Lab
331 Klamath Hall, 2:30-3:30 pm
Tuesday, October 14
Seminar Fall 2014
“Bacterial Adaptations to Life in the Stomach”
Nina Salama
Fred Hutchison Cancer Research Center
110 Willamette Hall, 4-5 pm
Tuesday, May 20
Seminar
“Earthworm nephridial bacteria: diversity and host interactions”
Seana Davidson
University of Washington
331 Klamath Hall, 9:00-9:30am
Special Events