Priya S. Shah, Ph.D 

Assistant Professor, Department Microbiology and Molecualr Genetics 

University of California, Davis

"Harder, better, faster, stronger: integrating virology and engineering to drive flavivrus discovery"

Host: Nicholas Lennemann 

Jorge Gálan, PhD, DVM

Lucille P. Markey Professor of Cell Biology 

Yale University School of Medicine

"Pathogen restriction and host specificity: lessons from human pathogen Salmonella Typhi"

Host: Charles Turnbough, PhD

Weiguo Cui, PhD

Professor, Department of Pathology (Experimental Pathology) 

Northwesten University School of Medicine

"CD8 T cells need a little friendly help to overcome T cell exhaustion"

Host: Dr. Allan Zajac

Joan Yuan, PhD

Research Team Manager, Developmental Immunology

Lund University

Host: Dr. John Kearney

Angela M Carter, PhD

Assistsant Professor, Department of Surgery UAB

Host: Nicholas Lennemann, Ph.D.

Kazuo Takahashi. MD, PhD

Professor, Department of Biomedical Molecular Sciences

Fujita Health University, Japan

Host: Jan Novak, PhD

Ryan A. Flynn, MD, PhD 

Assistant Professor

Boston Children's Hospital  and

Harvard University Department of Stem Cell and Regenerative Biology

Host: Dr. Jan Novak

Ksenia Matlawska-Wasowska, Ph.D.

Associate Professor

Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology

UAB

"T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia exploits the CXCR3-CXCL10 pathway to colonize the meninges"

Host: Dr. Allan Zajac

Weiping Zou, M.D., Ph.D.

Charles B de Nancrede Research Professor of Surgery

Professor of of Pathology, Immunology, Biology and Surgery 

Co-Director, Cancer Hematopoiesis and Immunology Program

Director, University of Michigan Surgical Oncology Research Training Program

Director, Center of Excellence for Cancer Immunology and Immunotherapy

University of Michigan Rogel Cancer Center

Host: Hui Hu, Ph.D.

Michaela Gack, PhD

Scientific Director

Cleveland Clinic Florida Research & Innovation Center

Host: Virology Grad Students, Brooke Bengert

Simon Roux, PhD

Viral Genomics Group Lead

DOE Joint Genome Institute Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Host: Dr. Elliot Lefkowitz

Nancie M. Archin, PhD

Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine

Division of Infectious Diseases

UNC School of Medicine

Host: Dr. Angela Wahl

Deeann Wallis, PhD

Professor, Academic Joint Departments

Genetics Research Division

host - Allan Zajac, PhD

Gabriel Lander, Ph.D.

Professor, Department of Integrative and Computational Biology

Scripps Institute, La Jolla, CA

host: Terje Dokland, Ph.D. 

JoAnne L. Flynn, PhD

Distinguished Professot and Chair

Department of Microbiology & Molecular Genetics

University of Pittsburgh

Host: Bacteriology Graduate  Students, Rania Smeltz

Kartik Chandran, PhD

Professor, Department of Microbiology & Immunology

Albert Einstein College of Medicine

Host: Virology Grad Student, Sameneh Mehri

TBA

Matthew Cabeen, Ph.D. 

Associate Professor, Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics

Oklahoma State University

host: Michael Gray, Ph.D. 

Justin L. Merritt, PhD

Professor, Department of Restorative Dentistry

Ohio State University School of Dentistry

Host: Bacteriology Grad Student, Avery Lieber