Events – MIT Microbiology Program

Microbiology Ph.D. Thesis Defense – Rachel Szabo ( Cordero Lab)

Title: The ecology of prophages at the microscale

Date: Monday, August 7, 2023 Time: 9:30 AM- 10:30 AM ET Location: Building 48-316

Microbiology Ph.D. Thesis Defense – Irene Zhang ( Babbin Lab)

Title: Ecology and adaptation of denitrifiers across genomes and environments

Date: Thursday June 22, 2023 Time: 1:00 – 2:00 PM ET Location: Building 54-915

MESS (Microbial Engineering & Sciences Seminar)

May 8, 2023 Time: 5:00 PM Location. Building 68-180

MESS is a seminar series for students and postdocs to present their work to the larger microbial sciences community at MIT.

Microbiology Ph.D. Thesis Defense: Jai Padmakumar ( Voigt Lab)

Title: Genomically encoded logic gates and cell-cell communication devices for the implementation of a cryptographic encryption algorithm living cells

Date: April 25, 2023 Time: 12:00 PM Location: Building 47 Room 189

Heterogeneity and Pattern Formation in Bacterial Biofilms – Joseph Larkin

November 21, 2022 4:00-5:00 pm Building 68 Room 180

Department of Biology, Department of Physics, Boston University Heterogeneity and Pattern Formation in Bacterial Biofilms

Microbiology Thesis Defense: Joshua Jones – Grossman Lab

May 6, 2020 3:00PM

Effects of the Mobile Genetic Element ICEBs1 on Bacterial Host Fitness

Microbiology Thesis Defense: Ben Waldman – Lourido Lab

May 6, 2020, 12:00PM

Identification of a master regulator of differentiation in Toxoplasma gondii

Microbiology Thesis Defense: Isaak Muller – Lu Lab

May 4, 2020, 9:00AM

Engineering Probiotic Microbes for In Vivo Applications

Microbiology Thesis Defense: Caitlin Blank – Bell Lab

Thursday, April 30, 2020 2:00PM

Activating DNA Unwinding for Eukaryotic Replication Initiation

Microbiology Thesis Defense: Djenet Bousbaine – Ploegh Lab

December 13, 2019, 2:00PM

Commensal-specific adaptive immune response at the intestinal mucosa Koch auditorium (76-156)