Past seminars

Beyond the Cough: Understanding Today's Viral and Bacterial Respiratory Threats – 25 April 2025

14:00–15:00    Beyond the Cough: Understanding Today's Viral and Bacterial Respiratory Threats
 
15:00–15:30 Q&A

 

Mycoplasma pneumoniae: Atypical in many ways - 28 February 2025

14:00 - 15:00

Mycoplasma pneumoniae: Atypical in many ways
Dr. Mike Beeton
15:00 - 15:30 Q&A

Writing Science: Lessons from the Kitchen - 31 January 2025

14:00–15:00         

Writing Science: Lessons from the Kitchen 
Prof. Kalai Mathee, MSc, PhD, MPH
15:00–15:30 Q&A

Trichomonas pathobiology: a bird's eye view – 29 November 2024

14:00–15:00 Trichomonas pathobiology: a bird's eye view
Professor Robert Hirt
15:00–15:30 Q&A

From Eugenics to Ethics: The Evolution of Research Integrity Through Art – Friday 25 October 2024

14:00–15:00                             From Eugenics to Ethics: The Evolution of Research Integrity Through Art

Professor Kalai Mathee, MSc, PhD, MPH
15:00–15:30 Q&A

How the infection microenvironment influences Pseudomonas aeruginosa pathogenesis – Friday 27 September 2024

14:00–15:00                            

How the infection microenvironment influences Pseudomonas aeruginosa pathogenesis
Professor Kendra Rumbaugh
15:00–15:30 Q&A

The role of Extracellular Vesicles and Antifungal response in Candida auris – Friday 28 June 2024

14:00–15:00                             The role of Extracellular Vesicles and Antifungal response in Candida auris

Dr Lysangela Alves
15:00–15:30 Q&A

Lessons from phage-bacteria interactions – Friday 31 May 2024

14:00–15:00                             Lessons from phage-bacteria interactions

Dr You-Hee Cho (College of Pharmacy and Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, CHA University, Korea)
15:00–15:30 Q&A

The role of National Influenza Centers in preparing for seasonal and pandemic respiratory viruses – Friday 23 February 2024

14:00–15:00                              The role of National Influenza Centers in preparing for seasonal and pandemic respiratory viruses

Dr Peter V Coyle (Hamad Medical City Doha, State-of-Qatar)
15:00–15:30 Q&A

Mastering the Art of Scientific Review: A Comprehensive Guide to Critiquing Published Articles – Friday 26 January 2024

14:00–15:00                              Mastering the Art of Scientific Review: A Comprehensive Guide to Critiquing Published Articles

Professor Kalai Mathee (Florida International University, Miami, USA)
15:00–15:30 Q&A

An update on high pathogenicity avian influenza – Friday 27 October 2023

14:00–15:00                              An update on high pathogenicity avian influenza

Dr Joe James(Head of Influenza and Newcastle Disease Research at the Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA))
15:00–15:30 Q&A

Toroidal displacement of Klebsiella pneumoniae by Pseudomonas aeruginosa is a unique mechanism to avoid competition for iron – Friday 29 September 2023

14:00–15:00                              Toroidal displacement of Klebsiella pneumoniae by Pseudomonas aeruginosa is a unique mechanism to avoid competition for iron 

Dr Varsha Singh (Senior Lecturer at the School of Life Sciences, University of Dundee and Wolfson Fellow of the Royal Society)
15:00–15:30 Q&A

New Insights into Pneumococcal Pathogenesis and Antibiotic Resistance – Friday 28 July 2023

14:00–15:00                              New Insights into Pneumococcal Pathogenesis and Antibiotic Resistance
Dr Jason Rosch (Department of Host-Microbe Interactions at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital)
15:00–15:30 Q&A

Understanding the pathogenesis of avian viruses with a view to improving control – Friday 30 June 2023

14:00–15:00         

Understanding the pathogenesis of avian viruses with a view to improving control

Dr Andrew Broadbent (University of Minnesota, US)
15:00–15:30 Q&A

When good bugs go wild: The role of commensal microbiota in chronic airway disease – Friday 26 May 2023

14:00–15:00         

When good bugs go wild: The role of commensal microbiota in chronic airway disease

Dr Ryan Hunter (University of Minnesota, US)
15:00–15:30 Q&A

Virulence gene regulation in attaching and effacing bacteria: a unique toolbox – Friday 24 February 2023

14:00–15:00         

Virulence gene regulation in attaching and effacing bacteria: a unique toolbox

Professor Jose Luis Puente (Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico (UNAM), CDMX, Mexico)
15:00–15:30 Q&A

First impression: how to make a perfect pitch? – Friday 27 January 2023

14:00–15:00         

First impression: how to make a perfect pitch?

Professor Kalai Mathee (Florida International University, Miami, USA)
15:00–15:30 Q&A

Lipoproteins as candidate vaccines for health care acquired infections – 25 November 2022

14:00–15:00         

Lipoproteins as candidate vaccines for health care acquired infections

Dr Stephen Michell (University of Exeter, UK)
15:00–15:30 Q&A

Exploring the microbiomes of animals in health and disease – 28 October 2022

14:00–15:00         

Exploring the microbiomes of animals in health and disease 

Professor Roberto La Ragione (University of Surrey, UK)
15:00–15:30 Q&A

Interrogating biofilms to improve antimicrobial options to combat rising resistance – 30 September 2022

14:00–15:00         

Interrogating biofilms to improve antimicrobial options to combat rising resistance

Dr Kim Hardie (University of Nottingham, UK)

 
15:00–15:30 Q&A

How to prepare compelling slides and deliver an effective oral presentation – 26 August 2022

14:00–15:00         

How to prepare compelling slides and deliver an effective oral presentation

Dr. Kalai Mathee (Florida International University, US)      
15:00–15:30 Q&A

Biofilms: bacterial fortresses that cause chronic infections – 29 July 2022

14:00–15:00         

Biofilms: bacterial fortresses that cause chronic infections
Dr Rikke Meyer (Aarhaus University, Denmark)                              
15:00–15:30 Q&A

Cholera: the forgotten pandemic – 24 June 2022

14:00–15:00         

Cholera: the forgotten pandemic
Dr Salvador Almagro-Moreno (Univerity of Central Florida, USA)
15:00–15:30 Q&A

The wondrous world of pathogen genomics and molecular epidemiology: dos, don'ts and other stories – 27 May 2022

14:00–15:00                            

The wondrous world of pathogen genomics and molecular epidemiology: dos, don'ts and other stories
Dr Arnoud van Vliet (University of Surrey, UK)
15:00–15:30 Q&A

Tackling COVID-19 in the clinical and mycology research lab – 25 February 2022

14:00–15:00          Tackling COVID-19 in the clinical and mycology research lab
Dr Sixto M. Leal Jr. (University of Alabama at Birmingham, USA)
15:00–15:30 Q&A

How to improve your manuscript writing skills by dissecting its anatomy – 28 January 2022

14:00–15:00                 How to improve your manuscript writing skills by dissecting its anatomy
Professor Kalai Mathee (Florida International University, Miami, USA)
15:00–15:30 Q&A

Diphtheria: the strangling angel – 26 November 2021

14:00–15:00 Diphtheria: the strangling angel
Dr Norman Fry (UK Health Security Agency, UK)
15:00–15:30 Q&A

COVID-19: a lesson in pandemic preparedness – 29 October 2021

14:00–15:00            COVID-19: a lesson in pandemic preparedness
Dr Tim Inglis (University of Western Australia, Crawley, Australia)
15:00–15:30 Q&A

SARS-CoV-2 vaccines and variants: myths, misconceptions and facts – 24 September 2021

14:00–15:00                SARS-CoV-2 vaccines and variants: myths, misconceptions and facts
Professor Kalai Mathee (Florida International University, Miami, USA)
15:00–15:30 Q&A

Antibiotics: challenges of antimicrobial discovery revisited – 27 August 2021

14:00–15:00          Antibiotics: challenges of antimicrobial discovery revisited
Dr Lynn Silver (independent public health expert)
15:00–15:30 Q&A