2026 Microbiology and Immunology Postdoc Symposium
Call for Abstracts
The Postdoc Symposium will be held on October 9, 2026, from 1:30–4:30 PM at Whitehead Auditorium, followed by a light reception from 4:30–5:30 PM in the 3rd floor lobby.
Keynote Speaker: Kizzmekia S. Corbett Helaire, PhD
Melvin J. & Geraldine L. Glimcher Assistant Professor
Department of Immunology And Infectious Diseases
Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
Freeman Hrabowski Scholar
Howard Hughes Medical Institute
Talk Title, "FROM VIRAL ENTRY TO IMMUNE TARGETING: REDEFINING VACCINE DESIGN FOR EMERGING VIRUSES."
Previous Postdoc Symposia
2023: FIRST POSTDOC SYMPOSIUM - Dr. Julie Pfeiffer (Chair, UT Southwestern Medical Center) presented, “How bacteria and circadian rhythms influence enteric virus infecKon,” October 2023.
2024: Dr. Kodi Ravichandran (Robert L. Kroc Professor of Pathology and Immunology, Washington University in St. Louis) presented "The art of eating a good apoptotic meal - lessons from phagocytes,” on October 25th, 2024.
2025: Dr. Ralph Isberg, Professor of Molecular Biology and Microbiology (Tufts University School of Medicine) presented, "Evolutionary Precursors to High Level Antibiotic Resistance in Acinetobacter Baumannii," on October 24, 2025.