Past Events

Tue, October 6, 2026 3:30 pm - 4:30 pm

Talk: "Surveillance of Fecal Indicator Bacteria and Antibiotic-resistant Pathogens From Homes Impacted by Sanitary Sewer Overflows"Speaker: Nick An, Ph.D. candidate in global environmental & occupational health,

Tue, September 8, 2026 3:30 pm - 4:30 pm

Speaker: Saúl J. Flores, Ph.D. candidate in biochemistry Talk Title: Mechanistic and Structural Characterization of the Nfr Exopolysaccharide Pathway in Escherichia coli

Tue, May 5, 2026 3:30 pm - 4:30 pm

Talk Title: “Impact of intestinal parasites on growth delays, microbiome-mediated pathways, and a fungal bio-control for environmental transmission.”

Tue, April 21, 2026 3:30 pm - 4:30 pm

Talk Title: "Three Clostridium Species with Health-Promoting Properties: In Vitro Screening for Probiotic Potential" Speaker: Victor Moronge Mochama

Tue, April 7, 2026 3:30 pm - 4:30 pm

Talk Title: "Human Skin Microbiome: Finding Friends Amongst the Foes"Speaker: Julia Segre, NIH Distinguished Investigator, Translational and Functional Genomics Branch, NIH-NHGRI 

Fri, March 20, 2026 8:00 am - 7:00 pm

The annual meeting of the Mid-Atlantic Microbiome Meet-up (M3) initiative aims to enable and spur interactions within the very broad community of scientists interested in microbiome within the (loosely defined) Mid-Atlantic region, including academia, government, and industry participants alike.

Fri, March 20, 2026 8:00 am - 7:00 pm

The annual meeting of the Mid-Atlantic Microbiome Meet-up (M3) initiative aims to enable and spur interactions within the very broad community of scientists interested in microbiome within the (loosely defined) Mid-Atlantic region, including academia, government, and industry participants alike.

Tue, March 10, 2026 3:30 pm - 4:30 pm

Talk Title: "Hierarchical Decomposition and Visualization of Metagenome Assembly Graphs"Speaker: Marcus Fedarko, a postdoctoral associate at the University of Maryland Institute for Advanced Computer Studies

Tue, February 24, 2026 3:30 pm - 4:30 pm

Title: "Richness, Resources, and Resistance: How environment drives colonization resistance."Speaker: Ethan Rappaport, Postbac, Department of Biology

Tue, February 10, 2026 3:30 pm - 4:30 pm

Title: "Pollution, the microbiome and asthma: How are they linked?"Speaker:  Norberto Gonzalez-Juarbe, Assistant Professor, Department of Biology, UMD