Department of Microbiology Seminar Series

Department of Microbiology Seminar Series 2009-10
Seminar Series, October-December 2009
All seminars in West Wing, W9 on Thursdays 4pm
NOTE: Please check back for updates to the seminar schedule
8th October – Prof. Stanley Moore - Department of Biochemistry, University of Saskatchewan – ‘Structural Studies of the Helicobacter pylori Flagellar Export Apparatus’
15th October – Student Seminars: Heather McLaughlin – Listeria monocytogenes: role of metal ion uptake systems in the pathogenic cycle & Patrick Browne – ‘Assessing the impact plant species may have on the diversity and activity of phosphate-solubilizing soil microbes’
22nd October – Prof. Steffen Backert – School of Biomolecular & Biomedical Science, University College Dublin – ‘Oncogenic signal transduction: lessons from Helicobacter pylori virulence factors’
29th October – POSTGRAD FORUM – Postgraduate students to attend
5th November – Student Seminars: Hazel O’Connor & Tamara Ringwood
12th November – Student Seminars: Sinead Doherty & Jeroen Muller, Moorepark Food Research Centre
19th November – Dr. Kevin O’Connor – School of Biomolecular and Biomedical Sciences, University College Dublin – ‘Biodegradable plastic synthesis by bacteria: A technological and molecular exploration’
26th November – Prof Geraldine Butler - School of Biomolecular and Biomedical Science, Conway Institute, University College Dublin – ‘Sex in fungi: evolution and genomics’
3rd December – Student Seminars: Alleson Dobson & Aditya Upadrasta, Moorepark Food Research Centre