See What's Happening in the Field
Microbiology is a field that moves quickly. New discoveries, emerging technologies and evolving research questions shape how scientists work and what they study.
Seminars and events provide a direct way to stay connected to that progress.
The department hosts regular seminars, guest lectures and webinars featuring researchers, faculty and industry professionals. These events offer insight into current research, career pathways and the broader scientific landscape.
Prospective students are encouraged to attend. It is one of the best ways to see how the field is evolving and how you might fit into it.
UF MCS Faculty & Guest Lecturer Seminars are presented in the Cancer & Genetics Research Auditorium - Room 101 on Mondays at 4PM - https://campusmap.ufl.edu/#/index/1376
Student/Postdoc Seminars are presented exclusively via Zoom
Recordings of past seminars are available here. Note: you must have a UF account to view.
Spring 2026 Schedule
January
- Jan 12 – Dr. Zhanar Abil, Department of Biology, University of Florida
- Jan 15 – Adam Mearig (Triplett Lab) & Jan 15 – Kaleb Boswinkle (de Crecy Lab) - Zoom only
- Jan 29 – Yu Feng (N. Wang Lab) & Brandon Pate (Dias Lab) - Zoom only
February
- Feb 2 – TBA
- Feb 9 – Dr. Matthew B. Lawrenz, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Louisville
- Feb 12 – Adrien Kellens (Foster Lab) & Katelyn Palmer (Christner Lab) - Zoom only
- Feb 16 – TBA
- Feb 23 – TBA
- Feb 26 – Macie Binda (Maupin Lab) & Anan Hafez (Czyz Lab) - Zoom only
March
- Mar 2 – Dr. Mike Gebhardt, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Carver College of Medicine, University of Iowa
- Mar 9 – TBA
- Mar 12 – Andrea Gatmaitan (N. Wang Lab) & Jackson Bland (Averesch Lab) - Zoom only
- Mar 23 – TBA
- Mar 26 – Julia Carey (Larkin Lab) & Casey Jacobi (Jones Lab) - Zoom only
- Mar 30 – Dr. Manuel Kleiner, Microbes and Complex Microbial Communities Cluster, Department of Plant and Microbial Biology, North Carolina State University
April
- Apr 6 – Dr. Eunsook Park, Department of Molecular Biology, University of Wyoming at Laramie
- Apr 9 – Brigitte Gaudreault (Martens-Habbena Lab) & Alex Pinkham (Rice Lab) - Zoom only
- Apr 13 – Dr. Giorgio Casaburi, Evolve Biosystems, Davis, CA, Bioinformatics & Big Data Leader Co-Founder | StonePrime US
- Apr 23 – Adam Robinson (Foster Lab) & KO Irving (Christner Lab) - Zoom only
- Apr 27 – Dr. Jason Stumhofer, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Arkansas
May
- May 4 – Dr. Michael Abdelsayed, Biology Department, California State University, Northridge