Tuesday, September 2, 2025
8:00–8:50 AM
Event Check-In & Coffee | MSB 1st Floor Atrium
8:55 AM
Welcome | Ebling Symposium Center
9:00–9:30 AM
Dr. Snehal Chaudhari | Department of Biochemistry | “The role of microbial folates on metabolism and disease”
9:30–10:00 AM
Dr. Marc Chevrette | Department of Plant Pathology | TBD
10:00–10:30 AM
Dr. Cody Wenthur | School of Pharmacy | “Psychedelic Tryptamines and CNS Drug Development”
10:30–11:00 AM
Dr. Dominique Brossard | Life Sciences Communication | TBD
11:00 AM
Poster Session Opens
11:00 AM–12:00 PM
Even Posters “Live”
12:00–12:30 PM Lunch
12:30–1:30 PM
Odd Posters “Live”
1:30–2:00 PM
Dr. Briana Burton | Department of Bacteriology | “Transforming views of natural transformation”
2:00–2:30 PM
Dr. Suzana Salcedo | School of Veterinary Medicine | “Deciphering the role of bacterial secreted effectors: why is Brucella going nuclear?”
2:30–3:00 PM
Dr. Gustavo Caballero-Flores | Medical Microbiology & Immunology | “Deciphering the virulence repertoire of an enteric pathogen in its host”
3:00 PM–3:15 PM
Break
3:15–4:15 PM
Dr. Eric Green | Past Director of the National Human Genome Research Institute | “From the Human Genome Project to the Realization of Genomic Medicine: A Badger’s Journey”
4:15 PM
Nancy Gouker Award Presentation & Closing
4:30 PM
Informal Reception | MSB 2nd Floor Atrium