Title: Trade-offs and Trade-ups in Bacteria-Phage Coevolution Abstract: Evolutionary trade-offs are thought to be a fundamental factor constraining adaptation in natural populations. Trade-offs have also been leveraged in the treatment of bacterial infections through selection by phage at the expense …
Abstract:聽 My lab uses induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) to model neurodevelopment and neurodegenerative diseases. We have two main branches of the lab. The first is to understand how viral infection alters neuron and astrocyte differentiation and function. The second …
Dr. Manish Tiwari, Department of Bacteriology, University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA E-mail: mtiwari5@wisc.edu, will present a talk about his work on 鈥淭racking the Ancestry of Nod Factors: Exploring the Realms Beyond Alpha- and Beta-Rhizobia" The Abstract is as follows: Nod factors …
"Adaptations In Biofilms: From Clinics to Climate Change" The Abstract is as follows: My research program addresses two grand challenges in science: antimicrobial resistance and quantifying global biogeochemical cycling. In the first, I am interested in how diversity and metabolic …
Dr. Hoyt from Virginia Tech will present a talk about his work entitled, "Sit-and-Wait Pathogens:聽Environmental Pathogen Reservoirs and Infectious Disease Dynamics." The Abstract is as Follows: Emerging infectious diseases are recognized as a serious threat to wildlife populations, and pathogen …
Dr. Claire Richardson, University of Wisconsin-Madison, will present a talk about her work entitled, "Sustaining the Brain: Insights into Neuronal Maintenance from Ageless Animals to Lysosomal Degradation鈥� Research Description: 聽聽 Aging is the principal risk factor for cognitive decline and …