BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Biological Sciences - ECPv6.15.18//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-ORIGINAL-URL:/biology X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Biological Sciences REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Chicago BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:CDT DTSTART:20230312T080000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:CST DTSTART:20231105T070000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:CDT DTSTART:20240310T080000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:CST DTSTART:20241103T070000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:CDT DTSTART:20250309T080000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:CST DTSTART:20251102T070000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20241018T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20241018T170000 DTSTAMP:20260420T234532 CREATED:20241015T183227Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241015T183913Z UID:10001356-1729267200-1729270800@uwm.edu SUMMARY:Biological Sciences Colloquium: Dr. Kyle Leistikow DESCRIPTION:Dr. Kyle Leistikow\, research manager at Microbial Discovery Group (MDG)\, will present a talk about his work entitled\, “From Soil to Solution: Discovering Bacillus subtilis Peptides That Battle Biofilm-Forming Superbugs.” \nThe abstract is as follows: \n“Multidrug-resistant Staphylococcus auerus poses a critical challenge to both human and animal health\, largely due to its ability to form biofilms that protect it from antibiotics and promote resistance. To help combat this issue\, Bacillus subtilis\, a probiotic bacterium\, has emerged as a natural source of biofilm-disrupting compounds. After screening over 1\,000 Bacilius isolates\, we identified a unique strain\, B. subtilis 6D1\, that produces peptides capable of disassembling mature S. aureus biofilms and enhancing antibiotic sensitivity. This talk will explore the journey from soil to solution\, unearthing the powerful antibiofilm properties of Bacillus peptides and their potential to combat superbug infections.” \nThe presentation will begin at 4:00 PM in Lapham Hall N101\, preceded by an informal reception from 3:45 – 4:00 PM. URL:/biology/event/biological-sciences-colloquium-dr-kyle-leistikow/ LOCATION:Lapham Hall\, N101\, 3209 N Maryland Ave\, Milwaukee\, WI\, 53211\, United States CATEGORIES:Colloquia ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:/biology/wp-content/uploads/sites/21/2024/10/2024-Oct-18-Leistikow.jpg X-TRIBE-STATUS: GEO:43.0757204;-87.8840564 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Lapham Hall N101 3209 N Maryland Ave Milwaukee WI 53211 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=3209 N Maryland Ave:geo:-87.8840564,43.0757204 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR