"Microbiomes: People and the Planet" and will feature speakers from UW-Madison and other institutions presenting microbiome-related work in the biological, environmental and social sciences. The seminar series is open to the campus community, and is also being offered as a special topics class to encourage student participation. For more information about the special topics class, click on "For Students" above.
Each seminar will be followed by a mixer to which all are welcome to partake. Please join us!
Each seminar will be followed by a mixer to which all are welcome to partake. Please join us!
Location |
Time |
Mixer |
Room 270 Soil Science Bldg 1525 Observatory Dr. |
All seminars will be on Tuesday 11:00 AM - 12:15 PM |
Following each seminar coffee, water and light snacks will be available in Room 258 Soil Science (adjacent to the seminar room) |
Date |
Title |
Speaker |
Affiliation |
9/19 |
When intuition fails: The need for a science of science communication. |
Dietram Scheufele |
Professor Dept. Life Sciences Communication College of Agricultural and Life Sciences Univ. Wisconsin-Madison |
9/26 |
Soil microbiomes |
Thea Whitman |
Assistant Professor College of Agricultural and Life Sciences Dept. Soil Science Univ. Wisconsin-Madison |
10/3 |
Role of airway viruses and bacteria in respiratory illness and asthma |
James Gern |
Professor Dept. Pediatrics School of Medicine and Public Health Univ. Wisconsin-Madison |
10/10 |
Agricultural biologicals: The hype and hope in microbiomes |
Jean-Michel Ane |
Professor College of Agricultural and Life Sciences Depts. Agronomy and Bacteriology Univ. Wisconsin-Madison |
10/24 |
Microbes and media: Disgust and public attitudes |
Sara Yeo |
Assistant Professor Dept. Communication College of Humanities University of Utah |
10/31 |
The social determinants of the gut microbiome |
Pamela Herd |
Professor Lafollette School of Public Affairs School of Medicine and Public Health Univ. Wisconsin-Madison |
11/7 |
The weathering microbiome |
Eric Roden |
Professor Dept. Geosciences College of Letters and Science Univ. Wisconsin-Madison |
11/14 |
Understanding the role of the Microbiome on Dairy Cow Health and Production |
Garret Suen |
Assistant Professor College of Agricultural and Life Sciences Dept. Bacteriology Univ. Wisconsin-Madison |
11/21 |
Integrating the microbiota of the respiratory tract with the unified airway model |
Susan Thibeault |
Professor Dept. Surgery School of Medicine and Public Health Univ. Wisconsin-Madison |