Seminars and Symposia
Upcoming:
Duke Microbiome Center Research in Progress Seminar Series 2026-2027 : Beginning August 2026
September 23, 2026 Laura Childers, PhD “Early Characterization of the Wild Zebrafish Microbiome”
October 28, 2026 Jason Somarelli “Identification of diverse microbial species with capacity to degrade plastic”
November 18, 2026 Sam Oliveira “Programmable Environments for Artificial Microbial Communities”
December 16, 2026 TBD
January 27, 2027 Jatin Roper “TBD”
February 24, 2027 TBD
March 24, 2027 TBD
April 24, 2027 TBD
May 28, 2027 TBD
2026 Past Speakers
August 26, 2026 Elizabeth Howell “Impact of Estrogen on the Genitourinary Microbiome and Metabolome”
North Carolina Brach of American Society for Microbiology – 2026 – October 10, 2026 – UNC Charlotte
North Carolina Microbiome Consortium Annual Meeting – 2027 – Date TBD (May 2027 at NCBC)
Historical:
North Carolina Microbiome Consortium Annual Meeting – 2026 – May 4th
North Carolina branch of American Society for Microbiology 2024 : October 12, 2024
North Carolina Biotechnology Center’s Annual Microbiome Symposium : May 22, 2024
North Carolina branch of American Society for Microbiology 2023 : November 2023
North Carolina Biotechnology Center’s Annual Microbiome Symposium : May 24, 2023
