Work-in-Progress Series
To foster cross-disciplinary conversations about ongoing GEM-related research, the Community hosts monthly Work-in-Progress talks. These talks take place at the new Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, located on UB's Downtown Campus.
We are currently seeking faculty and student speakers for the Spring 2021 Work-in-Progress series. Contact us at coe-gem@buffalo.edu to present your work.
Cancelled: Spring 2020 Work-in-Progress Talks
With COVID-19 and the move to distance learning at UB, GEM wants to encourage responsible social distancing. As a result the Spring GEM Work-in-Progress series speakers have been rescheduled to present in Fall 2020.
Fall 2020 Work-in-Progress Speakers
Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine, Jacobs School of Medicine & Biomedical Sciences
Monday, September 26th, 2020, Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences
Ph.D. Student, Microsoft Ada Lovelace Fellow, Arthur A. Schomburg Fellow., Gokcumen Lab, Department of Biological Sciences, College of Arts and Sciences
"A Novel Model for Psoriasis Within an Evolutionary Framework"
Monday, October 26th, 2020, Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences
Assistant Professor, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Jacobs School of Medicine & Biomedical Sciences
Monday, November 23rd, 2020, Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences
Past Work-in-Progress Speakers
Assistant Professor, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Jacobs School of Medicine & Biomedical Sciences
"Targeting the extracellular adenosine pathway to control Streptococcus pneumoniae infection in aged hosts", Monday, November 25, 2019.
Associate Professor, Department of Biostatistics, School of Public Health and Health Professions
"Gaming-based introduction to genetics using dragon breeding in the high-school classroom", Monday, October 28, 2019
Stefan Ruhl, DDS, PhD
Professor, Department of Oral Biology, School of Dental Medicine
"Straight from the Mouth: Glycan Recognition at the Host-Microbiome Interface", Monday April 29, 2019 .
“Identification of genetic and epigenetic determinants in cardio-oncology”, Monday, March 25, 2019
Professor and Chief, Infectious Disease; Vice Chair for Finance; Department of Medicine, Jacobs School of Medicine & Biomedical Sciences
“Hypervirulent Klebsiella pneumoniae, an evolving public health threat”, Monday, February 25, 2019
Professor, Department of Biochemistry; Director, Genetics, Genomics and Bioinformatics Graduate Program
“Genes for Buffalo - The Good, the Bad and the Ugly”, November 26, 2018
Associate Professor & Director of Community Translational Research, Department of Family Medicine
Director of UB CTSI Community Engagement Core
"Breast cancer genetic testing in African Americans: opportunities to improve knowledge and patient-provider communication", October 29, 2018
Virginia Del Solar Fernandez, PhD
Glycoscience Postdoctoral Associate, Genome, Environment & Microbiome (GEM) Community of Excellence
"‘Omics’ approaches to the study of carbohydrates", August 27, 2018
Professor, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Biochemistry
“Regulating the Regulator: Arginine methylation and life cycle stage modulate the function of a master RNA binding protein in trypanosomes”, May 21, 2018
Daniel I. McSkimming, PhD
Bioinformatics Research Scientist, Genome, Environment & Microbiome (GEM) Community of Excellence
"Identifying Keystone Bacteria in Microbiome-Associated Diseases", April 30, 2018
Associate Professor, Department of Biological Sciences
"How pathogenic fungi monitor NAD+ levels to sense nutrient availability and modulate genome architecture accordingly", March 26, 2018
Assistant Professor, Department of Biological Sciences
“Evolutionary Interplay Between Human Genetic Variation, the Skin Microbiome, and Psoriasis”, February 26, 2018
Professor, Clinical Instructor, Department of Oral Biology
"Posttranscriptional Regulation of Oral Immunity and the Microbiome", October 30, 2017
Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine
"The Airway Microbiome and Lung Cancer in a COPD Cohort", September 25, 2017
Research Professor, Department of Oral Biology
Professor, Department of Biological Sciences
Professor and Chair, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Director, UB Microbiome Center;
Distinguished Professor of Oral Biology, Periodontics, Microbiology
“Protists and Fungi in the Oral Microbiome” - Gerald Koudelka, PhD & Mira Edgerton, DDS, PhD, August 28, 2017
“Pilot Study of Placental, Oral, and Gut Microbiome Related to Pregnancy” - Vanessa Barnabei, MD & Robert Genco, DDS, PhD, August 28, 2017
Lixin Zhu, PhD
Assistant Professor, Department of Pediatrics
“Bile acid metabolizing microbiome in the gut and the pathogenesis of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease.” , June 26, 2017
“PPI effects on gut microbiota in diabetic kidney disease patients”, June 26, 2017
Assistant Professor, Department of Civil, Structural and Environmental Engineering
"Tracking Sources of Microbial Pollution in Lake Erie Using Culture-Based Methods and Next Generation Sequencing," April 24, 2017
Associate Professor & Associate Chair, Department of Theatre and Dance
Assistant Professor, Department of Biochemistry
"Deriving Genetic Variations from Functional Genomic Assays," August 29, 2016
Professor, Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering
"Glycoscience: The Art of Making Sugars of Different Kinds," May 23, 2016
Associate Professor, Department of Biological Sciences
"An Evolutionary Perspective on the Gut Microbiome--Lessons from Whales," April 25, 2016
Research Associate Professor, Department of Biotechnical and Clinical Laboratory Sciences
"An Introduction to GENI-ACT: A Novel System to Introduce Students to Microbial Genome Analysis," March 28, 2016
Associate Professor, Department of Biochemistry
"So You Want to do Microbiome Research," February 22, 2016