The Department of Molecular Genetics and Microbiology Scientific Retreat will be held on Thursday, September 10, and Friday, September 11, 2026, at the Rickhouse, Durham, NC. This annual event offers the opportunity for students, post-doctoral fellows, research assistants, and faculty members to engage in collaborative discussions as well as showcase current scholarship and research.
For further information, please contact Annette Kennett at: (919) 613-8636 or annette.kennett@duke.edu.
The social event starts at 3:30 PM (with food and drinks), followed by the scientific presentations from 4:00 to 5:30 PM.
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Date |
Host |
Lab |
Lab |
| Oct 13, 2025 | Tobin | Haase | Chi |
| Nov 10, 2025 | David | Bohorquez | Heitman |
| Dec 8, 2025 | Heaton | Derbyshire | Luftig |
| Jan 12, 2026 | Ko | Matsunami | Scaglione |
| Feb 9, 2026 | Yan | Lowe | Silver |
| March 9, 2026 | San Ramon | Smith | Lodge |
| April 13, 2026 | Lan | Sherwood | Rawls |
| May 11, 2026 | Oh | Coers | Gusa |
The Department of Molecular Genetics and Microbiology has combined with the University Program in Cell and Molecular Biology as well as the Department of Cell Biology to create a seminar series we refer to as the “Thursday Series.” These seminars are held each Thursday from 12:30-1:30pm in Room 147, Nanaline Duke Building. The MGM portion of the Thursday Series is coordinated by:
Asiya Gusa
Assistant Professor
Email: asiya.gusa@duke.edu
The Tuesday Series is sponsored by the University Program in Genetics and Genomics (UPGG). All seminars take place each Tuesday from 12:30-1:30pm in Room 147, Nanaline Duke Building. The Tuesday Series is coordinated by:
Ashley Chi, MD, PhD
Associate Professor
2141 CIEMAS
Box 3382 DUMC
Durham, N.C. 27708
Phone: (919) 668-4759
Fax: (919) 668-4777
Email: jentsan.chi@duke.edu
Please visit the UPGG web site for a complete Tuesday Series schedule.
Click here for a complete list of previous MGM Post-Doctoral Fellow Distinguished Alumnus Seminar speakers.
Time: 4:00pm
Location: Great Hall, Trent Semans
More information about Dr. Anthony Monaco can be found
at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anthony_Monaco and the Jim McGinnis Memorial
Lecture below.
About the McGinnis lecture:
To make a gift to the Jim McGinnis Endowment Fund, please visit the Duke Giving Website.
Click here for a complete list of previous McGinnis Memorial Lecture speakers.
McGinnis Student Committee: Laura Childs, Timothy Davenport, Emma Johnston, Aaron Koh, Peyton Moore, Wendy Sun
The Department of Molecular Genetics and Microbiology will host the 16th Annual Joklik Distinguished Lecture in conjunction with the annual MGM departmental retreat, September 4-5, 2025. This year's speaker will be Carolina López, PhD
September 4th-5th, 2025
Wrightsville Beach, NC
The Joklik Distinguished Lectureship honors and commemorates the myriad contributions of Dr. Bill (Wolfgang Karl) Joklik to the Department of Microbiology and Immunology at Duke, which he chaired; to the institution, specifically for his role as the co-founder of the Duke Comprehensive Cancer Center; and to the broader microbiology community for his research program in virology, service in founding the American Society for Virology, and for his editorial work for the journal Virology and the seminal text, Zinsser’s Microbiology. [Read more]
Click here for a complete list of previous Joklik Distinguished Lectureship speakers.
The Duke University Distinguished Lecturer Series was designed to bring renowned lecturers to campus to illuminate progress and future areas of excitement in genetics and genomics. These seminars take place on specific Tuesdays at 12:30 pm in Room 147, Nanaline Duke with a reception following the seminar (outside 147 Nanaline Duke). The Distinguished Lecture Series is free and open to the public and is organized by a UPGG student committee, Connor Larmore and Anvita Kulshrestha, in conjunction with:
Allison Ashley-Koch
Professor
Department of Medicine
300 N Duke St.
Durham, N.C. 27701
Email: allison.ashleykoch@duke.edu
and
Ryan Baugh
Professor
Department of Biology
4314 French Family Science Center
Durham, N.C. 27708
Email: ryan.baugh@duke.edu
To view all the past lecture posters, please click here.
Please visit the UPGG web site for a complete Distinguished Lecture Series schedule.
- UNC Microbiology and Immunology Seminars
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine - Duke University Department of Immunology Seminar Series
Duke University School of Medicine
Winter Celebration
Molecular Genetics and Microbiology
Thursday, December 3, 2026
6th Floor Trent Semans Center
Duke Campus
11:30am - 1:30pm
For more information, please reach out to annette.kennett@duke.edu
Our annual MGM social event will be held at Hi-Wire Brewing Durham on October 25th 2023 from 3p-6p.
For further information, please reach out to annette.kennette@duke.edu
To honor the scientific contributions and 70th birthday of Tom Petes, a one-day symposium was held on Saturday, April 29, 2017 at the Hilton Garden Inn in Research Triangle Park. The symposium featured keynote talks by David Botstein and Gerry Fink. There were short talks by Tom’s colleagues and former trainees. See pictures of the event here.
We are MGM's advocacy for graduate and postdoc women in the Molecular Genetics and Microbiology department. WiS serves as a liaison between women science students and the administration. WiS sponsors events in which women faculty members and students in the MGM program can come together and share experiences and ideas for change. Graduate students from the department meet each month to discuss issues of gender and science. Our student chairs are Savanna Toure, Ama Kwabia, and Taryn Vielma. And faculty advisors: Adrianna San Roman.
For further information, please reach out to Melissa Palmer