Past Events: October 2026
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Cornell Center for Antimicrobial Resistance Research & Education Fall Seminar Series 2026
Title: Taming the Hydra: Novel Pharmacologic and Immunologic Strategies to Defeat Mtb Persisters
Speaker Bio: Petros C. Karakousis, M.D., M.A., is Professor of Medicine, International Health and Molecular Microbiology and Immunology at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and Bloomberg School of Public Health, where he also serves as Director of the Tuberculosis Research Advancement Center (TRAC) and as an Attending Physician at Johns Hopkins Hospital. A graduate of Johns Hopkins University...
Join us for an inspiring presentation featuring Dr. Purnima Devi Barman, a Cornell K. Lisa Yang Center for Wildlife Health Distinguished Speaker, as she shares her work and passion for advancing wildlife conservation and community livelihoods.
The Hargila Army—How Women Are Saving a Stork—and Transforming Conservation in Assam
Wednesday, October 7, 2026, from 4:00–5:00 pm
Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine Lecture Hall 4
Pizza and beverages provided for the first 100 attendees!
Please register here.
Affectionately known as the “Hargila Baideu” (Stork Sister), Dr. Purnima Devi...
Dr. Patrick Murphy, Associate Professor in the Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics at Cornell Univeristy, will speak as part of the CoRe Seminar Series with his talk, "Maternal Effect Gene ANP32E Allows for Transcriptional Priming of Young Transposons."
Cornell Center for Antimicrobial Resistance Research & Education Fall Seminar Series 2026
Title: Functional redundancy amongst PBPs confers condition-dependent beta-lactam resistance
Speaker Bio: Petra Levin is a Professor in the Department of Biology at Washington University in St. Louis. She received her Ph.D. from Harvard University and completed her postdoctoral training at MIT. Focusing on the intersection of the environment and microbial physiology, research in the Levin lab probes the mechanisms governing bacterial growth, cell cycle progression, and antibiotic sensitivity. Leveraging...
Seminar Title: "Deciphering the Chemical Crosstalk of Host-Gut Microbiota Interactions"
By: Dr. Pamela Chang, Cornell University
In recent years, increasing interest in small-scale farming in suburban, peri-urban, rural and even urban areas of the U.S. has fueled growing demand for veterinary care. The book Practical Guide to Adding Livestock to Your Veterinary Practice (Wiley, 2026) offers veterinarians an accessible starting point to meet this need. Co-authored by veterinarian Michelle Buckley—an assistant professor of practice in the Department of Population Medicine and Diagnostic Medicine at Cornell's College of Veterinary Medicine—the book contains essential information on physiology, management, handling, and...