Each semester, we are proud to host outstanding seminar speakers. Seminars are held every Tuesday at 3 p.m. unless otherwise specified and everyone is encouraged to participate.
For additional seminar information, please email: cynthia-hernandez@uiowa.edu.
If you are interested in additional University of Iowa seminars, please visit Carver College of Medicine's upcoming events.
Fall 2026 - Seminar Speaker Series Schedule
| Date | Speaker | University | Host |
| Aug. 25 | |||
| Sept. 1 | Lijun Rong, PhD | University of Illinois at Chicago | Balaji Manicassamy |
| Sep. 8 | No Seminar - Holiday | ||
| Sep. 15 | |||
| Sep. 22 | M. Stephen Trent | University of Georgia | Michael Gebhardt |
| Sept. 29 | Fabienne Paumet (rescheduled from Spring 2026) | Thomas Jeffrson University | Mary Weber |
| Oct. 6 | Robbie Maillard (rescheduled from Spring 2026 due to illness) | University of Pittsburgh | Amanda Dudek |
| Oct. 13 | Rong Hai | University of California - Riverside | Balaji Manicassamy |
| Oct. 20 | Andrew Monteith | University of Tennessee Knoxville | Aimee Potter |
| Oct. 27 | Reserved for faculty recruitment - bacteriology | ||
| Nov. 3 | Reserved for faculty recruitment - bacteriology | ||
| Nov. 10 | Sumit Chanda | Scripps Research | Li Wu |
| Nov. 17 | |||
| Nov. 24 | Thanksgiving Break | ||
| Dec. 1 | Matthew Jorgenson | Univ of Arkansas for Medical Sciences | David Weiss |
| Dec. 8 | Backup Seminar Date | ||
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