Mark your calendars!
Biofilm & Microbial Communities Symposium | Friday, May 2, 2025
8:30am-4pm | 1-125 CCRB on the U Minnesota Minneapolis campus
Speakers & schedule here!
The University Minnesota Biofilm & Microbial Communities Club (formerly UMN Biofilm Club) is a young investigator-driven monthly seminar series attended by a diverse group of Twin Cities-based scientists interested in all aspects of biofilms and microbial communities. Grad students, postdocs, faculty, and other researchers are invited!
If you love biofilms or microbial communities and are interested in getting more involved, please email biofilmclub@umn.edu to join our planning committee!
2024 Seminars
October 27th -- Suzie Hoops, University of Minnesota
December 15th -- Jim Wilking, Mayo Clinic (hybrid)
January 19th -- Rakesh Sikdar, University of Minnesota
February 16th -- Britta Rued, University of Illinois-Chicago (virtual)
March 22nd -- Sarah Aitken, University of Minnesota (virtual)
April 19th -- Annual Symposium (hybrid) -- website here!
2023 Seminars
September 16th -- Matt Ramsey, University of Rhode Island (virtual)
October 21st -- Judy Q. Yang, University of Minnesota (hybrid)
November 18th -- no seminar
December 16th -- Raymond Hozalski, University of Minnesota (hybrid)
January 20th -- joint social with UMN Bug Club (Surly Brew Co)
February 17th -- Julia Willett, University of Minnesota
March 17th -- Michael Sheedlo, University of Minnesota
April 22nd -- Annual Symposium (hybrid) -- website here!
2022 Seminars
January 21st -- Loreto Abusleme, University of Chile
February 18th -- Sophie Darch, University of South Florida
March 18th -- Angela Nobbs, University of Bristol
April 22nd -- Annual Symposium (hybrid) -- website & registration info here!
May 20th -- Andrew Edwards, Imperial College London
2021 Seminars
November 19th -- Nick Fischer, University of Minnesota
December 17th -- Rakesh Sikar, University of Minnesota
We are generously supported by 3M and the American Society for Microbiology through the ASM Conference Grant Program.